#Prompto[1]

[shitpostingkats]

Literally still reeling from the fact that Noctis reconnects with his divine royal magic and Prompto slaps him on the ass in celebration. Wh. What do you think they meant by that

[someobscurereference]

ive been rereading your ffxv fic "im trying hard to take it back" for literally four years now. please end my suffering and tell me how gladio feels. please. PLEASE. (but only if u want ofc)

(fic) Short answer: Gladio feels insane guilt and spends a lot of his life trying to make this up to Prompto. In the process, they deepen their connection as friends and do begin a relationship probably around the one-year mark of endless darkness. <3

Longer answer: (implications of abuse/violence tw but no worse than in the fic itself; just what others assume to be true even if it's not in the context of this specific fic)

Gladio is a secret romantic at heart who has always envisioned meeting his soulmate, but he's also duty-bound and duty comes first. So even though he reads romance books (amongst other types of books too) and indulges in his head a bit as many people do, he's often put his duty to the crown first and foremost in his mind. He also didn't imagine his soulmate was anyone on this trip and thought perhaps the person he may have been fated to meet died in the assault of Insomnia. Even if they were a refugee, they can't be a priority to him at this moment. His priority has to be Noctis.

Prompto has obviously grown on him over the course of their road trip, but there are aspects of them that don't 100% mesh (as is true with every realistic relationship). That said, Gladio never in a hundred years would want this moment of (understandable but out of line) frustration and anger in the wake of Luna and Altissa to be a permanent mark on Prompto's face. He's genuinely horrified and disgusted with himself for a long time after this and spends most of his life trying to make it up. He feels like a dirtbag about it.

That said, Prompto runs away from him in this moment and they need time to calm down, just as the fic shows. Noctis goes after Prompto, just like in canon. Prompto falls off the train and has his Despair Arc just like in the DLC, now with the added despair of "well, in addition to being a clone, my soulmate hates me. And in addition to the mark of inhumanity on my wrist (barcode), I have a giant hand print of him literally Shoving Me Away on my face. Forever."

Aranea: Well, do you want to die about it. Or do you want to live.

Prompto, eventually like in canon: Live, I guess. But it will be excruciating.

Aranea: That's what living is. We do it anyway. Your friends love you. Get off the floor.

He fights his way through his issues and gets rescued like in canon. Gladio probably tries to talk to him when they all catch up again, trying to apologize, and Prompto tells him to hold off on that for later.

Then, of course, Noctis is eaten by the crystal and "later" becomes much, much later as they evacuate and try to survive in eternal darkness. (Though they also can't Not think about it because it's a giant hand print. On Prompto's face. And every person they meet has Something To Say about it, for better or worse, whether they knew Prompto before or not. Prompto cannot escape it, and when Gladio is not doing Crown Duties he feels he must do in Noct's absence, he's with Prompto, so he also Cannot Escape It either. Even when the person speaking is unaware that Gladio left that mark. It's almost worse when they don't know, but when they see it's Gladio, who is such a big guy who seemingly hit Prompto and left that permanent mark there, some of them get nasty to him and some back off out of fear. Both are horrible. The guilt is eating him alive.)

Eventually, enough time passes as the dust settles that they do Talk About It. Gladio apologizes sincerely, for the 500th time. Prompto's like, "Well. It's not like you could have known that this would be The One Time it happened." And then cracks a joke about their soulmate mark being a Prompto's hand print on Gladio's ass from a butt slap in another life, which does help the tension somewhat. (The more Gladio tries to apologize, the more Prompto grows sick of hearing it, so they just have to move on and keep going, as he's learned to do.)

They grow closer over time, especially because there's not a lot of people who have survived to this point and even less later on. They do get together romantically, both because they do like the idea of soulmates (for different reasons) and also because they're living out of each others pockets for years, so there's an affection and dependency that develops there. Also, teenage Prompto always thought Gladio was really handsome and teen Gladio thought Prompto was cute and sincere for a pipsqueak.

When they are out together on dates in normal settings surrounded by strangers after the light returns, Gladio will receive dirty looks for the rest of his life from strangers who see the hand print on Prompto's face and immediately (correctly) assumes it was out of anger rather than a funny accident or something. (Edit: Some people will assume there is a funny story attached. Gladio will not know what to say to this. Prompto will play along.) He will learn to live with this. Prompto is really grateful Gladio is with him despite everything.

[kaelinlikespeas]

I had artblock till these 5 showed up (stay tooned yall)

[arunneronthird]

so i like two ship dynamics:

1- one of them is a loser, they are a pathetic excuse for a human being. the other is more of a loser somehow

2- the power couple and by that i mean when they are together they will blow the world up and when they are separated they will also blow the world up, unhinged, do not engage

[omnificent-orion]

"As you well know, a game, once begun, is played until it is won or drawn. Though numerous, there are only a number of ways a game can play out before coming to one or the other. If you were to play for a thousand years and a day, you would know how a game would end before it even started."

Besmirched, Chapter 6 A Gladiolus/Noctis Irish folklore AU longfic by @rose-madder-gaze (You can learn more about it at this link)

[crackshots-a]

( twilight princess sentence starters | @lunabrae )

❝ i want to thank you for being so kind to someone like me…someone you don’t even know. ❞

someone like me. there was a feeling he understood there–––– a sense of otherness & unbelonging that resonated with him immediately. lunafreya should never feel that way. she deserved to feel love & care & acceptance no matter where her journey led. but, prompto was learning that the girl who he'd spent his childhood idolizing had grown up human like all the rest. no one was unshakeable. no one could guard themselves from every emotion that could cause them harm. his first instinct was to find someone better suited to handle cheering her up properly. he could simply brush off her thanks as unnecessary & search the area for someone smarter & better with people than he was ( iggy was the first to come to mind ). but, prompto found himself stopping. considering his next words carefully.

he had been the one to notice–––– the one she'd decided to say those words to. &, if anyone could understand the feeling of being a stranger among friends, it was him.

❝ yeah well, i can't take all the credit. ❞

prompto shifted slightly, leaning back on his hands just that much closer to where she sat beside him. his voice lowered, as if he was sharing a secret, something shared just between the two of them.

❝ you see, i got this letter when i was a kid. it was a huge surprise, & the nicest thing i ever got in the mail. it...helped me gain some confidence & make some real friends for the first time. ❞

in a surprising show of confidence, prompto gently knocked his shoulder into luna's. a gesture he'd done to noctis more than a million times over. a flush immediately built up in his cheeks & his grin turned into something more subdued as he forced himself to turn his head.

❝ a–––– anyways. i'd always wanted to be able to be friends with the girl who sent it. luckily she's really cool. & even nicer than i thought she was! she made it easy to be friends, too. not just me. ❞

though he meant his words, it was immediately clear that he was afraid he'd overstepped. he didn't want to move away & give the impression that he was being insincere, so he sat up a bit to twiddle his thumbs instead, absently pulling at his wristband.

❝ i hope that was okay for me to say. that we're friends. ❞

[best-bff-brawl]

Best BFF Brawl: Round One| Match 1A

Propaganda Beneath the Cut

Ash and Pikachu

Pikachu and Ash have been together since day one! They got off to a rocky start but then Ash protected Pikachu from a flock of angry Spearow, earning Pikachu's trust, and Pikachu protected Ash in return! They traveled through eight regions together and saved the world a bunch of times and are pretty much an unstoppable pair of besties!

Noctis and Prompto

Prompto is a chubby boy and commoner and befriends the prince after being given a little push. As he does not feel worthy, is too shy, has a huge lack of confidence. But, befriending was a complete success, they fit like a glove, matching perfectly. Then, he went to so much trouble to be accepted into the Prince's entourage, and succeeds. Then, the prince has to go off to meet his bride-to-be, a childhood friend he has to marry because of a peace treaty. Prompto accompanies and supports him where he can (despite his crush on him). Then everything goes down the drain, they have to fight the enemy soldiers, gods and demons and Prompto, although not the best fighter, always stays by his side. Even when Noctis doubts him, Prompto is kidnapped, he believes in Noctis to come rescue him (which he does). Then the prince disappears (not his fault) for ten years and Prompto remains loyal to him all this time, helping to protect the land, which is in darkness and ruins. They fight until the end and in the end he has to prove the biggest hurdle. Letting his prince, uncrowned king, go.

And most importantly, Prompto endures and puts up with Noctis' beloved hour-long fishing sessions, where all Prompto really does is get bored and play around on his mobile phone.

Noctis is an equally good friend for Prompto. Instead of checking on the next important stopover, he allows Prompto to go to a Chocobo farm first, because he has never seen Chocobos and he loves those birds more than anything. Although he doesn't like being photographed, he poses for Prompto several times because Prompto loves taking pictures.

After realising his mistake in doubting Prompto once, Noctis fights his way through the enemies to free Prompto, and when Prompto tells him that he has learned that he was actually artificially created in the enemy's country to be a war machine, Noctis doesn't care as much as Prompto doesn't care about Noctis' royal title. Their bond is just so much stronger.

[snowflakebottles-art]

still trying to figure out how i wanna draw the sillies

[meissashush]

Your OT5, for the ship bingo

[stonecoldmeme]

"You're right. It wasn't." He kept his arms crossed for... a bit... "So- I'm getting an apology cake, right?"

It was nowhere near as dramatic and intense as being in front of a firing squad, but for a very short moment Ignis felt like the idea was the slightest bit relatable. he was awaiting a response, an answer of one kind or another, and every second that ticked by in silence was tense. Long.

The tension broke more like a slow unwinding, shoulders dropping with his sigh. "Double chocolate, I presume? No substitutions?" And that might fix everything. It could.

He wasn't sure he wanted to let it, not without explaining. "I do worry, Noctis. Occasionally, about your health. But I suppose that isn't particularly my place You're an adult, responsible for yourself..." The pause was so very intentional. "And I suppose it's Prompto's problem now, if anyone's."

He didn't mean that, of course, it was a joke. It just so happened to be a joke he thoroughly enjoyed.

[novastrae]

thinkin abt arethusa again and grieving

[droppedace]

Starter for @dawnturnstodusk​

     “Eh? I’m getting married?” he asks. His father gives a firm nod and informs him his groom will be here for dinner. His father explains that Emperor Iedolas is looking for a way to suggest peace is an option between Niflheim and Lucis, and a marriage between nobility is a strong way to imply that. Carmine’s not sure how he feels about this. What sort of person are they engaging him to? 

     His father said its a young man, a ward of Lucis but not actually born into nobility. His name is Prompto, but beyond that there wasn’t much description of him. Has his father not even met him? That’s a lot of trust to hand your son off to an unknown suitor. Though, in noble families that’s not uncommon. Political marriages are far too frequent, and Carmine got by hoping he’d never be placed into one. Hopefully his soon to be husband isn’t some strict militaristic type- though coming from Lucis he doubts he will be. Certainly they have some with a reputation for war, Cor the Immortal for example. But mostly Lucis is a much more friendly country. Maybe they can take their honeymoon there? That wouldn’t be any fun for his groom though...

     Carmine spends the next several hours wandering about the mansion, chatting with servants and guests, trying to find out if they’ve heard anything about Prompto. A guest tells him they’ve met him once, said he was a rather cute little thing, messy blonde hair and freckles. Apparently he’s good friends with the Prince of Lucis. Carmine grins at the description, imagining just what this man will look like. 

     As evening grows closer to dinner Carmine finds himself bouncing around more, excitedly awaiting Prompto’s arrival. When he’s summoned to the front of the house to greet him he brushes his hands through his hair, trying to get his curls to lay even somewhat nicely. It’s a failed attempt of course, but he tries. A fancy car drives up, and for a moment Carmine is distracted looking at the detailed work on it, admiring the fine craftsmanship that went into building the vehicle. When it stops and the driver gets out to open the backseat he stops looking at the car and smiles when who he assumes to be Prompto steps out. Messy blonde hair and freckles, just like he’d heard. He really is cute. 

     Carmine steps forward and holds out a hand to him, “Hi there, I’m Carmine. It’s a pleasure to welcome you to Niflheim,” he says. He’s far more laid back and friendly than his family. His father is behind him, watching closely but not disapprovingly. While Carmine isn’t following military protocol, he is being polite still so that’s good enough for him.

[insertsomthinawesome]

Happy FFXV 8th Anniversary Art compilation (2/2)!! Once again inspired by this Lovely Post which enabled me I'm realizing as of this second post that I'm living back in like, 2022 when the post limit was 10 xD BUT YA KNOW WHAT i'm okay with that HAHAHAHA I'm so freaking proud of that first image? Its rare that I manage to actually draw all the available dynamics I want to, the fact that I managed it (despite as you can see, not finishing the shading HAHA) is wild and really cool to me. The forehead kiss was from a Comfortember I never finished! (or honestly got that far in HAHAHA i had two images) And in the middle, the Ignis and Gladio are from different years (2023 for Ignis and 2021 for Gladio) when I tried to draw on their birthdays, but Ran out of steam. Also i'm still so proud of that Prompto comic SLDKFJLKJASDFLSDFDS

[No Romance Included] Here's a link to post Number 1 if anybody wants to see that!

[ninemelodies]

several things about this clip

1. prompto hiding behind everyone and kinda cowering

2. the way prompto immediately runs to gladio when he hits the car

3. noct fully 100% being ready to throw down with ravus for gladio

[cloggedarteri]

ya kno what

i could believe noctis would be one of those kids who attended college to only come out of it with no degree and a youtube/streaming channel

so...

♡imagine ffxv!college au where noctis is a youtuber/streamer

♡noctis who's a low-effort streamer

♡noctis who starts uploading videos with shitty equipment but being able to keep up a decent viewership because his commentary is funny. i imagine that those few eagle-eared listeners recognized his voice despite the shitty mic but were either ignored in chat or their comments were dismissed as just coincidence because theres no way their prince would be making daily uploads of his gameplays of early 2000s games.

♡noctis who forces the boys to join in on his gameplays. the chat catching on to the rotation of "visitors" noctis has in his room as he games/records and them making bets on who they'll see come the next upload. (baby just likes the company, they dont even need to talk to him. they could be on their phone watching videos or preoccupied with homework on their laptops, it doesnt matter as long as they spend some time with noctis)

♡i imagine noctis being up to date with the new releases but also being interested in playing older gen games (honestly i just really wanna see my boys play guitar hero and wii sports, i just want them to be kids...i personally headcannon them to be early 2000s kids tbh so it only feels right)

♡gladio and noctis fighting for the player 1 controller, gladio fucking palming noctis' face so he could keep him away from the remote...noctis turning it into a real fight by kicking him in the nards and prompto just picks up the remote and starts up just dance while ignis watches on the couch, ignis being the unbothered mom that he is and just cheering prompto on as he gets 5 stars

[dizzyluma]

story time: so me and my friends started playing through FF15 and it’s got this feature where Prompto (a twink) will take photos of ur party at random intervals throughout your gameplay and 1 of my friends got this photo of Ignis that’s been dubbed #IgnisFridayFeeling after we spent like 2 hours having a psychic asthma attack over it and . yeah it’s ruined my life