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How would young!Gladio react of young!Ignis made the first move when they started dating? Also, what would their first kiss look like?

HHNNNNNGGGGG,young Gladnis is my weakest weakness, Astrals save me, it’s just so adorableand so fluffy and I LOVE IT SO MUCH. The gods bless entries like this becausethey’re some of my absolute favorites to write about, I get so easilytriggered, and it always get so bad and long and this is going to be so muchfun ahddsjgff

 [Edit: Gods, this was absolutely so much fun. The quantity of fluffiness in this post has murdered me and I hope it kills whoever wants to read it too. In a loving way, ofc. Only out of adorableness]

Okay,people, seatbelts on because we’re going straight into a mess of adorable puppylove for the Gladnis. 

Adding a Read More at some point due to length.

*DEEPBREATH*

THIS ISGOING TO BE

SO MUCH

FUN

Young!Ignisgiving the first step into his relationship with young!Gladio, the latterreacting to it, and how their first kiss went:

Ignis isfifteen.

Young, stillnot adult-heighted, skinny fifteen year old Ignis because I can and want tomake him this young, and you cannot stop me.

Fifteenyear old Ignis has the most horrible and absurd and terrible of crushes onsixteen year old Gladio.

Ignis hasliterally no idea how to handle this.

It’s thefirst time he ever grows this sort of feelings.

Well, atleast in these measures and as badly.

Young Ignisnoticed and confirmed to himself what was going on with himself when Gladiolent him one of his hoodies.

“Here. It’sraining and you don’t like getting wet, so have my hoodie.”

YoungGladio gave excuses and took it very lightly, giving Ignis his own hoodie whilehe stayed in shirt, but to Ignis it meant so much, because Gladio was giving upnot only his comfort but also putting his health to risk so that Ignis could becomfy and safe instead.

Ignis, youdramatic human being.

Young Igniswas red in the face the entire time heading home (the hoodie really was justnecessary from the door of the Citadel to his uncle’s car, but still), andcouldn’t stop feeling dinosaurs in the stomach and his head was going crazyrepeating Gladio’s beautiful grin and words and actions.

Young Igniscouldn’t bring himself to take it off and slept in the damn hoodie.

When hewoke up and remembered what he was wearing, all he could do was to bury theface in the pillow and whine because

‘From allthe people of Eos, I have to be crushing this awfully terrible on Gladiolus…’

Whycouldn’t it be anybody else

Not thatIgnis doesn’t like crushing on Gladio because it’s Gladio, it’s just that

It’s Gladio

GladiolusThe Most Charming The Most Handsome the Most Caring The Most Stunning Amicitia

GladiolusI-Am-So-Attractive-I-Can-Pick-Literally-Anyone-I-Want Amicitia

Gladio whocould pick anybody else, so if Gladio can pick literally anyone else, he couldchoose the best

‘Not…myself.’

Ignis, youstop that, you’re perfect.

Turns out,Ignis tries to deny the feelings.

Failed.

Eventually,Ignis cannot keep the feelings in any longer.

Hisabsolutely beautiful smile, his terribly beautiful eyes, his precious hair, hisgreat physic, his oh so beautiful passion for literature, his adorable way oflaughing, his cute grin, his adorable way of chewing on a pencil when he’sthinking during an exam…

Ignis isn’tfocusing in his exams, or school, or reports, or his studies, or anything elsebecause he’s thinking far too much on Gladio.

Ignis istaking this as an excuse to confess.

Ignis liesto himself with ‘For the sake of my own work, I have to get rid of thesemiserable and distracting feelings; they’re an obstacle. I want nothing from Gladiolus,I only wish to vent this all out so I can go back to work with nointerruptions, thank you very much.’

Ignisthought it would be very simple:

“This sortof feelings is natural, especially at our age. This should not be something ofmajor concern or personal. I will only…deal with nature. Tell him how I feel,so to calm the feelings. And then I will be able to focus in my work. This isnatural and normal and this shouldn’t have to be- Astralsaboveintheheavens he’scoming my way, he’scomingmyway I need- I’m out of here, I cannot face him rightnow, I am not prepared, thisisnormal, nope, bye.”

Ignis hasbeen trying to tell Gladiolus for many weeks.

Weeks turnto months.

“Why isthis so hard? This is so normal. Of course my admiration for him would turninto something like this, it’s only natural. It will wash away, I’m sure, but Ineed to get rid of this right now, but every time I try, I…panic and I can’t.If it’s as simple, why is it so hard, Marshal?”

“Becauseyou care.”

Cor isyoung Ignis’ love adviser and shelter.

Cor has letIgnis hide behind him multiple times whenever the adviser-to-be has tried toconfess to Gladio and he happens to grow shy in the last second and he needs tohide before Gladio turns around.

Cor is abit worried and tells him because Ignis insists this is protocol and he seemsto handle this so coldly and flatly when really it’s okay if it’s love and hejust fears the response.

(which isthe case but Ignis won’t admit it)

Cor willlet him hide behind him and will listen to him all across the months whileIgnis gathers the courage to finally push himself to do something about hiscrush on Gladio.

Ignis hadtried writing letters for him, but ended up martyrizing himself and thinkingGladio will hate him or laugh at him because the content is always “too cheesy”or “dramatic” and the only fact that it’s a letter is humiliating.

To behonest, Gladio would have cried out of love and joy if he had ever read some ofthe first letters.

Ignisdecided to do it face to face because “I am mature enough, I am not a kid thatneeds to say it in a letter”.

Ignis,letters are romantic, you’re over-worrying for Gladio’s reaction.

Ignis isalmost sixteen by the time he’s finally confessing.

More thangathering confidence, he’s forcing himself to do this because “I haveprocrastinated for months, I cannot go on like this, I’m going to do it now inthis sudden push of adrenaline because if I want two minutes more I’ll probablynever do it.”

Ignis isreaching for Gladio at a hallway.

The two hadbeen conversating on unimportant and friendly matters, before Gladio bidgoodbye and had started to go away.

Ignis couldnot stand that.

The sightof Gladio turning on his back and starting to walk away, and getting smallerwith every step.

It suddenlyfelt like once he exited the hallway Ignis would never see him again in alltheir lives.

Ignis hadbeen biting on his lower lip to contain himself, but it’s just too much and toosudden and he only lets it out.

“Wait-Gladio.”

Gladio’sstopping in his way and turning around while Ignis goes closer to him oncemore.

It’s apretty intimate scene; it may be a hallway of the Citadel, but it’s a verypretty hallway, the entire wall is all windows, there’s pretty light comingthrough without being annoying, and it’s only the two of them standing in frontof each other.

Look at theyoung Gladnis, Iggy with his vest suit and his fringe and still rather shortand skinny, and that tall but still teen-sized (relatively) 16 y.o. Gladio inhis uniform and the undercut hairstyle. Both looking at each other, Ignislooking rather concerned and entirely nervous, and Gladio looking at him with ablank face with some worry because he’s not sure how Ignis is feeling or whatis it that he needs.

When Ignissaid he wanted to tell Gladio something, he accidentally put it as “I have aproblem” of sorts.

Gladio’simmediate reaction only made Ignis both tense and calm at the same time.

Gladio’sface transformed into concern and full attention and he asked “What’s wrong,Iggy? How can I help? Do you need anything?”

Ignis ismentally burying the face in the hands because “Hngnhg, he always cares so muchabout me, stop it this instant, it’s not making this any easier.”

OutsideIgnis tries to stay as calm as possible and tells him it’s fine, only he wantedto tell Gladio something, so Gladio’s all ears now.

Young Ignisis taking a moment to stare down and breathe, sigh one or two times to relax,before trying to look up again, still thinking it’s going to be easy.

Ignis givesphrase starters but goes nowhere.

He ends upstaring away because that is easier and he hates himself for it, because hefeels like a “I am the prince’s adviser and future strategist, not a dramaticteenager in love with his first crush ever.”

…but…but,Ignis, you’re all that at the same time

Anyway,

Ignis endsup giving another of his phrase starters, before he has to stare down again.

He’sentirely red in the face.

“And I onlywanted to say- what I mean to say is…”

Gladio’squiet and looking at Ignis only; he’s actually very worried because Ignis VERY,VERY, V E R Y rarely ever asks for help (even when he should, dammit), soGladio’s concerned on what it is, but he doesn’t want to pressure him and wantsIgnis to go at his face and speak as he feels ready for it.

“…I havealways admired you, Gladio. Since I can remember. You’ve inspired me to be thebest version of myself. And I think…and I think I have a poor management ofemotions, because I think this admiration has given birth to other emotions.The admiration is still there so it did not transform, but now there’s…more. Somuch more inside me…about you. There’s so many and great and incomprehensiblethings inside me whenever I think of you, or look at you, and it usually getsme very bad whenever we are…together. Whenever you look at me…”

Gladio’shalf comprehending where this is going, but he doesn’t fully understand becauseIgnis has always behaved introvertedly that it’s a bit weird thinking he maybe…confessing feelings?

“And what Iwant to say is…” Ignis is staring back up at him, looking worried and even sad,but his cheeks are completely red. “…Gladio, I-….Gladio, I believe I may havedeveloped romantic feelings for you.”

Gladioblinks and his expression transforms.

It’s likethe light coming from his face is different now.

His eyeswiden slightly, his lips part a tiny bit, but Ignis doesn’t give it more than asecond before he’s back to talking again.

“I believe-I understand this is completely natural. We’re in a hormonal age, and I havealways admired you, so of course it was only a matter of…Gladio, I’m not askinganything. I only wanted- I only wanted to let you know how I feel. You do nothave to respond, I am not asking or offering or requesting anything, not evenan answer. I expect nothing. Please, do avoid giving me a speech to soften anyrejection, and please do avoid telling me ‘good things’ only out of pity. I amNOT offering any sort of relationship nor am I asking if it’s reciprocate, Ionly-”

“Ignis.”

Ignis onlyshut up by Gladio interrupting with that lone word at the time the Shield-to-begripped his arm.

They’requiet like that, Gladio holding his arm and looking at him, and Ignis staringat a side.

“…youmean…you like me? As in…like a crush?”

Well,‘crush’ sounds weak compared to what Ignis is feeling, but he doesn’t want tosound creepy and he’s not prepared to say those other words, so he only looks upat Gladio and nods.

It tookIgnis another second, but now that the entire thing is out and off his chest,he’s calm enough to look at him without panicking, except there’s still shynessand some nerves.

“I…wanted-I lied. I guess I did want a response, but…now that I’ve said it, I believeit’s best to keep things here” Ignis tells him and lowers the head again. “Ihave been trying to tell you for months. I guess the Marshal is right; I docare. I’m scared of what you’re thinking about me right now. And if I am scaredabout it, that’s because I do care. Care about this not…being reciprocate. Careabout your response” he looks up at Gladio again. “I care. Too much. I would wishfor you to respond to my feelings, but I prefer wishing for you to not exit mylife only due to some…immature, dramatic teenage emotions. I prefer you don’ttell me anything, and nothing between us is ruined. I could stand that youreject me as a romantic partner, but I could not stand that I lose you as afriend, too…”

Gladio’slooking at him puzzled, worried, and a bit shocked.

He had notexpected Ignis to confess to him; the guy had shown no particular signs ofhaving developed a crush (that’s how good Ignis is at hiding what he’s alwaysfeeling), and Gladio had thought him ace, not to say he had thought that incase Ignis do would ever crush on someone it would be anybody but him, and nownot only is Ignis confessing, now he’s fully opening up to him about ALL hisfeelings about this entire thing, and now he has a flustered Ignis confessingromance and a sad Ignis in front of him and Gladio has no idea what to do.

He wants totouch Ignis but he’s not sure how or where, because he feels that touching him willmake Ignis break like glass.

It’s moreof a natural reaction than a thoughtful action; Gladio ignored his ownoverthinking and just went for it:

If he fearsIgnis will shatter in pieces, then better hold all the pieces in their place,right?

Gladio’s reachingto hug him.

It took amoment of silence after the last of Ignis’ words.

Gladio’sjust standing there, looking at him and thinking nothing at all.

After a fewmoments, Gladio starts smiling.

Gladio onlysmiles at him, entirely moved, for some seconds.

When Ignislooks back at him after keeping the stare somewhere else, he’s surprised by thesmile but cannot react to it properly, because that’s when Gladio erases thetwo steps in between and wraps his arms around him.

Ignis isconfused and surprised.

He’s notreturning the hug; he just stays tense and frozen while Gladio hugs him.

Gladio’smuch taller, so he’s a bit bent forwards, so he can keep Ignis in his armswithout asphyxiating him (Ignis’ chin can rest on his shoulder so his faceisn’t pressed anywhere).

“…I neverthought you’d feel for me like I feel for you.”

At hiswords, Ignis feels his heart dropping at his feet, but also getting wings andalmost escaping him like a speedster.

“Honestly,that’s why I’ve always been scared of telling you. I wasn’t expecting this,Iggy…” Gladio squeezes him a bit more tightly, and Ignis still can’t react. “TheSix bless you, Iggy…I…I wouldn’t have dared to do this, I’m so glad you’re thebrave one here or I’d have never known…”

Ignis still takes some moments, and Gladioonly keeps him in arms.

“…wh-whatdo you mean?” Ignis is asking, still shocked. “You mean as in…you feel…you feelthe same?”

Gladiolaughs softly and hugs him tighter, nuzzling the side of his head againstIgnis’.

“For acouple months too, like you…”

It takesstill a few more moments of shock because Ignis was expecting ANY answer exceptthis.

He wasprepared in case Gladio would be disgusted and would be rude, but he was surethat that was a small possibility, because it’s Gladio and he’s such agoodhearted and kind person he wouldn’t act like that (he got prepared just in case), so he was expecting understanding and pity.

But to havereciprocate feelings? Never did it cross his head, dammit.

Ignisthinks he should be freaking out.

Curiously,for once in his life, he doesn’t. He feels…content.

Inexplicably,ridiculously happy.

The godsdamn, it starts building up in his stomach and goes up to his chest and hefeels so FULL, it’s like all inside his body has been covered with warm waterand he feels SO HAPPY, is this normal???

Ignis,instead of freaking out, starts smiling.

Look atthat teen Ignis, the huge smile on his face that turns to the happiest ofgrins, as he leans even more into the hug and finally throws his arms aroundGladio too.

This is howyoung Ignis took the first step confessing.

They stayedlike that some moments, eventually broke apart, laughed and conversated on “howsilly” and “ridiculous” it all is, with both hiding from each other, bothfearing each other’s response, both sharing how they’ve been feeling and forhow long and silly anecdotes regarding all this.

But itstayed there; mutual confessing, but no proposal of anything.

The waythey parted ways was rather awkward and uncomfortable, but both wereexcruciatingly happy and nervous to care or for the awkward to ruin the moment.

You shouldhave seen young Gladio that night.

He wasparticularly happy that dinner.

He actuallyleft mid-dinner to run to the bathroom and scream into a towel.

YoungGladio’s a fangirl.

What aboutthe first time young Ignis asked Gladio out?

It was somedays after the mutual confessing.

Ignis diddare write the damn letter this time.

He didn’task him out with the letter; the letter only includes part of what Ignis feelsfor him and his gratitude for “such a kind and unexpected reaction that has lightenedmy heart and warmed my soul”.

He’s askinghim out verbally.

Young Ignismay be shy but DAMN is he BRAVE!

It was atthe Citadel again, at the main doors.

SometimesIgnis happens to go home earlier than Gladio for a few minutes (Gladio tends towait until Clarus is done too), so they may meet at the entrance Hall.

That’s whyGladio happened to be there that rainy day when he offered the hoodie, btw.

That day, Ignistook his chance and eventually lead the conversation to where he wanted it.

He took afew days to gather courage again.

This is ashyness mess and I love it.

That day hepushed himself to get confidence and courage enough (he said the feeling is mutual. There is no reason for him to reject-… well, there could be reasons, but, remember Ignis, if he says no it doesn’t mean he’s disgusted or that the feeling isn’t reciprocate, it IS, he told you, it just… life. Duties. They get in the way. But it has nothing to do with yourself, Ignis. You can do it. Just tell him. You lose nothing asking him.)

Ignis hadto beat down the goblin in his head that insists “lmao Ignis if HE hasn’t askedyou out yet it’s because he DOESN’T WANT TO AHAHAH” with a mental newspaperuntil it shut up and he sassied his way across his internal issues andintroverted being and happened to be relatively calm when he did dare askGladio, finally.

He wasstill nervous, but at least he was not a tornado of emotions.

He remindedGladio of the one day of mutual confession; they both immediately went into “ExtremeShyness” mode in front of each other.

Red faces,nervous tics (Gladio reaches to caress at his own nape and looks away, Ignistends to pull from a sleeve or scratch behind his ear), little smiles andhearts beating at maximum speed.

“About thatevent, I was…hoping to ask you…perhaps I may be rushing things too much, andperhaps, while the feeling is mutual, you do not-”

Blah blahblah, another of Ignis’ eternally long rants to expose the ENTIRE point beforereally getting to the point of the point.

“…what Imean to say is” how many times has this kid said this omfg, “I do understandyour duties as I understand mine, as well as social positions, so just be awarerejection will do no harm to me; you have let me know the feeling is mutual,but sometimes…”

Ignis, justget to the point.

“…and Ibelieve…I would- Gladiolus, I want to offer a…” ahaha, poor Ignis can’t say theword ‘date’, he’s too shy

Gladio hasbeen blushing all this time, and smiling.

His littlesmile is the shiest thing ever, but as Ignis continues his attempts, Gladio’ssmile grows and grows and grows.

He’s allred, eyebrows furrowed, and heart all warm and floating inside him.

Big smileon his face, he’s nodding at Ignis.

Ignis ismistaking his nod; Gladio’s intention is to say “Yes, I want”, but Ignis takesit as “It’s fine, I get where this is going, please do say it, I won’t judgeyou.”

“…Gladio”Ignis breathes to calm down. He knows he won’t say the word ‘date’ and he doesn’twant this to be mistaken by a random meeting or random hang out, so he has tokeep it clear some way.

That’s howIgnis ends up getting courage enough and reaches for both of Gladio’s glovedhands, holding them softly.

“I would bevery flattered and honored if you agreed to be my company, so we both can gosomewhere you would enjoy, sometime you would like, and…spend the moment together.”

Ignis has apretty cheesy and old-days-romance styled way of asking out.

But that’sfine because Gladio is a hopeless cheesy romantic that reads too many romancenovels and this is entirely melting him and hitting in the right heartstrings.

Gladio maybe a bit teary eyed.

He’s inlove and Ignis is the most romantic (and cheesiest) of people, of course Gladio’smoved and too content, HE HAS NO IDEA WHAT TO DO WITH THESE MANY FEELINGS.

Gladio’salso a bit mute.

His cheekshurt from how big his smile is.

As Ignisfinishes, Gladio nods at him, wordless.

His smileturns to grin and he seems a bit too joyful, but that only motivates Ignis alittle more.

Theadviser-to-be smiles as well.

Holy godsDOES HE SMILE

It’s ashame you can’t see his smile

It’s notridiculously big, but it’s extremely sincere and super happy and SO PURE,Gladio chuckles in a breath because HNFGJNGF he had enough with being ASKED OUTby IGNIS THE ADORABLE SCIENTIA, but HIS SMILE, GEEZ HOLY SHIVA, Gladio cannotword, he cannot function, he’s gone

“Really?”Ignis asks him with that absolutely adorable look of joy.

Gladio nodswith a breathless ‘Yeah’.

Still notknowing what to do with these many emotions, Gladio just opens his arms to him.

Ignisrarely gives the first step into hugging. But he’s not refusing any that Gladiooffers.

Ignis feelsa bit moved that Gladio didn’t pull him into it because opening the armsinstead is like a gesture that says “I want to hug you, but I also don’t wantto make you uncomfortable in case you don’t want, so instead of giving it, I’lloffer it.”

Ignisreached for him and hugged him, resting the head on his chest (because I canmake teen Ignis shirt short and you cannot stop me).

Gladio’s SOHAPPY.

He hugsback firm but soft, and buries the face in Ignis’ hair, chuckling again and nothelping the huge smile and casual grin.

“Thank you,Iggy” Gladio whispers to him. “Another thing I wouldn’t have had the courage toask. By the Six, I can’t WAIT.”

Ignis hasthe prettiest damn smile, but Gladio can’t see it as hugged as they are.

That’sprobably good, Gladio would have combusted.

PS: Gladio may have cried a tear or two with the letter Ignis gave him.

Their firstkiss, you ask?

Young Ignisis giving the first step too.

You cannotstop me.

It tookthem six dates.

They’re amess of shyness and puppy love, alright, do not judge them.

After thesixth one, Gladio went to drop 16 y.o. Iggy to the Scientia house, as it wasthe closest and Gladio wanted to do the favor.

It was atthe stoop of the house, already night.

Cliché, Iknow, I know, but p. realistic I guess.

They had ablast of a day at the temporary carnival.

Ignis gotGladio a tonberry plush and Gladio got Ignis a moogle one.

(You’dthink it should be the other way around? Nah man. The moogle reminds Ignis ofGladio and the tonberry reminds Gladio of Ignis. Why keep the one they identifywith when then can keep theone that reminds them of their loved one?

(thesecheesy idiots)

It’s allbeen laughter and cuddling and shyness all along, these guys are having quite agood time.

So,happiness and a sixth day and a blast together + plushies has both in aparticularly soft and loving mood, which is what pushes them to the want oftheir first kiss.

They stayedat the stoop to talk a little more and finish conversation.

Gladio’smaking a stupid joke with both plushies in hands.

Ignis islaughing, for some reason.

Aftersaying their goodbye, Gladio used the moogle so it would ‘kiss’ Ignis on thenose, saying “Kupó”.

Ignisfuriously blushed and stared slightly down, staying entirely quiet.

Gladio’squiet too, just staring at him in silence, feeling all warm.

“…uhm…Gladio…I’ve…beenthinking…”

Ignis isn’tlooking up at him, and his hands are nervously toying with each other.

Eventually,Ignis does get to the point.

He looks upat Gladio again and arms himself with courage.

“…I waswishing…and if you do not oppose…perhaps…you would accept my…first kiss?”

This timeIgnis did not throw his usually long ranting that goes nowhere and everywhereat the same time.

That’s allhe said.

Gladio’sparalyzed.

All theblood in Gladio’s body has rushed to his face.

Ignis ispretty sure his boyfriend- wait is it okay to call him that yet hfgnhnghg

Ignis ispretty sure Gladio’s as red as a moogle’s nose.

(See, thisis where his nickname I’m usually using in all my Gladnis stories comes from. ‘MoogleNose’

Gladio’seyes are wide like plates.

Gladiofreaking starts SWEATING COLDLY.

Ignis issmiling at him, slightly red in the cheeks, shy but not scared, hopeful, and helooks so damn cute, HOW DOES GLADIO HAVE TO REACT NNNFGHF

Ignis atfirst thought it was adorable that Gladio’s looking at him in such a huge shockand super flustered and red.

It gets concerningafter the first minute, sixty entire seconds in complete silence in whichGladio has shown no reaction.

Ignis issure Gladio has yet not even blinked.

Ignis’smile fades and he tries to wait longer but Gladio’s still entirely paralyzed.

“…Gladio?”

Ignis triedto make him react and talked him into how it’s okay if he’s yet not prepared ordoesn’t want to, which eventually helps Gladio to react.

He’s givingIgnis this puppy-worried look and he just burns even redder.

“…it’s…myfirst, too.”

Ignisinsisted it’s fine if he’s not prepared, but Gladio tells him it’s not that he’snot prepared, it’s that he doesn’t want to “disappoint you, Iggy.”

Ignislaughed it off and both talked a bit on how none is expecting anything from theother, about how awkward this is going to be, and on how none have a singleidea of what goes where or what once lips touch each other.

“You’realways telling me to only…go with the flow. Let things be. We could…try that,if that is okay with you?”

Ignis isadorable, a gentleman, and incredibly caring.

HOW DO YOUEXPECT GLADIO TO NOT WANT TO KISS HIM

Gladio,shyly, nods at him and tells him he’s ready and wants it.

Ignissmiles at him and both stay quiet just smiling at each other.

Young Igniseventually stares away, fidgets a bit with an invisible phone in his hands,blushes and whispers ‘Okay, I uhm…’ as he tries to figure how this should ‘flow’.

This is awkward.

Ignis stepscloser to him, and both stare at each other and smile.

“…uhm…Gladio…couldyou…?”

Ignis isgesturing at Gladio to lean down.

“…I can’treach you.”

Gladio’sinternally exploding and dying and screeching because hhgnfgf, Ignis isadorable.

Outside, he’sstill tense and nervous, flushed red and all shyness and quiet.

He nods andleans down to be closer to 16 y.o. Ignis’ height.

Gladiostill has the plushies in hands, so at least he has something to squeeze to tryto control the nervousness.

Teen Ignisis right a few inches from him, tiny shy smile on the face, but he seems prettyfirm.

Gladio’sloving the way Ignis is growing less and less insecure each day

Ignis, abit shy and feeling a bit dumb, moves the hands up.

They’retrembling and he’s not sure if this is okay or if it’s too cheesy or unnecessaryand he’s overthinking a bit, but eventually, a bit fearful, he cups Gladio’sface.

He’sholding him very softly, out of fear because this is rather new, and also someshyness.

Gladio justlets him go.

Igniswhispers to him a last question of permission, and Gladio nods and whispersback a confirmation, and stays quiet and entirely shy in Ignis’ hands.

Ignis willonly look at him for a while.

Gladio’s abit shy to make eye contact at first, but as Ignis keeps his face cupped andstays quiet, only admiring Gladio’s face and lips and eyes, it eventually givesGladio confidence and calm enough, until he too is able to make eye contact andsmile.

Ignis, nowthat he’s sure Gladio’s calm, smiles and reaches closer.

Hehesitates and it’s a “I get a millimeter close, I stop, I get two millimeters closethen I retreat one, then I go another one close but I stop again” and so on andon.

He’snervous.

He wantsthis to be very special and he wants to never ever forget, so it’s a bit weirdand too big and he can’t just rush.

Little bylittle, Gladio’s face cupped in his hands, Gladio untense but still shy, Ignisreaches close enough until it’s only an inch in between.

He’s slowlyclosing the eyes, feeling a bit shy and awkward, but also like this is just ‘theflow’ of it.

Gladio’sclosing the eyes little by little too.

Their lips areonly rubbing.

Gatheringcourage, Ignis finally closes the eyes and leans close to break themicroscopical separation in between.

He onlypresses his lips to Gladio’s.

They stay theresome moments, eyes softly closed, and lips pressed against one another.

It lastsquite a while.

Momentslater, Ignis breaks apart very slightly, only an inch, though.

He keepseyes closed and hands cupping Gladio’s face.

He smilesand Gladio feels it, so he can’t help but smile as well.

“…have youopened your eyes?”

“No. You?”

“No.”

None sayit, but both assume the other hasn’t opened the eyes for the same reason.

It feelslike magic or fireworks inside themselves; opening the eyes would be likebreaking the spell.

Ignis hadthought this would be very awkward and silly, but ‘going with the flow’actually happens.

Ignis doesn’teven think about it when he’s slowly bringing Gladio’s face to himself again togive him another kiss.

Gladiofeels a bit stupid because Ignis is holding his face and it feels absolutelyfantastic and like such a loving gesture, but he can’t touch back because he’sholding a pair of plush toys that he can’t consider dropping because IT’S THEIRPLUSH TOYS he cannot do that like they mean nothing but how does he hug Ignis,omfgfn, he wants to hug Iggy, how

It’s stillcloser to the concept of ‘peck’ rather than ‘kiss’, but it’s absolutelyfantastic and it feels wonderful for both of them.

It’s likethe fireworks of new year, except more colorful, brighter, much more beautiful,and all inside their hearts and stomachs and behind the lungs.

Somemoments later, Ignis breaks apart but stays close again.

He restshis forehead to Gladio’s, and Gladio leans into it, both still keeping the eyesclosed.

It takessome moments of silence before both open the eyes.

“It waswonderful” Ignis whispers to him. “One of my most treasured memories from nowon, for the rest of my life. Thank you, Gladio.”

Gladiopasses one plushie to the other hand so only one hand is busy and he has theother free.

He uses itto move it up and place it on Ignis’ face on a side, keeping him in place asGladio leans closer to kiss him on the nose this time, messing a bit with hisglasses, but Ignis only laughs very quietly in response.

“…one of mymost treasured memories” Gladio tells him and gives him a skimo kiss that onlymakes Ignis smile even brighter. “Gods damn, Iggy. I’m so happy my first kisswas yours. Thank you.”

They staystanding there at the doorstep, holding hands, foreheads together, nosesnuzzling and poking, and a few pecks here or there.

It’s such apeaceful and beautiful silence between the two.

“…Iggy, Ithink we’ve made a mistake.”

“How?”Ignis blinks at him, confused.

“…now I won’tbe able to leave. Iggy, I’m going to stay at your doorstep all night now,because I can’t leave after this. You have enchanted me. You are ruining mylife and I love it.”

Ignis wouldhave grown a bit insecure in the past.

Not now.

He’ssmiling at Gladio, blushing a bit, and laughing softly.

There’s a pause.

“…well”Ignis says and stares down, smiling. “…maybe, so we can fix that, you could…staythe night?” Ignis furiously blushes and stares up at him without lifting thechin. “I’d hate that you stood here all night. You could catch a cold.”

Gladio’sfrozen again.

Ignis, yourconfidence is growing so fast and so good, hfgnmf, I’m so proud of you.

It’s thefirst time Ignis offers Gladio stays the night.

Ignis hasstayed the night at Gladio’s a few times (most of which they were still onlyfriends, only one or two after a date), but Gladio’s never stayed at his.

Gladio’s ina bit of panic because “will your uncle murder me or you?”

Ignisreassures him it’s fine, and Gladio just…can’t go home.

He’s too inlove, he just gave Iggy his first kiss, HIS LOVE HAS SKYROCKETED, HE NEEDS TOSTAY NEARY IGNIS OR HIS HEART WILL BREAK AND HE WILL DIE

And that’sthe story of how their first kiss went

How it ledto Iggy offering Gladio to stay the night because none is prepared to let theother go so soon after it

How Gladioslept at the sofa

And howIgnis had it impossible to stay away of him for too long, ended up sneaking outof his room at eleven at night and crawling between Gladio and his blanket, andended up asleep on him.

Giving himlittle pecks on the lips before he fell asleep because he adored their firstkiss and wants more.

And Gladio’sawake kissing back and so happy that Ignis took the first step into this toobecause he too wanted to go to Ignis’ room to cuddle him but felt too shy andthe gods bless Ignis is giving the first step because Gladio may be charmingand loving but DAMN IS HE SHY when it’s about Iggy.

Theirmoogle and tonberry plushies are there too, sleeping with them.

And allthis eventually leads to how they officially became boyfriends the morningafter, with bed hair, eye boogers, backache, sharing a blanket and with Ignis’uncle cooking waffles while smiling to himself a bit amused because theseidiots are so in love but they’re still in the ‘so does that mean it’s okay ifI call you my boyfriend?’ stage and it’s disgustingly romantic and adorable howslow and shy they’re going.

I haveactually no idea how to end this so I will just repeat for the millionth timein my life:

I loveBrotherhood/Young Gladnis.

It’sdisgustingly adorable and it triggered me into a 6+k headcanon/half-a-fanfictext because that’s how much I love it.

Ungh.

The godsbless you for sending this in, anon. I’m having the loveliest, most adorable,cutest, simply best and most perfect young/teen Gladnis scenes in my head and ILOVE IT SO MUCH. ❤

Hnfghnnggnngnfgfd,I hope you’re seeing I answered your ask (it sat in my inbox for too long, I’mso awfully sorry…) and I hope thatyou’ve enjoyed of it. Pardon the length. I couldn’t stop myself.(￣▽￣*)ゞ

Hope youenjoyed! Gladnis puppy love for the win.❤ 

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