#* musings: noctis ✧.

[tenebriism]

"Be honest...Is there a vegetable that you don't like?" ( from Noctis to Ignis lol )

Be Honest . . . - [ ACCEPTING ] ;;

" Hm. " He begins, raising a hand to his chin inquisitively, " I pray there is not ill intent behind this question, Noct; you will find your endeavors met with disappointment. " In other words, he shall satisfy the heir apparent's curiosity, but should there be any desire to use Ignis' solely hated vegetable against him, at least the Advisor is kind enough to squash the idea before it has had time to manifest and fail.

" I never did come to grasp the appeal behind avocados. I suppose they have their uses, but they are certainly not my first choice for much of anything. Much and more exists with better flavor and far more diverse uses. "

[frxgmcnts]

✘ — @dozenrozez | also gets a starter from huan to noctis

"Wait. are you ticklish?" Huan definitely was, not that he was admitting to it. First he wanted to check if the other was, therefore poked his side once more.

[madeimpact]

Me, blasting Valse di Fantastica and vibing to that 3/4 time signature:

Me:

Me: HOLY SHIT.........DO YOU THINK NOCTIS HAS BALLROOM TRAINING.................

[ertrunkenerwassergeist]

I was wrong :D I have further questions :D

What was Noctis' reaction to young Mors (Vito?) in that one au off-shot where he reincarnated? Like, the kid looks enough like Noct (like Regis) to quite possibly be his younger brother. He's going to have some thoughts about that for sure (mostly of the what the fuck dad variety, I bet).

Or Ardyn's opinion for that matter?

If Noctis had a yen for every time he found an unconscious child in an alleyway, he would have to yen, which wasn't much, but it was strange that it had heppened twice.

However, differently from Solaris, this one did not look like they would bleed out any second. No, this one looked like they were sleeping. In a pile of rubble that had come down not too long ago. Which was why Noctis was there in the first place.

"Hey kid, you okay?" he called.

No answer came. Of course not. The kid was out like a light.

He stepped closer, taking care not to stumble over the rubble spread everywhere. In the centre the laid the kid, curled up, face nearly between the knees. The position did not look comfortable.

Noctis reached out a hand, golden sparks dancing between his fingers. There was something strange going on, he could feel it. The atmosphere was thick and every breath made Noctis think about nearly forgotten dreams.

The kid's skin was cold to the touch and very pale, like it rarely if ever saw sunlight.

"Libra," Noctis murmured.

There... was nothing physically wrong. But something niggled at the back of Noctis's mind, if only he could...

As he carefully turned around the kid to get a better look, Noctis let out a startled breath, thoughts scattering to the wind.

"What the fuck?" His voice came out in a breathless whisper. He swallowed, mouth suddenly dry.

What were the chances of finding two Lucis Caelum kids unconscious in an alleyway?

None.

But here lay the second one right in front of him. It was a boy, with a long, thin face, dark hair and familiar bony limbs.

"What the fuck. Dad!"

Sadly - or luckily, depending on ones point of view - Regis Lucis Caelum was in the Citadel listening to a rather long winded petition, and so was no where near this alleyway.

The one person who had heard Noctis curse out his father was one Ardyn Lucis Caelum. When he saw the unconscious child, he laughed, before helping his nephew to bring the child back to the clinic.

[shootingxstardust]

@targetsbound​

“Mrr?”

“But why...”

“Don’t touch me...”

“If you’re gonna poke me with a stick, at least buy me dinner first.”

“...”

“HISSS”

“Rrr?”

“Hey, watch where you’re poking that thing!”

“Ehh? What is it?”

“....”

“Eh?? What was that for?”

“If ya keep poking me with your stick, I’ll poke ya with mine.”

“Poke me again... I fuckin’ dare you.” (Same face claim, but this time it’s Insane Black Rock Shooter.

“AAAAAAAAAAAH”

“Eeewah...”

“Skreeeeeeeeeonk!” And then he stomps on you.

Does absolutely nothing from the poke.

“Can... I help you?”

“Eh?”

“...”

“Dee chan told me not to talk to strangers.”

[codeshot]

tag drop !!

[dawnblxde]

@fatenull - Merry Christmas!

Source: https://www.deviantart.com/relear/art/merry-christmas-344849084

[stcries]

           “ hey,  how long have you been staring into space ?   you’re looking a little bored there. ”   footsteps carry the raven haired teen closer,  coming to a pause.   perhaps it was the open surrounding scenery and wildlife that ingrained the thought into the prince’s head,  but now he simply couldn’t shake the idea.   having already headed towards the docks,  blue hues just happened to spot the other last minute.

          “ if you want,  you can join me for a quick fishing trip,  figured i’d use the opportunity to unwind before we keep moving. ”

@peachiiihearts​,  starter call !

[tenebriism]

S i g h s . . .

[shootingxstardust]

@puelluna

@shxxtteredfantasy

"I love you , I'm glad we're friends"

[yishuns]

as if it were making fun of him, the sky was clear when he stepped outside. by contrast, noctis felt much the opposite; his head was clouded with thoughts he couldn’t shake, the visions making a reappearance in the night, as if the gods had imprinted them against the back of his eyelids, forcing him to relive those memories in vivid detail every time he tried to sleep. he’d just about given up on it for the night, the third of its kind in a row, to instead give into his recently acquired habit of sitting by the dying embers of their campfire until his body gave in to exhaustion and allowed him to pass out.

he doesn’t see the flickering shadow of another figure illuminated by the firelight until he’s upon them. noctis pauses. it takes him an embarrassingly long moment to place the problem with the scene, which is that unlike the past three nights, someone else is here.

noctis doesn’t think for a moment that his appearance, however abrupt, had gone unnoticed by thana, but he clears his throat to announce it all the same.

then, before thana could get the wrong idea about it being a gesture of consideration, noctis says, sounding somewhat pedantic, “that’s my spot.”

@vtriol, call.

[astralechoes]

Ignis: I have work to do and someone is making it very hard for me to do that

Noctis: *makes a sleepy protest noise*

Dante: how could you move him, he's comfy

[shootingxstardust]

@shxxtteredfantasy @puelluna

How Marion looks at Yukari/ Arya

[desiredrivcn]

tag list two - muse boogaloo

[corcnaiism]

;-- modern verse: noctis' childhood friend, LUNAFREYA NOX FLEURET

luna is noctis' long-known friend since he was the age of four, and she was eight respectfully ( her and gladio had known noctis the longest: curtesy of @.excultum in regards to gladio ). she also came from a wealthy family like noctis, and their families have been in cahoots with one another for generations due to their business coexisting with one another. luna was the youngest out of two, ravus being her older brother, and she was introduced to noctis bc he was usually alone with only the nannies and his dad to play with ( gladio added in according to how @.excultum wants to put him in / still a wip ). being the oldest between the two, luna felt like she was meant to play the role of noctis' caretaker: happily holding hands as they walked down the street to the store, bandaging his boo-boos when he got hurt, helping him out with his schoolwork, and overall playing with him.

they both were happy spending time with one another.

unlike noctis who was homeschooled most of his life, luna attended private schools where she excelled academically as an honors student. during her middle school years, she fell in love with writing and enjoyed writing poems and short stories based on fiction. it was then she would show and tell her hobby to noctis though his mind wasn't as advanced as hers to comprehend a lot of her writings just yet. but noctis did enjoy hearing her speak, and that was more than enough for luna to keep showing her friend her writings.

entering high school, it was then luna took her writings seriously and entered her writings to several contests and scholarship opportunities. she had her entire intuition paid off when she wrote her first collection of poems and got recognized by her dream university ( even tho she didn't have to worry so much about money considering her wealth, but she didn't like things to be handed to her ). these series of poems also were published with the help of publishers interested in putting her work out there, and it was then she knew what she wanted to do: become an author.

it was also during high school that luna helped awaken noctis' musical talent. bc of her poems, noctis found it neat to try and turn the poems into songs, roughly making a beat using his hands, feet, and his voice to sing them as how he imagined they would sound if they have been actual songs. the way he was able to make up something at the top of his head with what little he had astonished luna, and she encouraged him to keep working on his talent. noctis wasn't too sure about it and thought it was merely just a little fun, but luna insisted he kept it up and had offered up her poems for inspiration on his part.

and bc luna knew everything ( according to noctis ), of course he was going to trust her and continued on this new path he had accidentally paved himself.

after luna graduated high school and moved a couple cities over to go to her dream university, there wasn't much contact between her and noctis due to her amount of college work, but also working on publishing a new book : this time it was a fiction novel than a collection of poems. she would be able to exchange a few messages here and there between her and noctis while he struggles his way through high school, and she struggled through college. they had each other's back as the two would confide in each other with personal things they would only feel comfortable with each other talking about ( relationships, school stress, assholes, etc. )

**key note: i decided not to ship noctis x lunafreya romantically in modern verse bc they were more like siblings than anything so no dating between them.

when noctis mentioned he had started a small band with his friends gladio and ignis and wanted to start working on small gigs here and there once they band was in tip-tip shape, luna strongly supported his decision and suggested she help them spread the word by posting announcements on her blogs and around campus whenever he'd give her the word. ( spoiler alert: she became their main source of getting around to large audiences ).

noctis would also send her recording samples of what the band played and, despite her not being a huge fan of the music they played, luna was still supportive and on board with everything bc it made noctis happy, and that was all she wanted for him. noctis would occasionally ask her to write him a few poems they could potentially turn into songs and give her credit if she would like for them to perform them publicly to which she would when she had the time and didn't mind if they performed them all the same. this would undoubtedly make her so happy and jokingly say she could be their lyricist if they paid her ( spoiler alert: a couple of the band's songs were co-written with her help ).

things were going decently well. luna was near finishing up her college work and moving along the line of getting her book published until tragedy struck that halted her progress.

a call from her mum telling her that noctis was in the hospital due to an overdose.

it was completely out of left field since noctis never told her about taking drugs of any kind, and it sort of stung pretty bad that a secret like that had been kept from her. there was also the thought of his friends like gladio and ignis who she knew about being awful influences on him or not doing a good job watching over him. so many emotions crossed her mind as she drove herself back home to go see him and prayed with all of her might that noctis would survive.

fortunately, noctis was okay but would have to go through a lot of rehabilitation to get him back on track. that was also when luna first met prompto, the boy that saved noctis' life. she was indebted to him despite him saying "i was just at the wrong place at the right time" and from then on out, she entrusted prompto with noctis' well being and asked him to check up with her if things went array: luna has had her skeptical opinions over gladio and ignis since the incident.

she also had a lengthy talk with noctis about the whole situation which soured their relationship a tiny bit until they both rekindled their broken bond in the longer run.

but flash forward, and she is still supportive of noctis and his band, continuing her support from afar as she finished up college and got around to publishing her book which she had to scrap it all and start from the beginning due to the influence she received from noctis' incident. it garnered massive success, making her a best selling author, and she continues to tour and work on writings on her own while keeping contact with noctis and the boys and helping them with whatever she can.