The opposite? ... I suppose that doesn't mean Ace was a man of ice, right?
[No, chances are it changed their personality and character. For Ace... Would that make him a Marine? A bad one maybe, because even as a pirate Ace was a good person as far as Ikki's concerned. He wishes he had been there to help her but... What if he had been affected as well? The opposite of how he is... What would that be? He doesn't even want to think of it.
He shakes his head as she explains how she's not misunderstanding it.]
Leanne... You are misunderstanding it, I'm completely sure now. But it's okay, if he has the same strength as you chances are he would break his hand if he tried to punch me so I'll be careful to avoid him injury.
[At least the idea of one of her brothers yelling at him and trying to punch him fits with what he would expect so... He will agree with Reyson most probably even if he refuses to leave Leanne's side.]
... I wouldn't say that Leanne, I see you for what you are as much as the others. It's almost impossible to not see you as a Heron, you're the very definition of it from looks to your attitude.
[That's not what she means but what else is she? She's Leanne and a Heron, there's nothing else in the picture!]
You balance my Chaos, I would be a fool to deny how much your sole existence helps me to calm down. When I arrived here hours ago I was ready to destroy this place because you weren't here, if I didn't was because Marco found me and so did Seiya and Dohko. But now... Now you're here and right now all I want is to be with you... Or go find Ace and drag him here so he meets us and we can start anew right away.
[He really wants to go meet Ace now that he thinks of it. Even if moments before he had been stressing about it. That's the magic of Leanne's presence.]
Your scars?
[Ikki pauses and blinks before he smiles, widely and... Glowing with pride and love for her as he looks at her and the scars that worry her so much.]
My love... Did you forget who I am? Those tiny, faint scars... No matter how many there are or how much of your body they cover, they are yours and I love them. All they do is make me lament not being there for you but... They also prove that my wife is a woman capable of taking care of herself and fight her own wars, and for that, I couldn't love them more or be more proud of them.
[And he leans in, mentally excusing himself to the animal they have yet to bury, but he needs to do this now. He moves to kiss her lips briefly before moving to kiss every scar that he spots in her face and neck. No longer beautiful she says, if anything she's even more beautiful now than before. And it fills him with so much pride he could explode.]
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[No, chances are it changed their personality and character. For Ace... Would that make him a Marine? A bad one maybe, because even as a pirate Ace was a good person as far as Ikki's concerned. He wishes he had been there to help her but... What if he had been affected as well? The opposite of how he is... What would that be? He doesn't even want to think of it.
He shakes his head as she explains how she's not misunderstanding it.]
Leanne... You are misunderstanding it, I'm completely sure now. But it's okay, if he has the same strength as you chances are he would break his hand if he tried to punch me so I'll be careful to avoid him injury.
[At least the idea of one of her brothers yelling at him and trying to punch him fits with what he would expect so... He will agree with Reyson most probably even if he refuses to leave Leanne's side.]
... I wouldn't say that Leanne, I see you for what you are as much as the others. It's almost impossible to not see you as a Heron, you're the very definition of it from looks to your attitude.
[That's not what she means but what else is she? She's Leanne and a Heron, there's nothing else in the picture!]
You balance my Chaos, I would be a fool to deny how much your sole existence helps me to calm down. When I arrived here hours ago I was ready to destroy this place because you weren't here, if I didn't was because Marco found me and so did Seiya and Dohko. But now... Now you're here and right now all I want is to be with you... Or go find Ace and drag him here so he meets us and we can start anew right away.
[He really wants to go meet Ace now that he thinks of it. Even if moments before he had been stressing about it. That's the magic of Leanne's presence.]
Your scars?
[Ikki pauses and blinks before he smiles, widely and... Glowing with pride and love for her as he looks at her and the scars that worry her so much.]
My love... Did you forget who I am? Those tiny, faint scars... No matter how many there are or how much of your body they cover, they are yours and I love them. All they do is make me lament not being there for you but... They also prove that my wife is a woman capable of taking care of herself and fight her own wars, and for that, I couldn't love them more or be more proud of them.
[And he leans in, mentally excusing himself to the animal they have yet to bury, but he needs to do this now. He moves to kiss her lips briefly before moving to kiss every scar that he spots in her face and neck. No longer beautiful she says, if anything she's even more beautiful now than before. And it fills him with so much pride he could explode.]