#gladnis (at the end)

[lunarlegend]

Ignis is still pissed at him, oh my god

[mrsmneme]

My Art Summary 2023

2023 will end soon. I faced a huge change throughout the year such as promotion, relocation, tougher schedule, etc. I was too busy to make arts, but I'm so glad that I made enough to create an art summary. Because my arts weren't finished in monthly basis, so I don't add names of months again. Thank you for all impressions and participations for my work. I'll keep practicing. 🥰❤️

The first one was the 2023 celebrating piece. I made the chocobros playing multiplayer game, the same composition as Comrade's advertisement, but they are older, in alternate ending appearances.

The second one was a happy birthday Ignis piece. I drew his much older self, as we had seen him greeting King Noctis in alternate ending end credit. Thanks @gakusa2 in x for the gorgeous reference.

The third one was a happy birthday Ardyn piece. I drew his chancellor outfit with his famous grin.

The fourth one was a comic I made in an Ignoct gift exchange 2023 campaign. I drew more realistic brotherhood Ignis for the first time.

See full work here.

The fifth one was a finished sketch, but I will color it later. The piece was a Gladio/Ignis romantic moment. I got my inspiration from my Gladnis mutuals and made such ship related piece for the first time.

The sixth one was one of [chocobros in Hellsing TV series outfit] series, I drew Noctis in Integral Hellsing's outfit first.

The seventh one was a part of [chocobros in Hellsing TV series outfit] too. I drew Gladiolus in Alucard's outfit.

The eighth one was still part of [chocobros in Hellsing TV series outfit]. I drew Ignis in Walter C. Dornez's outfit.

The ninth one was made for Ignis fashionweek 2023 campaign. It was first created in 2022 but I couldn't finish it, so I retried in 2023. The outfit was [shirtless under a suit].

The tenth piece was a happy 7th anniversary of FFXV piece. I drew 7 characters in top 100 Final Fantasy Big Vote.

The eleventh piece was made for Christmas-themed FFcolorwheel in x.

And the twelfth piece was the last one in [chocobros in Hellsing TV series outfit] when I drew Prompto in Seras Victoria's outfit.

[bestboyignis]

Gladio & Ignis for Gladnis Spring Week 2023—before the beginning and after the end 🥲💖

[crow-mauler]

Does anyone have some good finished baroaso, ushioi, oikage, bokuroo, kurotsukki, gladnis, kazumaji, vashwood, aokise, or todobaku fics to rec where the main ship is mostly healthy/functional or at least gets better as the story goes?

It doesn't need to follow canon closely, and I'll read pretty much anything as long as it's not very ooc and doesn't have a bad or sad ending. Thanks!! 🖤

[harukirai]

the thing you mentioned in the comments of my post about how rude Noctis is to Ignis in Japanese after Ignis' sacrifice, i love that you brought that up because it's a huge reason why i struggle to believe Verse 2 is anything more than Ignis' fantasy.

in Verse 2, the Noctis who shows up and willingly goes into the Crystal is so out of character compared to how Noctis acts up until that point. upon seeing Ignis' sacrifice, he's mature, apologetic, and self-aware (unlike the Noctis of the canon timeline, who reacts like he does in Chapter 10).

i can't even imagine how deeply it hurt Ignis to be treated the way he was in canon, which is why it makes sense to me that Ignis would imagine a version of the story where Noctis appreciates him and his sacrifice actually fixed everything.

Ohh im pretty sure it is a fantasy/non canon.

I think it was square pressure to give the fans an alternate happy ending, cause at the time so many pple were pissed at the ending(even though i thout it was good)

My headcanon for verse 2 is that ignis is either in a coma from the ring or straight up dead and that's his version of heaven.

Cause they never actually said its canon or anything, its literally a fanservice ending(also fair for the players who perfected the combat and beat ardyn under a certain time), so its nothing more than square's trophy for good job.

Also noctis change of hear happens at the end of chapter(i think 13, the one when you have nothing but the ring)

I think him being separated and powerless was the last straw that made him realise that hey, he do care about pple, and that he wanna be better. Thats why even though everyone hate this chapter, i love it(and love that they gave us the gladnis alternate in an update)

But id recommend playing the original route first especially for jap players.

Actually when they lose prompto is when the spark starts, cause he realise that his anger and hatred blinded him not to notice that he tricked him, and he hurt prompto(also in the eng version its not so obvious but in the jap its pretty obvious that he realised what he did when it happened).

So yeah over all the localization was really bad, to the point the story lost sometimes its sharp points.

But hey at least the localization in ffxvi is *chef kiss*

(no literally its the first time ever i played a square enix game in eng dub. I started the demo in jap and something felt off, like when i hear the eng ffxv dub wrong, idk how they did it but in jap its so cringe i had to bite the bullet and put on the eng dub, i hate it cause its medieval english too, so i find myself reaching dictionary often, but hey at least it betters my english😂)

[aberooski]

Because I've been enabled once again, I've returned to my bullshit.

Once again, thank you to my favorite enabler/mutual @chazz-is-a-zelda-fan 💜

Today I present, a full and comprehensive tier list of every fanfic I've written and posted as well as a sneak at some WIP's and such 👀

Whether you've read everything or just a few of these, I'm curious to hear your thoughts and whether you agree or disagree with any of my placements of these works 🤔

Now that we've seen said list, allow me to briefly voice some thoughts on my placements 😌

Firstly, I've gone on record several times saying that I firmly believe that Favorite and Best are not mutually exclusive things. Just because something may be the "best" doesn't mean it has to be your favorite, and conversely, just because something may be your favorite thing doesn't necessarily mean you think it's the best of that thing either. But in this instance it just so happens my favorite fic, OUAD, is also the one I think is the best aksks.

OUAD is just brilliant. The combination of 4 of my favorite things: my favorite movie, my favorite Disney couple and just individually favorite prince and princess, my favorite show, and my favorite ship. A loose yet still fairly faithful adaptation of the film that brings me so much joy while also tearing my soul into shreds. And the casting? Phenomenal on my part. When I clear some stuff from my plate, I swear I'll be working on a sequel 😤

Salt In The Wound also got to sneak up into Best because in my opinion it's my best one shot. And also I just legitimately like the actual writing in it, I think it's some of my best work. Also I just needed it. I emotionally need that aftermath to Zane and Syrus's duel, I needed the comfort of them caring for Sy and catharsis from airing frustrations with Zane and the show didn't give it to me, so it's kinda a fulfillment that's on a totally different level than anything else I've done before.

Now Sons of The Stars. The fully crafted from the ground up, fully designed wardrobe, 130k fantasyish au that all stemmed from a throwaway joke in Angel's Tears. I love this one, especially the new updated version, I fixed so many things and just improved it so much from how it was originally. But I have some beef with it that keeps it from Best but still at the very top. The execution of Jaden and Jesse's romance isn't my favorite and I wrote it under a time crunch originally so you could tell towards the end I was rushing. That's been fixed a bit now but I still have a lingering disappointment with the idea that if I waited to write it originally I could've just done a better job overall with it. But as it stands I still think that fic is fantastic and it's my pride and joy.

Deviating from GX quick, my FFXV fic. What Goes In, this is just a good ass fic imo. Taking a segment from the game and answering for myself questions both the main game and Prompto's dlc raised and didn't answer, incorporating a lot of twists and turns and my own spin on what happens in that segment of the game, while incorporating actual game dialog and moments and shit too GAH it's good 😭 Also indulging in Promptis and Gladnis on the DL In the middle of all the pain and angst 🤭 biggest problem is that I haven't posted in it since March of 2020 and there's only 1 chapter left 😭 I promise I'm working on revising it right now and I'm finishing it by the end of 2023 that's my goal!

Might be controversial placement, but I put Sustained By Hate in the "Good" category......

Listen I love it. Camula coming back for revenge is an S+ idea. My problems lie with some of the execution, also me not really having the characterization of my version of Chazz's mom on lock yet. There's a lot of revisions I wanna do to that fic bro. Nothing too drastic or anything but still. There's also just so much happening in that one it feels a little messy to me now going back and re reading it. But Lexi usurping the main character role towards the end is brilliant and I actually wrote a duel which was hard as shit and I'm so proud of it and myself so extra bonus points for that! Overall, I love that fic but still as it stands I only think it's good. Perhaps a revised version would get bumped up on my list 🤔

Traffic Lights, my 5Ds one shot that's just Carly sitting in her car trapped in traffic 😂 not a lot to gripe about or say here, it's just a cute little work. I like it, I think it's good, but I feel like most of what I've written is better, it's that simple. I still really like it a lot though!

Angel's Tears, the first GX fic I ever wrote....... listen I thought this was my magnum opus for the LONGEST time..... if you've read the original version, that's embarrassing for me to say. Now the revised version I did recently? That's less embarrassing. But still this fic's only alright in my opinion. It was good at the time, I was 18 when I first wrote it and like I said, it was the 1st GX fic I ever wrote. But I've just improved so much as a writer, the newer version supports that better now akaksk and well, it's just not my best work in my opinion. I also don't really like the title anymore but it's been too long I can't change it now. But this fic was what got me started with writing these kids so I owe it a debt of gratitude for that. We wouldn't have all the rest of these works without it.

A Friend In Need, my Bastion one shot. Like the Carly one, not much to say about it. I like it, but it's just old and I need to revise it. It's cute and appropriately upsetting and a good idea to address Bastion's feelings of invisibility and inadequacy in season 2, the execution just needs to be given a face lift in my opinion.

Before I sneak at my WIPS, I'm gonna jump down to Rewriting.

Alice was an old fic I did that was basically an episode rewrite for episode 80, you know. The filler episode after they get back from Domino. With Alice... hence the title.... well if you read that story before I deleted it to rewrite it well you're entitled to compensation of some sort. It wasn’t good if you ask me. And rereading it there were a couple moments in it that made even me uncomfortable now that didn't back then. Literally I lost the plot while I was writing it like I jumped off the deep end a few chapters in and it dips so hard in quality. I'm just redoing it from like chapter 2 or 3 on, It has to be done.

Anyway now a quick roll call of my current WIPS for you babies because I like you and they're all S+ concepts 😌

We ALL know about Chazerella. My stormshipping Cinderella au riding the coattails of OUAD. I'll be starting writing that once we cross into the new year 👍

My Stormshipping + Alexis crossover with Mario.... yeah that started as a joke but isn't a joke anymore. I've posted about that so much you all know akakaka Chazz hanging out in Bowser's dungeon with Peach while Atticus and Alexis traverse the Mushroom Kingdom with Mario and Luigi to go rescue them??? Yes please!!

The GX/Fatal Frame 5: Maiden of Black Water crossover, I said that would be the next one after OUAD but well it's just gonna happen whenever it happens, that one is purely for me. I have actually started writing it and once I get a little further I think I'll be posting that one as I write it 😌 it'll take as long as it takes and y'all will have to deal with the suspense and cliffhangers while Alexis teams up with Yuri and the camera crew to find Atticus and rescue him from ghosts aksks (also I'm actually using the Japanese names for once in this one be proud of me!!)

And finally, So Take Hold of Me, And Hang On 'Till The Hurt Is Gone. You guys remember that one little snippet excerpt whatever you wanna call it with Chazz and Atty I posted I believe in like November or something? Yeah, this is that 🤭 I haven't touched it really since then but I'll make a full thing out of it mark my words! (Also the title comes from one of my favorite Yellowcard songs, "The Hurt Is Gone", that was actually the initial inspiration for that work 😊 that song, and the word "stay")

Anyways y'all, that's my tier list of my fanfiction! This was actually really fun but also really hard to make I'm so indecisive I went back and forth on a lot of these for so long akakksksksksks

But anyways hope y'all had some mindless fun with me, and I'm curious to hear any thoughts if y'all have any thoughts to share!

Keep your chins up and smile! 💜

[seaofolives]

this was a commission i ordered from @rcehb-art last year and since it's that time again, i asked permission to reshare it!! 🥰🥰🥰 it's gladio and ignis if they were celebrating xmas in manila, which i'd written smth for 🤭 read it below! comes with an english translation! 💖

ship: gladnis

gdocs word count: 303 (fil), 321 (en)

original filipino

Nandiyan na naman siya—ang kanyang masugid na manliligaw. Humihikab na tilaʼy hindi na naman ipinikit ang kanyang mga mata ngayong gabi, para lang ay hindi niya mamis ang ika-apat na araw ng Simbang Gabi.

“O,” ang pagbati ni Ignis sa kawawang lalaking nakatayo sa tabi ng pasukan sa simbahan. “Kaya pa?”

Ni walang imik si Gladio nang sundan niya siya papasok. Nakangiti na lamang, ang mga kamay, nakabaon sa mga bulsa ng kanyang hoodie.

Humihikab pa rin siya habang nagmimisa, pero tuwing pinagmamasdan ni Ignis ay kunwariʼy dilat na dilat at nakikinig sa sermon ni Father. Sa Ama Namin ay sabay silang tumayo at binuksan ang mga palad sa kalangitan.

Malapit na malapit na ang hinliliit ni Ignis sa hinlalaki ni Gladio…

Diyan ka muna, sabi niya sa sarili niya habang itinatago ang kanyang ngisi. May limang gabi pa.

Natapos din ang misa, at tulad ng nakasanayan ay bumili si Ignis ng mga bibingka kay Ate para sa bahay. Tulad rin ng nakasanayan, si Gladio na ang nagbuhat ng mga bilihin niya.

“Sigurado ka kaya pa, ha?” Medyo nakangiti na si Ignis nang tinanong niya ito. “O ito, bibingka.” Inalok niya ang bibingkang binalatan na niya, para kakagat na lang ang manliligaw. “Magkalaman lang ang tiyan mo.”

“Uy salamat.” Inabot ito ni Gladio ng kanyang libre pang kamay.

“Hindi na, ako nang hahawak,” iginiit ni Ignis. “Mamaya malaglag mo pa mga bilihin ko.”

Ngumiti nang bahagya si Gladio, tilaʼy nahiya bigla. “Onga pala. Thanks, Ignis. Ang sweet mo talaga.” Hindi na niya pinatagal pa ang alok bago siya kumagat dito.

“Nakakaawa ka na kasi tingnan,” ang hirit ni Ignis. Hindi naman kasi niyang pinilit na ligawan siya, ngunit heto pa rin ang gago. Kinakaya pa rin. “O siya, ihatid mo na ako sa amin. Huwag ka rin muna umalis, ipagtitimpla kita ng kape.”

english translation

There he is again—his devoted suitor. Yawning as if he hasn’t so much as closed his eyes again tonight, all so he wouldn’t miss the fourth day of the Midnight Mass.

“So?” Is how Ignis greets the poor man standing at the side of the church entrance. “Can you still keep up?”

Gladio doesn’t even utter a sound when he follows him in. He just smiles, his hands buried within the pockets of his hoodie.

He’s still yawning even as the mass progresses, though any time Ignis observes him, he acts as if he’s wide awake, listening to the priest’s sermon. At Our Father, they rise in unison and open their palms heavenwards.

Ignis’ pinky finger is already so close to Gladio’s thumb…

Stay right where you are, he says in his head, hiding his smirk. There’s still five nights to go.

The mass comes to an end, and as usual, Ignis drops by Ate’s table for some bibingka for the house. And like always, Gladio takes it upon himself to carry his purchases for him.

“You’re sure you can still keep up?” Ignis is smiling slightly when he asks him. “Here, have some.” He offers him the bibingka in his hand, peeled so that his suitor only has to take a bite. “Just so you’ve got something in your stomach.”

“Hey, thanks.” Gladio reaches for it with his free hand.

“Never mind that, I’ll hold it for you,” Ignis insists. “Lest you drop the other bibingkas I’d bought.”

Gladio smiles slightly, looking suddenly embarrassed. “Right. Thanks, Ignis. You really are sweet.” He doesn’t let the offer stand for long before he finally takes a bite.

“It’s just that you’re already looking miserable,” Ignis retorts. He never asked the man to woo him, after all, and yet here the idiot still stands. Still keeping up. “Well then, let’s take me home now. And don’t leave too soon, I’ll make you coffee.”

[nothinggathers]

Fic tag game!

Tagged by @sweeteatercat

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

110

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

783,677

3. What fandoms do you write for?

I do one fandom at a time and it's D:BH right now

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

My Heart Knows You (Miraculous Ladybug)

The Rest Of Our Lives Will Do (FFXV)

Supernatural (FFXV)

Candyfloss (FFXV)

Beginnings (FFXV)

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I try to. Sometimes things are going on, but so long as I'm in a good place and I have time and the ADHD doesn't get me, I will respond.

6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Angstiest is kinda hard to quantify. I write a lot of angst. Would you consider the break up to try and keep each other safe (Sacrifice, FFXV) angstier than major character death (Five Times Gladio Carried Ignies, FFXV) (Close To Me Always, D:BH), or is rape by deception (A Night To Remember, FFXV) (Night of the Soul, D:BH) worse?

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

I have multiple examples of this too but I'm gonna say Pendulum (D:BH) because it's the hardest won for the characters.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Aahahahahaha, I have one particularly persistent troll that targets anyone that doesn't do Hankcon 'right' (Connor has to be a virgin) and dares to mention Reed900. I included a Reed1700 chapter in one fic just for them.

9. Do you write smut? If so what kind?

Hoooo boy. Yes. Usually M/M, although I have more recently written some M/F. It's usually very graphic, occasionally kinky.

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?

My dude. Bro. I am the Multifandom Crossover AU queen. Both Getting Home and Pendulum feature characters from D:BH, Bleach, Kingdom Hearts, and some OCs and is set in the same universe as Booty Call, and the universe in which One Night and Yours is set is the same universe as I Promise You One Day and also features characters from Kingdom Hearts and Bleach.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I am aware of.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

I've had someone request to translate Getting Home into Russian, which I agreed to on the proviso that I would be the one posting the translation with credit to the translator, because I'm not comfortable having my work posted by others even if it's in another language. I have yet to receive any translation to post, however. I don't like the idea that for whatever reason I may have for wanting or needing to take my fics down (something I am generally against), I would not have the ability to actually do that.

13. Have you ever cowritten a fic before?

Yes, but we never completed it and my writing partner got cold feet and we agreed to pull it.

14. What's your all-time favourite ship?

Currently Hankcon, previously Gladnis.

15. What's a WIP you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?

I have one unfinished Miraculous Ladybug fic that I'm definitely never going back to.

16. What are your writing strengths?

Apparently scene transitions? A lot of people struggle with them and I don't. My biggest strength used to be dialogue, but I think other areas have caught up these days. I'm also told I write kisses really well.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Passive voice and punctuation. My hand kinda inserts commas anywhere my brain pauses for breath, which results in weird comma splices, and I go through my work and rip all the passive voice I can out before I post.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

More than a few words is getting fucking checked by a native speaker.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

The very first? I don't remember the fandom but I remember the fic name. It was on FFN and called As The World Falls Down, and it got yanked in the songfic purge waaaay back when. The first fandom I was active in is The Fandom That Shall Not Be Named (except to say it is not Harry Potter, it is, in fact, much more embarrassing than that).

20. Favourite fic you've ever written?

I'm gonna say Ghosts in the Machines (D:BH) right now, because I had a blast reworking the canon and trying to make it less dumb. And clowning on Elijah Kamski. That bit's important too.

I'm not gonna tag people because I don't know who has and hasn't been tagged at this point, but if you are following me, I would love to know your answers to this.

[ffxvreversebang2022]

Kicking off our posting period with our first team: @catluniscia and @kikowithcatears

To The Stars (By Your Side) was written for the FFXV Reverse Bang 2022 and can be found on AO3 here.

Rating: Teen & Up

Gladnis, No Archive Warnings Apply

Description: Ignis has a secret. He was maybe in love a certain noodle-loving best friend. Oh, and he had also never been kissed before. So when he gets chosen for a circus performance ending with a staged kiss, who offers to help him practice kissing but Gladio himself?

[heartlessfujoshi]

time to unwind - a gladnis one shot

Title: Time to Unwind Fandom: FFXV Pairing: Gladnis (Ignis Scientia x Gladio Amicitia) Rating: Explicit (NSFW - Blow Jobs - Explicit Sexual Content) Word Count: ~ 2160 

Summary: Ignis fears he’s forgotten how to be intimate with his lover, but Gladio assures him that that isn’t possible. 

A/N: Happy birthday to Ignis! :) This is what I came up with to celebrate his birthday. Please enjoy! 

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Insomnia was shutting down for the day. Which would sound absurd to any person who didn’t live in the capital city, as the name would suggest that the city never slept. But when you worked at the Citadel, and were on the staff of the crowned Prince of Lucis, life would suggest otherwise. Ignis shut down the work he was doing on his computer, and heard a firm knock on his door. His heart jumped into his throat, as he knew who it was, and there was a very small part of him that was feeling rather nervous right now. And hearing that knock brought his nerves back, which had been quiet for most of the day. 

“Come in.” He spoke towards the door, knowing that the person that was standing there could hear him. “I’ll be a few more moments.” His eyes returned to his monitor, making sure that the computer was shutting down properly. 

A very large body stood at his door, with their arms crossed over their chest. “Take your time, sweetheart. I’m in no rush.” 

“How did training go today?” He asked, looking over at the man who was both his best friend, and his lover - Gladio Amicitia. Gladio was tasked with training both the Prince and his best friend, Prompto, to fight combatively. Ignis was to train them in a few weeks’ time, but for now, they were under Gladio’s care. “Was the Prince any better?” 

Gladio shook his head, pushing himself off the door jamb as Ignis put his things into his bag. “No, he’s refusing to listen to what I tell him. Prompto is doing good, though. Kid is eager. He likes to please.” 

“That must go over very well for you.” A smirk began to curl on his lips, as Ignis took a moment to look over at Gladio. He saw that he had a towel draped around his neck, still dressed in the clothes he’d been training in. “You must really want to go home.” 

“Figured I was going to need to shower anyway.” Gladio didn’t say anything more, and Ignis really didn’t need to hear any more. 

They’d been having difficulty syncing up together for a proper romantic night. Ignis was usually too tired to think about those sorts of things as of late, as Regis was asking him to sit in on more council meetings as a manner of preparing him for assisting his son. He was at the end of his rope, and all he really wanted to do was have some intimate time with Gladio. Which was why he was nervous, because he felt like it had been forever since either of them had done something together like that, and he wasn’t sure if he remembered how. 

“Ready?” Gladio asked, as Ignis approached him. He held out his hand, and Ignis surrendered his bag to him, as Gladio liked to carry his items for him. “My car is down in the garage.” 

“Good. Because I don’t feel like taking public transportation today.” That would be more time wasted, and right now he had one thought on his mind. One thought that had been nagging at his brain for most of the day, making it almost impossible to concentrate on anything. But tonight, things would align and it would take away the edge he knew he’d been feeling because of it. 

“Don’t worry, sweetheart - I’ve got everything covered.” Gladio kept his distance, as the two of them had decided it would be better to keep their relations on a need to know basis for anyone that worked at the Citadel. They stood in the elevator together, and being in Gladio’s presence was already making Ignis feel more relaxed. “Let’s get you home.”

Traffic wasn’t awful as Gladio drove them back to his apartment. Ignis had offered his place, but it was much smaller than Gladio’s apartment, and he knew that Gladio hated imposing on him. So, back to his place it was. Upon entry, Ignis took off his shoes and then peeled his jacket off. 

“I’ll be right back.” Gladio kissed the back of his neck, causing him to moan softly at the unexpected intimate touch. “Go make yourself comfortable, Ignis. No arguments. We’ll eat afterwards.” 

He nodded his head, knowing that it would be best if they were to get things out of the way first. He heard the shower turn on, and could hear Gladio humming a tune as he got under the water. Ignis could feel his arousal beginning to start, as he loved listening to Gladio sing to himself. He went into Gladio’s bedroom, and began to take off all of his clothes. He sat on the edge of the bed, facing the door, so that when Gladio walked in, he would be the first thing that he saw. 

Gladio came into his bedroom, still slightly damp and without a towel on his body. Ignis felt his jowls work as his eyes naturally went to the beast between Gladio’s thighs, which was already nice and plump. He whimpered softly as Gladio came closer to him, his eyes staying glued to the flushed tip of Gladio’s cock. “Come here, sweetheart.” Gladio approached where he was sitting, and put his hand to the back of Ignis’ head. “Why don’t you give it a little kiss? I know you want to.” 

Ignis brought his mouth to the tip, and gave it a few little kisses before putting his lips around it. He moaned low as he slowly let it slip into his mouth, savoring the way the thick flesh felt pushing against his lips as Gladio’s cock made its way inside. He rolled his tongue out, letting the girthy flesh sit on it as he pushed against the bumps and ridges. Gladio moaned low, and Ignis felt the world slip away as he began to let himself get lost in the pleasure. 

Why he’d been so scared and nervous before, he wasn’t sure. Of course he was going to remember how to do things. Even though they hadn’t been intimate in almost three weeks, as soon as Gladio’s cock was in his mouth, Ignis knew what to do. He knew that Gladio enjoyed when he sucked gently on his cock, and then would push as much of Gladio’s thickness he could into his mouth. Ignis slipped off the bed and got on his knees, his nose now pushing against the dark curls at the base of Gladio’s cock, his mouth full of his meaty flesh. 

“That’s it, sweetheart.” Gladio’s praise made him moan low, as he felt the tip of his cock nudge against the back of his throat. “You can take it, can’t you?” He relaxed his throat and felt Gladio push it down further. He choked, gagging a little. Gladio began to pull his hips backwards, effectively taking his cock out of his mouth, but Ignis put his hands on Gladio’s hips, stopping him from doing it. He pushed his mouth back onto his cock, his gag reflex now relaxed as he was able to take the thick girth down his throat. “Yes, baby….That feels so good…” Gladio praised him again, his hand now touching his face, wiping away the tears that were falling from his eyes that Ignis had no recollection of them happening. 

He slurped on Gladio’s cock, moaning low as he felt him begin to rock his hips. Gladio set a pace that had him bobbing his head at a slow pace, and then increased the tempo to a pace that had him drooling uncontrollably. It spilled down his chin and down to Gladio’s ball sac, but his lover didn’t mind. Gladio liked a good, messy blowjob and Ignis was here to give it to him. He felt his cock slip back down into his throat, and he stayed there. 

“Gonna come now. You be sure and swallow everything, okay?” Ignis nodded his head, his mouth and throat working hard on Gladio’s cock. “Oh, Gods - yes, like that, Ignis. Just like that, baby. G-Gonna…” 

Gladio’s hips stuttered, and then Ignis began to feel warm cum start to shoot down his throat. He swallowed on reflex, and kept swallowing as he could feel Gladio’s cock throbbing against his tongue. He could feel cum spilling out of his mouth, but he didn’t care. He was too focused on finishing every single drop that Gladio was giving to him. As he felt him grow soft against his tongue, Ignis pulled his head back slowly and let Gladio’s cock slip out of his mouth. 

“Thank you for the meal.” He whispered, his throat a little raw from the way he’d been sucking on Gladio’s cock. A small string of spit was keeping them connected, and as he licked his lips, it broke, separating them. 

Two large hands grabbed him by the shoulders, and then he was pushed down onto the bed, stomach side down. He moaned low as he felt Gladio’s mouth touch his anus, his hands grabbing onto the bed as he spread his knees. The soft touch of his tongue against his puckering hole made Ignis holler as it was an intense feeling. Gladio’s tongue pushed into him, and then he felt his finger slip in. It was enough to make him beg him to stop, but the words came out as helpless moans instead. 

His hips were lifted up, and then Gladio’s tongue began to lick at his stiff cock. “Time to really let go, sweetheart.” Gladio gave his cock a few more licks, and then Ignis felt the tip of his thick cock push up against his ass. “I know you need it.” 

“I need it badly.” He moaned, nodding his head as he struggled to keep himself up. But then as soon as Gladio’s cock pushed into his body, the euphoria hit and he was taken away. 

Ignis’ inner walls stretched around the thick girth, and as Gladio’s cock pushed deeper inside of him, a deep feral moan left his own mouth. Gladio had grabbed a hold of his hands and was now keeping them behind his back, forcing him to be on his knees as he was fucked thoroughly by his lover. His cock bounced up and down, the force that Gladio used on him was pushing him flying towards the edge. But he held on, as he knew that if he were to come now, that it would be over too quickly. 

A large hand grabbed onto his cock, and all thoughts of keeping himself from coming were gone. “I want you to come, Ignis.” Gladio growled into his ear, his other hand keeping a firm grip on his wrists still behind his back. “I told you to let go.” 

A deep, sharp moan left his mouth as he began to come. The depth that Gladio’s cock was inside of him made the orgasm hit him hard. Gladio’s hand stroked him through until he was whimpering to stop, but Gladio didn’t relent. His cock became hard again, and then it was happening all over. His mind was slipping away, and all that he was feeling was the absolute pleasure that only could be brought to him through these carnal acts of desire. 

Gladio pounded hard into him, and pushed him into another full body orgasm that made him scream. Gladio groaned low, and then Ignis could feel warm heat spreading through him as Gladio came deep inside. He released a pleased moan, happy that his lover had come again. 

Dropping down onto the bed, the hands around his wrists disappeared, allowing him to flop ungracefully onto the bed, his arms now spread above his head. Gladio gave his ass a light tap before slipping out of him. He groaned low, not prepared for that loss, but then strong arms were around him, hugging him against Gladio’s muscular body. “I love you.” Gladio murmured into his ear. 

“I love you…too.” He managed to get it out after a few deep breaths, then released a breathless laugh as Gladio hugged him. “Please, more often.” 

“You got it.” Gladio turned his face towards him, and he moaned softly as Gladio’s lips connected with his own, the two of them sharing a deep kiss. “I won’t listen when you tell me you’re too tired.” 

“Please don’t.” Ignis agreed, relaxing in his arms. “Thank you, Gladiolus.” 

“Anything for you, sweetheart.” 

Once they recovered, Ignis got up and made the both of them some dinner. They ate naked on Gladio’s couch, putting on the news as background noise. After they finished, they went back to Gladio’s bedroom, where they engaged in a few more depraved acts that really made Ignis feel good. He fell asleep in Gladio’s arms, and in the morning, they went to the Citadel together. It helped having a lover that understood the complexity of their roles, and he knew that while it may be tough at times, Gladio was truly the only person for him. 

XxX

Cross-posted to AO3

[lunarlegend]

Stella Plays Matchmaker (For No Reason)

~ or, The Story of How Stella Accidentally Created a Love Triangle Out of Nothing

(Brotherhood Era - featuring Stella, age 16; Noctis & Prompto, 18; Ignis, 20; and Gladio, 21)

[ basically, Stella believes herself to be inherently irresistible to men, so naturally she mistook Prompto's growing crush on Noctis to be directed at her (despite there being absolutely no evidence to support this whatsoever)

...and decided to remedy the (very awkward and very imagined) situation by inviting a very confused Prompto over to her apartment one night so she could gently break the news to him that she only likes him as a friend.

and that's how it all started... ]

Stella: -opening the door- "Prompto! Come on in!" D:

Prompto: -cautiously steps inside and looks around- "Uh...I appreciate you having me over, but...why did you choose 9pm on a Wednesday?"

Stella: "Let's not worry about that." -pulls out a chair for him at the table- "Have a seat." D:

Prompto: .... -hesitates for a moment, then sits-

Stella: -also sits- "Would you like a cookie?" D: -holds out a plate of chocobo-shaped cookies-

Prompto: ...! -very carefully takes one- ... -suddenly blurts out- "...I-is something wrong?!"

Stella: "No no, of course not!" D: -stares at him-

Prompto: ...... -takes a small bite of the cookie-

Stella: -continues staring-

Prompto: "... ...S-Stella...?"

Stella: "Prompto, I need to talk to you." -reaches across the table and puts her hand on his hand-

Prompto: -jumps- ?!

Stella: -sighs deeply- "...This isn't easy..."

Prompto: -on the verge of an anxiety attack- "...O-oh gods, what's wrong?! Just tell me...!"

Stella: -dramatic pause- "...Prompto, I...I only like you as a friend."

Prompto: ....

Stella: ....

Prompto: "...I-I...I also like you as a friend...?"

Stella: -sighs again- "Prompto, you don't have to hide it anymore. I know you like me...I've seen the way you act when we all hang out at Noct's."

Prompto: -genuinely confused- "Uhh..."

Stella: -continues- "But I just don't feel that way about you. I already have someone who I like."

Prompto: -still confused- "...Uh...yeah, I know. You like Ignis."

Stella: -suddenly blushes bright red- "...H-How do you know about that?!" o//A//o;

Prompto: "Stella, you literally stuffed your bra with my socks."

Stella: -covering her face with her hands- "We don't talk about that...!" >//A//<;;

Prompto: "Besides, I..." -sighs- "...Well, I guess I appreciate you trying to let me down easy, but..." -takes another bite of the cookie, blushing slightly- "...I already have someone who I like, too..."

Stella: -looks up at him- ?

Prompto: -catches her gaze and looks away, blushing more- "...I-it's not important..."

Stella: -suddenly grabs his hand with both of her hands- "No, you have to tell me!" D:

Prompto: -jolts- "Uwah!"

Stella: "Tell me! Maybe I can help!" D:

Prompto: -stares at her for a moment- ... -looks down- "...It's...uhh..."

Stella: -waits expectantly- D: ?!

Prompto: "...I...I-I like..." -mumbles a bit- "...I like...Noctis..."

Stella: -practically shouting- "Noctis?!" D:

Prompto: -blushing profusely now- "Ahh, don't say it so loud...!"

Stella: -already in her own little world as she thinks about it- "...Of course..."

Prompto: "S-Stella...?!"

Stella: -looks up at him again- "Does he like you back?!" D:

Prompto: "...! I...well...I don't...know. I mean, I hope he does, but..."

Stella: "Let me find out!" D:

Prompto: -blinks- "...Y-yeah...?"

Stella: -nods confidently- "I can totally find out!" D:

Prompto: -stares at her for a moment- ... -slowly nods back- "...O-okay...just...just don't make it obvious that I like him, okay?"

Stella: "Of course! Your feelings are safe with me!" D:

[ so the next day, Stella headed across the hall to Noctis' apartment after school, determined to discreetly get some information out of her cousin. ...which went about as well as you'd expect. ]

Stella: -settling into the couch while Noctis starts the PS4- "Y'know..."

Noctis: -focused on what he's doing- ?

Stella: "Prompto's a really great guy, huh?"

Noctis: -grabs their controllers and sits down on the couch beside Stella- "Yeah, I guess so. He's my best friend, after all."

Stella: -nods, taking her controller as he hands it to her- "...He's pretty cute, too, huh?"

Noctis: .... -glances over at her for a moment- "...I mean, I guess. If you like blonde guys."

Stella: -with no hesitation whatsoever- "And those freckles! So adorable!" D:

Noctis: ........ -hesitates awkwardly and turns toward the TV- "...Can we just play the game?"

Stella: -nods and watches while he starts the match- ... -waits until they're in a middle of a round before she brings it up again- "...I wonder if Prompto likes anyone?"

Noctis: -jumps and misses his move, causing his character to throw the match- ...! -turns to Stella again- "...Why are you even thinking about that?!"

Stella: -practically oblivious to what's happening on the screen- "I'm just saying...guy like that, he could probably date anyone he wanted!" D:

Noctis: ...... -stares at her-

Stella: -stares back- D:

Noctis: ...........

Stella: D:

[ later that day ]

Stella: -on the phone with Prompto- "I haven't been able to get any information from him so far. ... ... Well, you know how he is. ... Yeah, I know. ... ....No, I don't think it's a lost cause! Just gotta do a little more investigating..." D:

[ even later that day ]

Noctis: -angrily tossing his dishes into the sink just as Ignis walks in the door-

Ignis: -blinks and pauses at the scene- "...I can see you're in a bad mood, so I take it you didn't get to the paperwork I left you?"

Noctis: -continues without even looking at him- "As if I have time for that!"

Ignis: -suppresses a sigh and places a bag of groceries down on the counter- "...What's going on? Did something happen?"

Noctis: -considers talking about it for a moment, but decides against it- "...No. It's fine."

Ignis: -raises an eyebrow- ... -surveys the mess in the kitchen before moving to start preparing dinner- "...Well, your father is waiting for those documents. So if you could at least glance at them before--"

Noctis: -suddenly blurts out- "I think Stella likes Prompto!"

Ignis: ....... -blinks-

Noctis: -staring down at the counter- .... -hesitates before he continues- "...She...she wouldn't stop asking about him today!"

Ignis: ... -chooses his words carefully- "...If she does, would that bother you?"

Noctis: -looks up at him- "Of course it would!"

Ignis: ...! -pushes his glasses up the bridge of his nose- ...

Noctis: -looks back down- "...I mean..."

Ignis: ... -quietly starts preparing dinner, giving him time to continue-

Noctis: "...Well six, why did it have to be Prompto?!"

Ignis: -glances up at him calmly as he begins dicing veggies- "...Why does it bother you so much?"

Noctis: -abruptly yells- "Because I like Prompto!"

[ later that night ]

Ignis: -sighs as he unlocks the door to his apartment-

Gladio: -had been waiting for him inside- "There you are. Did Noct give you a fight about the paperwork?"

Ignis: -takes his shoes off and sets his bag down, looking even more stressed than usual- "Not exactly..."

Gladio: -places comforting hands on his shoulders- "You wanna talk about it?"

Ignis: -sighs again as he leans into the touch- "...I think...I think Noct has a problem I can't help him with."

Gladio: -barely suppresses a snort- "Well yeah, that kid has lots of problems..."

Ignis: -ignores his comment and continues- "...He's upset because he found out Stella likes Prompto, apparently."

Gladio: -pauses- ...

Ignis: "He's really distraught about it. I'm not sure what to do..."

Gladio: ... -hides a chuckle- "...So you...you think Stella likes Prompto?"

Ignis: ...? -turns to look up at him, raising an eyebrow in confusion- ...

Gladio: -trying not to laugh- "...No, it's just..." -sighs and leans down to kiss Ignis on the forehead- "...I just think it's cute that you think Stella likes Prompto."

Ignis: ...???

[ and that's the story of how Stella inadvertently caused all sorts of drama by literally being the worst matchmaker in history. obviously Noctis & Prompto eventually did figure out their feelings for each other, but not before several more weeks of this, and with absolutely no real help from Stella.

she's an idiot, your honor. ]

[ffxvficrec]

by Azhala For far too long fae-folk have been oppressed, their homes ransacked and destroyed, families torn apart and children oprphaned- for what? For the amusement of a sinister being behind the scenes. That is until fate intervenes and sends a human prince and his bodyguard the friends they need to understand that everything they know is wrong; that magic isn't taboo, the fae aren't monsters and the war needs to end, one way or another. [The rewritten version, previous story has been deleted.] Words: 9466, Chapters: 4/?, Language: English Fandoms: Final Fantasy XV Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: M/M Characters: Gladiolus Amicitia , Ignis Scientia , Prompto Argentum , Noctis Lucis Caelum , Clarus Amicitia , Cor Leonis , Ardyn Izunia Relationships: Gladiolus Amicitia/Ignis Scientia , Gladiolus Amicitia & Prompto Argentum & Noctis Lucis Caelum & Ignis Scientia Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Fae , Magic , War , AU , no beta we die like men , Gladnis , Slow Burn , Child Abandonment , Implied/Referenced Child Abuse , Dark Fae cause I said so

[lunarlegend]

so first of all, i had actually edited my original reblog to say "encompasses pride" instead of "prideful", because apparently that word doesn't mean what i thought it meant, lol

what i thought "prideful" meant: to be confident in one's self and proud of one's abilities (this is how i see Gladio)

what "prideful" actually means: literally just arrogant (this is NOT how i see Gladio, lol)

that aside, i'm gonna start with the skills, because i heavily disagree. gameplay-wise, i think Gladio's survival skill is the most useful, and for the longest amount of time. i also think it doesn't matter much whether or not it relates to his camp quests.

Prompto's photography skill is pointless from a gameplay standpoint while being heavily sentimental to the player. i love that he takes photos and i look forward to seeing them! but that's it.

Noct's fishing skill is great until you've found all the associated recipes and run out of new fish to catch. after that point, it becomes boring (to me). i only really fish because i like how happy it makes Noct.

Ignis dislikes cooking! this is canon. i actually think it's shitty that two of Ignis' camp quests (which all have very different dialogue in Japanese, btw) involve cooking. cooking is part of his job, not a hobby he took up on his own. that said, it's a useful skill...in the early game. but Ignis also hates being dirty, so i find myself letting them all sleep in caravans and motels more often than not. in my latest playthrough, Ignis' cooking skill is currently at the lowest level of the four.

now onto Gladio! is his skill interactive? no. but it's great, even well into the postgame. my man's out there finding me valuable healing items, and plenty of loot to sell, which is great when you like to do every boss and sidequest, and also when you're like me and prefer to just buy all the medals at Totomostro so you can get all the best stuff.

ironically, Gladio also has the most varied character quests of the three. Ignis has two about cooking, Prompto has two about photography, but Gladio has one where he goes for a run with Noct, one where he bonds with Noct over fishing, and one where he asks Noct to help him find flowers for Iris. i'd argue that they made Ignis' & Prompto's TOO much about their skills.

as far as my favorite things about Gladio...where do i start, lol.

in the Japanese version, he's very dad-like at times. this is especially apparent in how he speaks to Prompto. he really gives off the vibe that he's someone you can depend on, and often acts as a leader from a physical standpoint (which makes sense because he's a Shield, of course, but it just adds to that protective quality and it's lovely).

his friendly way of speaking is all thanks to Kenta Miyake, who did a phenomenal job as Gladio. i find his voice to be genuinely soothing, in a very "everything is gonna be okay" type of way.

Gladio is also the most sociable of the four, and the only one who i personally headcanon to be neurotypical. i honestly feel that the others would probably be lost without him, and as a neurodivergent person myself, he's a friend i'd love to have.

another one of my favorite things about Gladio is that, despite his self-confidence, he knows when to be humble (in Japanese). a great example of this is his dialogue near the end of Episode Gladiolus, where he refers to himself as an object (a literal shield) instead of a person. this was removed and replaced in English, like most of Gladio's lines.

lastly, i absolutely adore the way Gladio treats Ignis. i'm a Gladnis shipper, which makes me incredibly biased, but it's undeniable how gentle and attentive Gladio is to Ignis. During Chapter 14, Older Gladio even exclusively shields Older Ignis in battle, despite their King being present.

because of the English localization (and Gladio's blatant re-characterization), a lot of people who only played the dub ignore Gladio altogether, or write him as a hot-headed idiot who almost acts as some sort of an antagonist between the four. this could not be further from the original character of Gladio, and it pains me to see it. that's why i will always jump at the chance to defend him, the way he defends everyone else.

I have a question for Gladio blogs/Gladio lovers out there. He is my least favorite of the four boys, but I always love to read about him (and hear others find things I'd never see).

Anyone willing to share what makes him amazing/the best to you? Love to hear it!

[chippersweetbaby]

[fandom-susceptible]

Gladnis story where they had an unspoken agreement before they left Insomnia and they both just sort of understood that they were meant to be together, that ultimately they would be a couple, but for now Noct comes first. they're both married to their work (didn't one of the writers confirm that part was true?).

And after Insomnia falls, they're all devastated and grieving. Prompto is so empathetic he's sick with worry for everyone he left behind. Gladio hears that the king is dead and is torn between comforting his little brother/charge/friend Noctis and the unspoken, devastating truth that if the king is gone so is his own father. Noct can only think that his father lied, his father promised his father is dead. Ignis has now watched both his birthplace and the home he fled to be destroyed. and for a while they just do their best to cope with the loss of their past and their families.

Then they get to Altissia, surrounded by reminders that Lunoct were meant to be married - wanted to be married. And they've lost that future too.

And Ignis is the first to realize that this means Noct will never get to settle down. They now have to face a lifetime of fighting the war their parents died in.

And he hates, a little bit, that he's also selfishly grieving for the fact that he will never get his future with Gladio. They'll never get to be married, never get to devote themselves to each other with backup to guard Noct in relative peace.

If it comes up with Gladio it won't be in Noct's presence because Ignis would never want him to shoulder any guilt for something that isn't at all his doing. Gladio would admit to being angry about it too with no target, would tell him he doesn't have to feel selfish for grieving the loss of the one thing they thought they would have to themselves in the future.

And then Episode Ignis happens and their world is shattered again, and I honestly believe that Ignis told Gladio the truth about that vision before the Long Night although I haven't pinpointed exactly when.

They break up during the Long Night, when Ignis insists on continuing to be a hunter.

Gladio insists he's lost enough family already and he can't stand watching Ignis risk his life.

Ignis insists he's lost enough family already and he can't stand sitting idly by while Gladio and Prompto keep fighting.

Prompto feels like a child of divorce.

But because I'm not about bad endings, twist because Ravus wasn't a fucking idiot who went to TELL the Empire he was deserting them, and instead went home and delivered the Sword of the Father in Tenebrae. (if I wrote this we would feature game mechanic Phoenix Down to return Luna as well and have a sibling reunion here.)

Thanks to Ravus being a bitch who is willing to argue with gods, Noct lives (his life price being spread across his retinue, the Nox Fleurets, and Cor because Cor is canonically immortal apparently??) and with Ardyn and the Empire gone, Gladnis start rebuilding what they had. But this time, they don't wait.

[sophiahoppia]

8/15 | Day 3: Bros before Chocobos // I lost a Bet

Fandom: Final Fantasy XV

Relationship: Chocobros (Ignis Scientia/Noctis Lucis Caelum/Prompto Argentum/Gladiolus Amicitia), focus on Promptis (Prompto Argentum/Noctis Lucis Caelum)

Characters: Ignis Scientia, Noctis Lucis Caelum, Prompto Argentum, Gladiolus Amicitia

Rating: G (General audience)

Warnings/Tags: established relationship, insecurities, mentioned selt-esteem-issues, it’s not even half as bad as it sounds

Summary: Prompto just can't stop loving chocobos. Noctis watches him fondly at first, but soon he seems to get a little jealous.

Words: 1922

Click here to read on AO3 or click below to read on tumblr.

It was only the second time they stayed at Wiz' Chocobo Post. Prompto still felt like he had found his personal heaven on earth, as he observed all the different chocobos. He never got tired of them. He watched the little chicks play on the lawn, witnessed the process of dyeing their feathers, and looked at them picking up and eating their lettuce. His cheeks already hurt from all the smiling, but he just couldn't help it. Of course, the young photographer didn't miss the chance to take a shot of everything he saw.

 What he didn't saw, was that Noctis, who had followed him around all day, watched him instead of the chocobos.

"It's just too cute to be true," Prompto beamed as he saw a freshly hatched chick nuzzle up to its mother.

"Yes. Too cute," Noctis smirked fondly at Prompto. Just as his young lover never got tired of watching and adoring the chocobos, he himself never got tired of watching and swooning over him. The little blonde was just too cute every time he spotted a new chocobo. His eyes lit up brightly and a faint little redness colored his cheeks.

"You are even cuter than a chocobo," the words had slipped past his lips before he even noticed it.

"Huh?" Prompto turned around smiling kind of awkwardly, "Ahaha, don't even try, Noct. I know I'm nowhere near their cuteness."

This answer perplexed Noctis, but he missed his chance to continue their conversation, as his friend got off and went to the next chocobos, eagerly taking pictures of two birds fighting over a single carrot. How could someone even fight over the worst vegetable in existence? And how could Prompto not realize his own cuteness? The prince slowly followed him, deeply in thought. He knew Prompto had had a time when he felt - how had he called it? - worthless. But he also thought he was past this point and a self-confident young man by now. Maybe he'd been wrong.

 The prince made it his business to change the way Prompto thought about himself. He was his lover after all and cared about his well-being.

As the blonde changed locations again, to watch how one of the chocobos got his feathers dyed black, Noctis followed him again, carefully thinking about what to say. But Prompto just beat it to him, "Isn't it amazing how awesome it looks with black feathers? I always thought chocobos had to have their natural color to be cute. But look how cute it is in black!"

"You'd be cute with black hair, too!" he said and showed Prompto a confident smile.

The photographer seemed to have misunderstood him, though, and asked rather sharply, "What? You don't like my blonde hair, dude? Or what?"

Taken aback by this unexpected reaction, Noctis didn't know how to answer properly, "No, that's not it. You're fine either way."

"So you don't care about my blonde hair if it's fine either way. Well, thanks! That's as good as saying you don't like it," he complained and went away to watch other chocobos - again.

 The prince just watched him from afar, still perplexed and trying to comprehend what had happened just now. When he saw the blonde cheering up as soon as he took photos of the chocobos, he wasn't sure if he felt happy or... jealous? How did these birds manage to make him smile without even doing anything and he himself only made him angry, even though he tried to compliment him?

 Noctis took a deep breath and caught up with his blonde boyfriend again. He came to a halt slightly behind Prompto, not wanting to get into the way of his photographs if he stood too close to him.

The other seemed to hear him arriving, but didn't stop to take photos. At least he still talked, "Aren't they adorable? And check out the left one! Do you see his eyes? Such an unusual color, he really looks special with this perfectly emerald-green eyes!"

Noctis saw his chance, took it, "Not as perfect as your emerald-green eyes!" and only realized his mistake, when it was too late.

He noticed the other take down his camera, turning around, sky blue eyes angrily staring into his face.

"Did you just mistake Iggy's eye color for mine?! I can't believe it, Noct!" Prompto revolted and stomped away with a pout on his face.

 Okay, Noctis had to admit that he somehow screwed this one up by himself. He really had to fix this again, the question was how? Nothing he did, seemed to make Prompto smile like the chocobos did. As he got lost in thought, his stomach growled and provided him with the perfect solution: food. A good meal made everything better, didn't it?

 Confidently about his scheme, he went to Prompto who had reached the area, where you were allowed to pat and cuddle the chocobos. It put a small, fond smile to the prince's face as he saw his lover happily cuddling up to a chocobo's neck.

Noctis casually situated himself next to the blonde, "Hey Prom. Wanna grab something to eat?"

"I'm not hungry," the chocobo lover replied and kept cuddling with the bird.

"But, I'm hungry," he retorted, perplex as his plan seemed to fail once again.

"Then go eat?" Prompto sounded confused and obviously didn't get what Noctis wanted from him, "I'll stay with this precious little birdie!" He happily ruffled its feathers, chuckled as the bird chirped and praised it with all he had, "Aaaw, who is a cute one? Yes, you are a cute one!"

 Noctis couldn't stand this any longer. He huffed and stomped over to the caravan. Gladio sat in front of it in a typical white plastic chair, reading one of his novels and Ignis seemed to be inside, preparing dinner.

The cook looked out through the window at the prince's sudden arrival, "Noct, you're early. Dinner's not ready yet."

"I don't care," he said with a pout even though his stomach growled again, sitting down in another chair, folding his arms.

"You look like you do care," Gladio mentioned after putting down his book and mustering his younger lover.

"No," Noctis retorted grumpily.

Ignis shared a look with Gladio, before he quickly put down his knife, washed his hands and got out of the caravan to sit down next to his prince.

 "Tell us, what happened, Noct," his voice sounded worried but soft.

"Prompto loves the chocobos more than us. Or more than me at least," the black haired guy mumbled.

"I beg your pardon?" Ignis couldn't follow his train of thoughts.

"Haven't you seen him? He's smiling the whole time! Laughing, happily taking pictures and telling them how they are oh so cute. And when I try to compliment him, he only awkwardly backs away!" he was talking so fast that his lovers had to concentrate really hard to even follow his narration.

Gladio huffed mockingly, "So you somehow messed up and now you're jealous. Of birds," he emphasized the last part of his statement.

"I'm not! How did you- I mean I didn't, uuunggh.." the prince growled and Gladio started to chuckle.

"Nailed it."

Ignis sighed, "Oh Noct," and went back into the caravan after slightly shaking his head in disbelief.

 Noctis kept on pouting for the rest of the afternoon. As it got late, Gladio went to fetch Prompto. They came back just as Ignis placed their dinner onto the table.

 After everyone sat down, Prompto happily started to tell Gladio and Ignis about all the chocobos he had seen today. They both listened to him with a smile on their faces, asking about some details here and there. Noctis listened for a while before he couldn't take it any longer.

 "Could we please talk about anything besides chocobos?!" he asked harshly as he loudly put down his fork onto the table.

"Huh?" the photographer was taken aback by his sudden outburst.

"All you're talking about are chocobos!" Noctis explained.

"Well, yeah? I spent the whole day with them. What's the problem?" Prompto said, confusion clearly recognizable in his voice.

"The problem? The problem is: Did you ever realize how often you proclaim your love for chocobos and how rarely you mention your feelings towards us?"

"He's just shy, Noct," Gladio tried to explain helpfully.

"Yeah... I am," Prompto admitted and nodded sheepishly.  

"Oh yeah? Then tell me why it feels like a chocobo is the only thing, that makes you happy! Looks like I can't do this at all," Noctis complained.

"But you do make me happy, Noct!"

"But you never look happy, for... like... when I compliment you!"

"Huh? Well, it's just... difficult to take them, you know? I'm not used to it, okay? And sometimes you just screw it up yourself, if you can't even remember your boyfriend's eye color!"

"Oh come on, that was one little slip-up! And besides, do you have any idea with how much love you're showering these birds with? You never look at me this way."

"I do!" Prompto desperately screamed as a bright red blush crept up his face.

"No, you don't," the prince retorted.

"I do!"

"You don't!"

"He does, Noctis," Ignis cut in, not able to stand their conversation any longer. He softly repeated his words, "He does. Every time you are not looking, he is pining for you."

"Huh?" Noctis got flustered. He never noticed, but if Iggy of all people said so, it had to be true.

"Have you never wondered, why there are so much more pictures of you than of us on his camera? Man, now I'm starting to get a little jealous over here," Gladio added.

"You... really do?" the prince asked shyly and Prompto nodded at him.

"I do."

 "Oh..." Noctis didn't know yet how to deal with this new information, "So, who do you love more? Chocobos or us?"

"Y-you of course!"

"Really?"

"Really. Bros before chocobos, Noct!"

"Yeah?"

"Yeah! You guys will always be my number one!" Prompto smiled at them with red cheeks before he scrunched down his eyebrows, "Wait. Does this even work? Like... you are three guys but you are all my number one? So you are more like my numbers one to three? In no specific order?! Like I love you all as if you were my number one! You know, you-"

"It's alright, Prompto. We do understand and we love you as well," Ignis said fondly.

"Yeah, you're all my number one. Same amount of love for everyone!" Gladio smirked.

" I love you, too," Noctis said and placed a soft kiss upon Prompto's lips, "And, uh, well then. Sorry. I guess?"

"It's okay," Prompto assured him with a smile, "If you get insecure again, just tell me, bro!"

"What? No, I'm not insecure. You're insecure and not realizing how amazing you are," Noctis answered honestly.

"Huh?? I'm not, that's... you are way more amazing than I am, Noct."

"No, no, no. You are way cuter, Prom!"

"But you are so much stronger!"

"You are more caring!"

"You are more charming!"

"You are more humble!"

"You are braver!"

"You are kinder!"

 "Well, I guess that problem is settled," Gladio chuckled as he listened to his two younger lovers battling themselves with compliments.

"Indeed," Ignis smiled fondly, "I wonder how long it will take them to realize, they are both equally wonderful. As wonderful as you," he said and placed a soft kiss on his lover's lips.

"Right back at ya," Gladio smirked.