There was another soft sigh as Ignis weighed what he wanted to say. Rumor had it that a lycan could smell a lie and Ignis made it a point not to lie to those he cared about, save for the necessary ones, but the last thing he wanted to do was worry Gladio or make him feel bad about what had happened between them.

He couldn't deny that he was hurting a bit, though.

Shifting a bit, he moved until he was damn near atop his lover, his head pillowed on the thick corded muscles of Gladio's shoulder while he let his mind wander a bit.

"... a bit, I'm afraid. It was... more than I expected."

Ignis wasn't one to fuss or complain about such things, so a bit might mean a lot. Who knew?