He lets Ignis curl into him, lets him hide, but he does laugh, loud and rich and deep. He laughs hard enough that it makes his belly hurt and he ends up pressing a hand to his side as he tries to stop but he can't because if he stops laughing he'll start crying again.

Slowly the laughter subsides and he's all but crushing Ignis against his chest, breathing unsteadily from both pain and emotion.

One last breathless, desperate, "I love you."