His current self barely stood a chance, either, especially not when that slight shadow seemed to make its presence increasingly known.

"Your restraint," Ignis assured her, with a few preliminary kisses to bolster this conviction, "is duly noted, and will be generously rewarded."

And if there was even the slightest sliver of a doubt in that claim, then may his actions speak louder than his words, as his arm slid around Liliana to pull her in closer, as he rolled slightly into her, to make the press of their bodies in closer, and a kiss that could no longer be contained to just her lips, but also to that tempting, treasured territory of her throat, her shoulders, that perfect little spot just below her ear...