#... there are actually way more of prim with gladio

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Haven't played XV in a bit, but I'm cleaning up some of my folders. Here are some shots I liked. Either accidentally awesome Prompto moments (though some are actual just baked-in photo op moments, too), or taken by me.

[stuck-in-ffxv-hell]

My Kitten

HOLY SHIT THIS IS SO FUCKING LATE IT’S NOT EVEN FUCKING FUNNY. I’M SO SORRY @shiningstarmie  

This is the 3rd place prize for my follower giveaway like 20 years ago. Starmie asked for: “how about a fic where ignis accidentally calls noctis kitten and his reaction to it ^_^”

So like, suuuuuper tooth-rotting amount of fluff but also angst b/c it me.

Noctis, Ignis finds, acts somewhat like a cat at times. He can be rather clumsy at times ( He often trips over his own two feet on his walk out the door), he naps more often than some cats do (perhaps even a worrying amount of time), and he pretends not to be seeking out any kind of affection while secretly glancing back to make sure someone was paying attention.

The Halloween costume had been very apropos, to say the least.

“C’mon, dude, we gotta get going if we wanna get a good haul in,” Prompto whines, tugging at the prince’s arm.

“You’re knocking my ears off,” Noctis pouts, batting his friend’s hand away in a manner that looks so much like a cat Ignis has to look away for fear of actually saying “awwww” out loud.

“Who cares you’re the prince, you can just ask them for candy!”

With a scoff, Noctis follows his friend out the door. But before they can get too far, Ignis notices the prince’s tail is crooked and automatically moves to fix it. His hand brushes against Noctis’ pants, and he stops dead, realizing how this must look to the outsider.

“Y-your tail, Your Highness. It’s not on straight.”

“What a coincidence, His Highness isn’t straight either. A match made in heaven,” Prompto smirks, nudging his elbow into the prince’s side. Noctis merely glares at him then rolls his eyes.

A faint blush forms across the advisor’s angular features and he coughs. “Would you like me to fix it?”

“Sure.”

Ignis is careful with his hand placement as he adjusts the prince’s costume tail. He steps away when he finishes and nods. “There, all prim and proper.”

“Thanks, specs,” Noctis says with a grin, before following Prompto out the door to their round of trick-or-treating. He momentarily entertains the notion of asking to come with them - perhaps he can voice concerns about going around the neighborhood in the middle of the night- but he knows they will counter that Gladio’s already babysitting them (and not particularly happy about it), so he merely presses his lips together and watches them go.

The prince’s tail sways from side to side as he moves and Ignis tries not to openly stare, but it’s just so damn cute, he can’t tear his gaze away until the slamming door jars him back to his senses. Yes. That’s right, he has work to do.  Dinner was a messy affair, he must get cleaning. That will distract him.

Cleaning doesn’t distract him for long - he’s too efficient. He cleans while he works, so most of the mess was already gone by the time Noctis and Prompto left to go trick-or-treating. He spends the rest of the night on the armchair, flicking through channels on the TV and occasionally answering the door for any children asking for candy.

He’s half-dozing off by the time Noctis and Prompto stumble back, pillowcases half-full with more candy than they probably need for the year. They’re discussing the finer points of some video game they want to play and barely seem to acknowledge Ignis as they deposit their hauls on the floor of the living room and make their way to Noctis’ room.

Ignis tries not to notice the way Noctis’ smudged makeup accentuates his high cheekbones and his eyes, the way his cat ears have been knocked cattywampus at some point during the night, or how his black turtleneck and leggings accentuated his lithe physique.

Tries being the operative word there.

He looks away when Noctis meets his gaze and pretends to be invested in the cooking show he’s watching, though it makes him cringe to watch the worst cooks in Insomnia bumble their way around a kitchen.

The prince and his friend disappear into his room, but the former comes back out a minute or two later and scrounges around the game collection. “By the way, thanks for cleaning, Specs.”

“Of course, kitten.”

The words come out of his mouth unbidden. He certainly wouldn’t knowingly call His Highness a kitten, but he’s thinking it and it’s late and his Ebony is wearing off.

By the gods, he just called Noctis a kitten.

Immediately, the advisor snaps to his feet and speed walks out of the door. His heart pounds in his chest as he wonders if he can even face Noctis again. Perhaps he should formally request work somewhere else in the Citadel.

Prompto pops out of Noctis’ room a few minutes later to find the prince sitting in front of the bookcase of video games, staring at the front door.

“You okay, dude?”

Noctis’ head whips around and faces him. “Did you hear that?”

“H-hear what? C’mon dude, you know I scare easily!”

“No, Ignis-” The prince bites his lip uncertainly. “I think… I think Ignis likes me.”

The blond laughs. “No duh, dude. Took you long enough to figure-”

“No,” Noctis insists, “I think he like likes me.”

“Uh, yeah. No shit. He can barely take his eyes off you half the time.”

Azure eyes meet indigo. “Wait, really?”

Prompto pats Noctis’ shoulder comfortingly. “Oh, my dear Noctis, I can’t count the times I’ve caught Ignis staring at your ass on both my hands and feet. He’s got it bad. I seriously thought you two were just gonna dance around your feelings like awkward ballerinas, but apparently, Iggy’s got a bigger set of balls than you do. Good for him.”

“So… so what do I do?”

Prompto blinked. “Tell him if you like him back? It’s not rocket science. If you like him too, just tell him. Otherwise, you’re gonna make him feel like a total loser.”

Noctis nods and pulls out his phone.

Noctis (11:48 pm): can we talk plz

Ignis (11:50 pm): Later, if you don’t mind. I’m rather busy.

Noctis (11:50 pm): i wanna tell you something important its not bad i promise plz.

Ignis (11:53 pm): And you can’t say it over text?

Noctis (11:54 pm) i guess i can but i wanna say it to ur face

Ignis (11:54 pm) I’ll be right there.

Ignis’ heart pounds in his throat as he struggles with the keys to Noctis’ apartment. It’s already unlocked, but he’s dreading whatever Noctis has to say and it gives him more time to get his pulse under control.

Noctis is sitting on the couch, scrolling through his phone idly, but he meets Ignis’ gaze and puts the phone down. “Uh, hey,” he says, uncertainty nearly choking his voice. “I-um....” He trails off, and Ignis’ heart drops. “I wanted to say I like you back.”

“What?”

“I-I mean- If you- I assumed, ‘cause like, “kitten” is a pet name, and like- oh shit, if you don’t-”

“Gods, no, I do,” Ignis rushes to assure him. “I simply thought your affections were… elsewhere.”

“Nowhere but you,” the prince answers with a shrug.

“Well, kitten, mine are nowhere but with you.”

[ff15trashgoldenslumbers]

*Prompto's voice* I really love your headcanons, gurl! So, considering the new Regalia type D, what if the chocobros s/o are not so thrilled by Noctis' irresponsable driving or the behaviour of their boyfriends? Maybe if the guys start to make fun of them for their worrying they decide to take revenge and drive like maniacs and shut their men up.

That upgrade is going to be the death of them! OH MAI GAWD! But I personally wanna drive it. Or be in the back between Ignis and Gladiolus.

~~~~~

Noctis

“Let me drive!” You bark to your boyfriend, after fueling up, sick of his lack of care for anyone safety in the backseat. There were multiple times where you were certain that you were going to be thrown from the car all together.

“You sure you can handle it?” Noctis asked playfully, handing you over the keys.

“You just try to hang on.” You stated, jumping into the driver’s seat as Noctis jumped in the passenger seat, poor Prompto being forced in the back between Gladiolus and Ignis.

No sooner had to jumped behind the wheel, did you suddenly realize why your boyfriend became such a maniac behind the wheel! The power, the thrust, the adrenaline! You needed to destroy everything in your path! The second those wheels left the road, it was goodbye self control, hello destruction!

“I don’t know,  which one of them is worse.” Prompto yelled, as you drove through what everyone thought to be a river, but the way you took it, it was a simple little puddle.

“Take that jump!” Noctis called, clearly with the same amount of glee that you both were feeling.

“Fuck yeah!” You yelled, clearly at odd with your typical docile demeanor, as you quickly drove up a nature made ramp, much to the displeasure of everyone in the back seat. Pedal meet floor, as you gave the car everything you had, before launching the car in the air.

Screams from the backseat, and loud cheering laughter from the front as the car stayed airborne for about 10 seconds before plummeting back to the ground. The shocks absorbing the shock, as you skid performing a half circle before pulling to a stop. Gasping as Noctis grabbed the back of your head before pulling you into a heated kiss.

“That was the hottest thing you have ever done!” Noctis muttered into your lips. “I am going to fuck you so hard tonight!”

~~~~~

Prompto

“Hey, I’m still a better driver than Prompto.”

“Hey!” Prompto gasped, “Nah, I can’t be offended, it’s true.”

“The only thing I could hurt out here is a few trees and rocks and believe me they’ve had it comfortable for too long.”

No one could really argue with that logic, not for a lack of trying, so you sat behind the steering wheel, hands at ten and two. Hardly going more than the speed limit, out of fear of Ignis’s special brand of drivers ed. Yet as you glanced in the back seat, noticing everyone seems rather calm and peaceful in the backseat of the car, did you take a sharp right off the road into the forest below, moving towards the nature that you seemed so hell bent on destroying earlier today much to the screaming and horror of your passengers.

Loud whoops and cheers left your lips as you rolled over every stone, performing still less dangerous leaps that Noctis, but with your driving history, it made it seem much worse. Than any of the damage that you were actually doing, surprisingly you had managed not to leave a single dent or ding on the car itself, despite your personal vendetta against every rock and boulder you came across.

What felt like hours later, you pull the car to a shrieking halt as you stood in your seat pointing forward, “Prompto look a nest of wild Chocobos!” You cheered, only to turn to see your boyfriend leaning over the end of the door. “Prompto?”

“I’m going to hurl.”

Glancing around the car, you noticed the others in a very similar situation. Shrugging you grabbed Prompto’s camera, before pulling the lense to your face, snapping a quick picture of the wild family of Chocobos before they scattered off.

~~~~~

Gladiolus

“You sure about this, Babe?” Gladiolus inquired, granted you had driven his truck around back home when you both went camping, but that you still needed a running start to get in. Yet with the upgrades with that Regalia, the man had to often lift you into the backseat, and stand underneath you so you could climb out.

“Yes, I’m sure.” You stated, holding the keys, standing underneath the door, before turning over your shoulder to your large boyfriend. “Help me get in the car, Gladio.”

After spending 5 minutes adjusting the seats and mirror, you finally managed to pull away from the campsite. A rather smooth ride, despite your co-pilot constantly nagging you, and asking if you could see over the steer wheel. You loved Gladiolus to death but you really just wanted him to shut up. You had finally went off roading, when you saw it, the thing that would finally get your boyfriend to stop nagging you.

Slamming on the horn and revving the engine loudly, you managed to startle the Catoblepas herd that immediately started stampeding towards you. The rest of the car began to scream loudly, as they animals bellowed angrily at being disturbed, while you revved your engine before quickly going in reverse. Never once paying attention to the creatures currently trying to flip the car, as you looked over your shoulder in the front seat, before suddenly turning forward switching the car into drive, before shooting forward.

Narrowly avoid, huge hooves and long neck coming down to crush the car. The entire time you backseat screaming, while you laughed loudly, and your boyfriend staring in horror, as he held onto the front seat for dear life.

Nearly 20 minutes later the chase from the creatures finally stopped, as you managed to jump a gorge, crawling the car back on the highway, as you would need to pull over for gas soon, since you started the journey with less than half a tank.

Glancing into the rearview mirror, your backseat looked as if they had seen a ghost, while your passenger seat was still clinging tightly to the door and seat. You were certain that you saw indents in the leather that would never come out.

“So…think there’s any good food at the next rest stop?”

The entire car groaned loudly.

~~~~~

Ignis

“I would not mind.”

Everyone stared at you, Noctis had simply asked if anyone else would like to take the new upgraded car for a ride. Yet now all of them were staring at you as if you had grown feathers and tail.

“Is something wrong?” You inquired.

Everyone turned to Ignis, figuring that your boyfriend would be the best one to break the news to you without sounding too harsh. Ignis cleared his throat, as he turned to you sitting beside him in the restaurant booth.

“It just seemed that, this is not something that you would regularly enjoy doing, My Dear.” Ignis stated handing the waitress her tip and money.

“Well of course not, we don’t have these types of things back home.” You stated as you all shuffled from the booth.

Gladiolus chuckled softly, “No offense, but you’re really kind of the prim and proper type. You’re more the type to make sure that none of us die.”

“Well that would be my job description, yes, yet I do not see any harm as to driving. I do it all the time, I don’t see as to why this should be any different.” You reasoned. “Life is about learning new experiences.”

“Well, if you’re game for it.” Noctis stated handing you the keys, as everyone climbed back into the newly lifted car. Yet Prompto and Ignis had exchanged seats, so that the man could sit your shotgun. “It handles a little differently.”

“No problem.” You smiled, replacing your normal glasses with your prescription sunglasses. “We are heading towards Centry, about 4 hours from here. Should be no problem, we’ll make it just before sundown.” You replied backing out of the parking spot.

The first hour was of course nothing special, just the way you wanted it, luring the others in a false sense of security. When you suddenly got stuck behind a car deciding to go well under the speed limit, time to see how well the boys enjoyed your off roading style.

Finding a break in the steel work that avoided cars skidding off the road, you quickly launched off the road with a surprised gasp from your passenger seat and yells of joy from the backseat, going through the forest at break neck speed. Your kitten pumps applying more and more pressure against the pedal, until you felt it hit floor. Narrowly avoiding trees and boulders, swerving  at the last second, taking care to avoid any animals you might come across.

Ignis peeked over to the dash, only to notice that you were going well over the typical speed limit and steadily raising, “My love, perhaps we should slow down.”

“Sorry, Iggy Dear, I can’t hear you over the music.”

“What music?”

You quickly flipped on the stereo, as violins and piano moved from the speakers. Seems Cindy gave that a tune up as well, as you continued your reckless chase through the forest, now soundtracked by the beautiful waltz  music you were so fond of.

“There’s a gap up ahead!” Noctis yelled.

“It’s a river, Noct.” Prompto stated.

“Y/N you’re not planning to try and drive across it.” Gladiolus called.

“What, of course not Gladiolus, that would be absolutely foolish.” You stated, releasing your foot from the gas, before quickly slamming it back down, leaning back. “We’re going to jump it!”

“What!” The car screamed, as you quickly moved right, toward the cliff overlooking the river.

“My love, please think about what you’re doing.” Ignis called.

“Oh I am, we’re saving ourselves an hour on the trip, now do hold on everyone.”  You called, only to be answered by terrifying screams as you launched over the river, landing on the other side, not even bothering to slow down as you continued your merry little jaunt through the woods at your breakneck speed.

��You have 10 minutes until you reach your destination.” The GPS called.

You glanced around, before noticing the highway to your left up a deep slope.

“Y/N, I don’t think we’re going to make that.” Noctis whimpered in the backseat, where he and Prompto had clung to each other since you made the jump.

“Nonsense Noctis, we just need a little speed.” You cooed, before slamming your heel into the pedal rocketing up the side of the slope. Allowing the shock to take effect as you placed your arm out before Ignis, to avoid him from slamming into the dash board. “My goodness, next we take this to Cindy, remind me to have her put seatbelts in this thing.”

Pulling into town, you found the nearest Motel, jumping out as you stretched your arms and legs, switching your sunglasses out for your normal glasses, “We’ve got here with more than enough time to spare, are you boys hungry or should…”

You watched as your companions all fell from the car, looking as if they had survived a cyclone.

“Oh…oh goodness, you all look as if you should lay down. Let me get us a room.” You called moving to the front desk.

“Ignis.”

“Yes, Noct.”

“Your girlfriend is horrifying.”

“I would have to agree.”

[trashglasses]

Some  Things Never Change ch.2

Cross-posted on AO3 as well: http://archiveofourown.org/works/10189937/chapters/22629308

Relationships: Prompto Argentum/Noctis Lucis Caelum and Gladiolus Amicitia/Ignis Scientia

SFW

Words: 5249

Chapter Summary: Ignis and Gladio get the twins ready for the day ahead.

Ignis’ day started to same as it always had.

He naturally woke up to around dawn, freeing himself from Gladio’s grip so he could make his morning cup of coffee.

He made his coffee the same he always did. Black with 2 sugars. He walked out onto the patio and watch the sunrise until he was finished with the first cup. There once was a time where he was satisfied with just one cup in the morning but as life changed, so did his coffee drinking habits.

It also didn’t help that he went nine months without his dear drink since caffeine was one of the few things he wasn’t allowed to have when he was pregnant. Now that the girls were growing up, he found himself drinking an entire pot by the time everyone rolled out of bed.

He poured his second cup of coffee then headed over to the girls’ room to check on them. He still was always a bit wary of them being in the room by themselves now, even if they had baby monitors with video in their room. He would often wake up in the middle of the night and go check on them or he would wake up to watch the monitors for a while, making sure they were sleeping soundly.

They had been in his and Gladio’s room up until about a month and a half ago. Ignis was too afraid to leave them in a room separate from them. He wanted to be able to reach them quickly if something were to happen. Gladio gave Ignis peace of mind by buying the baby monitors with video but it didn't make him any less worried.

Gladio had complained that he spent months making the “perfect” nursery for the girls and they didn't even use it. So Ignis sucked it up and reluctantly moved their girls into their own bedroom.

He took a quick look in both cribs and both were peacefully sleeping, stuffed animals in their arms.

He smiled softly and left the room to head over to their bathroom to take a shower. He set his coffee down on the dresser before heading in.

He always took long showers even when he was younger. It was his only time where he could be by himself without the threat of someone messing up his train of thought. Plus, waking up this early to take an hour long shower was nice since no one was going to even so much as roll over in bed until around 8. Gladio sometimes would wake up afterward, mumbling something to Ignis about waking up too damn early and telling him what he wanted for breakfast before nodding back to sleep.

After the water started to run cold, Ignis finally decided to leave the shower and prepare for the day ahead. It was a casual day since all he was going to do was meet with Noctis and Prompto later on so he didn’t worry about getting dressed up. He put back on his pajamas. It was good enough until they were getting ready to leave. Plus, he would rather not have another nice dress shirt of his ruined by giving the girls a bath later on.

He grabbed his lukewarm coffee and headed back into the girls’ room to pick out an outfit for each of them. Ignis took a long sip of the drink as he thought about the day. He wanted to let them play around in the park today to burn off some energy before they met with the others. so an outfit that could take the various grass stains would be the one for today. He decided on a simple patterned t-shirt and jean shorts for both girls.

He set both outfits out on the dresser and went looking for shoes to match. As he was deep in the closet looking for a match to a purple sparkly shoe, he heard one of the girls stirring.

He set the shoe down and headed over to the crib so see the fussy child. He was expecting it to be Malena, as she was always the one fidgeting in the night, but it was Nevaeh instead. She had managed to pull herself up to stand up and hold on to the bars of the crib so she could look at him through it.

“What is the matter, darling? You shouldn’t be awake at this hour. It’s much too early.” He said, reaching into the crib to pick her up and put her on his chest. He started to rub her back to get her fall back asleep but there was no such luck. She fought back, trying to lift her head to see him.

“Seems like you ready for the day. That's quite alright. You can spend the morning with daddy then.” He said moving her from his chest to his hip, grabbing her pacifier out the crib and putting it in her mouth. He grabbed his coffee with his free hand and headed toward the kitchen. He set his coffee cup off to the side for another cup later on.

“Let’s see what we have in here so we can make Pop breakfast.” He said to the girl in his arms. She cooed happily in response. Ignis smiled at her and gave her a kiss on the forehead before heading to the refrigerator. He used his free hand to open it up and pull out a carton of eggs as well as a pack of bacon.

“That should suffice, don't you think Nay?” He said, using the girl's nickname. She gripped onto his sleep shirt and laid her head down on his shoulder, sucking softly on her pacifier.

He chuckled and grabbed a skillet from the rack above them and put it on the stove for the bacon. It wasn't long before the smell of cooked bacon brought Gladio out of his slumber.

He walked out into the living room, rubbing his eyes and groaning loudly. “Mmmm...smell bacon...” he grumbled.

“Well, bacon is cooking. Figured you would want a decent breakfast after the long night you had.” Ignis pointed out, shifting Naveah on his hip.

Gladio fully opened his eyes and smiled softly at the display in front of him.

Ignis, who had always been prim and proper by this time in the morning since the day they met, still in his pajamas (even after his shower) with his hair down and undone, without his glasses on, and holding their daughter tightly on his hip as he cooked breakfast. It was quite the sight. He managed to snap a quick picture to send to Noct later as proof that Ignis was still human.

He walked over to the two and pressed a kiss to Ignis’ cheek. “Mornin Ig.”

“Good morning Gladio.” Ignis said with a soft smile before turning to give him a quick kiss.

“What this little love bug doing up this early?” He asked with a smile as he tickled her chest, which made her giggle into her pacifier.

“I was picking out outfits for the girls when I heard shuffling in the bed. I looked over and she had stood herself up and was looking at me through the bars of the crib.” Ignis explained, flipping the bacon over. “She refused to be put back to bed so she has been keeping me company.”

“She is going be a sleepy mess by the middle of the day.” Gladio said, heading over to the coffee maker to pour himself a cup.

“I know. But that should be fine since we have an easy day ahead.”

“Iris texted me last night and asked is she ever going to see her nieces ever again so I assume she means she wants us to stop by. She's so damn dramatic.” He groaned.

“That sounds reasonable. I was thinking of going to the park later but we can go see Iris instead. Will your father be there as well?”

“Probably not. He's busy during the day. I’ll ask anyway. He might want to see ‘em too. Been awhile since we brought them over.” Gladio said, sipping the bitter drink.

“I agree. My uncle had had the same complaint. We should arrange a time every few weeks for us to bring them to see family. It would eliminate the problem of them not seeing the girls for months.”

“Yeah. Probably.” he said, sipping his drink. “Still not used to all this yet.”

“Well our lives have changed quite drastically so I would not have expected you or even I to make the transition easy.”

“You've been taking care of Noct since as long as I can remember so you are used to stuff like this.”

“Yes, but unlike with Noct, I can't just drop them off and go home for the night.” He explained. “I will admit though that both Malena and Nevaeh are better behaved than Noctis ever was. I'm quite thankful for that.”

“Let's just hope they stay that way. I mean Mal is a brat but not near as bratty as Noct.”

Ignis let out a soft chuckle. “Well not yet anyway.” He said, taking the strips of bacon out the pan and putting them onto a plate. He grabbed another skillet off the rack and put it down on the stove as well.

“How would you like your eggs?”

“Over easy.” He said, taking another sip of his coffee. “Do you want me to take her so you can cook?”

Ignis grabbed an egg with this free hand and cracked it right into the hot skillet. He added three more quickly afterward. “It's quite alright. I've been fine thus far. Also, I highly doubt she will let you take her from me at this moment.” He said, glancing over to see Nevaeh laying her head on his shoulder, watching him cook quietly as she sucked on her pacifier.

Gladio took a moment to admire the infant’s idle face.

“Look how damn cute she is. We make pretty nice looking babies Iggy.”

“Don't think you are talking me into any more children anytime soon.” He snapped.

“Wasn't gunna. But you know who is.” Gladio said, stealing a price of bacon from the plate.

“Clarus.” He said with a slight tinge to the tone.

“Mmmhhm. He always wanted a big family. He always imagined I was going to be the one to give it to him for some odd reason.”

Ignis sighed deeply as he watched the eggs cook carefully below him. That was a thought he was going to push away for the moment.

“Told him we weren't going to having any more for a long time but he doesn't seem to listen to me. Keeps telling me the story of how Iris was a surprise after he and mom decided they only wanted one kid.”

Ignis rolled his eyes and grabbed two plates from above him. “He always tells that story.” He said, sliding half of the cooked eggs into one plate and half on the other.

“Remember how he acted when he found out that Noct was having a kid before me?”

“Yes, I remember. Very vividly actually. Asking me when we were going to decide to move on in our lives and make something of ourselves. I've never bitten my tongue so hard in my life.”

He put a couple of slices of bacon on the plate next to the eggs. He handed Gladio the plate of food and Gladio thanked him with a kiss.

“Can you check on Malena, please? I'm going to make something for the girls for breakfast.”

Gladio took the plate with him to the back of the house to check on the other girl. Ignis, still holding Nevaeh on his hip, pulled out a container of strawberries out the fridge as well as a container of plain yogurt. He set those down and grabbed a couple of bananas.

“She's still out cold. I'm not waking her up either.” Gladio said, sitting down at the table with the rest of his food. He grabbed a fork and shoved a bite into his mouth

“That's fine. We did wake up earlier than usual.” He said, heading over towards him. He looked over at Neveah, who was still peacefully watching him. “Okay darling, you have to go to Pop now so I can make you breakfast.” He said, pulling the girl from his shoulder. She started to whine loudly, not letting go of his shirt.

“Nevaeh. Sweetie. You have to let go. I'll be right back, okay.” He said, peeling her from him and handing her over to Gladio. He headed over to the fruits and grabbed a cutting board to slice them up.

She whined again, spitting out her pacifier in the process. She reached out with both hands, whining loudly to get Ignis’ attention as he walked away. Gladio’s grip around just got tighter as she tried to leave the seat. She started to cry, trying to wiggle her way out of Gladio’s grip.

“Daddy is coming back. Relax. He is making food for you.” Gladiolus said to the girl with a mouth full of food. “Starting to act like your sister here, love bug.”

Ignis took all the fruits over to their blender in the corner. He had a fair share of regular jars of baby food on hand but if he had the time, he liked to make something for them himself. It gave him a little more peace of mind and girls seemed to like it much more than the other food. He put all the fruit and some of the yogurt in the blender and pureed it all together. He quietly thanked the gods for whoever got him the industrial strength blender as a wedding gift. It always went to good use.

It didn't take long for it to be blended into a smooth paste. Ignis grabbed a tiny bowl from the cabinet as well as a baby spoon from the drawer below. He poured some of the mixture in the bowl, grabbed his own breakfast, and headed over towards the table.

Gladio slipped her into her high chair as Ignis walked up. “See I told you he was going to be right back.” Gladio said, ruffling the girl’s hair. Ignis pulled up a chair right next to the chair and set his plate of food and the bowl next to him. He picked up a fair amount of the fruit puree and put it up to the infant’s lips.

The girl grinned as soon as she smelled the fruits. She cooed loudly and opened her mouth, ready for her breakfast. Ignis chuckled lowly and put the spoon full of fruits into the girl's mouth.

Gladio watched them from the other side of the table with a smile on his face. Seeing Ignis relaxed and happy like this filled him with warmth. He took a large sip of his drink and smiled. “The girls really helped you open up and relax more Iggy. It’s pretty nice.”

“You think so? I feel the same as I always have. I just spend a bit more time on other activities now rather than the things I used to do. I can't schedule anything with a pair of infants. It would in ruins by the time they woke up. It's taken some getting used to. But, I will admit  it is rather comfortable to be in pajamas this late in the morning.” He joked, giving Nevaeh another spoon full.

The tender moment was quickly interrupted by a loud cry from the back of the house.

“Sounds like Malena is awake. I'll go get her.” Gladio announced, getting up and heading to the nursery. He came back with Malena, who was sprawled out on her father's chest, still half asleep.

“Ready for breakfast sweet pea?” Gladio asked the cranky baby. She curled up on his chest as a way of protest. “I'll take that as a no.” he said with a chuckle as he held her tightly, one arm under her thighs and the other over her back. He pressed a kiss into her bed head and smiled.

“You can give her a bath. I'm sure she will be want to eat after she wakes up fully.” Ignis said, putting another spoonful it fruit into Nevaeh’s mouth.

“Will do.” Gladio said, heading over to the closet in the hallway to grab the baby bath tub, a washcloth, and soap. He set the little tub on the counter by the sink and let the water run a little warm before filling it with water and a little bit of soap.

“Did you buy a different soap, Iggy? This doesn't look like the one that we normally use.” He asked as he freed Malena of her pink onesie and diaper.

“Yes. The other wash we had was making both girls itch after a bath so I did a bit of research and bought a different brand. Hopefully, it works to keep them from scratching all day. I would rather not have to see a doctor and have a repeat of the last visit we had.” Ignis said, continuing feeding the twin he had.

Gladio grunted in agreement before putting Malena in the warm water. He cupped some water in his hands and dropped it over her shoulder and head.

Malena let out a soft whine, reaching out to grab Gladio so she could climb out. Gladio sighed a little before putting her arms back in the tub. It only made her whine louder.

“I know you are sleepy, sweet pea, but, I gotta wash ya up. You still got last night's dinner in your hair.” He said, putting one hand over her eyes and dumping more water on her head.

She started to cry, not fully understanding the sudden waterfall or her father's hands over her eyes. She splashed water around, trying to free herself from his hand. Gladio sighed deeply and pulled his hand from her eyes. “You are so cranky when you wake up Mal. You’d think you are your Uncle Noctis’ kid.” He joked as he squeezed some soap into the washcloth and started to wash her up, starting with her arms.

Ignis gave the last spoonful of the pureed fruit to Nevaeh before putting the bowl off to the side. “It’s time your bath as well. You have made quite the mess.” he said, grabbing a napkin to wipe some of the mess off her face.

“Hear that Malena, your sister’s coming over to join the bath party too.” Gladio said as he finished with her arms and moved to her back and chest. She had started to calm down now, enjoying herself a little more now that there weren't waterfalls coming down on her head.

Ignis gathered up the other tub and a washcloth and set it down on the counter next to Gladio. He followed suit with the same amount of water and soap before putting the fruit covered baby in the water.

As they both washed the twins, Ignis would catch himself looking over at Gladio every so often. He was a spectacular father just as he had always expected he would be. He did practically raise Iris himself so he had more experience with raising girls than Ignis did. He knew how to have more fun with them than Ignis did. The extent of his knowledge of kids came from being Noctis’ advisor. He knew it was going to take himself a little longer to get acquainted with being a parent while he expected Gladio to breeze by. He didn’t expect, however, for him to be so head over heels in love with being a parent. He had seen the way he was with Iris and with Noctis over these years. He was always the strong hand when it came to discipline and didn’t put up with attitudes or things of that nature. But with the girls, he was very different.

He spoiled them rotten (which no different than Ignis at this point) by getting them whatever they wanted, taking them out to play when they were supposed to be taking naps, taking them out to play at the park or even just the grass in the front of their building, and all sorts of other things they would do together. He even heard that he was planning on taking the girls to the Citadel so he could show them off to the Crownsguard. He was incredibly proud to a father and it showed in everything that he did. Ignis found it extremely charming and reminded him why he fell in love with him in the first place.

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Gladio was pretty much finished with Malena’s bath, but not after she threw a fit because she had to to get her hair washed. The ordeal made Gladiolus glad he chose not to put on a shirt this morning when he woke up. Ignis didn’t come out as lucky and was caught in the crossfire. The right side of his shirt had gotten pretty wet but wasn’t anything he wasn't already used to.

Gladio grabbed the towel nearby and wrapped it around the baby as he pulled her out. He wrapped her up tight and pushed the wet locks of hair out of her eyes. “All done.” he said in a little sing-song tone as he ran the towel through her hair. “See all that fussin’ for nothing.”  

“I set out a majority of their outfits already. I am missing the shoes but we can find them later. Feel free to pick whichever set calls out to you. I didn’t get around to figuring out who was wearing what today.” Ignis said as he continued to wash Nevaeh.

“Gotcha.” he said as he headed back to the nursery. He laid the squirming baby down on the changing table and dried her off completely, strapping on a diaper faster than she could crawl away.

“There ya go. All clean!” Gladio said with a smile, pressing a kiss into her belly. She laughed loudly putting her hands over his face, causing Gladio to chuckle and blow a few raspberries into her belly. Their laughs echoed throughout the house, making Ignis chuckle as well. It wasn’t long before both Ignis and Nevaeh entered the room as well.

“Sounds like you two are having quite the party back here.” Ignis commented.

Gladio picked up the still giggling girl and offered up the changing table. “She finally woke up all the way. Figured I'd give her a few kisses as a reward.” Gladio said, putting the freshly washed child onto his hip.

“A reward for waking up? I am sure Noctis would have lost his mind for something that nice.” Ignis joked as he dried off the other twin.

Gladio scoffed. “He’s not my own. Plus, gettin' this girl up is almost as bad as Noct so I am trying to give her incentive to want to wake up now so we don’t have to deal this problem later.” he explained, running his fingers through Malena’s still damp hair.

“Sounds like a solid idea.” Ignis said, putting a new diaper on the girl before grabbing the bottle of baby lotion that was nearby. “She’s probably worked up the appetite by now. I put a small bowl for her in the refrigerator.”

Gladio nodded and took the diapered child back into the kitchen and into a high chair. It wasn’t five minutes into feeding before she started making a mess like she always did. Gladio could help but laugh at the girl as she cooed loudly, painting the tray of her highchair with her breakfast.

“And your daddy never understands why I just leave you in a diaper sometimes.” he said quietly, managing to get the spoon in her mouth.

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“I just got a text from Iris asking what time we’d be over. She said my dad was going to try to leave a little early so he could see the girls too.” Gladio said to Ignis as he gently braided Nevaeh's little bangs back so he could brush it into a ponytail. Malena sat on the floor in front of him, her hair pulled into a little bun on the top of her head with her bangs swooped over her forehead and blue bow in the middle of the bun.

Ignis had finally gotten dressed for the day while Gladio was doing the girls’ hair. He figured to wearing something casual since nothing really needed to be done today. He wore his favorite gray short sleeve and his usual pair of pants which were nicely pulled over his boots.

“We are almost done here. After you get dressed for the day, we can head over there.” Ignis said, fixing his hair in a mirror nearby before heading towards them. He scooped up Malena and put her on his hip.

“You always do a fantastic job with their hair Gladio.” Ignis complimented, looking over his handy work.

“They finally got enough hair for me to do somethin' with.” Gladio pointed out, taking the small brush and carefully brushing the back of her hair up into the ponytail, not wanting to mess up the braid in the front.

“It’s growing rather fast. It’s nearly past their ears at this point.” Ignis said, fixing the bow just a little bit.

“Well, we both got nice hair. Only natural that they would get nice hair too. Still pretty shocked they ended up with such a light hair color.” Gladio continued as he tied her hair up and pulled it tight, making the girl whine in his lap. “Sorry love bug.” he whispered before kissing her cheek.

“Genetics is quite fascinating isn't it?” Ignis said, heading over to the side table where they kept the diaper bag. He used his free hand to check through the bag to make sure everything was in order.

Gladio slipped a ribbon around the ponytail, tying it into a little bow. “Done.” he said, taking a good look at the hairstyle before setting her down on the floor. “I am going to get dressed. I’ll be right back.” he said to Ignis as he headed out the room. Nevaeh crawled over to Ignis, pulling on his pant leg as she got nearby.

“I know you want to be held but it’s time to get you two into your car seats while Pop gets dressed.” he said, crouching down to pick up the other twin as well. With both girls in his arms, he headed over to their car seats, which were nearly put against the wall. He got down again, putting one girl down at a time. Once his arms were free, he put the handle back on each seat and unbuckled the fasteners and opened them up so he wouldn't have to dig under to find them once the girls were in.

Malena tried to crawl away while Nevaeh was patiently waiting, her eyes already droopy as she was ready for a nap. Ignis strapped in Nevaeh first, making sure everything was okay before running to catch Malena.

He quickly scooped her up and pressed a few kisses onto her cheeks. “Don’t run away from Daddy now! I will always get you. No matter what.” he said with a smile and few more scattered kisses on her face, making the girl giggle in return. He walked back over to the car seats and Nevaeh had already had her eyes closed as she wormed around in her seat to make it more comfortable for her nap.

Ignis set Malena down into the seat as Gladio entered the room in his typical tank top and dark wash jeans. “She’s out already huh?” Gladio asked, looking at the sleeping child as he slipped on his boots.

“Well, she did wake up rather early. I assumed it would catch up to her around this time. She did try and fight the will to sleep for a while now.” he mentioned as he strapped Malena in as well.

“That’s a better car ride for us. Mal is gunna fall asleep as soon as we hit the road, like always.” he said, running his hand through his hair,

“It will be a quiet car ride indeed.” Ignis pointed out. He stood up and grabbed the diaper bag and the car keys from the side table.

He put the bag over his shoulder and shoved the keys into his pocket before walking over to Gladio. He put his hand on the back of his husband’s neck and pulled him down into a lingering kiss. It wasn’t a long one but it was enough to make Gladio melt a little. They pulled away put Gladio put a firm hand around Ignis’ waist to keep him close.

“What was that for?” he asked quietly, pressing his forehead against the other man.

“For being a wonderful husband and splendid father. I am not the only one who has changed since the twins have come around.” Ignis mentioned, playing with the soft hair on the back of Gladio’s neck.

“Someone’s feeling sweet today.” Gladio teases, pecking the other’s lips once more.

“Don’t make me take it back. You know my compliments are few and far in between.”

“Okay okay. I’ll take it. It’s just not often I hear nice words comin' out of that mouth of yours Ig.” he said, pushing a stray hair out of Ignis’ face.

“I was watching you today with Malena and it made me very happy to see you so dedicated to being a father. It’s quite the sight if I say so myself.”

Gladio smiled softly and leaned down to press their lips together just more.

“I love being a dad to those little girls. They are the light of my life. Can’t imagine my life without em now. Same could be said about you. Thank you, Iggy. Thank you for bringing these beautiful baby girls into our lives.”

“You have been reading one too many romance novels.” Ignis said with a coy smile before pulling away from his grip. Gladio chuckled a bit before looking down at both girls, who had already fallen asleep while they were talking.

“A simple ‘your welcome’ would have been nice too.” Gladio joked as he prepared to lift up both car seats.

“I am not the only one that needs to be thanked. It took both of us to make them and it takes both of us to care for them. With an ego as big as yours, you should give yourself a little more credit than that.” Ignis said, leaning over and grabbing one of the seats and heading towards the door.

Gladio smiled and grabbed the other seat, walking right behind the other man.

“Hey, Iggy.”

“Yes?” Ignis asked, huffing a bit at the weight of the car seat. Gladio tried to contain his laughter.

“I love you.” he said simply.

“That’s wonderful Gladio but I need the energy to carry this seat. They are much more heavy in these seats than I originally thought.” he muttered.

“I told ya we needed to start carrying them in but I distinctly remember you telling me ‘a man who can take down a behemoth could carry two seats’.”

“Oh shut it Gladio.” Ignis said with a loud huff. Gladio laughed loudly, slipping past Ignis to get to the car door first.

[joeyisaprincess]

If the Chocobros had blogs, what would they blog about? Who spends the most time on it? Who has the most followers?

Noctis’s blog probably has the least followers. He loves obscure memes and one word text posts. Everything he writes is unintentionally hilarious, even though he’s usually being serious. Despite the fact that he regularly posts selfies, nobody believes he’s actually the prince. They think he’s just the most godawful catfish out there. They’d rather believe that than believe the Prince of Lucis is really weird.

Gladio’s blog started out as an aesthetic blog, but between reblogging a bunch of dogs and responding to Noctis’s weird ass text posts there’s no real defined theme anymore. He has the most people thirst following him. Probably uses tumblr the least.

Ignis has a personal blog and a more aestheticy blog. He posts pictures of food, updates about the royal family, stuff like that. This blog has the most followers in general because people love the royal family.On his personal blog, though, he’s the biggest shitposter out there. It confuses people because he posts selfies and they see that he’s so handsome. Why is this handsome man taking a selfie with an egg? He uses tumblr as much as Noctis, because it’s his outlet. Nobody wants to be prim and proper all the time!

Our boy Prompto is the only one who isn’t weird on his blog. He just uses tumblr as a place to store all of his pictures. Nobody knows what he looks like because all of the pictures with him are pictures of him with the other boys. People argue about who the person who runs the blog could be (”It’s the one with glasses, I’m telling you!” “Are you kidding? It’s the Prince!”). Way cooler online than he is in real life, but not on purpose.