[Gladio is not usually a terribly patient person but when he needs to be, for the people he cares for, he can wait for an eternity. Iggy's breathing slows and steadies and Gladio waits, humming the same melody again and again, never ceasing. He sways slightly with the melody, places a slow, lingering kiss on Ignis' temple.
He knows the advisor will do what he always does, try to rein himself in as soon as possible, make sure he's "better", back in control, not give himself the time he needs to cope with what's happened. Gladio has no intention of letting him do that. His breathing normalizes and that means before he speaks he'll need to take a firmer, deeper breath, not to soft, steadying breaths he has now.
The moment he does Gladio is hushing him softly, shifting his hold on Iggy, coaxing him into turning, straddling Gladio's lap. Fingertips skim in swirling lines over Iggy's chest, soothing and distracting him from wherever his mind wants to go.]
Shhh... be still for me, spark. [Gentle and encouraging and if Ignis will let him he'll tip him back to lay him out on the sand, his head pillowed on Hresvelgr's shoulder.]
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He knows the advisor will do what he always does, try to rein himself in as soon as possible, make sure he's "better", back in control, not give himself the time he needs to cope with what's happened. Gladio has no intention of letting him do that. His breathing normalizes and that means before he speaks he'll need to take a firmer, deeper breath, not to soft, steadying breaths he has now.
The moment he does Gladio is hushing him softly, shifting his hold on Iggy, coaxing him into turning, straddling Gladio's lap. Fingertips skim in swirling lines over Iggy's chest, soothing and distracting him from wherever his mind wants to go.]
Shhh... be still for me, spark. [Gentle and encouraging and if Ignis will let him he'll tip him back to lay him out on the sand, his head pillowed on Hresvelgr's shoulder.]