#my mom loves Gladio?

[basementdwellerq]

Mandatory pokemon rant.

ok so i love pokemon moon and UM

Also mimikyu was so good in Moon and UM because if you played your cards right you could beat an op opponent with a certain move (or Z move) even if they're faster than your minikyu bc there'd be no damage dealt to their hp at all and you can one shot the op pokemon, but in the new games (pokemon scarlet and violet) minikyus "bluff" ability still deals damage, around 10-15 hp is lost which is really annoying

I hate how in later games pokemon battles are optional bc

A my pokemon are weak as fuck And

B I don't get the rage that comes with the mandatory battle experience

And Primarina is superior to Incineroar bc it's pretty and I managed to beat pokemon UM with it and not pokemon moon with incineroar

And I love alolan vulpix

And mimikyu

but specifically that one minikyu from the anime series ahos a ghost

But like I hate salazlle and alolan meowth

THIS MF LOOKS LIKE THE INCARNATION OF SATAN. I HATE IT

And salazlee

Looks a bit like it abt to seduce some old men at a bar to steal their wallets

Like uh???

Be normal.

But I like the small ones

Salandit.

Theyre cool

Shoutout to my boy gladio sorry abt your mom becoming a jellyfish </3

Reminds me of dazai if he was a pokemon trainer and blonde and from alolah

[the-storyteller-and-her-soldiers]

Sims Set Up

Since you all were so sweet about my Sims shipping, (Thank you so much by the way) I figured I'd show off our cast so far! I'm always going to be adding more, so please feel free to say if you and your f/o wanna be added! I'm just gonna show off one everyday outfit to keep it short(er)!

First we have my s/i: Rebecca Rozenaria. She's Cheerful, Creative, and has a custom Trait called True Love. (It's essentially Hopeless Romantic from Sims 3.) She likes writing, acting, gaming, baking, and singing! She longs for a soulmate!

Next we have the Ripper household. The first member is Jack/Raiden. He's Gloomy, a Loner, but Family Oriented. He just wants to be a good parent and is in the Military Career. He has a like for fitness, handiness, research and debate, programming, as well as rock-climbing. Robotics is complicated for him...

Then we have Rosemary. She's the mother of Jack's son John but her relationship with Raiden is on the rocks... She's Proper, Self-Absorbed, and Non-Commital. She's also rather overbearing with John. She wants to be a Mansion Baron since she wants a good life for her and John.

Finally, there's John. He's Proper like his mom but a total sweetie. He loves the color green and is a whiz-kid due to his mom. He's learning the piano and violin due to his mom. But he likes playing with his dad now that he's home!

-- After that, we have the FFXV crew! First, we have Gladio Amicitia! He's Athletic, Loyal, and Romantic but usually develops Loves the Outdoors and Self-Assured traits. He loves camping, handiness, wellness, gaming, rock climbing, and gardening!

Next we have Gladio's sister Iris! She's also Athletic, but also an Insider. She also likes gardening, knitting, cross-stitching, baking, and cooking. (Why can't there be sewing??) She's usually at the boba-thrift shop!

Then we have Prince Noctis! He's a Bro, Lazy (Not an insult but boy loves naps!), and Loyal as well. He likes Fishing, Gaming, and Mischief! I gave him the Neighborhood Confidante aspiration since he's gonna be king and NO SAD ENDS ARE ALLOWED HERE!

Then we have Prompto! He's Good, an Art Lover, and Creative. He loves gaming, photography (obviously), media production, skiing, and singing! He's also a spell-caster with the painter extrordianare aspiration.

Finally we have Ignis. He's a Foodie, Family Oriented, and Neat. He's also a spellcaster with the Master Chef. But he likes cooking, gaming, baking, wellness, and gardening!

-- Now let's go to FFXIV! Starting with the Heavensward Household, we have Aymeric and Estinien. Both are spellcasters (for the elezen ears!)

Aymeric is Outgoing, Loyal, and Family-Oriented (since he rises to lead Ishgard to a better future!) He likes research and debate, writing, gardening (for the Diadem and rebuilding of Foundation), and he wants to be a Friend of the World.

Then there's Estinien who is a Hot-Head (due to the Dragon Song War), Loner, and Ambitious since he's the Azure Dragoon!! He likes Handiness, Fitness, Rock Climbing, Snowboarding and Skiing. He has the extreme sports aspiration!

-- Then we have Zenos (The one who took over my head!) He is Jealous (since he wants to be the only one to 'hunt' me), Evil, and a custom trait Possessive. He wants to be a Public Enemy. But he likes fitness, robotics, and mischief!

-- Then we have the Scions!

First, we have Thancred who's Self-Assured, Loyal, and a Perfectionist (since he works himself so harshly!) He likes acting, writing, violin, piano, fitness, wellness, singing, and gaming

Next we have his adopted daughter Ryne. She's an Over-Achiever and Adventurous! She's seeking Inner-Peace and likes wellness, fitness, singing, handiness (since she crafts ammo for her Dad!), gardening, writing (and reading mainly) also gardening as well as musical stuff like piano, violin, dancing, and other things!

Then we have Minfilia (ugh), she's an Ambitious, Perfectionist, and Self-Assured who wants to be a jungle explorer since the scions wanna help and unify Eorzea. She likes writing, research and debate, and reading.

Then there's Alphinaud! He's a bookworm and perfectionist who wants to be a Friend of the World. He likes research and debate, as well as writing!

Plus there is Alphinaud's twin Alisae who's Good and Adventurous. She usually gets Self-Assured or Hot-Headed. She likes fitness, Extreme Sports such as Skiiing, snowboarding, and rock climbing! She also likes writing and debating!

Don't forget Urianger! He's a Bookworm, Genius, and Ambitious who wants to be a Renaissance Sim. He likes research and debate, robotics, and programming.

Y'shtola is also here! She's Proper, a Perfectionist, and Ambitious and wants to be the Spellcraft and Sorcerer! Again she likes research and debate, acting, and gardening for alchemy ingredients!

Finally we have G'raha Tia! He's Romantic, Genius, and Ambitious with the Nerd Brain. He likes cooking, baking, programming, gaming, and researching.

--

Then there's Jack Garland. He's a Loner, Self-Assured, and Athletic. I usually give him the custom career of Knight or Military. He likes fitness, rock climbing, and gaming.

--

Then there's the Yagami Detective Agency: Kaito is Hot-Headed, Self-Assured, and Good! He likes Fitness, Gaming, and Fishing with the bodybuilder aspiration!

Then there's Yagami! He's got the city native aspiration as a Self-Assured, Genius, and Ambitious! He likes a lot from programming, robotics, gaming, research and debate, handiness, and photography!!

--

I have so many households to make! Such as the DMC crew, my friends from SOP, the cobra kai crew, the rest of the boys from Judgement, all my friends, and a few more! So let me know what you think and if you'd like me to then show off the sims I made of you all or if I should show you privately as I don't wanna make anyone uncomfy!

Taglist: @disneymarina @goldenworldsabound @maskedanarchy-ships @singingdeepinme @canongf @hadesgoddess @nyandereneko @floweringforgetfulness @ignited-lovers

[meissashush]

Gladio Amicitia

Sexuality Headcanon: bisexual demisexual

Gender Headcanon: cis male

A ship I have with said character: Gladnoct is a good one

A BROTP I have with said character: Gladio and Ignis have such good exhausted co-worker vibes. Even if they're not dating, they're bros forged by the fires of hell (getting Noct to take care of himself)

A NOTP I have with said character: Gladiolus/Cor. I think I'm just dad!Cor and CorNyx pilled

A random headcanon: Gladio's mom is from Accordo, and he can speak a bit of her home dialect as a result. He never talks about this, because people assume he means altissian. Altissia isn't the only place in Accordo, and at this point he refuses to learn altissian on principle.

General Opinion over said character: Love my boy.

[ahdenyadahling]

Final Fantasy XV - Fate & Destiny

Chapter Fourteen- Part One

notes: prelude to smut/mild language

Chapter Fourteen: Instructions

I was rudely awakened the next morning by Gladio kicking my foot. As my vision focused and I sat up, rubbing at my sore shoulders, I saw that he was already dressed. Well, as dressed as Gladio ever got.

“Come on, lazy bones. We haven’t trained in a few days. I’ll let you take your frustrations out on me,” he leaned closer and whispered, “Sexual or otherwise.”

“Why you—” my eyebrows furrowed in offense and he laughed to himself as he exited the camper.

I used the bathroom, brushing my teeth with one hand, roughly brushing my hair with the other. I tied my shoulder-length purplish hair into a ponytail so I would have no distractions before I headed outside.

The morning was cool but more rain clouds threatened to burst overhead. I joined Gladio in doing our morning stretches, but he still had a cocky smile on his face as if pleasing my mother had been a competition that he had won. I was still agitated and slighted that she had sided with him. After warming up our muscles, we found an area between the camper and the road for weapons practice. He summoned his shield while I called forth my new lance. I advanced on him hard, and he blocked, taking a step back, unprepared for the fury I still felt over being embarrassed yesterday. I advanced again, but rolled behind him, pushing him in the back with the tip of the lance. I got a hit on him, finally. He turned toward me, this time, his smile forced.

“Fight me,” I told him.

He summoned his great sword, his eyes never wavering from mine. “You really want to do this?”

I nodded, and he rushed toward me, but I watched his moves. With that big of a sword, his movements were slow, and I easily parried his attacks. After a couple of blocks though, I realized he was still going easy on me.

“I said fight me!” I yelled, my voice carrying over the quiet courtyard.

This time, Gladio came at me, the sword slashing through the air faster than I had ever seen, the weapon seemed a blur. I still blocked and parried, advanced, and within that frenzy, I realized perhaps he was right. There was a tension between us, and I imagined us kissing every time our weapons clashed. It nearly distracted me, but this time, I would not lose to him. As he wound up for a strong hit, I switched to my whip and lashed it around his ankles, pulling hard. Gladio fell, back first onto the hard ground, grunting with discomfort. With the lance summoned again, I straddled him, holding the weapon longways above his throat. “I win.”

He dispelled his weapon, and to my annoyance, found that he was grinning at me, a strange look in his eyes. “Our son is going to be the best goddamn Shield ever.”

My proud smile slipped away, as did my weapon, and I quickly backed away from him. I had forgotten that was one of the reasons why he said he loved me in Lestallum that night. He thought I would give him a strong, capable son to follow in his footsteps.

From my left, in front of the camper, Ignis set down his steaming cup of coffee to clap his hands. “Wonderful, Ahdenya. You’re improving.”

“Thanks, Iggy,” I began to approach him, leaving Gladio laying on the ground, but I heard my mother calling my name from the outpost. After last night, I didn’t want to speak with her either. With a heavy sigh, I approached the gift shop. The smell of breakfast cooking made my stomach rumble.

She clicked her tongue at me but kept her voice low. “Is that any way to treat your betrothed?”

“Mom, we’re not betrothed, or engaged, or anything. I said we’re complicated.”

“I know. I’m just glad to see you handling yourself out there. After that display, I don’t have to worry as much. But I don’t see why you’re fighting in the first place. Just marry one of them and settle down.”

I threw my head back in annoyance. “I’m not going to pressure Prompto into a marriage he might not even want, that he has no idea about right now. I care for him, Mom, but Noct has things he needs to do first, and I’m going to help them with that. I’m not giving Gladio an answer until I get an answer from Prompto. It’s only fair.”

“It’s not fair to Gladio. He loves you. I can see it.”

“If I don’t marry Prompto, I have to die for him.” I began to raise my voice, “Is that what you want, Mother? For me to die? For your precious Gladio to be a widower?”

“Of course not!” She sighed in defeat, “I see your point then. I won’t say anything else.”

“Thank you. Making a decision is hard enough as it is.”

She motioned toward the camper with a nod of her head. “Go on back and clean up. Breakfast is nearly ready.”

I nodded and headed back. Prompto stopped petting a Chocobo to meet me halfway.

“Will you tell me today?”

I sighed and was unable to hide the frustration in my voice, “Ya know, Prompto, it’s kinda hard to talk alone when you’re attached to Noct at the hip.”

“What do you mean?”

“I mean, is there a reason why you always sleep with him?”

Prompto blushed as he clarified, “Beside, not with. We’re into girls, if that’s what you’re getting at. But yes. There is a reason. Noct… he has bad dreams. He has since his mother died. I found that if he has a little pressure, a little human contact, he sleeps better. And when he sleeps better, I sleep better. So it works for us.”

“Okay,” I shrugged my shoulders indifferently, too annoyed to be sympathetic. “Then think about having Noct stay beside Ignis just for one night. He’s used to taking care of him. Then we can talk. You and me.”

He stammered, backing up a step, “Muh-muh-me? Be-beside you? What about Gladio?”

“What about me?” the Shield questioned, hearing his name and approaching us, intentionally looming over Prompto. His foot-tall advantage made him seem intimidating.

“Um, nothing,” Prompto ducked away just as my mother called us over for breakfast. He couldn’t run away fast enough.

Gladio stood beside me for a moment in silence. I think we were both feeling a bit tense, and I shook my head in exasperation before I asked him, “Gladio, what are we doing?”

“I don’t know. Ever since Ardyn mentioned jealousy,” he looked over at me, “All I see is red when someone else talks to you. Especially him. The thought of you—” he suddenly took me by the hand and began to drag me toward the camper.

“It’s breakfast,” Noctis reminded us, carrying a plate to a picnic bench.

“We’re washing our hands,” Gladio pushed me into the camper before him and locked the door. I turned toward him, ready to fuss at him for being so rough with me today, but he stepped forward, surprising me with a deep kiss, his big hands reaching for my hips. He kept his voice quiet as he confessed, “I want you, right here, right now.”

[omgfloofy]

Let's just answer the whole damn list.

1: How many fics have you worked on since January?

I've got the ever present dal segno al coda that I've always been working on this year. However, in May, I came up with the concepts that turned into The Insurgent King and this has kind of taken over EVERYTHING in my mind.

I also got a couple of Ys fics out, a pretty dark story for Van Arkride, and a couple of one shot stories for FFXV.

2: What’s something new that you tried in a fic this year?

👏 MAFIA 👏 ADJACENT 👏

Insurgent King has been SO MUCH FUN because it's really delving a lot into the dark underbelly of stuff. I also got to use my AP style from Endless History in a fic with The King's Interview in that series.

But in general, writing has been amazingly therapeutic for me. It was something I started after my mom's death in 2022 as a bit of personal therapy. I think having time to be in make believe worlds writing fantasy and adventure when it sometimes feels like my world is falling apart has helped me more than you can believe.

Additionally, an upcoming story that I've been planning for Insurgent King is straight up a heist story, ala Oceans 11 and so forth. I've never done something like this before and it has been the craziest thing I've had to plan. And it's the one story that doesn't have a shit ton of stuff already written for it, since the heist needs to be so carefully put together.

I'm SO excited for that story to finally get released. I can't wait for people to read it because it's been so much fun to plan.

3: What piece of media inspired you the most? (This can be the fandom you wrote the most for, the one that spawned the most ideas, the one you thought about the most, etc.)

Final Fantasy XV seems to be the game to keep on giving me a lot of inspiration for ideas. However, I've been finding inspiration for my stories in so many things all over the place.

Trails Through Daybreak has served as much of a supportive 'vibe check' for Insurgent King, as an example. Watching through Tower of God's S2 anime has reminded me of how COOL that comic is and since I've started writing, I've started finding a whole new appreciation for fiction and other stories all over the place. The biggest influence this year, though, has been from old TV shows ala Lost and Stargate, both of which have been an immense inspiration for the storytelling method behind Insurgent King. Look at it like a serialized TV series and the way I'm writing it will probably make a lot more sense.

4: How many fandoms did you write for this year?

For things published, three: Final Fantasy XV, Ys, and Trails.

For things that are still in my WIPs bin? Lost Universe, No Man's Sky, and Helldivers.

5: What ships captured your heart?

I adore Lunoct - but I fully understand that my bias comes from working on dal segno al coda, which is kind of my baby. I can't wait to start releasing it, because Noctis and Lunafreya are the quintessential power couple in it, and fate does not want them together because of the shit they can do when united in it.

6: What characters captured your heart?

I know this was from something I released last year, but it was at the very end of the year, and it still carried over through this year: Anemona from Ys IX. I would not have written anything for her if it wasn't for the Yuletide exchange.

I've also found myself loving the hell out of writing Gladio in my FFXV fics. He's started to become one of the easiest characters for me to write, even.

Also, writing in the point of view of Regis in The King's Gambit. I want to write something that's far more enjoyable for him than the ball of anxiety he was in that fic. Shit was going poorly and he had to change everything to make it go less poorly in that story. I just want something with him being happy.

7: Did you write for any new fandoms or ships this year?

I hadn't written/released anything for the Trails series, strangely enough, until I wrote Cannot Deny His Sleepless Eyes. I have another fic that I've been dabbling with that's Trails from Zero/Trails to Azure, but I'm not far enough to really call anything for it.

8: What fic meant the most to you to write?

The Cordelia Manifest.

This was the first fic of the Insurgent King series. Think of it like the pilot for a TV series. I wrote it based on vibes I got while listening to music from Bubblegum Crisis. While doing so, I realized that I love this setting a LOT and really needed to delve into it more and explain out how Insomnia fell and Noctis became a king of the criminal underworld in it.

9. What fic made you feel the happiest to work on?

Lost and Found.

This was my fic in the FFXV Remix event that happened earlier this year. I had so much fun reading a fic called The new guy by MiraNjell and chose it for my remix fic.

A lot of this was pulled from my own personal experiences from getting a new puppy this year.

10: What fic was the most satisfying to finish writing?

The Insurgent King.

In this case, not the series, but the fic named for the series. This is my longest published fic on AO3, and I felt so proud of actually getting it done.

11: What fic was the most difficult to write?

ad astra is one of my FFXV wips. I've come and go with it several times, but since it delves very hard into concepts that are "beyond human understanding" and kind of delves a bit into cosmic horror… it's easily one of the most difficult projects ahead of me. I want to read more cosmic/eldritch horror before I try to write more of it, and I really want to become a much better writer to do this concept justice.

With what I released, it would be Cannot Deny His Sleepless Eyes. I've never written whump before and this was somewhat uncomfortable as it has a lot of heavily implied child abuse. It's only 400'ish words, but I didn't want to expand on it any further.

12: What fic was the easiest to write?

Infiltration! I just sat on the ending for ages, and then decided "boom" and knocked that shit out in a couple of hours. A lot of Noctis and Prompto's interactions remind me very much of the same kind of 'two friends who lose all brain cells when together' friendship that I have with my best friend.

In fact, the "be quiet" aspect of Infiltration was actually based on a real bet with my best friend from years and years ago.

13: What were your shortest and longest fics posted this year?

Shortest: Cannot Deny His Sleepless Eyes - 414 words

Longest: The Insurgent King (story, not series.) - 62,638

14: What were your go-to writing songs?

I made a whole ass playlist for Insurgent King.

15: What was the hardest fic to title?

Filed Away. I still am not 100% happy with the title.

16: What's your favorite title of the year?

There's an upcoming story in my Insurgent King series called A Field of Flowers. I love everything about this title. I can't wait for people to see just why it's an amazing title, too.

17: Share your favorite opening line

Ring ring. Ring ring. Ring ring. Click. "Fisherman's Lighthouse." "Good… [afternoon], this is an automated call from Concordo Shipping. Your freight parcel has been scanned in at… [Pier Lots Warehouse] and will be ready for pick up in… [forty-eight hours]. Failure to pick up your parcel… [one week] after its release will see that your parcel is forfe–" Click.

The above is the opening from Observator, one of the side stories in Insurgent King. I love it because I think you can hear the automated voice on the line.

18: Share your favorite ending line

Voices echoed through Regis' quickly fading consciousness. He saw the flash of blue, glimmering magic in front of him. He couldn't make out the words from the woman's voice — it sounded as if he was under water. He had no time. He held his left hand up to her. He needed the ring to be noticed immediately. "Take it." His strength faded fast. "Take it to…" But Regis Lucis Caelum never got out that last word before he died on the steps of the Citadel.

The above is the ending (before the super short epilogue) of The King's Gambit, the third story of the Insurgent King series. Regis' death is a catalyst to everything in the series, and I wanted the story that was in his POV to end abruptly as he died. There would be no more 'voice' for the POV any longer, afterall.

19: Share your favorite piece of dialogue

"It's not home." Noct said as he crossed the room and started to poke through the bag. It's dinner, but instead of commenting on the food, he mused out loud, "I'm surprised, though. Ignis is usually super critical when I'm too lax about hiding my identity." "You could make it easier and introduce me to them as your cousin Gladio Gar." "No." Noct stopped, then looked up. He sounded a lot sharper than he initially intended, but continued with it, "Don't. That's my thing." Gladio leaned back with a smug grin. The chair groaned in protest at the large man's weight from the action. "Yeah, I know." He paused for a second, just for the timing of it. "It shouldn't be." "I have a good cover here." Noct mumbled as he dropped into his own chair and opened the box to look through the food. It was a burger — he was surprised it wasn't Cup Noodles. "It's about as great as a baseball cap." "It works!" Noct grabbed a fry out of the box and threw it at Gladio. He laughed as it only bounced harmlessly off his head.

The above is from A Part to Play, one of my Twilight extra stories that's still in WIP format. I have to be extremely careful with this one because it has some very technical stuff to describe and I need to take my time. It should be out soon, though.

19: Share your funniest line

This time, the roles were switched. Luna took hold of Noctis' wrist and walked ahead to lead him, instead. "What's the worst he could do to us?" "To you." Noctis didn't fight being pulled along. "He wouldn't do anything to you." A beat. "He'd just kick my ass in our next training session." "If he's kicking your ass," It was so weird to hear Luna repeat his own words. She always knew what to say and the perfect way to say it, when Noctis felt he fell short in that skillset. Luna quickly glanced back to say, "Then you just need to…" She paused, as she seemed to search for the words, then continued, "get good and show him what for." Noctis thought, at first, that he must have not heard her right. The words and Luna's voice just didn't sound right together. After running that over in his head again, he finally laughed. "I'm sorry. Who are you and what did you do with Lunafreya?"

This is from Date Night, my little 'preview fic' for Noctis and Lunafreya in dal segno al coda.

This fic is a single night of events that just didn't fit in the full narrative of the main story and is Noctis and Lunafreya having an evening out together in Insomnia. (takes place during part 2)

I really have a lot of fun with Noct and Luna in segno. I know I said it before, but I'll say it again: I really can't wait to get comfortable enough to start posting it, because I want people to really have fun with what the two are capable of in that story.

As I said before, they are very much a power couple in dal segno al coda, except there are points here and there when Noctis and Lunafreya just have the chance to be the people they could never otherwise be.

20: What's something that surprised you while you were working on a fic? Did it change the story?

I would go as far as to say that the sudden idea behind Solus popping into my head was a big surprise. It doesn't change the overall story of the Insurgent King, but it does add more to it, I feel.

There's also a contender for biggest 'surprise' that came about from writing part 2 of segno. This wasn't this year - I think I wrote the scene last year, even - but I'm still trying to contend with it. I feel like I have to fight over 'how far is too far' with the idea.

It changed a LOT of segno and triggered a lot of rewrites, as well. However, it was very much a case of 'Lunafreya wants what she wants, and it's not necessarily what the author originally wanted.' LOL

21: What writing programs did you use? Did you write by hand?

I started using Google Drive, but I was introduced to Ellipsus this year and I love it so much. So I've started migrating my works to it.

While it's not the main parts of the story themselves, I have a plnner for dal segno al coda, that I use to keep track of dates in it and what happens around said dates.

I also have been carrying a tiny composition book in my purse to use when I get ideas while away from home.

22: If you had to choose one, what was THE most satisfying writing moment of your year?

I would actually put that towards The King's Interview and when I looked at the finished product on AO3. Not so much the writing part of it, but the design work and workskin editing. Since I have a web development background, I really love playing with AO3 workskins and think they can be a very powerful tool in storytelling.

That header image was made from two different stock images, and intended to illustrate the interview, as you would see on a news site or newspaper.

I also did something like it for the Epilogue for The King's Gambit. I made a faux newspaper front page in InDesign, complete with making a believable printed halftone look of the front of the Citadel. There's so much more of that layout than what I showed.

I've also got a story that's doing something like this further down the line in segno - so I may have just lifted that idea from there. segno's 'front page' is a little more complete than this one, however. Complete with extra fake headlines and snippets of other articles and stuff.

23: Did you do anything special to celebrate finishing a fic?

Not necessarily. I think the only real time to celebrate finishing one would be when I finished The Insurgent King - the story, not the series it's named after. This is probably due to the nature of the series, though, since I was immediately in my files and making notes of where to go with the next story and what had to be revealed in it (as well as what I can't reveal yet).

24: How did you recharge between fics?

I might just pull up a game and play a bit. Nothing too fancy.

25: Did you create fanworks other than fic?

Not really, no.

26: How many events did you take part in? (bangs, exchanges, ship weeks, zines, prompt memes, they all count!)

Just one, really. It was the @ffxvremix. I wrote Lost and Found for it.

27: If this were an awards show, who would you thank?

I'd thank, of course, @firefallvaruna for being my amazing beta reader. I'd also thank @snifftheraven. He's been the best sounding board for a lot of my ideas. He's also super honest and tells me when my ideas are too much, or if I have gone down a path that I probably wouldn't want to take.

28: What's left on your to-do list for 2024?

Sadly, my to-do list included getting part 1 of segno done. Then I got sideswiped by a whole new AU called The Insurgent King. Which is on point for that AU's version of Noctis.

I might celebrate the end of the year by working on segno a bit more and maybe pushing that 75-80% completion a little closer to 100%.

29: What would you like to write next year?

Getting segno's part 1 done and started to AO3 is definitely on my planned list for next year. I'm also continuing onward into Insurgent King.

I know the ending to both series. I should be able to make it.

A slightly revised version of last year's questions! Two ways to play: Reblog and have your followers send you numbers, or answer the whole list!

How many fics have you worked on since January?

What’s something new that you tried in a fic this year?

What piece of media inspired you the most? (This can be the fandom you wrote the most for, the one that spawned the most ideas, the one you thought about the most, etc.)

How many fandoms did you write for this year?

What ships captured your heart?

What characters captured your heart?

Did you write for any new fandoms or ships this year?

What fic meant the most to you to write?

What fic made you feel the happiest to work on?

What fic was the most satisfying to finish writing?

What fic was the most difficult to write?

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[ivorydice]

Mineshaft 👀

(or insert whatever no one has asked you about yet here!)

LOL of course you'd eye up mineshaft! :D <33333 @oftincturedwords asked about this one too so here we go!

So naturally, because this is me, Noctis and his friends are in a bit of a tough spot financially. AKA they're broke and out of curatives. They recently had an altercation with a guy which resulted in Gladio getting badly injured due to protecting Noctis, it was a very close call for him, and it used up the rest of their resources getting him to recover.

They need money ASAP, for some supplies and some downtime. They need to rest, Gladio still needs to rest. And so Noctis accepts a hunt for them at an abandoned mining village. Just one hunt, a quick job to get some good cash, to get supplies and let Gladio heal completely.

Except it's an abandoned mining village. It isn't maintained, it hasn't been maintained in decades, and things go south quickly. One thing leads to another, and Noctis and Gladio both end up getting kicked down an unstable shaft, falling deep into the mine below, and they end up trapped there, injured and on their own, cut off from the world above.

I honestly love the vibes of this fic. It's kind of like a ghost story? This fic is, of course, a whumpy fic, but it's also angsty and emotional and it's about guilt and secrets and grief. I honestly didn't expect it to take such an emotional turn when I started it, I thought it was just going to be a 10k oneshot of the two of them hurt and just trapped in a mineshaft lol, instead it's going to end up more than 30k and there are all of these FEELINGS XDDDD I love it. Hoping to get it posted soon!

Lil' snippet:

He’s only taken a few steps back towards the motel when Noct’s voice stops him.

“Do you believe in ghosts?”

Gladio pauses, then turns to look back at him. Noct’s eyes are on him now, but his face is unreadable, and he’s still clutching at the notebook on his lap, thumb slowly tapping against the cover. Gladio gives the question some consideration, then says, “I don’t think I’ve thought about it too much.”

“My mom believed in ghosts,” Noct says softly, and a flash of surprise hits Gladio like a jolt. “She used to say the south-east tower of the Citadel was haunted.”

He can only stare, confused and curious and wondering. It’s rare for Noct to talk about his mother, rarer even than King Regis himself. “I didn’t know that,” Gladio responds, not knowing what to say and yet not wanting to shove Noct back into silence. “Haunted by who? Some ancestor of yours?”

Noct gives a grin, although it's barely even a half-formed thing. “No idea.” He looks down, fiddling with the notebook, and Gladio waits as patiently as he can until Noct speaks again. “Cinis, tomorrow,” he says. “It’s supposed to be haunted. Or that’s what the tipster said.”

Ah, maybe that’s what brought all of this on. “Probably haunted by daemons, more like,” Gladio answers lightly.

Noct nods at that, slowly and thoughtfully. “The tipster said it’s because of the disaster. All the anger and sadness and guilt ties the people who died there.”

“Isn’t that the usual story for these things?” Gladio suggests. He’s not sure what Noct is getting at here, it’s not exactly important information for their hunt tomorrow, and it doesn’t help that both his eyes and tone don’t really let anything on. But, with everything that has happened lately, there are some possibilities. Death has shadowed Noct’s life since before he was born. It’s the sword hanging above the neck of every king of Lucis. It makes sense that Noct would think of ghosts.

“I can’t disprove they exist,” Gladio says eventually. It’s not really giving much, but he’d rather fill the silence than let it linger. “I’ve never seen one before. Have you?”

Noct is silent for a moment. That shouldn’t be so surprising, but it is. But then he lifts his gaze again and gives a bashful grin. “Nah, guess not. Would be cool, though, huh?”

“Yeah,” Gladio replies. “Make sure Prompto is with you when you do see one. Bet he’d love to snap a picture of it if he could.”

Noct lets out a soft noise, something like a chuckle. “I bet he would.” He stares at Gladio for a moment longer, looking like he wants to say something else. Then he nods towards the motel room. “I’ll be inside in a minute.”

[weebsinstash]

so recently it's becoming brought to light that it's possible that I may have undiagnosed bipolar which would definitely explain some of my mood swings but, I'm bummed out and I'm coping in my own weird way so

yandere Chobobros x bipolar/mood disorder Reader ideas! because this is my blog and why not

--mixing this whole idea with my previous ideas of Reader being from our world, you're really nervous when the medications you happened to have with you start dwindling down the longer you're stuck in Eos, and you eventually decide that you have to tell your new kindly companions what's heading their way since they're going through so much trouble as to let you travel with them

--Reader just trying to take Ignis or Gladio aside since they're the "older, more mature" ones of the group and just being maximum 🥺🥺🥺 Teary Baby Mode 🥺🥺🥺 as you explain that you're on certain medications that help your mental health and that, once they run out, your behavior might get a little more... unpredictable, and you're so so sorry, you can't help it, but you completely understand if they don't want to travel with you anymore and----

--they assure you that everything is fine, don't worry! They can help look into trying to find you new medicines while you're in Lucis, but in the meantime, you have all their love and support! You're still you!

--they say that, but once they start seeing you effectively go through withdrawal from your medications and become more emotional, they can't lie and say they don't feel a strong urge to constantly check in on you and make sure you're ok (stronger than before, at least). It seems like you get so easily upset sometimes, getting frustrated into a crying rage or the slightest problem sending you into a catastrophic depression. Protective as they are, they're reluctant to leave you fully alone once they see how "volatile" you can be. What if something made you upset and you needed comfort and none of them were there? What if you hurt yourself? They wouldn't be able to forgive themselves

--once you're back on mood stabilizers, they all chip in to help remind you to take them! Being the group mom, Ignis buys you one of those pill dividers that are sorted by day to help keep you reminded of when you've taken your meds or need to, though if you're forgetful and inconsistent taking them, he'll take it upon himself to hang on to your pills and administer them to you personally

--they are not exempt from making passive aggressive comments about if you've taken your medications or not, though. If they find you're being especially temperamental, you'll get something like Prompto hitting you with "geez, cool off! Did you forget your meds this morning or something?". You've blown up at them for the insensitivity more than once and they always seem to act like your outburst just reinforces their point

--you've gotten double or even triple-dosed from someone not believing you and slipping you your meds more than once. Gotta keep you nice and lovely and passive after all~. They'd rather have you doped up and sleepy than so riled up that they can't touch or talk to you without getting snapped at

--it almost seems like they treat you different after you share your condition with them. They treat you more... delicately, like you need to be watched, coddled, kept stress free. Even once you get medicine again, they always seem to have something that keeps them from leaving you alone for any given period of time. Someone always "forgets" their phone or something important back at camp with you and just "winds up" staying behind, or someone coincidentally has a stomach ache when you're feeling particularly distant and don't want to ride into town and want some time by yourself. You really don't get that much personal time anymore

--Gladio is always trying to rope you into fun activities with everyone and make sure you're staying social and active as to not get you more depressed. At the very least, he goads you into doing morning stretches with him. Healthy body, healthy mind!

--Prompto and Noctis know all about depression, although at times neither of them can express how they want to help you very well. They'll play phone games with you or invite you for a day out or just stay by your side so you don't feel lonely. Prom is always trying to make you laugh, while Noctis is a little more quiet but every bit as sincere in trying to make you feel loved and accepted

--You're discouraged from talking with a therapist or anything, though. After all, the gang us travelling kind of incognito given Noctis' status, and hey, don't we need to keep moving to try and find your way back home? Guess you'll have just the guys to form an unhealthy emotional codependency with be there to talk whenever you need it :)

[hanalwayssolo]

I've scoured your page for your ocs so I have two. Please, all the questions for Briony and Javier?

I’m sorry if this took so long anon but all questions???? I am absolutely happy to serve! 🫡

Placing this under the cut because I got carried away with the idea of Briony and Javier meeting through a virtual chat and getting to have a conversation.

OC interview questions

1 Who makes up your family? How close are you to them?

Briony: So there's Cor, and he’s my dad. Not by blood, though.

B: Then my mom. Her name's Candela. Again, not by blood.

B: Never met my real parents. According to my mom they gave me up because my real dad didn’t want a girl as a first born. So...

Javier: so i think--and pardon me for saying this--but your real parents should rot in hell.

B: LMAO thank you for standing in solidarity with me. 🥺

B: Anyway! There's also my ten-year-old daughter, Ellie.

B: I could I say I'm close to all of them, and I love them all very much. 💖

B: So yeah. That's pretty much it for me. How about you, sir?

J: well no need to address me as sir, ‘javi’ is just fine, your majesty.

B: Please, I’d also appreciate if you’d just call me Briony. 🥲

J: alright then :)

J: ok so i have a younger brother. his name is carlos. not sure if we’re close. he can be annoying and i know i can be annoying to him. or worse.

J: then darcy, my ex-wife. my bonita and scout, darcy’s kids from a previous relationship whom i both treat as if they were my own flesh and blood. greta, emma, leticia. i know it sounds strange and i won’t go deep into our affairs but all i can say is that even after all my shortcomings, they were still very generous enough to give me another chance. so i’m grateful for our blended family. 

J: as for my parents, well. mi padre--i mean my dad, our relationship was not exactly a good one. it’s more of like a professional relationship. he was only el jefe to us. nothing more.

J: my mamá, however, was the best of us. but my dad didn’t really treat her well so she ended up leaving.

B: Oh gods, I’m so sorry.

J: don’t be. my dad should be the one apologizing. 

B: This is probably the reason why they put us together here. We both have issues with our real parents.

J: jajajaja looks like it.

2. Who is your best friend? Tell us about them!

B: My best friend is my husband, and his name is Gladio. He looks absolutely mean and threatening because he’s 6′6″ but he’s just about the kindest and sweetest fella I’ve ever met. 

B: How about you, Javi?

J: not to put a damper on things but i don’t have one. a best friend, that is. 

B: You can’t be serious? But you seem so amiable. 

J: you are far too kind to me, briony. :)

B: Surely you had one before?

J: well... 

J: my ex-wife. i guess she was my best friend. we’re still friends now but our relationship is not like the one we had before. 

B: Oh. I see. 

B: Okay then, I won’t probe further. And I apologize for even broaching the subject. 

J: it’s alright, don’t worry about it. 

3. What is your favorite childhood memory?

J: so my mamá is a costume designer and she often took my brother and i to the local theatre to watch musicals and shakespearean plays. we would hang out backstage and we’d help out with everyone’s costumes. i love those days.

B: Your mother sounds like a lovely woman. 💖 

B: Which reminds me, when I was a kid, Mom would also take me to theatres and we’d watch all these plays, and we were always so fascinated with the music. Especially the costumes! The masks, the props, the entire production. And whenever we get home, she’d sit at the edge of my bed and we’d talk about it all night.

B: Thinking about it all makes me miss my childhood so much.

4. What is your least favorite childhood memory?

B: Now this is the question that makes me not miss my childhood at all LMAO

J: my sentiments exactly.

J: ladies first? jajaja

B: Fine. 

B: When I was ten, my hometown was invaded by the Empire. I watched as one of their generals killed our queen in front of her children, my childhood friends. I was separated from my Mom for a long time because of it. That’s when Cor found me and took me in.

B: I think that changed me.

B: Sorry, no—it really did change me. Made me really angry at the Empire. For a time, all I wanted was to hunt down every single Imperial soldier who killed my friends, who destroyed my home.

B: But at this point… I’m not so sure anymore. And I’m just tired of being angry, of being so lost.

J: it’s strange. your experience somehow reminds me of my own.

B: Really? How so?

J: my father runs a cartel for a living. one day a rival cartel broke into our house and beat the living daylights out of us. my mother included. i was 8, my brother was 5.

J: my father changed after that. i wasn’t surprised that he would want revenge; he has always been prideful, self-assured. but that incident… something about it made him ruthless. the way he treated my mother changed. he also changed how he treated my brother and i, most of all. he wanted us to be stronger, demanded us to do better. he even punished us for being weak.

J: about what you said about being angry for a time, he was angry for the rest of his life. he certainly made good of his promise that he would make the rival cartel pay, and pay they did with their life. i remember him bringing my brother and i to their hideout and showed us the bodies. everything was drenched in blood. when my brother started crying, my father forced him to look and said, “this is what i am willing to do for our family. i want you to stare at it. i don’t ever want you to cower in fear over this kind of violence, do you understand?”

J: so i guess long story short: my brother and i, we somehow inherited that anger. and we’re still paying the price.

J: and i know i’m the last person you’d want to hear this from, briony, considering i’m but a stranger to you… but i hope you don’t let your anger consume you. as someone who has ruined a lot of good things in my life: anger is poison. nothing good ever comes out of it.

5. What is your favorite thing to do in your free time?

J: ay dios mío, finally an easier question to answer.

B: LMAOOO IKR

B: I’ll let you go first!

J: my most favourite thing to do in my free time is to cook, make wine, and to also spend time with scout and bonita.

J: how about you?

B: I love reading books and watching movies with my daughter. She’s also been very keen recently in making costumes ever since we started going to our community theatre so I reckon she and your mom would definitely get along.

J: oh for sure. :) scout enjoys hanging out in old bookstores and i can see you and him getting along, too.

B: I would certainly love to meet him! 💖 I have a good friend who tends to a humble little book shop in my city. He’d probably have a swell time there.

6. What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever had to do?

B: Why are these questions like a rollercoaster ride????? LMAO

B: The hardest thing I’ve ever had to do is to answer all of these. And we’re not even halfway there yet!

J: likewise jajaja

J: but kidding aside though, what is the hardest thing you’ve ever had to do?

B: Hmmmmm. I’d say having to raise Ellie on my own in my early twenties. I didn’t know better at the time, and even though I’m thankful that I managed to get the support I need from Cor and my friends, it was still tough having a kid during a very tough time.

J: once again, you remind me of someone i know.

B: Really? Please do elaborate, if you don’t mind.

J: not at all. darcy had scout and bonita when she was in her twenties, too. i saw firsthand how difficult it had been for her—physically, emotionally, mentally. it took a toll on her once. bonita was at the peak of her tantrums and darcy screamed at her, too, telling her, “you think your life’s hard? you’re just a bloody baby! you don’t have the right to cry!”

B: Okay, I know how stressful that situation is because I have to admit, I had a similar experience with Ellie when she was a baby. I was so stressed at work and so I cried with her when she started throwing a tantrum.

B: Being a mother is hard work. My heart goes out to Darcy, truly.

B: But honestly whenever I think about that time now, I just find it hilarious. There I was, unable to afford therapy, so I was having a breakdown with my baby LMAO

B: I do hope Darcy finds that time as something she could laugh about now.

J: oh she does. she’s very transparent to the twins and she’s shared with them her lowest moments as their mum often as a light-hearted anecdote.

J: but i have to say—despite that, all darcy’s self-deprecating jokes aside, scout and bonita are very much understanding of their mum’s circumstances, which only goes to show how she has beautifully raised the twins. bonita is especially well aware that she can be a pain in the ass and that she’s glad her mum just cried with her even when she was a baby if it meant having to get a proper scolding without her understanding a single word.

B: So… would you count that as the hardest thing you ever had to do? Raising the kids together?

J: not really, no. i mean raising the twins was hard but it’s the kind of hard that feels so easy? i hope that makes sense.

B: Yup, it does. I get it. I felt the same way with Ellie.

J: so yeah. i suppose having to leave them that is the hardest.

B: How so?

J: because i ended up hurting them.

B: Can I ask you something?

J: sure, go ahead.

B: You still love her, don’t you?

J: yes. i suppose you can say that the other hardest thing i had to do is how to stop loving her.

J: clearly i’m not very good as it.

7. Who do you look up to?

B: My Mom and Cor, for sure.

J: i’m not sure…

B: Do you mind if I take a wild guess?

J: sure, go shoot your shot.

B: You look up to Darcy. What you’re not sure about is whether to share that information or not.

J: i’m starting to hate how astute you are, Your Majesty.

B: HAHAHAHA

B: Why thank you very much. 🥰

8. What do you think had the biggest impact on you growing up?

B: Javi and I both agree that our answer here is the same as the one we gave in #4 LMAO

9. Are you a spiritual person?  If yes, what do you practice?

J: i was raised a catholic but now i really don’t practice anything.

B: As for me, I was certainly raised to practice not giving a fuck about the gods.

10. Where were you born?  Where did you grow up?  Where do you live now?

B: Born and raised partly in Tenebrae and currently living here once more. The rest of my childhood was spent between Leide and Insomnia.

J: born and spent most of my childhood in la paz, bolivia until my family and i were moving between one south american city after another in my teens. now i live in kent.

11. What is your favorite type of media (TV, movie, books, etc)?  Name some specific favorites (which shows, movies, books, etc do you like)!

B: Books all the way. And Pablo Neruda has a special place in my heart.

J: it would be movies for me. i am particularly fond of historical drama and war films and my current favourite would be the one scout recommended that i watch, which was the pianist.

12. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be? (on vacation or permanently!)

B: I’m actually interested to go and see where you live, Javi.

J: i could say the same with you.

B: I guess we could exchange cities for a while for a vacation, no?

J: a wonderful idea. you can run my winery and i would…?

B: attend meetings with my advisors, hold court for tenebraeans needing counsel, and help my husband train my queensguard.

J: great. i think i’ll just stick to my winery then.

B: LMAO

13. You’re given an unlimited budget to build anything you want!  What do you build and where do you build it?

B: Rebuild the cities destroyed by the Empire, restore Tenebrae’s historical sights, improve the transport system, create more creative spaces for young people, among many other things.

J: i don’t think i could follow from that excellent response but all i could think of is the same thing but i’ll do it in la paz. fix everything that the cartels have destroyed.

14. What are your favorite music genres?

B: Indie rock and pop and classical.

J: Jazz. And classical, too.

15. Do you play any instruments?  Which ones?  How long have you been playing?

B: Unfortunately I can’t play shit for the life of me LMAO

B: Javi?

J: i’m strangely proud to admit that i do know how to play the guitar. my mother taught me when i was very young and it’s how we spent most of our time together: me playing her favourite songs while she sings along.

16. Describe your perfect day.

B: Breakfast with Gladio and Ellie, a quiet time in the library, a nice swim down at Zoldara Lake, and a day without me having to go about any royal duties. All four would in one day would be absolutely perfect.

J: A good cup of coffee, a walk down the vineyard, drive around town, getting some time with the twins.

17. What makes you laugh?

B: Ellie’s actually pretty funny and witty so she’s the one who makes me laugh the most.

J: bonita made me watch these silly videos of cats from this social media platform and i hate to even admit this but those are funny.

B: I didn’t peg you as someone who would enjoy cat videos. Color me surprised.

18. What’s the best way to cheer you up?

B: A good glass of wine should do the trick.

J: funny you should mention that because wine also cheers me up and i happen to have a winery.

B: Yes that’s me saying I would appreciate a bottle every now and then. As a treat.

19. What makes you sad?

J: can we skip this one?

B: Absolutely not.

J: okay then i guess what makes me sad is thinking about the things i’ve done in the past.

J: your turn

B: I’d say… thinking about the time I lost Ellie’s dad.

20. Describe your biggest pet peeve.

B: Idiots.

J: same.

B: Also people who are just deliberately unkind and those who refuse to change.

J: as bonita would say… big samesies

21. Describe your ideal partner.

B: I am very fortunate to have married my ideal partner and best friend.

J: then i guess i’m very much unfortunate that my ideal partner and i have already divorced.

B: Javi, I shit you not, after this interview I will hook you up with someone.

22. What’s the easiest way to flirt with you?

B: Here’s the thing… sometimes I can be completely oblivious with how flirting works. Which drives my husband mad at times because he’ll be doing this extraordinarily sweet thing and it just registers to me as him being awfully nice because there’s a special occasion LMAO

J: now that’s a relief to hear

B: LOL why!!

J: i just realized that i’m not as awkward as i think i am jajaja

B: HAHAHAH

J: to be perfectly honest, i can quickly get on with it through text or anything in the written form, which is probably the easiest way that anyone could flirt with me. but if it’s done in person, i do have the awful tendency to be oblivious. i have a number of people who have pointed this out, my brother most especially.

B: Now I’m curious to know: how did you and Darcy even started dating when you’re this awkward little duck? Like how did you even flirt with her?

J: texting was still not a thing at that time so i wrote her letters and poems.

B: Are you serious?? you say you’re awkward at flirting when you WROTE HER POEMS? Get the fuck outta here!!

23. Have you ever had a crush on someone?  Do you have a crush now?

B: Um, yes. And not to be an absolute sap but my crush now is my husband?

J: don’t worry, that is completely valid.

24. What would you consider your main love language?

B: I can’t say I only have one main love language; I’m actually inclined on both quality time and acts of service, for sure. I love doing things for the ones I love and whenever I get to spend time with them, and I very much appreciate it when they do the same.

J: i’m a quality time kind of guy, and also physical touch. it is certainly nice to hold someone you love and to be held by them.

B: Goddamn the poet jumped out, good sir! 🤭

[berrydoodleoo]

If Ignis were himself, he would no doubt have counseled them against the trip, or at least proposed some kind of clever work around. Gladio would have loomed and grumbled, and then would have been the first to bow at Luna’s bedside with some courtly, if gruff, remark. But of course, Ignis wasn’t himself, and really, neither was Gladio. And Noctis knew it was all his fault.

But Prompto was insistent, and he was trying so hard to be himself and keep things light. He'd taken over Iggy’s duties of cooking and planning their trip, and still found time and energy to help Ignis activate the handicap settings on his phone while keeping up a steady stream of light-hearted chatter. Not to mention visiting Luna and helping out with the rescue and relief efforts. It was like watching someone do a ballet in a field full of giant boulders – three of which were named Ignis, Noctis, and Gladiolus – he just kept moving, kept dancing, and you almost couldn’t see the toll it was taking on him.

Almost.

So Prompto brought up visiting Luna’s hospital room again, as-if casually, mentioning that he’d had word from Weskham as to where she was currently hidden, and that he was sure he could get them in without being noticed by Imperial spies. And besides, Pryna had licked his hand when he’d visited last, which probably meant that Luna was going to wake up soon, any day now, and wouldn’t it be something if she woke up while Noct was there? A kiss from Prince Charming, eh?

Gladio had snorted, an ugly, mocking sound, and Prompto had stuttered to a halt, with an expression like his heart was breaking. Ignis had averted his face, just slightly. Shutting the whole world out. And Noctis had dredged up a voice (his own? someone else’s?) from the vise clamping his chest and said sure, Prom, let’s go.

And so they did.

Traveling the streets of devastated Altissia in Lucian royal black was probably unwise, but Prompto seemed to exude a notice-me-not aura that, in conjunction with the chaos still gripping the city, was enough to let them travel unmolested. They kept to the areas packed with refugees where possible, where everyone had their eyes glued to the screens announcing ferries and how long the current wait lists were (some were hours, most were days) instead of at each other. It did nothing for his nerves, which were a constant jangle, but at least no one stopped them. Or worse, shouted, hey, Prince Noctis!

The hospital was mostly intact, at least from the outside. Upon entering, it became clear that it had suffered a beating, either from Leviathan or the Imperial forces. The first level was still flooded, the polished marble turned treacherous by a thin layer of mud. The smell of mold competed with the smell of hospital bleach, and Noctis almost gagged.

There was a crowd here, too, too many people to fit in the emergency room reserved for the most critical cases. Noctis stood aside as Prompto shuffled about, standing on his toes, trying to find the best way forward without attracting too much attention.

A little kid with a bloody rag tied to his forehead stared at them. Noctis met his eyes and then regretted it, trying to look away and act casual. When he glanced up, the kid had wandered from his sleeping mother to stand beside them, still staring silently.

Prompto almost collided with the kid, and then did a double-take. “Hey!” he exclaimed quietly, and he sounded happy. “Stanford, my man!” He crouched, careful to keep the edges of his jacket out of the water. “How you doin’? Still waiting for a doctor, huh?”

Stanford – he must have been a few years younger than Talcott, too young to be so injured and haunted-looking – nodded, popping his filthy thumb into his mouth.

“Can I take a look, dude?” Prompto asked, gentle, touching the bandage on the child’s head. He nodded again.

It made Noctis’ eyes water, seeing how gentle Prompto was with the kid. He unwound the bandage and checked the wound beneath – the sight made Noctis wince – and produced some wrapped bandages and antiseptic wipes seemingly from his pocket (Noct felt the tug that meant they’d really come from the Armiger). He talked the whole time – man, those are cool shoes, I love chocobos, and how old are you again, dude? like, sixteen, right? or seventeen, you’re in high school, right – trying to coax some words out of him. Stanford was clearly listening, half-smiling at Prompto’s jokes, but was otherwise unresponsive.

He submitted to the cleaning with only a little tearyness. When he finally spoke, it wasn’t about anything Prompto had said.

“Do you have more magic potions?” he asked hopefully.

Prompto winced, shooting a quick glance at Noct. They’d agreed early on not to share their potions with people – it was too easy to trace them back to Noct, and Ignis was always concerned they would run out at the worst possible moment (which, to be fair, they had done so more than once).

“Not at the moment, little dude,” Prompto was jittering, hurrying to finish wrapping the bandage, “but uh, maybe later, I can, uh–”

Noctis reached into his back pocket and summoned a potion from the Armiger, the same trick Prompto had just pulled. It was weak – he just hadn’t been able to summon the magic for a proper Elixir once it was clear they wouldn’t help Ignis’ eyes – but it would help ward off infection and help with pain management. For a little while.

Stanford’s eyes lit up, and he started to snatch the glowing bottle from Noct’s hand. But then he hesitated. “For – for me?” he asked, staring up at Noct with the hugest eyes he’d ever seen.

“Yeah.” Noct tried to smile for him, extending the potion a bit further. “Of course.”

Stanford accepted the bottle, hugging it to his chest as if were a precious treasure. Now his eyes glowed with happiness, watching Noct, and he stood obediently still as Prompto finished retying the headband that kept his bandage in place. “Can I share it with my mom?” he eventually asked.

Noctis glanced at the sleeping woman, and wondered what was wrong with her. Was she injured, too, or just exhausted? “Yeah,” he said again. “Just don’t tell anyone else, okay?”

Would the woman even accept it, if her son told her he had a magic potion from a strange man? Well, maybe she would assume it came from a doctor, or that it was still the harmless bottle of (Noctis checked) apple juice it had started out as. Albeit glowing apple juice. Well, marketing, right? Maybe it wouldn’t seem too weird.

It was Stanford’s to do with as he chose. If he wanted to give it to his mom, or a total stranger, or pour it down the drain, Noctis wouldn’t stop him. He just didn’t have the energy.

Stanford’s eyes went even wider, but he nodded. “Yes, sir,” he said.

Brave little man. Noctis tried to smile for him again, moved his lips in the familiar gesture, and the kid tried to smile in return. If his own forced smile made him look as sad as Stanford’s did, Noctis mused, then it was no wonder people kept flinching away at the sight.

~

They found an un-monitored stairwell, the door blocked off with yellow tape. It quickly became clear as to why it was locked down – some tree branches and half a gondola were poking through the battered walls, tossed through marble and concrete by Leviathan’s rage. Worse, there were puddles of slimy water everywhere.

Prompto kept ahold on Noct’s arm – Noct realized he’d been doing that since they left their borrowed refuge in the Secretary’s home, as if Noct would drift away without the anchor – as they made their way up the stairs. “I don’t think he’s gonna keep it a secret, man.”

Noct had to blink himself back to the present. “Huh?”

“Stanford. With the potion.”

Noct shrugged. “Didn’t get the impression he was talking much.”

“Noct…”

“It’s not a big deal. We’ll be out of here soon.”

Prompto seemed deflated, guiding him up the stairs. “Yeah.”

Noct let himself be led. What did Prompto expect him to say? Maybe he wanted Noct to go back down the stairs and offer to help everyone else in the room. Give out their store of potions, grab some bottles of water and start enchanting those, too. Act like a king for once, instead of piece of luggage that had to be carted to and fro by people smarter and more capable.

“I just feel bad, you know?” Prompto said, his voice echoing a bit in the humid, smelly space. “I’ve never done anything to deserve you guys – traveling with you guys, using your magic, seeing the gods, I – I don’t deserve any of this – this magic, this specialness, I’m just –” He swallowed. “And then there’s kids like Stanford, and man, I just don’t know. I don’t know what to do. I don’t know anything.”

Noctis let his arm slide through Prompto’s grip until he could squeeze his hand. They paused, side-by-side as they sidled around a piece of crushed stairwell, and Prompto squeezed back. Hard.

~

Noct started feeling floaty once they left the stairwell. Parts of this floor were still in use, despite the damage and the flickering lights. But Prompto knew the way, avoiding the lighted areas, and led him to a dark hallway behind more yellow tape.

Noct felt his steps slowing. He and Prompto’s arms, connected by their held hands, stretched like a rope between two ships tugged in opposite directions. They reached a door, Prompto produced a key, and Noct thought he might faint. He pulled free of Prompto’s grip to lean against the wall, heart laboring, spots filling his vision.

Luna. Luna was on the other side. Once he saw her, it would all be real.

He needed more time. Time to get ready, time to be better, time to be the King she believed he was. All he could picture was her face – somewhere between the child he’d known and the woman he’d seen in official broadcasts – crumpling in disappointment, and the fact that it hadn’t happened (yet) did nothing to lessen the pain. Gods. Gods. He couldn’t do this. More time—

Prompto’s face appeared, looking worried and frantic, and then Noct was being hauled into the unlocked room despite his sluggish limbs. He heard the door shut behind them, closing them in safely. And when he opened his eyes, he was in Luna’s hospital room.

“Dude,” Prompto was whispering. “Breathe.”

Noct nodded.

“Breathe. Breathe.” Prompto pressed a quick, awkward kiss to his forehead. “Breathe. Just breathe.”

Noct breathed, or tried to breathe. When he opened his eyes, he could see Luna in her hospital bed, traced in appallingly bright sunshine, and he swayed again. Prompto caught him, held him up, held him in place. Just held him, really.

For a minute, he had the inane thought that Clarus and Gladio were on the other side of the door, and if they came in they would see Noct snuggling with Prompto and the game would be up. And then he remembered that Clarus was dead, that Gladio wanted nothing to do with him, and that this wasn’t his father’s hospital room, after the stroke that nearly claimed his life a year ago. Something about the smell, the beeping, the seafoam green of the curtains and blankets, must have taken him back. And his dad was dead, anyway, dead like Clarus, dead like Ignis almost was, dead like Luna almost is….

“I can’t do this,” Noct whispered, when Prompto backed off to give him a little space.

Ignis would have said, yes you can, Highness. Majesty. Gladio would have said, don’t give me that crap, you’re gonna do your duty if it kills us both. Luna would have said, none of us know what we can do until we do it, or fail trying. But I do believe in you, Noctis.

Prompto just whispered, “I know, man.” Noctis met his eyes, briefly, and the love and sorrow there stole his breath. “That’s why I’m here to help.”

Noctis glanced back, thinking of escape, about making excuses and stepping out, running away, back to the Secretary’s house and the room where Ignis and Gladio tip-toed around each other and the smothering silence. And then he swallowed, and squeezed Prompto’s hand, and nodded, meeting his eyes one more time.

“Let’s go,” he whispered, and Prompto led him forward, into the light.

[kitkatscabinet]

Oh perfect! Also, all of those are great and this was maybe half of a way for me to get you into ffxv, I'm so sorry 🥲 but if you like any final fantasy games, you might like this one!

But I'd love to introduce to my baby boy, my pretty man, the love of my life, Promtpo! He's my favorite, my bbg if you will 😌 he's the gun weilder of the group and he's got so many freckles to, gah I love him. I honestly feel like his voice lines when roaming around are the funniest, he also takes photos during fights, so you get some epic shots during fights. His dlc episode is also my favorite and tbh the only one I really care for.

Now if youre not for blondes but prefer maybe the beefier of guys, there's always gladio! Basically the tank of the group, he weilds the big swords, claymores basically. the grade A beef cake, he's also got a younger sister, so he can be a softy

Also yes, thats a yassified version I edited of him

Noctis, crowded prince, the protagonist for the game, sometimes grumpy, mostly a dork, there was a scene during the old assassin's creed event, he went on a rant to gladio about the game, he's just a Lil dork. I actually named my cat after him. Now for him, he can weild any weapon, so he's a great versatile use

Also the only photo I have of him on my phone because most of what I have are of prompto

Iggy, the mom of the group. He cooks and he's british, a very suave man. He's the one who does most of the driving unless you decide to take over, noctis is apparently bad at driving. Honestly, even for a game, his food always looks so good

There's also some great villains as well, one who isn't exactly a villain per say, loqi my personal favorite out of the three, he's just so pretty 👉🏻👈🏻

Anyways, so sorry about this long thing, I just get giddy at the chance to talk about this game. I love this game and if I can, I try to buy more and more of stuff for this game. If I can convert more people into liking prompto, I will 🥹

I have actually played ffxv! It was a few years ago but it still holds a soft spot in my heart, to this day stand by me still makes me cry like a baby. That ending was so not swag for my soul.

I’ve always been an Ignis girlie myself, but I do admit to not knowing anything about the villains as I have not played any of the dlc.

I have actually been considering writing for it but I’m not as into it as I used to be 🤷‍♀️

[oneshortdamnfuse]

my favorite videogame blorbos and why you should love them:

balthier (ffxii): big gender envy. i headcanon as bi and trans. perfect voice. perfect body. perfect everything. loads of trauma. he was kinda groomed to be perfect but he decided to leave the imperial world he was raised in to become an outlaw. we love to see it. 10/10 absolute king

fenris (da ii): again. big gender envy. i headcanon as trans too, but they’re canonically queer. perfect voice. perfect body. perfect everything. literally the same voice actor as balthier. loads of trauma. can rip a man’s heart out of his chest and i appreciate that skill.

ignis scientia (ffxv): he’s just lovely all around. he is the designated mom friend. he makes you feel loved and appreciated. he’s incredibly tough and super skilled at everything. he deserves the world. loads of trauma. suffers big loses but still believes in good. most definitely autistic. probably aroace too but also gladio is his husband and my blorbo-in-law

solas (dai): this should be no one’s favorite blorbo. i am just a clown. also loads of trauma, but he’s goofy about it. solas’ narrative and design and everything isn’t even subtle in its inspiration taken from loki and fenris from norse mythology and that’s why i care lmao

atreus (gow4): boy of dad. actually canonically baby loki. loads of trauma and more to come haha he is my son tho i am raising him

eivor wolfkissed (ac valhalla): i like strong muscly women I cannot change this about myself. i realize the word bimbo exists for women, but listen eivor is a himbo. literally so smart but also dumb as shit. really she is just impulsive and has loads of trauma to grapple with. canonically queer.

alloy (horizon zero dawn): again w/ the strong muscly women omg her muscles. assigned trauma at birth. literally doesn’t understand people and she’s probably aroace. also canonically an aries so...

billie lurke (dishonored): my favorite anti-hero in the series. talks to rats. of course loads of trauma but she’s being so brave about it. canonically queer. billie has never done anything wrong in her life i know this and i love her.

dimitri blaiddyd (fe3h): poor little meow meow who is also like 6 ft tall. canonically mentally ill and suffers from ptsd and parosmia. kinda loses it but has a good ‘redemption’ arc in the blue lions route. gets a lot of hate but i will defend him til i die.

jesse faden (control): loads of trauma but quick to adapt to weird situations probably b/c she’s got an entity living in her brain and most of the people in this game are obsessive compulsive to a degree including her so super relatable tbh!

[savage-rhi]

Hello there! I saw your ffxv work and I can't believe I haven't found it sooner it is absolutely amazing writing. I wanted to make a request but only with a prompt and a ship. As I write I love sending prompts like this to people because it gives them a chance to be creative so I wanted to request a Noctis/Prompto with A tender hug, just staying together for a while.

Thank you, I appreciate the compliment! If you want to read more of my stuff, check out the drabbles section on my blog. It may be hard to access via phone, as a forewarning. Thank you for your request too! Hope you like it! 💙

Gladio and Ignis had turned in early, leaving Prompto and Noctis alone to tend to the campfire. For several minutes the two joked and horsed around, trying to take the edge off from the groups earlier hunting activities. The battle against the Behemoth had been a brutal affair. So much so that both Ignis and Gladio took heavy hits for the team. Prompto had a few scratches on him as did Noctis. By all accounts, they both felt incredibly lucky to come out unscathed.

"Mind if I say something trivial?" Prompto laughed while watching Noctis make himself comfortable by the fire.

"Shoot! Not like Mom and Dad are gonna hear it." Noctis playfully gestured with his head to the tent, grinning big when Prompto tried to suppress a chuckle.

"Well," Prompto sighed and sat beside Noctis. "I kinda feel bad for killing the Behemoth..."

"You're kidding?" Noctis was dumbfounded as he watched Prompto shake his head. "I know you have a soft spot for creatures, but this is, uh--"

"Insane, I know!" Prompto nervously laughed. He rubbed the back of his head, quietly lamenting before speaking up.

"Sure, it was killing chocobos--which I don't condone at all--but I mean, did the Behemoth really need to die? We could've found a way to lead it to a better food source."

Noctis furrowed his brows, taking his friends words to heart all the while balancing the practicalities of the situation. He never saw this from Prompto's perspective before, and it both fascinated and bothered him a great deal.

"I hear you," Noctis began. "If we had more time, then maybe we could've done something else. However, it would only be a matter of time before chocobos wouldn't sate his appetite. Behemoth's are known to attack humans just for the heck of it. Also if we didn't kill him, someone else would've. At least we have the knowledge that it was a clean kill, merciful."

Prompto hummed in thought, nodding here and there while allowing Noctis's words to settle in mind. "Merciful..."

"Are you okay?" Noctis raised a brow.

"Yeah, you just got me thinking about something else."

Noctis huffed and smiled. "You're on a roll tonight."

"Well, you bring out the worst!" Prompto teased, nudging Noctis's left shoulder. The two laughed for a time before settling down.

"I know we need to get back at Niflheim for what they've done to Insomnia, to Lucis, but--do they deserve mercy?" Prompto inquired softly.

Noctis blinked a few times. To say he was taken back was an understatement. However, he wouldn't lie to himself, it was a topic that had been marinating in his subconscious for sometime. Even he was unsure of what course to take. This was one of the many reasons why even now, Noctis felt reluctant to take the mantle of king. How could he be a ruler when he was so indecisive? How did Regis--his late father--deal with that kind of weight? It was too late to ask him for guidance, and Noctis sighed while he remembered their last conversation. There was so much left unsaid.

"I'm sorry buddy," Prompto said, interrupting Noctis's train of thought. "That got too personal, didn't it?"

"No," Noctis shook his head. No, he wouldn't stay silent. Especially not to his friend. "If I'm going to be a king, I need to hear this stuff."

Prompto smiled. "Taking it to heart, aren't ya?"

"Trying to," Noctis smiled, rubbing the back of his neck and shrugged. "I feel--"

"Scared?"

"Yeah." Noctis nodded.

A heavy silence filled the air while the campfire continued to crackle. Prompto hesitated, and moved closer to Noctis. He pulled Noctis into an embrace from the side, messing with his hair playfully. There was no bantering or quips this time around. Both settled into the hug and remained once the antics died off.

"I guess we both needed this." Noctis sighed.

"Yeah," Prompto nodded. "I got your back and I know you have mine."

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[beepboopitsgaia]

Thoughts on all the Chocobros? 💛

Prompto's literally like my older brother, and he likes to tease me about me being the baby of the group.

Noctis is also like a brother, but not as much as Prompto.

Ignis is my second favorite out of the group, I'll be honest. He is an amazing mom friend and I love him.

Gladio... he's not my favorite. I won't forgive him for the time he threw blame at me for what happened to Jared and tried to throttle me about it. He got over me being a magitek eventually but then when I started dating Ravus he got annoyed again. But we sort of patched things up? I still don't forgive him for some of the things he did though.

[the-storyteller-and-her-soldiers]

Mom's a Matchmaker?

So in my life, I have my biological mom. She's the one who I usually vent about on the blog, especially when I was younger for a multitude of reasons. The main one is that she wasn't really there for me emotionally, she still isn't but she's a lot better than she was.

But I was lucky enough to meet a woman who was more than happy to play that motherly role when I was younger. She really helped me grow in a lot of ways. Communicating my feelings, setting boundaries for myself and others, seeing myself in a more positive light, coping with my depression before it got treated, you name it and she probably had a hand in helping me in some way. Hell, even just a few weeks ago, I went to her and showed her that I was top of my class in college just because she was the only constant adult figure who shared in my enthusiasm, rather than just being an expectation.

You're probably wondering why I'm gushing about my mom on a selfship blog. Well, that's because all the main loves you see me rave about was because of her! No joke, one of the ways we bonded, especially when I was just a poor kid, was by watching things and playing games she had!

So she introduced me to Devil May Cry through the anime and when she saw my interest, she showed me DMC4 next since she had a guy who was just for me in Nero

She and I watched Yona of the Dawn where I fell for Son Hak (So mad that there's not a second season)

Then she got Final Fantasy 15 and we had both laughed at the boyband jokes online in vids we'd watch, so she wanted me to join her proper on the adventure. By the end of the first session... I was mad that I fell for Gladio... HE'S CUTE AND SWEET SHADDUP!

She's always been a fan of Yakuza and would play 0, Kiwami, and the remakes while I was sick. I found them funny but often passed out or would rest so I didn't fully link with the characters. But when Judgement came out and she played it in English... By the end I was googling if Yagami died because I had a massive crush on him

Then when Cobra Kai came out she legit "forced" me to watch it with her because there was a guy she was sure I'd like... By episode 5, I was head over heels for Robby...

Even though I was pining for Kaito low-key since the first Judgement, she played through Lost Judgement's Kaito Files, while I was busy with college. But since I was dying to know I had her fill me in and BAM, FELL FOR KAITO!!

The only love she didn't make me fall for was my original hubby Raiden! But when she saw how flustered I get when she'd simply say his name, she found it adorable. So I'm pretty sure that's why she got me all these loves because she loves to 'tease' me about them, but it's all nice and reassuring. So moral of all this is I may begin incorporating my mom figure into my work since she's always so supportive!

[secret-engima]

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Does Regis ever ask how Titus has papers for the boys? Whats Cor or Clarus' PoV of this? What are some things (fluff or humor) that the boys get up to? Because I can see them getting adopted into the Ulric Clan because of shenanigans and Nyx going 'Yes, these are my people' since LCs just remind me of Ulrics with magic. And how do the Galatians take to the nephew of the Nif Chancellor and clone of the Crown Prince? Since I'm imagining that Titus told some of them and the

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rest are guessing anyway. And does everyone assume that Noctis and Nox's magics resonated since they're kinda sorta close to each other/are the same person? How does Regis take the news that the only reason that Noctis got healed is because Nox pretty much felt everything Noctis did? /Both/ of his sons were basically attacked by a daemon and he only knew about one of them at the time and didn't do anything to calm or reassure Nox? (Clarus: Only because you didn't know

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About him, Regis. Regis: Thats no excuse, Clarus.) Does Iris get to be a Shield or did Nox latch onto Axis or one of his kids? Does Acastus find Prompting and drop him off with Noct/Cor? Does Nox hang out with Noct, Ignis, Gladiolus and Prom all the time or does the memories act up enough to make him feel weird about it? How does Regis take his brother and son's Sick Days? What about Dissidia? The 3 youngest Royals getting snatched and the group watching on Crystal

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Vision? Dad Titus/Regis freaking out over their kids having been summoned to a death match? And how exactly does Titus see the boys? Sons, brothers, cousins? Oooh, more Trauma. Noct, Nox and Acastus w/others playing and end up in the Crystal room. Cue the boys lighting up, maybe passing out because the magic hits their young system really hard (its why Royals aren't supposed to be Presented until 18) and everyone freaks out, and news makes it to Regis and Titus that they

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Are in the infirmary and the gist of what happened via panicked guards and rush there immediately and are jumped by panicked kids talking and crying about what happened. I didn't realize I had so many questions. But now I need to know. 👀👀 Please!🙏

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Oh! Just remembered a little more! Does anyone pick up on the people/places that he shouldn't know? Do they assume that Nox got some of it from Noct, like with the Marelith? Or are they assuming LC/ Oracle DNA mix?

Me: Yes, Regis asks about the papers and Titus doesn’t OUTRIGHT admit he did an illegal but he does grudgingly explain that he needed papers in case the NIfs came looking and he ... knows ... a few people who can help ... “recreate” papers for refugees who lost theirs in whatever fire or tragedy drove them from their homes.

Regis mulls over that for ten long seconds then blatantly pretends he never heard it in the first place. Those “people” likely saved the life of his son and half-brother, he can let it slide this once.

I need Nyx Ulric to adopt these two now JUST so Nyx can tease that he’s related to Captain (then later when he learns that they’re Lucis Caelums he can quietly die in a corner because OH NO HE’S RELATED TO THE KING). Not sure how or when Nyx adopts them, but he absolutely does.

It probably happens when he's just a wee bit sloshed. Not enough to be incoherent or insincere, but enough that he doesn’t feel any fear offering to adopt the pair while babysitting them because Captain had to work late and Nyx is off the combat roster until his ankle heals. Once he’s sober he is a Panic™, but Captain takes it surprisingly well and Nox loves his new braid. Acastus just looks Amused™.

Lib slaps Nyx over the head because IDIOT THINK THIS STUFF THROUGH then gives him another drink because TWO MORE ULRICS. It’s a good thing Nyx is an Ulric Keeper in this AU, because he can teach them most of the Ulric Clan stories and dances and make them proper Ulrics.

Acastus loves introducing himself as Acastus Ulric Drautos, both because it’s fancy like “Lucis Caelum” is and also because it made both Titus and Nyx spit their coffee the first time they hear it.

The Galahdians ... have mixed feelings at first. But the predominant one is that it doesn’t matter that this kid is clearly related to the Chancellor (at first they all think the Chancellor bedded Captain’s Aunt, since they don’t know about the LC blood, and that’s why he looks like Ardyn) because Captain has clearly staked a claim on him. Galahd (in my HCs) is a Very Adoption Heavy culture and big on judging people by their current family rather than any previous blood ties, so ... mostly the Chancellor thing gets intensely ignored. Acastus isn’t an Izunia, he’s a Drautos (and then later an Ulric). So they will treat him as such.

But in private there is some debate on exactly what happened, for the Chancellor to vanish around the time his ... relation (son? They mostly assume son), shows up in Drautos’s care.

No few number of them think Titus stumbled on Ardyn with the two kids and killed the Chancellor to save them.

For Nox ... the Lucis Caelum blood is basically impossible to hide. This boy LOOKS like a literal carbon copy of the Prince but younger and he’s young so his control over his magic is ... not. Not that good. Especially not when there’s so mUCH of it.

All of Galahd listened to the Glaive who was on babysitting duty when Nox had a rare tantrum and skewered the wall with ghostly blades and all privately, immediately agree to Never Tell Anyone. Ever.

Well. To be fair, they do debate whether they have a duty to tell Regis, but again the Adoption Culture comes into play and they decide it’s up to Titus to spill that secret. A few Glaives do ask Titus about it (Titus nearly has a heart attack because SINCE WHEN DID THEY KNOW) and when they ask if they know who the mother was, Titus looks very grim and very, very quiet for a long time, then admits:

There is no mother. There never was.

They stare at him in confusion until Acastus, lurking nearby with too-sharp eyes, gives a smile that could cut and says brittlely that “amazing things that can be done with science these days you know. Truly amazing. Why, get a blood sample and a tank of the right solutions and you could probably grow anything you wanted”.

The Glaives are Horrified™. So is the rest of Little Galahd when it gets around and then is made a Clan Secret by all the Clans unanimously. The secret never leaves the borders of their little slum.

Also yes, people assume that Noctis’s and Nox’s magic resonated because Nox is a clone and it freaks them out.

Regis is Such A Guilt when he finds out how Acastus knew about Noctis’s injury. No it doesn’t matter that he DIDN’T KNOW NOX EXISTED. One of his son’s (his FIVE YEAR OLD son) was suffering. Was screaming in agony and terror and Regis didn’t do a THING about it and no amount of logic can make that better.

Nox latches onto Axis’s triplets in this AU so while Iris will be best friends with him, his Shield, Hand, and Sword are actually all made up of Axis’s three kids. Axis is a BIT of an internal Scream when Nox is at the age people start making noises about him building a Retinue and taking Iris as his Shield and Nox goes, “NO. I have a Shield already! A Hand and Sword too!” And stuff spirals out to reveal Axis as Clarus’s kid (Clarus takes it much better than Axis thought he would, tho Axis didn’t expect to see Lord Amicitia go deathly pale and sit down hard in the nearest chair).

Honestly Iris might be the future love interest in this AU you never know. It would be hilarious if nothing else.

Bold of you to assume Acastus didn’t find Prompto early and bring him home to NOX because “Look Beloved Nibling I Found You A Friend!”. Prompto is a confusion because Nox is like- 4 at the time. But Prompto likes babysitting and playing with Nox and hearing Acastus’s stories and Titus just kinda- sighs his way through the playdates until he realizes that Prompto has been staying in his house for about two weeks with no sign of the parents.

Titus, after much snooping later, sitting at the kitchen table of Grandma Ostium quietly pulling his hair out: HOW DO YOU ADOPT A THIRD CHILD. DOES IT COUNT AS KIDNAPPING IF THEY COME OVER AND STAY WITH YOU FOREVER AND THE LEGAL PARENTS NEVER NOTICE. ACASTUS WHY DID YOU DO THIS TO ME.

Acastus: I regret nothing. Do you want me to fake Prompto’s death? I’m sure there’s enough Prompto’s out there that nobody will notice if you gain a nephew called Prompto Drautos.

Titus, holding his face in his hands while Grandma Ostium laughs at him in the corner: NO, ACASTUS. DO NOT FAKE THE DEATH OF THE CHILD. How do you even know how to do that? Nevermind I don’t want to know.

Roughly a year later when Everything Gets Revealed, Titus and Cor: *intense staring contest over Smol Blond Child*

Cor: You don’t know where he-

Titus, growling like a cranky Behemoth that might very well bite off someone’s head: He’s a Niflheim created clone. I know.

Cor: ....

Titus: He's been living in my house for a year. I’ve seen the barcode. It’s not like I wasn’t raising one already.

Cor: His legal parents-

Titus: Is me. The Argentums were emotionally neglectful and didn’t even notice when he hadn’t come home for a week and a half.

Cor: *guilty angry silence*

Titus: ...Kid could use an uncle. If you want to man up and be part of his life.

(hgfhg this is post is getting long Imma try to speed through the last questions a bit)

Yes, Nox hangs out with the Chocobros when he can because he adores them (especially Brother Prompto and Team Mom Iggy) but he also has his own friend group in the Little Galahd community so it doesn’t strike anyone as odd really. Nox is a naturally loving child for all he’s shy and Iggy and Gladio are Noctis’s friends and Prompto is his adopted brother (and later Noctis’s best friend).

Regis does Not take the Sick Days well. It makes him alarmed and angry because Lucis Caelums aren’t supposed to get sick days from their own magic and it speaks of BAD THINGS that both of the presumably experimented on and tortured LCs have them.

I’m going to have to come back to Dissidia another time (someone remind me) because this post is too long to ramble here but it would be- it would be Great. Honestly. It would either be the 3 littlest, just Acastus, or just Acastus and REGIS for some brotherly bonding and any of them would be Great and Chaotic. Crystal-o-vision absolutely happens.

The Crystal Room is under 24 hour guard so I don’t think the kids could wander in by accident, plus Acastus would actively avoid the area because of his Trauma.

Now Acastus being presented when he turns 18 on the other hand... >:))))))

Short Version: Much shouting, much alarm, much angst from Regis and Titus and everyone and also the first Sick Day Acastus has had since he turned 17 and by far one of the worst he’s ever had in his (second) life.

I might to a longer version later but not right now.

For Nox’s oddities and odd knowledge they kind of assume both? At first they think it’s just him resonating with Noctis so deeply that there’s a transfer (cue angst from Regis because what is going to happen to Nox when Noctis fulfills his destiny as Chosen King???) but then when Nox starts knowing stuff Noctis doesn’t/can’t know, they start to wonder if the scientists ... Tampered with his DNA. If they got their hands on Noctis’s, which should have been impossible, then it’s not all that out there they got their hands on Oracle DNA.

Sylva is ... very alarmed and very confused when Regis secretly contacts her on a secure encrypted line to ask if there were any ... symptoms to look for in an Oracle child. Because- yes there were but WHY DO YOU NEED TO KNOW?

Regis: they wouldn’t happen to be *lists very specific things*

Sylva: ....Have you seen any Messengers nearby lately.

Regis: Carbuncle, a black puppy that disappears into thin air, and a bird woman who can summon wind storms. She calls herself Garuda.

Sylva, having a minor crisis behind her Queenly Facade: I am Very Sure I only have two children so please explain this. Right Now.

Regis: Well............. NiflheimclonedmysonandIthinkmixeditwiththednaofyouoryourdaughterandhehasseerpowersandImayormaynotbepanickingrightnowpleasehelpme.

Sylva, slowly running that over in her mind and figuring out what Regis just said:...

W H A T.

XD Honestly Niflheim might invade Tenebrae only to find the royal family gone because Sylva coincidentally packed her backs and took her and her children on a secret trip to Lucis to have a look at Nox, then since they’re there when Niflheim invades and a spy gets word on what just happened Sylva and Co just- stay there. Oracle Mom Death averted.

Also they absolutely think that it’s Luna’s DNA they used to make Nox because of how instantly Nox gloms onto Luna like a limpet- JUST like he did with Noctis and Regis, and how Luna gets this dazed look in her eyes as their magic tangles and she whispers, “I ... I know you. I know you, don’t I Little Prince? I met you in a dream.” Luna starts crying softly as she pets Nox’s hair and when Sylva asks in alarm why she’s crying, Luna blinks and whispers, “Because he was crying in the dream, and I couldn’t comfort him.”

Acastus lurks in the shadows, watching it all with ... very mixed feelings.

Oracles. He could have gone his entire second life without meeting anymore Oracles. Aera she looks so much like you is that what our daughter would have looked like and oh astrals I KILLED her. I killed the girl with your eyes and your smile and laughed about it later.

[renohasbigtits]

Masterlist

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Ignis Mpreg/ Father Headcanons

What started it all :)

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/641073582589575168/mpreg-ignis-ff15-mpreg-headcanons

Mpreg Ignis but he has a Restaurant

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/641581878825156608/omg-your-iggy-mpreg-headcanon-is-so-gooooddd-will

Iggy’s twins are like 👀👄

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/643768831450497025/i-been-looking-at-the-iggy-mpreg-headcanon-as-well

Let us take care of you

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/644047709431578624/i-can-really-see-ignis-becoming-self-conscious

Ignis’s Cravings

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/643956973726040064/i-been-seeing-a-lot-of-the-early-iggy-mpreg

People really need to STFU

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/643530570683514880/i-agree-with-iggy-being-really-comfortable-with

Ignis’s Supported by His Uncles 💙

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/644137567457034240/i-love-the-headcanons-of-ignis-uncles-being

Ignis’s two Moms 👩‍👩‍👦

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/644306628871700480/i-love-your-ignis-mpreg-headcanons-especially-the

Iggy’s baby gets a sibling:)

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/643388887881924608/ignis-child-sounds-so-precious-i-was-wondering

Ignis is a great mom but you knew that right?

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/643314168319098880/i-love-your-ignis-mpreg-headcanon-and-with-how-you

Ignis becomes a single by choice and we support him 👏

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/642608974374567936/love-love-love-your-iggy-mpreg-headcanons-i

Mpreg but Ardyn is the father

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/643108660467449856/ive-seen-you-posted-a-mpreg-headcanon-with-a

Prompto, Noctis, and Gladio watch a very pregnant Ignis like a hawk

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/642942140210692096/can-you-do-headcanon-on-a-scenarios-were-iggy-is

Why do you guys hate Ignis’s Uncle?

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/642857873468243968/i-seen-someone-said-that-ignis-would-be-as-good

Bookfair (Father Ignis)

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/648034645629419520/bookfair-ffxv-father-ignis

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Prompto Mpreg/ Dad Headcanons

Mpreg Prompto

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/641429695256199168/oh-my-goodness-those-ignis-mpreg-headcanons-were

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Work I couldn’t find a category for

Ignis’s Overprotective Uncles

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/643868926014554112/can-i-get-some-headcanons-on-ignis-starting-to

Ignis Uncle Headcanon

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/649287787050352640/any-personal-headcanons-on-ignis-uncle-i-swear

Who has a Dad sneeze and who has a kitten sneeze? Read to find out 😈

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/644413016775049216/on-a-scale-of-kitten-sneeze-to-dad-sneeze-how

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Chocobros x S/o (or Y/n) Headcanons

Will you please stop going near the Demons?!

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/644222131825147905/could-you-do-hcs-or-scenarios-for-the-chocobros

There S/o is a prankster

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/643573829923373056/can-i-get-some-chocobro-hcs-with-a

You have no filter

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/643677492349190144/how-do-the-bros-handle-a-so-with-absolutely-no

Chocobros favorite Squishmallows 💙

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/643431784945696768/chocobros-and-their-favorite-squishmallows

Bad weather on a boat? GET ME THE HELL OFF!!

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/643292739629350912/how-would-the-chocobros-react-to-an-so-who-gets

Chubby Ignis Headcanon

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/648450954224631808/i-know-you-did-cubbynoctis-hcs-but-could-we-get

Ignis’s S/o who hand flaps when there excited (Stim)

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/640248444002484224/ignis-seeing-his-fo-hand-flappingflapping-their

Chocobro reactions to their S/o taking there prosthetic eye put (gif reactions)

 https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/647304657691197440/ok-i-just-got-this-dumb-goofball-idea-and-im

Chocobros who’s S/o swears

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/647110557256826880/silly-headcanon-request-here-how-would-the

Chocobros pet nicknames for you & Your pet nicknames for the Chocobros (individually)

 https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/647127802581254144/so-ive-seen-a-few-others-do-headcanons-for-this

Does the Chocobros Iike Bugs?

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/644652563769212928/say-so-has-no-fear-of-creepy-crawlies-snakes

There S/o likes Mr Beast

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/641304480073334784/chocobros-with-a-so-who-is-a-fan-of-mr-beast

Ignis w/ a Autistic S/o

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/641789203544408065/igniss-autistic-so-special-interests

How does Ignis help his Autistic S/o, who has a Meltdown?

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/646332068855463936/how-ignis-handles-a-autistic-so-who-had-a

Gladio w/ a Autistic S/o Headcanon

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/647377300908818432/gladio-w-a-autistic-so-headcanon

Chubby Noctis & S/o Headcanon

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/647686996708425728/do-you-think-we-can-get-some-headcannons-about

Chubby Noctis loving his S/o

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/647478346510450688/can-we-get-chubbynoctis-and-his-so-just-loving

Chocobros reaction to their S/o saying ‘I love you’

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/648125900103221248/can-we-have-headcannons-of-the-chocobros-reacting

Chocobros saying ‘I love you’ to you for the first time

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/648255397842583552/the-i-love-you-was-so-cute-3-can-we-have

Chocobros reaction to being suprised kissed

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/648322206352523264/headcannons-of-the-chocobros-reacting-to-being

Chocobros asking you out

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/648369284000694272/headcannons-of-the-chocobros-trying-to-ask-for-a

Chocobros killing a spider and then getting a kiss <3

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/648412961381171200/hi-may-i-request-headcannons-of-the-chocobros

What the Chocobros would like to see their S/o wear

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/648478932301135873/do-you-reckon-the-bros-have-favorite-outfits-or

What nickname would make the Chocobros blush

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/648490922973265921/can-i-request-a-headcannon-what-is-that-pet

How the Chocobros would Propose

 https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/648504946130632704/sooo-headcannons-on-how-the-chocobros-would

How would the Chocobros ask for Attention?

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/648842689587118080/when-the-chocobros-are-in-the-mood-for-affection

How ticklish are the Chocobros?

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/648908712816279552/how-ticklish-are-the-boys-3c

Chocobros learning that their S/o is ticklish 😈

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/648938266612170752/how-about-the-boys-finding-out-their-partner-is

Chocobros reaction to their S/o asking them to cuddle with puppy eyes and open arms

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/648958439313293312/how-would-the-chocobros-react-if-their-so-ask-for

Chocobros reaction to their S/o not waiting kids

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/648997038078443520/how-would-the-chocobros-react-to-a-female-so-who

Which type are the Chocobros? Steal a kiss of Ask for a Kiss?

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/649089169902174208/which-type-are-the-chocobros-will-steal-a-kiss-or

How would the Chocobros cheer up there S/o?

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/649191191729111040/how-could-the-chocobros-comfort-a-crying-so

Chocobros reaction to their S/o falling asleep in there arms

 https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/649217740993921024/chocobros-reacting-to-their-so-falling-asleep-in

Chocobros reaction to being walked in on naked (SFW!)

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/649810118413877251/can-i-request-bros-reactions-to-someone-walking

Ignis helping his S/o with there period

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/656693598077730816/hey-apologies-in-advance-if-youve-done-this-one

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Chocobros x Autistic Reader! Series (CANCELED!)

Meeting Ignis

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/638879658900897792/chocobros-x-autistic-reader-meeting-ignis-you

Meeting Gladiolus

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/640061755286077440/chocobros-x-autistic-reader-meeting-gladiolus

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Ignis baby’s Noct and Prompto when there sick

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/644504786317754368/how-about-a-draddle-of-ignis-pouring-that-motherly

Chocobros reaction to their S/o making a questionable joke (Gif reaction)

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/649491145802579968/could-i-request-how-the-chocobros-would-react-to

Out of the Chocobros, who’s the MemeLord?

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/649577603898966016/how-meme-literate-are-the-bros-who-hears-the-word

Chocobros with a bilingual S/o (Spanish sorry)

 https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/652018729385869312/could-i-request-headcanons-for-a-bilingual-so-who

Chocobros w/ a S/o who’s amazing with Animals

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/652439982226735104/how-about-hcs-for-the-bros-with-an-animal

Chocobros reaction to their S/o suprise forehead kiss

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/652561853324607488/how-would-the-chocobros-react-to-receive-a

Chocobros reaction to their S/o who kisses their Knuckle

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/652576327378010112/my-bad-i-meant-a-knuckle-kiss-from-so

Chocobros w/ a obvious crush

 https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/652827140503568384/could-you-do-the-bros-trying-to-woo-their

Chocobros Child Headcanon

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/652915827488800768/chocobros-children-headcanon

The bro’s favorite spot to be kissed and his favorite spot to kiss

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/653347721966731264/do-the-bros-have-favorite-spots-on-their-body-to

A tough S/o doing something innocent

 https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/653453469488922624/my-bad-i-wasnt-trying-to-make-two-requests-i

Chocobros reaction to their S/o kissing the tip of there nose

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/653565925455511552/what-about-chocobros-reacting-to-being-kiss-on-the

Chocobros + Ardyn reaction to their S/o sitting in there lap (Gifs)

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/653643907906797568/how-would-the-chocobros-react-to-their-so-sitting

Chocobros + Cindy reaction to getting killed by their S/o in Among Us

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/653750209344569344/do-you-know-among-us-how-do-you-think-the

Chocobros + Ardyn reaction to their S/o pulling them into their lap

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/653818703247507456/how-do-the-chocobros-ardyn-react-to-getting

Chocobros + Ardyn, how are they as the imposter, best to worst?

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/653896467044581376/talking-about-among-us-what-kind-of-imposters

Chocobros + Ravus on a gender neutral reader coming out to them as Aromantic Asexual

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/659962066203000832/oh-hello-there-sooo-i-tried-to-find-a-note-in

Cloud, Noctis, Prompto Male Reader who’s weak by nature

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/660322555922726912/greetings-again-and-thank-you-for-answering-my

Chocobros reaction to Lipstick mark by their S/o

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/660416876961300480/hi-i-would-love-to-request-headcannons-of-the

Chocobros helping their menstruating S/o

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/660507794629443584/how-would-the-chocobros-help-a-so-whos-going

Chocobros reaction to their S/o sending them a text saying “I’m hungry”

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/660685609390784512/what-would-the-chocobros-do-if-their-so-send-them

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Omegaverse ffxv

Omegaverse Chocobros HC (SFW)

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/652174771957661696/do-you-save-any-general-headcanons-for-omegaverse

Omega Ignis nesting uwu

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/652333637365268480/can-you-do-some-headcanons-on-omegaignis-nesting

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Non Chocobros

Cor and Nyx are underrated Bois 🥺

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/643212717320208384/hey-i-was-wondering-if-you-could-do-a-headcanon

First Kiss with Ardyn

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/653897139190218752/how-would-be-the-very-first-kiss-the-chocobros

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Poly Chocobros (NO OTHER CHARACTERS!)

Polyship Chocobros HC

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/652662092692963328/its-completely-okay-i-was-asking-for-poly-with

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Non Romance

Chocobros + Regis & Cor meeting a Spirit Animal

 https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/654003998432624640/hello-im-hoping-to-ask-if-you-can-do-a

Chocobros and how good are they at Mario Kart

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/654438452069335040/headcannons-on-what-kind-of-mario-kart-players-are

Ignis + Ravus interaction with a Female Friend  https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/661068090760626177/hi-if-requests-are-open-could-i-please-have-a

Ignis + Ravus and spirituality https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/661322600308457472/hi-its-me-again-d-sorry-for-all-the-asks-i-hope

Final Fantasy 7 Headcanons

Final Fantasy 7 Children Headcanon’s: https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/656271056436412416/final-fantasy-7-child-headcanons

Turks + Rufus when they find out you’re pregnant

https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/661867388813426688/turks-rufus-when-they-find-out-youre-pregnant

Cloud, Reno and Rufus with a friend who can shape shifting  https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/665256644951834624/hello-id-like-to-request-a-headcanon-for-reno

Who do you like? Reno x Rude Oneshot https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/665860448392970240/like-bro-i-dont-care-about-the-content-but-could

Patched up. Reno x Rude https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/665938869486747648/saw-the-last-request-the-reno-and-rude-thing-and

Celebrating your birthday with Reno Headcanons https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/666861600812171264/hi-could-i-request-headcanons-for-celebrating

Reno calmly you during you’re anxiety attack https://theignishypehouse.tumblr.com/post/667131212818776064/hi-could-i-request-either-a-oneshot-or-headcanons

Reno taking care of an injured reader  https://renohasbigtits.tumblr.com/post/667223228999172096/could-i-get-reno-headcanons-for-reno-with-an

Rude taking care of an injured reader https://renohasbigtits.tumblr.com/post/667408592013606913/could-i-get-a-headcannon-thing-for-rude-with-a

Reno with a ftm s/o

Turk Dating profiles

Work with Reno :)

Sick Reno

Turks parenting style

Trans Mpreg Sephiroth Headcanon (Sephiroth x Angeal)

Happy Holiday (Reno x Reader protonic)

Locked Away (Poor Reno lol)

You are the father! (Implied Reno x Aerith)

Reno gets locked up for our amusement part two (Sorry Reno again)

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