[Noct listens, thinking his ears might get on fire any second now. Ignis' worries were the same Noct had- which is why he kept silent for so long. But... he couldn't do it anymore. Call him weak. Call him stupid. But he couldn't just live with this heavy boulder that he didn't know what to do with it.]

Ignis. You've been with me ever since I've known for myself. Do you think I would just ignore something like that? Yes, I'm rash often but... I would never jeopardize what we have.

We don't have to go through with this at all. I just... wanted you to know- [becuase he's so bad at expressing his feelings and this was one of those rare moments where he feels like he can-] -that I really care about you. On a level that's not just friends.