#● v : please don't take my sunshine away || prompto & noctis

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● – || @tragidies​ sent: prompto’s curled up next to him in the tent, watching noctis sleep.  he hasn’t been able to get to sleep himself, so he talks, talks just to fill the silence, just to hear himself.‘i love you.’  prompto’s smiling, but he’s not happy about it.  ‘you don’t love me, and…that’s okay.  but thanks, y’know ??’  one hand gently cards through noctis’ hair.  ‘for being my friend, for….for letting me love you.’

● – || Finally Noctis was resting through the night . Was it due to one of his nightmarish headaches ? Yes , but if that was going to get him to sleep then he would suffer through them . Resting on a concoction of medicine for his head and tea , he laid curled up next to Prompto in the tent . Silence . . . the only sound that filled the tent for a long while was just the sound of Noctis’ staggered breathing . 

‘I love you’ 

Soft words filled his dreams , circulating in his mind . Again , and again those three words [ [ d a n c e d ] ] around in his mind while he slept . Until , his heart registered whose voice that was . 

He wasn’t awake by any means , but he was able to lift himself from his sleep a little bit in order to respond to Prompto . 

“ I-. . . I love you too . . . ��

He returned , curling himself up to Prompto even more . “ We’re always going to be friends . . . ever by your side . ”

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● – || @fatesheld​​

● – || Is he calling Prompto because he is too far away? Absolutely he is. 

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● – || @destinydefied​ gets a surprise <3 

[ [ TEXT : PROMPTO ] ] I just . . . Why do you like me ?? < received >

● – || With his right leg propped up against his silk bedding and his left leg outstretched , Noctis toyed his phone between his hands . They were dating -- they [ [ h a d ] ] been dating -- but yet this question seemed to catch the Prince off guard . It SHOULDN’T have , but Noctis found himself typing and deleting words more than he would ever admit . 

How do you tell your best friend and [ [ b o y f r i e n d ] ] why you like them ? 

He could go [ [ s h o w ] ] him , but that didn’t feel like enough . While ACTIONS  spoke louder than words , Noctis thought that , in this moment , words would be the better course of action . Prompto wasn’t someone for gifts , but he was someone for quality time , gestures , and words that he could remember for a lifetime and beyond .  

Using his headboard and pillows , Noctis sat up a little straighter . First things first , he decided to send Prompto a song . 

[ [ TEXT : PROMPTO ] ] Here , listen to this . < sent > 

< Noctis Lucis Caelum sent ‘I Can’t Help (Falling In Love With You)’ by Kina Grannis >

He started with that song , putting it on in the background while he typed his text to Prompto . He was going to do everything in his power not to write him a novel , but he made no promises to himself . It took Noctis about an hour to properly answer Prompto’s text . Iggy had even brought him some lavender chamomile tea in the middle but Noctis didn’t move to [ [ t o u c h ] ] his favourite tea until he was finished . 

Nervously , Noctis’ crystal blue eyes read over his text SEVERAL times before he finally hit SEND. 

[ [ TEXT : PROMPTO ] ] Why do I like you ? I guess , it’s not . . . a simple answer . I’ve liked you for a long time , but I’m sure you’ve already known that . I guess , it kind of started when we were younger . I know you didn’t really talk to me when we were really young , but I saw you around a lot . You always ran from me , even after I helped you up that one day , but I knew I liked something about you . Back then , I thought I just liked your smile and your hair . Both seemed to make me happy . I remember , lingering around after school for you just so I could see you and maybe talk to you , but I never got the chance . Then we met again but we were a little older and I really started to understand your personality . You were different -- are different -- in the best of ways . You weren’t like everyone that I was always around . You weren’t stuffy , and pinky up . You didn’t care that I was a Prince , or royalty at all , for that matter . You just cared about me as a person . You were the first person I had ever met to only see me as me , and I realized then that you just cared about people for people and not for titles or money . You were genuine .  Even your hugs I liked , because they felt like home . < sent > 

[ [ TEXT : PROMPTO ] ] You liked video games as much as I did , even more so , I think . You would play with me for hours , even if that meant we only got a handful of hours of sleep for school the next day . It was during those nights that I started to like your laugh . I started to like how it became the soundtrack to our life together . I started to like how we held hands in the back of the Regalia when Gladio and Iggy weren’t looking , and how we eventually started to do that everywhere . I liked how they fit together . . . whether it was just our pinkies or our whole hands together . Then , I liked how you looked when we would be camping and you’d be asleep as the sun came up , and how you looked so peaceful asleep despite having a lifetime of anything but peace . < sent > 

[ [ TEXT : PROMPTO ] ] I liked the 3am talks , where we talked about everything and anything , without a care in the world . I liked how smart you were , and how you thought things through in the best of ways . . . and I liked how your eyes looked at my lips then my eyes before you would kiss me . I liked how cheeky you could be for me and just for me . I liked that you were a dork , but so was I so we completed each other , even if you were more outgoing than I was . . . I liked the way you got excited when you saw me , or when you saw a chocobo . I liked how your eyes lit up over the smallest things , and I’ve memorized how the blues in them shift for your different moods . I liked how your voice sounded when you were half awake , and how your arms felt when we were cuddled in my bed and just a short distance apart . . .  < sent >

[ [ TEXT : PROMPTO ] ] I realize , I’ve been saying like this whole time in past tense because , now , I don’t just like you , Prompto . . . I love you . I’m in love with you , and have been in love with you . . . I love YOU , Prompto Argentum . So . . . I hope that this answers your question as to why I like you . < sent > 

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● – || @destinydefied​​ sent :  does noctis want a hug ?? too bad, prompto's gonna give him one anyways !!

● – || Was Noctis [ [ e x p e c t i n g ] ] the hug ? No . Was he complaining ? Not in the slightest . However , since Prompto was into surprises , as was Noctis . The cheeky Prince returned the hug nice and tight , then as they drew away he grabbed Prompto’s face with his hands , pulled him to him , and KISSED him .

“ I love you too , chocobaby . ”

 He then kissed his nose then took off [ [ r u n n i n g ] ] before Prompto could protest his words and actions . 

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● – || Subtly moves to hold Prompto’s pinkie with his pinkie since Mom and Dad are flirting on the main. 

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● – || “Why confess feelings to your best friend when you just think he’s neat and don’t want to ruin what you have? ”

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● -- || He sat there in silence, sky blue hues watching the way that the sun danced against the water’s light. His right leg lay draped over the edge of the dock, his left was hugged to his chest while bony fingers tapped the air to the sound of his own heartbeat. 

“Prompto. . . Do you ever think about it?” He asked quietly, not breaking his gaze from the water in front of the two of them, “. . .That, at the end of the day, you have no control of your fate. . . You have no control of who lives, and who dies. . .” He curled his fingers in on themselves as his eyes finally broke from the water to look at his newly-formed fist. “. . .Or who tells your story.” 

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● – || He trailed his tongue along the bottom of his top teeth then smirked . He took note of the pink colour that was [ [ q u i c k l y ] ] appearing across Prompto's freckled cheeks . He couldn't believe he had caused that ; or , that it had been so [ [ e a s y ] ] to do .

" I'll tell you if you're [ [ n o t ] ] reading it correctly . "

He watched as Prompto stepped into his space . A simple glance up and a glance down , then Noctis took a step forward into Prompto's space in return .

" I think . . . we should make sure we are clear . We wouldn't want any miscommunication. That wouldn't be fair to either of us . So . . ."

He took another step forward .

" . . . What were you thinking ? "

❛ weelll ... you'll have to tell me if i'm reading this right. ❜

prompto laughs slightly , cheeks turning slightly pink . after all , he'd feel a little stupid if noctis wanted something different than what he was thinking of. noctis was his best friend after all , but prompto knew he could be more than a little clueless sometimes.

❛ so ... we should make sure we're on the same page , right ?? ❜

a step forward , invading a bit more of noctis' personal space. this was what noctis was meaning , right ??

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● – ||  @crownizen​ gets a thing for the chocobabies <3 

● – || On the floor of his bedroom on his knees, Noctis curled trembling fingers around his phone as he looked at the screen. Prompto’s name sprawled across the screen along with his final text that was Noctis’ deciding factor of what he must do. 

[ PROMPTO: wait for me? ] <sent>

[ NOCTIS: always ] <received>

One more night together was all that they needed, it was what they deserved. He didn’t care what Ignis had to say about it, he was going to properly say goodbye to Prompto and have one more night by his side as more than just best friends.  One night, that was all he asked for and he was going to get it REGARDLESS of what anyone said. 

War is not freedom.

He pushed himself off the ground and ran to the nearest secret passageway he knew of. That was going to be his way out and his way to freedom. He ran BLINDLY through those halls without a single thing on him but the clothes he was wearing and his phone in his hand. He was determined. 

His heart made him determined.

Tears stung his crystal blue eyes as he let his heart guide him through the winding passageways to the outside world. Once he reached freedom from the Citadel it still wasn’t enough. Panting, and SCARED of being stopped, Noctis took two slow steps away from his home, looking at it one last time before he ran through the dark streets toward Prompto’s. 

He needed him. He needed this, just as much as he knew Prompto did.

Will I be stronger or will I be weak when you’re not with me?

It wasn’t long before the disheveled Prince of Insomnia stood outside of Prompto’s home barefoot and panting with tears streaming down his porcelain cheeks. 

He made it.  For one more night he was free. 

“P-Prompto? Prompto!” He hit his wounded fists on the door twice then bowed his head forward against it’s surface as his hands dragged down palms flat.  “Open up. . . It’s me.”

You’re worth everything I’m going to lose. 

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● -- || @crownizen​ sent :  “ i love you, ain’t that the worst thing you’ve ever heard ?? “

● -- || It was a typical Friday night for Noctis and Prompto . Playing video games until their fingers were numb well late into the night . LAUGHTER  that echoed through the halls , inside jokes that only made sense to the Prince and his best friend . [ [ S t o l e n ] ] glances and hidden smiles that were like secrets exchanged between the two of them .  A half - empty pizza lay on the coffee table in a pizza box -- one half Noctis ‘ favourite topping and the other half was Prompto’s . 

This was the SOUNDTRACK to their friendship since as long as Noctis could remember , and he wouldn’t trade it for the world . 

There’s a couple billion people in the world . . . 

Prompto’s legs draped one on either side of Noctis ‘ frame ; while Noctis , sat on the floor cross legged between them and his back against the couch . Noctis held his game controller in his lap while Prompto used Noctis’ head as his arm rest . Did Noctis mind this ? Not at all . He was comfortable . 

After a few minutes of [ [ p l a y f u l ] ] banter Noctis groaned in defeat , tossing his controller back onto the couch out of his reach . 

“ You have to let me win at least [ [ o n c e ] ] at a shooting game . This is getting ridiculous . ”

There was a soft laughter under his voice as he tilted his head back against the cushion of the couch to look at Prompto who was , for lack of better description , looking rather . . . lost on in thought . 

“ H-Hey  . . . Are you alright . . . ? ” He asked , turning around to sit on his knees . He rested his forearms on the couch as he looked up into the indigo gaze of the blonde . “ Prompto . . . ? Talk to me -- what is it ? ”

[ [ A n o t h e r ] ] moment of silence fell through as he watched Prompto closely before a single sentence broke through that made Noctis blink . 

‘ I love you , ain’t that the worst thing you’ve ever heard ? ’

And a million other places we could be . . . 

Noctis’ crystal blue eyes widened at those words briefly before he sank back onto his heels . He swallowed the knot in his throat as he looked down , rubbing the back of his neck under his charcoal hair as he tried to think about what he wanted to say . 

“ I don’t know . . . If that’s the worst thing I’ve ever heard then --. . . I love you too must be pretty awful to hear , huh ? . . . ”

He offered a shy smile as his eyes lifted from his lap towards Prompto’s gaze again . “ But -- . . . I guess . . . I just wonder why you didn’t tell me sooner ? ” Noctis asked as he got off the ground to sit beside Prompto on the couch , bringing his left knee up to his chest and using it to prop his left arm up . He reached his other hand towards Prompto’s , looping his pinkie with his like the two had done time and time again to be close to one another . 

“ Besides . . . I-- . . . I don’t think saying that you love me is terrible . . . ” His eyes fell shyly as he started to sheepishly smile and his porcelain cheeks turned crimson , “ I-- . . . I think that you being so far away right now is . ”

But , you’re here with me . 

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● – || @crownizen​ / @storysaved sent from a meme:  ❝ after all this time? always. ❞

● – || Noctis stood by his best friend when he never thought it was possible. Their entire lives, people have tried to pull them apart. Fate worked to keep them apart, but things were different now. They were different now. Too many years too late, perhaps, but they wouldn’t have another chance to do this if they didn’t take the leap of faith now. 

Both of them stood in a suit, decked in royal regalia that represented what was soon to become of them. Noctis smiled sheepishly at his best friend, holding Prompto’s gloved hands in his own while he stood enjoying the view that was Prompto surrounded by flowers and other decorations that had been carefully prepared for the pair. Between them both stood an alter and someone to initiate the wedding to make sure that it happened as tradition always wanted it to be. 

It was the perfect scene that neither of them would ever forget. 

When it came time to exchange vows, Noctis was shaking in his polished boots. He didn’t know where to begin. Years of friendship, years of loving one another without every actually being allowed to be together. Years of constant pining and subtle moments of love when no one was looking had all lead to a nervously-anxious proposal that a spur of the moment but with every bit of love behind it. Years of secretly thinking they weren’t good enough for the other because of who they were. All those years of staring at one another when the other wasn’t looking had lead to them now standing and holding hands about to promise their lives to one another. 

All those years of falling in love and secretly staying in love had lead up to the two of them getting to forever be in love. 

All those years of wishing for something to happen had FINALLY been answered.

“Prompto - I- . . . I knew that the day we met when we were kids that there was something special about you. I didn’t know what. . . All I knew was that I wanted to count your freckles while we played together. To this day, I don’t know how many freckles you have, but I do know that every day with you is like a day I would never forget. Each day is a play date unlike any other, and not one I would trade for anything in the world. You, Prompto, I wouldn’t trade for anything in the world. I know you think you’re just another copy, but you’re more than that. To me, you’ve always been more than that. No matter what happens, you will always be special to me, Prompto. I- . . . ” 

Noctis looked down at their hands shyly as he tried to force his words out without choking on them in the process. 

“I love you, Prompto. I always have. . . and I always will. ” 

After a minute, he lifted his eyes from their hands so that he could look at Prompto properly in the eyes. He offered him a warm smile as he gave his hands a squeeze. 

"I . . . I still can’t believe it. . . You chose me? After all this time?” Noctis whispered.

‘After all this time? Always.’ He heard Prompto whisper back with his usual dorky smile. 

“And I’ll always choose you. Even after death, I’ll still always choose you. I promise.” He smiled back in return, keeping his eyes on Prompto’s and Prompto’s alone. Tears of happiness lined his eyes as he looked up at him and smiled. 

Finally, they were able to choose each other. 

‘I now pronounce you married:  King Noctis Lucis Caelum and King Prompto Argentum Lucis Caelum.’

At long last the moment was granted for the pair to kiss, and Noctis didn’t hesitate. He freed his left hand from Prompto’s right, reached up to caress his cheek, pulled him down slightly and kissed him. He kissed him passionately for every year that he had stared at his lips. He kissed him lovingly for every time that he wished he could have said those three words out loud. And kissed him purposefully so that Prompto would remember just how much Noctis truly loved him. 

It was the perfect beginning to their happily ever after. 

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@starpierced​ because you beat FFXV and deserve cute as a treat<3

● – || Sky-blue eyes looked over at the blonde that sat next to him in the Regalia, occasionally looking out the window as a distraction. Left leg crossed over right, as he thought about various topics that seemed to weave in and out of his mind. Another glance in Prompto’s direction and Noct smiled, swiveling in his seat to look at his best friend. He was smiling, maybe even blushing. Flattered. . . To say the least. “Can I help you, crown citizen?”

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@starpierced​ <3

● – || It was easier. Hiding the pain was always easier. Forcing yourself to smile as you clutched your phone for dear life in the pouring rain was ALWAYS easier than showing how you felt. Noctis was doing just that as he looked on at the walls of the world he once called him, looked on where his father once stood. . . Silent tears mixed with rain water as they fell from his sky-blue eyes. This couldn’t be real. . . It had to be real, it felt too SICKENING to not be real. He was in too much shock for this nightmare to only be a dream. 

He couldn’t move. . . His heart stopped with his breath as he stared at the water that was dancing under the falling rain. 

“I-. . . I should have . . . been there. . .” He whispered as his fingers curled so tightly around his phone that it could have snapped in two if he squeezed it any harder. “I- . . . I should never have left! I should never have gone on this trip and left him behind!” He was getting angrier and angrier with each passing SECOND. Angry at the world, angry at himself. . .  Angry at everything. “My father. . . I should have been there to protect him, to have been by his side during his last moments like my mother was his!”  

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@starpierced​​ sent:  prompto comes up from behind noctis and wraps him in a hug, cheek pressed against his shoulder. 'you looked like you could use a hug.'

 ● - ||  Noctis stared straight ahead as he felt the familiar arms of his best friend wrap around him from behind. At first, he lifted his fingerless-gloved hand to Prompto’s arms, his other hand quickly followed as he bowed his head and allowed himself to give into the hug. “All these years and you still know me like the back of your hand.”

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● – || @crownizen​ sent:  “Just what I thought, your costume is made out of 100% boyfriend material.”

Halloween asks || accepting

● – || He’d known Prompto his whole life, practically, and though he had heard every corny pick-up-line in the book, he never got used to hearing them. He looked at Prompto with a smile and shook his head as he shifted his seat on Prompto’s bed with a large box in his hands. 

“Just because you don’t like what I’m wearing doesn’t mean you have to call it a costume.” Noctis laughed as he handed Prompto the large box. “Iggy said that I should look nice when I bring you your birthday present. And if you wanted me to be your boyfriend . . .” He smiled as he leaned in to steal a quick kiss from Prompto’s lips, “. . .You should have just asked.” He gestured to the box with a slight tilt of his head, “Go on. Open it.” 

Inside the blue and white striped box with a matching blue bow were quite a few items, all of which Noctis had put a lot of time and care into preparing for Prompto. Those items were as follows: a medium-sized chocobo plushie that had a bow on it the colour of Noctis’ eyes, a box of chocolates that had an array of fillings and flavours that Noctis had imported from Altissia, a framed picture of their first kiss that Noctis had stolen from Prompto’s camera, and last, but not least, a new camera that has more memory than Prompto’s current one. 

“Happy birthday to the best boyfriend I could have ever asked for.”

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● – || @crownizen​ sent:  “You’re such a treat that I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me.”

Halloween asks || accepting

● – || Noctis was never one for fancy events or gatherings. He’d rather stay in his room playing video games or with a book than he would by having dignitaries and others who lived their lives full of glitter, jewels and fine titles, talk to him about politics all night. 

Lucky for him, Noctis had managed to slip away from the main ballroom to catch his breath on the balcony that was glowing faintly from the lights of the ballroom. He fixed his sash then leaned over the balcony, resting his chin on his hand as he looked out at the garden. A moment of silence, how he had craved it the entire night. 

Hearing the familiar footsteps of his best friend and Crown Citizen approach, Noctis didn’t dare turn his eyes from the garden. It wasn’t until Prompto spoke that Noctis blushed as he smiled over at him. At long last, he’d get to have a moment with his favourite guest. 

“I could say the same thing about you.” He teased lightly as he looked Prompto up and down, “If I didn’t know better, I’d say you look better than me.”