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[calling4glaives]

Poll #12

Only one week left until Nyx week starts on June 4th!

For our last poll, we're entering the highly debated topic of shipping. We want to know your favorite Nyx ship! Reminder that there are no wrong answers!

We look forward to seeing your creations for Nyx week!

[caparrucia]

Well, you already write/have written for my best two Nyx ships - PromNyx and CorNyx - Lucky me!

So I guess if I could have amazing stories for any other ship from you, it'd be PelNyx

Ooooh, that's interesting! Pelna is my favorite of the minor Kingsglaive folk. I love the rapport he has with Nyx and how efficiently it's built in the movie. Nyx has some of his best expressions in his conversations with him.

His death was also the most upsetting one, I think, in the entirety of XV. Because like, Luna and Noctis accomplishing what they've set out to do. (Luna dying is full on bullshit, but, at the same time, it's foreshadowed and built into the premise.) But Pelna's death is just. Awful. He's a great representation of the split in the Kingsglaive, between the traitors and the loyalists. Part of what really upset me about it too is the fact no one mourns for him. I wish Nyx had. He's just. Gone. And yeah, shit hits the fan immediately, but. Y'know.

That was my emotional support side character, sir.

Also he's very handsome and I fucking love his smile.

Yeah, yeah, it's a good ship. I should think about it. One day I'll get back to writing with enough consistency to do something for it. (Or, you should request it in the next prompt drive, anon. I'd be happy to write something for them!)

[bunnakit]

I really wanna write something for the FFXV fandom but like... I've built a following with ofmd and wwdits fics and now I'm scared to venture away

And almost none of my followers have played or would be interested in ffxv content 🫠 then add to it that what I want to write is a rarepair (promnyx) and I know it'd just be crickets which like.. yes I'd be writing for me but also all authors want kudos and comments, otherwise I'd just let them keep spinning around in my head for only my enjoyment!

I just think the soldier and the sunshine boy (both immigrants to a largely xenophobic nation) should be friends at the very least man, and I've read every fic with them at least 3 times

and then add to all this that what I REALLY should be doing is plotting out and setting up my original content to start writing and updating every week. i DO wanna write Caius but hhhggg&ghgggghghjn I need someone to encourage me with this project and I just have

No one left

All my fandom friends are kinda gone doing their own things and I am too but now idk who to turn for for reassurance and shit

[amarabliss]

A bit of PromNyx for @whostarlockeda03 It was a bit of learning but I enjoyed doing it! what a cute relaxed couple!

[promptoshipzine]

We are officially in the creation phase! Keep an eye out for future announcements through the process! We will have great things in store to celebrate Prompto <3

Special thanks to art mod @niscuit-gravy for the lovely Prompto promo art!

[whostarlockeda03]

I love all your thoughts on Nyx! Would you mind sharing how you started shipping PromNyx? I've mostly been into CorNyx, but I think PromNyx has a lot of potential to be really cute!

Hello, my lovely! Thanks for this ask, I'm glad you appreciated the Nyx ramble (I have so many thoughts about him, I could go for days) XD

So initially I found this fic while looking for Promnis to read, but the first time I came across it I think I guessed that Promnis wouldn't be the main ship, and stopped halfway through.

And then after I watched Kingsglaive, I was lamenting how two of my favourite characters never met in canon (that we know of, at least) and then wondered how they'd interact and so on, and so on, until I thought 'Hey, they'd be perfect for each other!' and typed the ship into AO3 to see what already existed.

At which point I despaired at myself for yet again choosing a rare pair to obsess over

I reread the above linked fic, and then went on a fic binge. Here are some of my all time favourites:

- Melt My Heart Like Wax by aphaire (@themusecalliope) - your face by kindly (@kindly-creatot) - Nothing Subtle Here author unknown (orphan account) - Lending a Hand by dragonbornette (@dragonbornette) - Secretly Dating by Selador (@seladorie) - range of motion by queenhomeslice - small windows by kindly - One Final Favour by TheEmcee

and last but not least, a gift from my wonderful friend @thedarkestdandelion, Why You Gotta Be So Rude?

The one that really sold it for me, though, is Notavodkashot's AU, Terms and Conditions Apply

In terms of them fitting together, there's many different takes I've come across, but for me, it kinda goes back to all that hidden depth and those masks Nyx wears that I spoke about in the ask meme.

We see in canon that Prompto has a lot of those same masks - he's always the joker, forever playing dumb and doing anything to make other people happy. Nyx is very similar, isn't he? Always smirking, always ready with a quirky one-liner, and underneath all that, he's so very haunted.

I like to think that because Nyx uses that kind of deflection himself, he can see straight through Prompto's antics. Where everyone always writes Prom off as a joker, Nyx sees the person underneath - the boy who's petrified that he won't be good enough and everyone will leave him.

Sure, they're not the same insecurities, but it's the same cover-up.

So then the fact that they have different fears and hurts and upsets works well together, too, because rather than getting bogged down together by their insecurities, they can help each other. Neither of them are the kind of person to tear someone down, so of course they'd both reach out and help, no matter what.

Nyx can see how scared Prompto is of being left alone, and he'd try to ensure that never ended up being the case. He'd introduce Prom to all his friends, encourage him on his path to stay by Noct's side, and be there for him himself whenever possible.

And the flip side of that: Prompto can see how cut up Nyx is by all the losses he's endured, he can understand the loneliness that comes with it; he can help Nyx make a home in Insomnia, and give him reasons to come home in one piece.

They understand each other, in a way few other people ever understand them. That makes for such a unique bond. So yes, to outside eyes they probably seem like a happy-go-lucky, sweet, jokey couple, and they probably mostly would just clown around and be sickeningly in love around their friends, but then in those quiet moments when they're trying to face down their worst demons and almost falling short, they've got each other to even the fight.

There are so many ways to experiment with PromNyx, and I think that's one of the main reasons I love it. It can be fluffy, it can be jokey, it can be sweet and casual, but it can also be so much more profound, too. I like having the ability to dabble in both sides of that, when I'm writing for them.

And if you want to read, here are my PromNyx works (that I've actually managed to finish):

- In The Small Hours - Ghosts - Keep Me Warm - It's Got to be Perfect

I hope this piques your curiousity, my dear! We need all the PromNyx shippers we can get XD

[okaycookies]

Here is my companion illustration I made for @absolutelynoct 's wonderful PromNyx fic for the FFXV Rarepair Big Bang!

Treat yourself and read it here !

[absolutelynoct]

Hello all! I am excited to announce that in 2021 I will be spear-heading a zine that celebrate Prompto and the love he deserves! It is titled Heart & Soul since Prompto is both the heart and soul of the group. Stay tuned for the tumblr for the zine, but in the meantime, if you are interested and have a Twitter then please take the time to vote on the Interest Poll!

You can follow the zine here: https://twitter.com/PromptoShipZine

And stay tuned for more information! We look forward to bringing this lovely Prompto Ship Zine to you <3

[ffxv-goth-zine]

Today's preview is by head mod @absolutelynoct! Featuring Prompto & Nyx, this Gothic romance is a piece to die for!

Pre-Orders Open until March 31st! UK: http://starscourgegothzine.etsy.com Everywhere Else: https://ffxvgothzine.bigcartel.com

[zva-redink]

Happy pride month y’all from your local proud-to-be-queer canadian artist! I can’t NOT share this WIP. Hopefully done this weekend and then posters!

[dragonbornette]

Chapters: 7/7 Fandom: Final Fantasy XV Rating: Explicit Warnings: Underage Relationships: Prompto Argentum/Nyx Ulric, Prompto Argentum/Noctis Lucis Caelum

Nyx is a stranger in a strange land, bumbling through jobs and trying to find his place...and then he meets a young kid named Prompto.

Warning: Prompto is underage for the first half of this fic. Nothing overtly explicit happens between them, but there is adult content so, be warned :)

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This is one of my rarepair fics that doesn’t get a lot of love. Any interest would be super appreciated <3 Please give it a shot.

[thwippersnapple]

Art for Lending A Hand!!! PromNyx! Super cute - Quick note- Prom is underage in this fic for those who wish to avoid underaged ships

[caparrucia]

10, 12, 21 for the behind the scenes ask game?

10. Do you enjoy writing dialogue, exposition, or plot the most?

It depends on the story, for me, on what the original spark for that story was. If my original idea for the story revolves around dialogue, exposition or plot, that's what I'll have the easiest time writing, because that's the thing I keep wanting to write. I do tend to favor dialogue and plot more than exposition. I write dialogue focused stuff when I have a scene very clearly in my head, or when I focus on plot, I just want people to figure out how the pieces fit together.

12. Is there a trope you haven’t written yet but really want to?

I kinda wanna revisit "fake dating" with a ship I'm a lot more invested in. I don't have anything against PromNyx, but that entire series was written out of prompts because it's not a ship I personally ship super hard, so I needed prompts to write more for it. Plus there's some sad/unfortunate associations with how that series came out, so I'd like to give it a shot with a ship I have more positive associations with! Possibly mix in some enemies to lovers, I don't know. Fake dating is one of my favorite dynamics, I just want to do one that makes ME happy, y'know?

21. What is the one fic that got away?

I feel my most defining "oh, let's better not" moment was in 2006, when I was writing FMA fic, and one of my long, sprawling messes got tangled up in the movie verse and I had a moment of blinding clarity while doing research that maybe FMA fic that requires you to research political and military developments in Germany in the 1930s and the 1940's is fic that you... probably shouldn't write? It wasn't even a matter of skill - there's fic I've thought about and then realized I don't have the chops for it - it's just. Y'know. I found myself researching the rise of Nazis for fic and then I decided I was better off not writing fic about fucking Nazis.

I think about that fic a lot, specially every time there's massive wank around Issue fic.

I'm not one to disparage fic. I'm sure fic is important and transformative and worthy of a lot of pretentious adjectives. But at some point you gotta realize that if you're using real life tragedy as salad dressing for your fic, that comes with the decision, conscious or not, to reduce real, actual human suffering to the badly painted background for the stage where you make your dolls kiss. It was a very powerful realization, for me, that. There's themes and topics that when you put them in a story, they just. Dominate the story. You can't have slavery or rape or torture or any number of real world harrowing things in a story, and not have them dominate the story by immediately forcing the story to SAY something about them, one way or another. It's why you see the iddy omegaverse fic so very quickly spiral into grimdark melodrama the moment you expand it beyond the iddy smut one-shot. Because the setting carries consequences and most writers want to explore those. That curiosity and need to really think about and explore consequences is one of the defining things that makes a writer. And I think there's a point where you realize you have a lot of things to say about something or other, and shippy fic about shonen jump teenage protagonists isn't the best vehicle for it.

I feel that balance of how much srs bsns you put into your setting and worldbuilding, framing your story, and how to not fall face first into You've Made It Issue Fic Now, Thanks, is a very underappreciated skill that takes a lot of years to master. And I will always remember that one FMA fic for being the one that taught me that. Because it was clever and witty and to this day I think it made sense, building up on what canon had presented and the type of story I was overall trying to tell. Absolutely.

But it was also a fic that was definitely going to have Nazis in it for it to work, and life is too short to waste it characterizing Nazis with any depth or having to write characters who at any point have to entertain their ideology. Can it be done? Maybe! I don't know. I'm not the arbiter of all things Nazis or anything. But it can't be done BY ME. And teaching me that lesson is why that fic is the best fic I never wrote, and I will remember it fondly probably til the day I die.

[heartlessfujoshi]

Title: ‘Stuck on a Mission’ Fandom: FFXV  Pairing: NyxProm/PromNyx (Prompto Argentum x Nyx Ulric)  Rating: Mature (PWP - NSFW - Magic Kink)  Word Count: 2,750 Prompt: "Please, just look at me." 

Summary: It’s Prompto’s birthday, and he’s stuck outside of the city with the Glaives for a training exercise. He thinks it’s going to be a miserable birthday, until Nyx finds out what day it is and proves to Prompto it’s going to be anything but that. 

A/N: What better way to celebrate Prompto’s birthday than with some smut? ^_^ Please enjoy!  Dedicated to my friendos that helped me pick this pairing for this special occasion. ❤

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Prompto holds his phone in his hand, the light from the fire casting enough light for him to read what’s on the screen - or rather, what’s not on the screen, as stars dot the sky above his head. He doesn’t know why he’s looking at it - no one is going to be sending him a text. His friends know he’s on an excursion with the Kingsglaive as part of his training to become a Crownsguard member. But given what day it is, he thought they’d send something to him, but nothing has come through yet. 

A hand tapped his shoulder. “What have you got there?” Nyx Ulric, the Glaive he’s been training with off and on stands next to him. “Waiting for a hot honey to sext you back?” 

“Hardly.” He puts his phone down, and stretches his back as Nyx takes a seat next to him. It’s their second day out of the city, and while it had been exciting to be asked to join them, Prompto misses his bed and the comforts of home. And his friends. “I have got no ladies in my life.” 

“Got any men?”

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[amarabliss]

"Come here sunshine..." PromNyx for @whostarlockeda03

[promptoshipzine]

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