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Chapter III –The Open World - Part II

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 After about an hour of sleeping in Gladio’s arms, Six woke up.

Refreshed wasn’t the word she would use, but after the potion she had consumed and the ‘power nap’, as Noctis used to call them, she felt no pain on her ribs. Gladio’s breath on her hair made her realize he was still there, holding her.

She shifted slowly, turning so she could face his sleepy features, admiring every single detail of his face. His eyes were closed and his lips were parted, a soft snore coming out. She smiled to herself, knowing he didn’t only help her get to the RV but stayed with her, made sure she was as alright as she claimed to be.

She run her fingers along his face lovingly, as softly as she could, barely even touching his skin with hers. She didn’t want to wake him, watching how calm he was, how peaceful.

“When he wakes up, you’ll talk to him.” she thought, eyes traveling along his face “What am I supposed to say? Hey, Gladdy, I love you! I have for a very long time.” She hadn’t realized, but she was making faces as she heard her own voice in her head “No, no, no, that’s just plain stupid. How do I say it without scaring him away? By Titan’s great abs, I can’t lose him. Gladio, we need to talk. That will just terrify him, no. Gladiolus, I-”

“What are you doing?” Gladio’s voice was rough from sleep. He had been awake for only a few seconds but he’d managed to see her expression change a couple of times as she couldn’t decide how to even begin her sentence.

“What? Nothing!” she answered almost immediately, cheeks flushed red.

Gladio laughed at her reaction “Do you feel any better?” he asked, moving some of her hair behind her ear.

“Yeah.” She smiled, thankful he didn’t press on the matter further.

“Good.” he stared into her eyes, moving to place his hand under his head, looking down on her.

“We should am…” she bit her lower lip, imagining how it would be like if they were together, waking up like that every morning; not having to count her words before they left her mouth.

“Stop biting that damn lip!” he moved his eyes from staring at her lips back to her eyes ‘What? Why would you say that to her?’ he thought, quickly moving back and away from her ‘It’s the sexiest thing she –no stop! You idiot!’

“Sorry...” Six moved to get up, thinking he was annoyed as he stayed at the bed rolling his eyes at himself for being conflicted.

“You were saying?” he said, sounding embarrassed.

“Right…” she said while pulling her hair back into a ponytail “We should let the boys know we’re ready for the road.”

“Right.” he groaned and stood up.

Six hadn’t moved from the place she was standing and the spacing inside the vehicle was narrow; as a result, by getting up as quickly as he did, Gladio fell right on her, pressing her back against the counter, both their breaths held at the perfect opportunity. His face was so close to hers she could feel his breath on her lips and his arms were placed between her own and her sides, grabbing on the counter behind her for dear life.

Six was frozen in place, staring up at him, swallowing the knot in her throat as her feelings were battling to come out.

‘This is your chance! Do it Amicitia, or you’ll regret it.’ Gladio thought as he stared at her lips for a brief moment ‘Why in the name of the Gods did I hear that in Iggy’s voice? Leviathan protect me, what am I doing?’ “Sorry.” he said as he moved away from her, leaving her to stand there, eyes closed while trying to steady her heartbeat.

“Don’t worry about it.” she answered, clearing her throat and opening her eyes again “Are you alright?”

“Yeah, my leg got tangled in the blanket.” he forced a laugh while she did the same.

…

Ignis waved at them, sitting in one of the chairs outside the caravan, watching Noctis and Prompto feed the chocobos.

Gladio waved back and quickly turned to go buy himself a coffee while Six sat on the chair next to Ignis’, eyes never leaving Gladio as he moved further away, not turning to look back.

“How are you feeling?” Ignis asked concerned.

“Good, good, thanks.” She turned her gaze towards him and back at Gladio’s direction “Do you know what’s up with him?”

“What do you mean?” Ignis frowned his eyebrows, following her gaze.

“I don’t know.” Six sighed “He was so gentle before, helping me and all; but a few minutes ago he-” She made a small pause, mind running back to the way he talked to her “I bit my lip...” she started to explain and Ignis cut her off, teasing her intentions.

“Kitten...” he smirked at her and she laughed at him “Shut up,” she said quickly “so I bit my lip, didn’t mean to do it either, and he answered with ‘Stop biting that damn lip!’.” she mimicked Gladio’s voice.

“Is this bad?” Ignis asked innocently.

“It wasn’t his words.” she answered after giving it some thought “It was the way he said it. He sounded frustrated. Like he really didn’t want me to doing that. I swear this guy’s making me crazy!”

“Do you need me to talk to him?” Ignis raised an eyebrow at her.

“What are you gonna say?” Six laughed “Hey, Gladio. Six is madly in love with you but you are obviously playing hard to get.” she mimicked Ignis’ voice better than she had Gladiolus’.

“Alright, apparently that was a bad idea.” Ignis huffed a laugh “And that thing you just did. Never do it again. It is quite unnerving.”

Gladio came back after a few more seconds of them laughing, followed by Noctis and Prompto, who obviously had enough of the chocobos and were tired enough to want to sleep.

“Sleepy.” Noctis yawned, rubbing his eyes.

“It is about that time.” Ignis agreed.

“So I’ll take that.” Six grabbed the still closed ebony can from Gladio’s hand and he pouted “Hey.”

“Don’t worry.” She laughed. “I’ll give it back to you in the morning.”

“But we just woke up.” Gladio whined.

“Wait, you slept?” Prompto smirked playfully “Together?”

“Prompto.” Six warned “Not the time, honey.”

Prompto held his tongue while Six told the company of the perfect spot for a good camping night. She told them about her favorite spot, which was close enough to Wiz’s Post. Overlooking the lake in Alstor Slough.

Six drove them there and everyone enjoyed the view before getting to work on setting up camp.

“Sleeping out under the stars tonight.” Noctis said, not as excited as everyone else was.

“You can remain awake long enough to eat.” Ignis insisted, mixing his rice with some veggies.

“I agree.” Six said, eyes turning towards Gladio’s position near the cliff “We all had a full day. You should eat and go to sleep.”

“Hugs for everyone this time guys!” Prompto laughed as he hit Noctis on the shoulder lightly, the dark haired Price laughing along with him, despite of how tired he was.

“Prom...” Six dragged his name for a brief second as she was starting to get weary of his teasing.

“Alright. I’ll bite.” Gladio smirked as he got closer to the rest of the group, moving dangerously close to the blond “Question for your chocobo butt.” he said and Prompto froze for a few seconds, not sure what to expect.

“Shoot?” the word got out of Prompto’s lips more like a question than an answer.

“I know you’re afraid of her might.” Gladio said pointing at Six, while she raised an eyebrow at him, waiting to see where he was getting at “I also know you’re afraid of mine.” He smirked, proud of himself “So why, in Titan’s name, are you still teasing us?”

Prompto frowned his brows, looking at the fire and searching his mind for the truth “I just don’t get it.” He smiled innocently “I get you protecting Noct, that’s your job,” Six knew where this was going and she didn’t like it, a terrible headache suddenly pounding in her head as her heart was ready to burst out of her chest ‘What are you doing Prompto?’ she asked herself, unable to speak, to make him stop before he reached the point he was trying to make.

She turned to look at Ignis, who had stopped cooking, realizing Prompto’s point as well as Gladio’s intended question. Ignis looked at Six and back at Prompto, frowning his brows as he was unable to help in the matter; not with the way this was going.

“Prompto.” she tried to calmly stop him while rubbing her temples.

“I just don’t get why she keeps on protecting you the way she does, while it’s clear you’re doing a fine job at that. It’s not like she’s in love with you.” Prompto laughed while everyone just stood there, taken aback, looking at the boy like he’d said the Kingdom’s most valuable secret to the enemy.

“Prompto!” Six raised her voice a little bit, just enough to get his attention so she could nod him to stop.

But he didn’t; and he spoke again, completely ignoring her “OMG! She is!” he turned to stare at her, wide eyed “You’re in love with Gladio!”

“Prompto that’s enough!” she stood up, now yelling at the blond.

“But-” he started to explain himself as he took a step back, moving slightly behind Gladiolus as he stared up at her, realizing he had gone too far. The look in Six’s eyes broke his heart. She was disappointed in him, he could see it in her eyes. In the way she looked at him. She had never looked at him like that before.

“No buts, Prompto,” her voice was darker as she was letting her anger get the better of her “that was outta line! You’re not allowed to step into my business, no matter who it involves. Have I made myself clear?”

Prompto could swear there was a spark of red in her eyes as she stared him down. The boy was petrified beyond belief “Yes ma’am.” he stuttered while Gladio moved in front of him protectively.

Six realized what she had done immediately, guilt and pain hitting her body like lightning when she realized she’d just yelled at her friend with no real reason. Everything she had gone through, everything that was causing her pain and exhaustion hitting Prompto like a bullet; all by her own hand as she let pressure get to her; all because of a simple tease. One she knew Prompto didn’t do on bad intentions.

The terrified look on Prompto’s face as well as the surprise in everyone else’s made her heart drop to the floor. All she wanted to do was hug him and tell him how sorry she was, that she had no intention of hurting him. For Six, Prompto didn’t deserve to get hurt. Not any more than he already had. He deserved the world! And she was willing to do anything to give it to him.

But that wasn’t the case. Not now. Not after all that. She needed time to clear her head, to blow off some steam. So she left, turning around and making a straight line to the rocks overlooking the lake just a few feet away but not visible from the camp.

“Are you alright?” Gladio asked Prompto as the boy sniffed twice.

“I didn’t mean…” Prompto wiped the tears off his face as his voice broke.

“Gladiolus, go talk to her. I will calm Prompto.” Ignis suggested.

“I think you should be the one talking to her Iggy.” Gladio dropped his head.

“You are the only one she will wish to speak with, at this time.” Ignis reasoned while letting his hand rest on Prompto’s shoulder as Noctis got closer to his friend, ready to console him.

Gladio did as Ignis asked and left to go looking for Six.

‘What a mess.’ he thought to himself as her figure appeared just a few feet away. Gladio took a deep breath as he ruffled his hair and walked closer to her. She was just standing there, near the cliff, arms hugging her upper body. She seemed so vulnerable.

Six heard his heavy footsteps and a knot held her heart. She felt his warm hand on her shoulder and she knew, that was it. No more ‘what if’s and screaming ‘no’ in destiny’s face. It was time to face the music.

“Are you alright?” he asked as he made her turn to look at him, tears clearly building in her eyes.

“I’m fine.” She spat out, pissed at herself, for being seen in that state.

“We were worried.” he said calmly, trying to figure her out.

“Despite what you may think, I’m perfectly capable of taking care of myself.” Gladio thought she sounded so tired, of everything. And that’s when it hit him. The realization of why she acted like that. Why she yelled at Prompto when everyone knew she cared for him like a son.

“Stop pretending you’re ok when you’re clearly not!” Gladio raised his voice to capture her attention “Talk to me, damn it!”

“Fine!” she yelled back. It was time “You want me to talk to you? Gladio, I hate how much I love you!” Gladio’s eyes went wide at her confession as he stood there staring up at her, unable to return her words, no matter how much he wanted to “I hate that despite losing everything I ever cared about, the idea of losing you kills me on the inside. I’m falling for you little by little, every day, for the last ten years and that scares the crap out of me. Because I know my duty, as I know yours! But I can’t see myself being able to let you fall. I can’t imagine my life without you as I can’t, sometimes, remember life before you. Soulmates or not, I don’t seem to care anymore. I love you, Gladiolus, and I-”

She stopped for a second to catch her breath as the tears had fallen from her eyes. She blinked a few times, looking anywhere but his expression. She didn’t have to, he didn’t say a word. Processing, thinking of all the possibilities. Every good idea he had, every scenario where he confessed his feeling towards her, every road he could take where he could say he feels the same; they all turned black as Ignis appeared in every single one of them. Gladio was a good friend, he was a great person. So when it came to happiness, he’d rather put Ignis’ before his own. Even if that meant he’d have to hurt his soulmate’s feelings.

“Well,” she looked up at his stunned eyes “say something. Yell at me, scream. Just, just talk to me, Gladio.” She whispered, eyes falling on the ground once more “If I’m alone in this just say it, and I won’t bother you again.”

“Six, I’m…” he stopped to move closer to her, but she moved back like a broken puppy, realizing where he was getting at just by the sound of his voice.

“It’s ok. Don’t worry about it.” Her voice broke as did her heart “I don’t know why Iggy convinced me to do this.” she laughed and Gladio froze in confusion.

“Iggy told you to-”

“Forget about it, Gladiolus.” The sound of his full name falling from her lips always had an effect on him, now it was breaking his heart, had he destroyed a chance with her for no reason? Why would Ignis tell her to confess her feelings if he cared for her? The thoughts bombarding his mind as she spoke “Just please be my friend right now, not the guy I just blasted with my selfish feelings.” She said as she moved back to the base while Gladio followed in silence.

Upon returning to base Six saw Ignis sitting in one of the lawn chairs around the fire, alone, as the younger boys were in the tent, sleeping by the looks of it.

“Does he hate me?” she asked silently when she got close enough to him while Gladio grabbed a beer and moved to the cliff he was standing on before, trying to understand the events of the night.

“He is unable to hate you.” Ignis answered sincerely “Is everything alright?”

Six sighed as she let her eyes travel to the camp fire “He doesn’t share the same feelings, Iggy.” She answered simply as he turned his whole body to look at her “Just do me a favor, if you see me act childish, by any way, just, slap me in the face!”

“Why would-”

“I know me, I might be old but when it comes to matters of the heart, I screw up.” She said not changing her sight “And I screwed up; hard.”

“I’m sorry I pushed on the matter.” He said after a few comforting seconds of silence “I thought-”

“We all did, Ignis.” she sighed once more, getting up from her seat to go further away and stay with herself for a while, knowing she wouldn’t be able to sleep “I don’t really want to talk about my feeling, so I’ll be over there.”

“There’s food on the counter.” Ignis pointed without looking.

“Thanks.”

“Shall we start for Lestallum then?”

“First thing in the morning.”

Ignis knew it wasn’t the right time for him to push her, not to talk to him, not to eat, not to do anything really. He knew that despite her being as old as it was, she was just a human being. And humans have feelings, humans are fragile; and his friend was broken. He was there if she needed him to be and she knew it. So he let her on her own, he let her decide when she was ready.

It only took Six a few minutes to fall asleep, using the small log she was sitting on as a pillow, so Ignis found the perfect opportunity to speak with Gladio. He moved closer to where Gladio had just covered Six’s body with a light blanket, her being tired enough not to even twitch when the fabric warmed her body.

“Shall we speak for a moment?” Ignis asked, quietly enough only for Gladio to listen.

Gladio agreed and they moved further away from her sleeping figure.

“What’s up?” the Shield asked, and the advisor just looked at him, raising his eyebrows at him.

“I would have asked the same.” Ignis pressed.

“She talked to you about it?” Gladio asked, turning to look at Six’s direction, eyes getting soft at her figure.

“I would go as far as saying I forced her to talk to you, along with the Marshal. We can’t both be wrong at what we see, Gladio. So, please explain to me, why the negative outcome?”

Gladio gave it a thought for a while as he swallowed the lump in his throat, choosing the right words.

“I saw you caressing her cheek, outside the caravan at the Hunters’ Outpost, and I thought-”

“You thought she and I were intimate?” Ignis asked calmly as the thought had actually cross his mind when Six told him about the outcome of her confession.

Gladio nodded as Ignis continued “That was idiotic!” he thought out loud.

“I got jealous.” He spoke sincerely to his friend “Which was, as you said, idiotic. That’s never happened before, especially with my friends.”

Ignis saw the guilt in Gladio’s eyes and his voice got softer, he didn’t mean to take place in the matter, he didn’t want to choose a side “You did not tell her that, did you?” he asked.

“She won’t talk to me.” Gladio sighed, running a hand through his messy hair “She won’t even look at me.”

“That is incorrect.” Ignis interfered with his self-loathing chain of thought “She loves you. I know that much.”

“And my idiot self, went on and broke her heart. How very noble of me.”

“There is still time to fix it.” Ignis said matter of factly “Though I wouldn’t suggest trying until we get to Lestallum. She seems to be mad.”

“I’m scared of her when she’s mad.” Gladio frowned, looking at her direction.

“As you should be.” Ignis laughed at his friend, patting him on the back while leaving his company. Ignis grabbed one of the lawn chairs and placed it close to Six’s sleeping body as he moved to sleep in it.

Gladio gave him a smiling nod and moved to get inside the tent and get some rest of his own before starting for Lestallum the next morning, conflicted as to what he was going to do to fix the mess his jealousy had created.

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Goodnight’s sleep.

A/N: So I couldn’t really sleep last night, shocker! stupid insomnia, so I cooked this little cutie up. I’m so into fluffy!Gladio I could die! <3

It was a few nights after Insomnia’s fall and the company was still shaken. Everyone had lost someone important. Noctis had lost his loving father, Ignis lost his uncle, Prompto had no idea where his parents were, Gladio’s remaining family was his sister Iris and Six; Six had lost a lot. You’d think she would’ve learned by now. Being alive for so many years, losing so many people; and yet Regis’, Clarus’ and most importantly her son’s deaths hit her really hard; even though she hid it well from the boys.

There was still a long way’s drive to get to Lestallum, to where Iris waited for them, and the company had decided to call it a night. They set up the tent and Ignis cooked a delicious meal, as always. Everyone went to bed early that day, not feeling the need to talk about their thoughts and feelings.

Six was sleeping on her stomach, between Gladio and Prompto. Her fingers twitched as she was having yet another nightmare, whimpering in her sleep. Her head flew back with a sharp breath as she awoke, heart beating furiously in her chest. She evened her breathing and placed her face in her hands without changing her position; rubbing the sleep off her eyes.

“What’s wrong?” she heard Gladio’s sleepy voice as he caressed her side with his fingers.

“It’s nothing.” She sighed, relaxing under his touch.

“Nightmare?” Gladio pushed gently “You get a lot of those lately.” He pointed out as she nodded.

“Yeah, well,” She exhaled, voice low so only Gladio would listen “when you live as many years as I have, you tend to have some regrets. Some of them stay with you.”

She reached for her phone, checking the time and grunting as it was only three. “Go back to sleep, Gladdy.” She urged him “I’m fin-”

She was cut off by Prompto’s annoyed whimper. He was obviously not happy with the ongoing whispering next to his ears.

“He’s grumpy.” she laughed lightly, mostly to herself; turning to see Gladio, his eyes boring into hers, worry filling his every expression. “I’m serious, Gladdy, go back to sleep. I’ll go for a smoke.” She slightly turned her position in order to reach for the pack of cigarettes she had laying near the tent’s entrance, when Gladio reached for her, grabbing her wrist with just enough force to make her stop.

“You don’t need that.” he made a small pause, realizing what he’d just done and taking his hand away slowly “Sorry.”

“I don’t mind.” She answered, feeling the heat on her cheeks “But-”

“Stop talking and come here.” He spat out as he grabbed her once more, dragging her on top of him. Her head on his chest. He placed her hand right on top of his heart and intertwined his fingers with hers. Both their hearts trying to beat steady.

“Hey, Gladdy,” Six said after a while, when his heart found its beat. When she got no answer, she turned to look up at him, seeing him sound asleep, lips slightly parted as he was fully relaxed. She smiled to herself, placing a light kiss on his jawline “Thank you.”

That was the first night after Insomnia that Six had a good night’s sleep. No monsters to haunt her dreams, no death, no pain. She was safe inside his arms.

Ignis woke up with a head start the next morning. Smiling at the sight as he gently covered their still intertwined bodies with a blanket.

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*heart has melted into puddle of butter* 😭😭😭 There would not be a dry eye at this wedding, babeh. Perfect as always. 💕💕

I Do! Ignis x Reader | Fluff

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Gladiolus Flower| Gladiolus Amicitia x Reader.

Ok, so I got the Muse to come up with something for @blackpaladinarchive ‘s request. Only, I got it wrong. You asked for a book club and I wrote something about a bookstore that took a completely different turn!!! Like OMG what’s wrong with me :’(  ...Still, some of it is based on a real, and very dear, true event, that’s really special to me, even though that situation is fully and completely over. Anyway. I’ll stop talking now. I hope you still like it. 

Words: 683 | Warnings: It mmiiight turn a little angsty... just a little. |  FFXV x Witcher (Kinda) | Characters : Gladiolus Amicitia, Reader , Yennefer (Description) 

“What do they call you?”

He never really answered…

He was one of the best dates I’d ever had, if not the best; no joke about it. His mere presence a blessing from Titan himself… but… I still don’t know his name.

It was a nice summer day, the sun was shining but you could still feel a light breeze around, hugging you like a vale.

I love that weather.

I was working -as always. Back then it was my first year at the local bookstore. I would never complain. The books always keep the best of companies. The smell of a new book, the feeling of reading the first few lines and finding yourself unable to stop… the emptiness once you finish the adventure the writer has to offer… simply sensational!

It was my dream job -never thought I’d need anything other than that.

Then… he appeared. I never fully realized how he got in without me noticing.

Don’t remember the bell ringing against the door; but I do remember the shuffling of pages.

I moved closer to him.

“May I help you?”

“Sorry,” he jumped a little and froze when his eyes fell upon me. Shiva bless his soul, he was gorgeous!

It was like the time around us stood still for a while, allowing me to study his beautiful face. Perfect jawline, strong features, thick eyebrows and that scar running down one of his amber eyes… as breathtaking as the awkward smile he gave me next, his strong hand rubbing the back of his hand as his cheeks flushed a bright red, “Didn’t mean to startle you.”

“I was…” I couldn’t tell him I was daydreaming at work, “It’s alright. Is there anything I could possibly help you with?” I smiled. I don’t even remember why, but I felt the urge to smile at him.

“Yeah, come here.” He grabbed my hand and pulled me down to the ground, where he was hunkered down, one of my favorite fantasy books on his legs “Can you tell me… just how amazing is this scene?” and he read to me “How ravishing she is, he thought. Everything about her is ravishing. And menacing. Those colors of hers; that contrast of black and white. Beauty and menace. Her raven-black, natural curls. Her cheekbones, pronounced, emphasizing a wrinkle, which her smile -if she deigned to smile -created beside her mouth, wonderfully narrow and bale beneath her lipstick. Her eyebrows, wonderfully irregular, when she washed off the kohl that outlined them during the day. Her delicate hands, wonderfully nervous, restless and adroit. Her waist, willowy and slender, emphasized by an excessively tightened belt. Slim legs, setting in motion the flowing shapes of her black skirt. Ravishing!”

He was as drawn to the way the writer portraited the Enchantress from Vengerberg as I was to the sound of his voice.

“He can really make you smell the Lilac and Gooseberries.” He smiled like… a child. Given the present of fantasy for the first time.

We spent most of the time talking about that book and the amazing world the writer had gifted us with. The love we shared for the characters. Their charisma, their adventures, loss and pain.

He said he had the time of his life and that he didn’t wish it over.

So, he proposed a date.

We spent the entire day together. Moved to the streets of Insomnia, avoided the all-seeing eyes of the know-it-alls and the talk-too-muchs. It was like living inside one of the books we so loved.

It felt like we’ve known each other forever.

Like our souls were connected long ago.

So why…

“So what do they call you?” I was finally able to ask once his phone call was over. He seemed destressed.

It was time for him to leave.

He never answered…

He turned around; right behind him stood a flower-shop. He smiled sweetly and placed a Gladiolus flower in my hands, kissing my cheek and running away.

He promised he’d find me when he’d taken care of some business with his friends outside of the City.

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