Just as Gladio's voice was dying off after his noisy completion, Ignis surged up as much as he could, catching his lips in a fervent, almost violent kiss. He was still human, but between the brilliant, almost feverish color of his eyes and the claws that were still dug into Gladio's skin showed it was just barely. Right then, he was teetering on the edge of his change, the act of claiming his mate pushing him to the limit.

It was only his will that kept him from giving in, but that was wavering fast.

"You smell so good."