[At the risk of sounding incredibly OTT angsty, it feels like it's been ages since Noel smiled. Really smiled. But Hope is trying -- so Noel owes him that much, at least. The grin is faint, small, but definitely there.]
And here I thought we were done dealing with paradoxes.
[Wow, now there's a throwback!!
He doesn't miss the way Hope words that next bit -- I wasn't around anymore. There's only a few different things that can mean...and one of those outcomes is what Noel was inches away from facing right before he arrived here. He doesn't ask for details. Not right now. Sounds like there'll be plenty of time to talk about that later, but for now? Sounds like Hope's already been through enough.]
I believe you. I want to believe you.
[He doesn't sound certain, not exactly. But he sounds hopeful -- and he is. Gods, of course he is. For Yeul --his Yeul, the Yeul he grew up with-- to be able to stay with him? For Serah to live? He'd give anything to know, for sure, that that was the truth. He might never be certain about it until he experiences it for himself. But at least he has something to hope for.]
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And here I thought we were done dealing with paradoxes.
[Wow, now there's a throwback!!
He doesn't miss the way Hope words that next bit -- I wasn't around anymore. There's only a few different things that can mean...and one of those outcomes is what Noel was inches away from facing right before he arrived here. He doesn't ask for details. Not right now. Sounds like there'll be plenty of time to talk about that later, but for now? Sounds like Hope's already been through enough.]
I believe you. I want to believe you.
[He doesn't sound certain, not exactly. But he sounds hopeful -- and he is. Gods, of course he is. For Yeul --his Yeul, the Yeul he grew up with-- to be able to stay with him? For Serah to live? He'd give anything to know, for sure, that that was the truth. He might never be certain about it until he experiences it for himself. But at least he has something to hope for.]