Originally Posted by Slade
She's pretty, I'd be staring at her too. He was probably thinking "Damn thats hot"
I was referring to the lovely moment when they finish their dance and come together - just before the fireworks go off - and he just gazes into her eyes. When you look into a person's eyes like that, you tend not to see the rest of them. Everything else seems to fall away....

Quistis is pretty. Selphie is pretty. Most of the women (and men ) in the game are pretty. And?

Ive noticed that Squall dosnt really have any proper feelings towards Rinoa till the 3rd disk (when Rinoa's in a coma) apart from cold feelings
Really? I actually think that he was smitten from the first time he met her. In fact, I think that his feelings initially ran much deeper than hers. Let me explain:

I don't think that Rinoa began to truly fall for Squall until the end of the 1st disc. She even tells him later in the game that that was when it happened; that his words - "stay close to me" - were what sealed it for her. I think that at the time they met, Rinoa's heart was still full of Seifer. Sure, she may've been superficially attracted to Squall (let's face it - what girl wouldn't be?) and intrigued by his attitude, but I don't think she exactly longed to see him again. To her, the evening could probably be summed up as just "a dance with a cute guy". Nothing life-changing. I doubt she thought about Squall much (if at all) until their next meeting. But for Squall.... Well, that evening changed his world forever.

I will post the rest of my essay on the dance and it's aftermath (or - "Squall's pre-disc 3 feelings for Rinoa") tomorrow, as I'm now falling asleep on my keyboard.

Slade, please do not reply to the above section of my post just yet, as it is only one part of a long essay, and does not make much sense out of context. Thanks!