[ All of Seifer's blessings have, of course, been noticed and have, of course, never been commented upon. Squall doesn't need to inflate Seifer's ego. That's what his posse is for.
Pointedly not continuing their conversation about his door code, Squall is instead content to ruminate on the juxtaposition of their styles. It seems strange now to see the cracks in Seifer's arrogance, how some of it is worn like a poorly fitted mask. To not use magic to its full potential because of the possibility that he might not have access to it in the future tells Squall a lot. It speaks to the same surety Seifer had yesterday about not passing the SeeD exam. About what it means to fail again.
Squall won't let him.
And he hasn't been lying: Garden would be fools to pass up the chance to have such raw talent within their ranks. Sure, maybe Seifer wasn't the most disciplined but surely that could be worked on. ]
And? What can you do?
[ There is an open curiosity in the way Squall cocks his brow, inviting Seifer to tell him just how strong he's gotten and what he's capable of alone. He wants to see it. He doesn't want to beg for it, but he does want to see Seifer in his prime taking on the elements with only his blade. ]
Maybe, maybe not, but it'll be good to see what I need to catch up to.
[ They've been rivals for years. If he didn't know how to play some of Seifer's strings by now, he wouldn't be worthy of the title. ]
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on 2024-11-01 06:31 am (UTC)Pointedly not continuing their conversation about his door code, Squall is instead content to ruminate on the juxtaposition of their styles. It seems strange now to see the cracks in Seifer's arrogance, how some of it is worn like a poorly fitted mask. To not use magic to its full potential because of the possibility that he might not have access to it in the future tells Squall a lot. It speaks to the same surety Seifer had yesterday about not passing the SeeD exam. About what it means to fail again.
Squall won't let him.
And he hasn't been lying: Garden would be fools to pass up the chance to have such raw talent within their ranks. Sure, maybe Seifer wasn't the most disciplined but surely that could be worked on. ]
And? What can you do?
[ There is an open curiosity in the way Squall cocks his brow, inviting Seifer to tell him just how strong he's gotten and what he's capable of alone. He wants to see it. He doesn't want to beg for it, but he does want to see Seifer in his prime taking on the elements with only his blade. ]
Maybe, maybe not, but it'll be good to see what I need to catch up to.
[ They've been rivals for years. If he didn't know how to play some of Seifer's strings by now, he wouldn't be worthy of the title. ]