If he'd been braver or more carefree (or was that careless?) that might have been a good cue to turn over and kiss Alcuin, to share how good he felt. But Ignis was neither or none of those things, and surely - his profession being what it was - he'd had more than enough of uninvited (unwanted, his inner self added) physical expression.

So he stayed where he was and tried to use words instead. "I cannot express how much more pleasant this place is for me, since meeting you. You are... human sunlight, if you'll forgive the maudlin phrasing."