#the other one is noctis ofc

[bluismie]

Super Giant writers I was not familiar with your game

[noxtivagus]

remembering how. zack fair's still rlly one of my favs hehe

[someobscurereference]

ive been rereading your ffxv fic "im trying hard to take it back" for literally four years now. please end my suffering and tell me how gladio feels. please. PLEASE. (but only if u want ofc)

(fic) Short answer: Gladio feels insane guilt and spends a lot of his life trying to make this up to Prompto. In the process, they deepen their connection as friends and do begin a relationship probably around the one-year mark of endless darkness. <3

Longer answer: (implications of abuse/violence tw but no worse than in the fic itself; just what others assume to be true even if it's not in the context of this specific fic)

Gladio is a secret romantic at heart who has always envisioned meeting his soulmate, but he's also duty-bound and duty comes first. So even though he reads romance books (amongst other types of books too) and indulges in his head a bit as many people do, he's often put his duty to the crown first and foremost in his mind. He also didn't imagine his soulmate was anyone on this trip and thought perhaps the person he may have been fated to meet died in the assault of Insomnia. Even if they were a refugee, they can't be a priority to him at this moment. His priority has to be Noctis.

Prompto has obviously grown on him over the course of their road trip, but there are aspects of them that don't 100% mesh (as is true with every realistic relationship). That said, Gladio never in a hundred years would want this moment of (understandable but out of line) frustration and anger in the wake of Luna and Altissa to be a permanent mark on Prompto's face. He's genuinely horrified and disgusted with himself for a long time after this and spends most of his life trying to make it up. He feels like a dirtbag about it.

That said, Prompto runs away from him in this moment and they need time to calm down, just as the fic shows. Noctis goes after Prompto, just like in canon. Prompto falls off the train and has his Despair Arc just like in the DLC, now with the added despair of "well, in addition to being a clone, my soulmate hates me. And in addition to the mark of inhumanity on my wrist (barcode), I have a giant hand print of him literally Shoving Me Away on my face. Forever."

Aranea: Well, do you want to die about it. Or do you want to live.

Prompto, eventually like in canon: Live, I guess. But it will be excruciating.

Aranea: That's what living is. We do it anyway. Your friends love you. Get off the floor.

He fights his way through his issues and gets rescued like in canon. Gladio probably tries to talk to him when they all catch up again, trying to apologize, and Prompto tells him to hold off on that for later.

Then, of course, Noctis is eaten by the crystal and "later" becomes much, much later as they evacuate and try to survive in eternal darkness. (Though they also can't Not think about it because it's a giant hand print. On Prompto's face. And every person they meet has Something To Say about it, for better or worse, whether they knew Prompto before or not. Prompto cannot escape it, and when Gladio is not doing Crown Duties he feels he must do in Noct's absence, he's with Prompto, so he also Cannot Escape It either. Even when the person speaking is unaware that Gladio left that mark. It's almost worse when they don't know, but when they see it's Gladio, who is such a big guy who seemingly hit Prompto and left that permanent mark there, some of them get nasty to him and some back off out of fear. Both are horrible. The guilt is eating him alive.)

Eventually, enough time passes as the dust settles that they do Talk About It. Gladio apologizes sincerely, for the 500th time. Prompto's like, "Well. It's not like you could have known that this would be The One Time it happened." And then cracks a joke about their soulmate mark being a Prompto's hand print on Gladio's ass from a butt slap in another life, which does help the tension somewhat. (The more Gladio tries to apologize, the more Prompto grows sick of hearing it, so they just have to move on and keep going, as he's learned to do.)

They grow closer over time, especially because there's not a lot of people who have survived to this point and even less later on. They do get together romantically, both because they do like the idea of soulmates (for different reasons) and also because they're living out of each others pockets for years, so there's an affection and dependency that develops there. Also, teenage Prompto always thought Gladio was really handsome and teen Gladio thought Prompto was cute and sincere for a pipsqueak.

When they are out together on dates in normal settings surrounded by strangers after the light returns, Gladio will receive dirty looks for the rest of his life from strangers who see the hand print on Prompto's face and immediately (correctly) assumes it was out of anger rather than a funny accident or something. (Edit: Some people will assume there is a funny story attached. Gladio will not know what to say to this. Prompto will play along.) He will learn to live with this. Prompto is really grateful Gladio is with him despite everything.

[tonberry-yoda]

hi hello okay i’m back because i just heard that FINAL FANTASY 16 IS COMING OUT AND IM SUPER PUMPED BC LIKE AHHHHHHHH! but with that being said, can you write hcs for the chocobo boys (if not just prompto is fine💕) with a medic s/o? they are kinda witchy but love cooking and handling animals but they also are the medic for the team bc the squad can’t all rely on noct😭😭 gaaahh tysm and BIG CONGRATS ON THE MAGAZINE THATS SO FRIGGIN COOL!!!💕💕

Chocobros with a medic s/o

notes - I HAD TO GET TO THIS ONE BECAUSE IVE HAD A SECRET FFXV BRAINROT AHHHH. And omg I am also super excited for FFXVI!!!! <33333 I just love this idea too so thank you so so so so much for sending it in <333 AND OMFG THANK YOU FOR THE CONGRATS IT MEANS THE WORLD I AM SO EXCITED TO SHOW YOU GUYS!!!

Prompto

this man is so grateful to you

like you are his saving grace

we all know this little dummy will find his way to fall in a ditch and hurt his arm by accident

without you, he'd probably be dead LMFAO

he will always walk up to you and in the cutest little voice be like... "y/n, I hurt my arm again"

and you'll just jokingly sigh and fix him right up

he always asks you about how you do it and all that and finds it really cool that you are able to fix him up with herbs and stuff

and when you cook for him??? he would never tell iggy, but he loves your cooking more ;)

also the fact that you're good with animals makes chocobos love you which means they are always just around you and that makes prompto love you more <3

Ignis

BRAINROT

you two definitely were the enemies to lovers troupe

like you were competing

you both could cook and take care of the others so it was immediate competition

you were always pushing each other around in a kitchen or whatever

but then you realized it was easier for you to deal with stuff as a team

and ofc you fell in love <3

he thinks you are very talented and honestly, when he's hurt, he will come to you and always feel bad lol

like he will feel like a burdan

please remind him that he isnt <3

he will love to learn how you use your herbs and stuff <3

overall, he just loves how amazing and talented you are and is so thankful about how you help the rest of the group

Gladio

this man trusts you with his life

he is always getting beat up and needs you there by his side to help

he appreciates it a bunch

and you'll always call him a big dummy when he gets hurt and then get straight to working on him, but that always makes him blush

make him ramen

please

like homemade stuff

please stop this man from eating cup noodles

but yeah, he is always getting hurt so to watch you work on him and help him out means the world to him

Noctis

this man gets too embarrassed to tell you he's hurt, so you always have to spot it

omg what a child

you will always get on his ass about that and he'll just be blushing as you work on him

ignis gets mad because you are super nice about Noct being picky and will make him food he enjoys instead of trying to make him something he doesnt like lol

you will baby him a bit because he is the king and he needs to be protected <3

he gets blushy when you do and act like he doesnt like it, but we all know he does <3

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[coconox]

what if,,,, hypothetically speaking,, i do a frame by frame analysis of the nocti v nigel cg,,, ahahaahaaaa,,,,,,

I AM GONNA PUT THIS HERE NOW THERE ARE SPOILERS FOR SANDS OF WRATH AND, OBVIOUSLY, SPOILERS FOR THE CG

i do recommend watching the cg first before reading all this since i will mention a lot about nocti and nigel's movements using timestamps for the vid since my storage hates me and i can't really properly add multiple clips 💔

!! LINK TO CG ANIMATION HERE !!

I WILL ALSO BE USING MTL FOR ALL THE DIALOGUE SO I'M VERY SORRY IN ADVANCED IF THE DIALOGUE IS INCORRECT TO WHAT IT ACTUALLY IS

from the get-go i will mention that before nocti entered this fight, skk had a m.i.n.d link with nocti. and since skk is poisoned, nocti is gonna feel the same over the time

aside from him coughing up vital fluid at 0:39, you can really see the poison start getting to him when he fights. starting from 0:14 you see nocti's movements getting slower and slower which becomes more obvious when you see him throw less punches/kicks and his reaction time worsening, allowing nigel to easily counterattack

callback to his last fight with nigel shown at the beginning of the chapter

ER05-01

i would also love to point out how nigel is such a good foil for nocti. from the opposing color schemes to their behavior. nigel having a black color scheme to fit with the whole idea that he is an assassin hiding in the shadows (which is an often recurrence of him throughout the story by either him watching nocti in the distance or showing up unexpectedly). black can also be associated with power and death, connecting to the fact that nigel carries such a strong poison to where there's no known cure, which allows nigel to easily control others to his bidding and/or make them suffer. as opposed to nocti having a white/vibrant red color scheme to fit how bold or loud he is. red can be associated with anger and white can be associated with purity/innocence so it fits with his personality too (since nocti is often left in the dark of a lot of situations back when he was in the purifying force)

ER05-08

around 0:46 - 0:57, 1:05, 1:18 - 1:33

essentially any part where nocti is heavily breathing

ER05-01 structure that this narrator is mentioning is nocti

this is probably leaning more into hc territory, but i think out of all the playable constructs we've met, nocti feels the most "human." he eats, drinks, sleeps, has breathing patterns that the narrator loves to point out, basically does a lot of human practices that constructs don't need to necessarily do, but he does it out of habit. he even believed at one point that constructs can get sick (obv they can't)

dialogue at 0:27

nigel: "you are still the same as before" nigel: "everything covered by anger" nocti: "nigel!!!!!" nigel: "you always thought my poison could only be attached to weapons, right?" nigel: "never doubted what i said"

callbacks to the last fight nocti had with nigel. when nocti was at his lowest, that's when nigel finally spoke. nigel alludes to nocti's naivety again, making nocti finally realize the poison wasn't contained in a separate attachment/weapon, rather nigel is the poison itself

ER05-12 nocti telling skk where the poison might be (remember at this time he still didn't know how nigel injects the poison, he just knows nigel has the ability to do so)

ER05-08 nigel pointing out nocti's naivety

the realization of where the poison's actually located, after the dialogue at 0:27

the location of the poison is more obvious in the reference sheet of nigel (since the ref removes the cloak he's wearing) (link to tweet about nigel that includes this ref)

callback to when nocti and skk first began to plan how to track down nigel after the rediscovery of nigel's poison

ER05-12

callback to him saying "leave everything to me" shown in the previous image.

the light in nocti's hands in the animation is skk (figuratively, not literally ofc LOL), having faith in him that he WILL beat nigel and will give him their all to help. though honestly, all he ever really needed was someone to trust him unconditionally

2:15 - end

"give that bastard a taste of our true wrath"

"partner"

the peak embracement of nocti and skk's partnership. this was the missing piece that he needed to finally beat nigel.

ever since the beginning of this chapter nocti has implicity or explicitly stated (whether it be through his first encounters with skk or in flashbacks of his hubris being in the purifying force/early days of cerberus) he prefers to work alone and leave it at that. he thought it'd benefit everyone if he didn't rope people into his mess, and he fully believed finding and confronting nigel again is something only he should burden

ER05-06 nocti and skk took turns asking for context of what's been going on

skk, cerberus, and the people of new oakley however say otherwise.

skk, in their words, "took a gamble" and just had a gut feeling to stick around and help him and even be down to consider him as a partner

ER05-05

ER05-06

it should probably be noted that skk saying they believe him "just because" carries a lot more weight than at first glance. having someone believe him without him really needing to prove himself with evidence makes nocti appreciate skk a lot more than when he first encountered them in EX05 or at the beginning of this chapter, showing that skk isn't like everyone else he's met and perhaps has a chance to be friends or more with them

ER05-11 first instance of nocti calling them partner

ER05-11 nocti "subtly" correcting vann with referring to skk as his partner

these screenshots can keep going on and on but you get the idea LOL they call each other partners from ER05-11 onwards.

21 and vera believe cerberus isn't complete without him

ER05-15 despite nocti technically being considered as a part of the purifying force at this time, vera and 21 will always believe he truly belongs in cerberus

and the people of new oakley see him as a brother/friend they could rely on and share a drink with

ER05-09 after nocti saves new oakley he gains a lot of respect from the people in town and they all decided to celebrate nocti's win

for most of his life he was practically feared or looked down upon by the people he was with 'cause of his loud and reckless demeanor, and to finally have that revelation that he IS wanted, needed, LOVED even, that people are able to put their trust and faith in him, that allows him to be the best version of himself he could ever ask for

am i looking too deep into this? probably

there's probably a lot of bias from that whole analysis i just love nocti ok—

i do wish we can see more of his backstory. he's one of the few that actively hide it (with the addition of vera not revealing it out of some respect for him), and i just wanna do a deep dive of how he became the way he is today. he's also one of the older constructs given his frame id (BPO-03), makes me wonder how or why he became a construct in the first place-

anyways, that's my rant for the month, ty for reading if you made it this far lol

have some love and a cookie you deserve it ❤🍪

[zhansww]

After nearly 99 hours, I finally finished FF7 Rebirth yesterday. As far as the story goes, it left me with more questions than answers tbh. Mind you, maybe I'd know the answers if I'd played the og but I haven't. I only played FF7 Remake and now Rebirth. Anyway, I'm just writing down my thoughts on it and this might get long so I'll put the rest under a cut.

I'm gonna start with what I disliked about the game before getting into what I liked. Gameplay-wise: first and foremost, the mini games. The sheer amount of them annoyed me to no end. As someone who loves exploring every inch in a game, having to learn how to play and get good at minigames to complete certain side quests or explore certain areas definitely put a damper on my usual enjoyment of, well, exploring. And that's just the optional ones, there are also minigames that you can't skip. Instead of just letting me play the actual game, you have to, in between the normal gameplay, git gud at fifty different minigames. And ofc, I stopped (playing the optional ones, at least) at some point cuz it simply became too much but that just sucks. It again takes the fun out of it. The only minigames I enjoyed were Queen's Blood and the chocobo races. Maybe others like this variety of games within their game but to me, it became obnoxious. I actually usually love getting every trophy in a game but I already know I won't do that with this game mainly because of, you guessed it, the mini games. Which is a damn shame.

Another thing I disliked is the illusion of choice. Why bother giving me any choice at all regarding Yuffie when my answers ultimately don't matter? You can reject Yuffie three times but she'll join you anyway because obviously, it's not like they developed two whole different games, one with Yuffie and one without her. Same with the relationship counter thing. I did my best to get close to Aerith, to get that intimate date scene on the skywheeler in chapter 12. But Cloud can also have an intimate date with T*fa. And does the characters' relationship change afterwards? No. Cloud treats them exactly the same as he would have. Again, it's not like they bothered to make different cut scenes or add different dialogue in the rest of the game, depending on who you have that romantic date with. But then why even bother giving us a choice? Imo, you may as well get the date with Barret or Nanaki or Cait Sith. It's not like anything at all changes anyway. The story pretty much makes a romance between Cloud and Aerith canon, regardless. Which in itself is definitely not something I'm complaining about, but it's the illusion of choice or having choices that don't actually matter that annoys me. Also, what's with all the characters being spawned in all the time? I'm guessing they do that to make it more immersive but when you're in a group of seven people, they keep getting in your way, even more so when we're all on chocobos. And it's not even like the characters have any meaningful or important dialogue while you're out and exploring so it just feels completely unnecessary to have them around at all times. It was fine in FFXV cuz there were only four characters and they mostly walked behind Noctis anyway. But in this game, it was yet another point of annoyance for me.

When it comes to the story, there's a lot that I let slide cuz it's a game and cuz it's a fantasy world ofc... but Sephiroth is a really lame villain. Everyone else seems to be impressed by him but I don't find him special at all. Not to mention, he can conveniently teleport anywhere he needs to be at any given time. Also, the characters of Yuffie and T*fa really got on my nerves. Yuffie was just unlikeable with her stupid arrogance and materia-obsession. While T*fa is still a whole nothing burger. She reminds me of any basic, empty, supportive wife character. There's simply nothing else to her. I can't say I was too impressed by Cait Sith either but whatever. Cloud, Barret, Aerith and Nanaki are all good characters at least.

On that note, I wasn't too interested in any character in Remake but Rebirth really fleshed those four aforementioned characters out to the point that I feel way more invested in them now than before playing Rebirth. What I wonder about the most is who exactly Zack is and whether his whole section was even real or if that was all part of Aerith's "dream". Also, there's definitely something wrong with Cloud's mind... he seems to respond to trauma by pretending reality is something different..? Which makes him an unreliable narrator which in turns makes me wonder what else and how much of what he knows is distorting reality. When Biggs talked about Cloud to him, Zack seemed confused and said smth like "are you sure we're talking about the same Cloud?" which immediately made me wonder just how different Cloud was with Zack. If he really lost (or thought he lost) Zack, it could make sense for his personality to have changed afterwards. My point being, I am very intrigued and way more interested in Cloud's character now than I was before. I'm also really interested in Vincent Valentine. I saw him and I immediately wished he would join us. That didn't happen unfortunately but hopefully in the third part.

Anyway, the story and characters were an upgrade for me in this game. The gameplay is still mostly solid. The open world, with the different regions and terrains and climates and chocobos was gorgeous to explore albeit difficult to navigate sometimes. The minigames brought it all down, unfortunately. But I still ultimately enjoyed this and also still look forward to what's next in the FF series~

[sylleblosscm]

anonymous:

❣️+ luna/noctis

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Important Survey [accepting]

Who is the little spoon? Usually Luna because Noct has big protec instincts, however when he is tired or he's had a hard day, Luna will snuggle in behind him, kiss his shoulder and hum him to sleep.

Who sings in the shower? Luna sings in the tub, we've established this. Noct does not, but he does loiter outside the bathroom door and listen, because he's loved the sound of Luna's voice since she sang for him when they were children.

Who plays pranks on the other? They're a tag-team couple actually, watch out.

Who is the one who listens to pop music? Close enough, but Noct probably introduced Luna to pop punk. Actual footage.

Who brings the other a random cup of joe? Idk about Joe, but Luna makes the tea in this relationship. She likes to import different flavours and try them together.

Who picks the cheesy movies for date night? Since she didn't grow up with access to electronic entertainment, Noct has an entire list of must-watch movies for Luna. They're working through it as a team.

Who is more likely to feed the other in public? ...Oh no, they are that insufferable, aren't they?

Who gives the other random little compliments? Look, if tooth-rotting adorableness isn't your thing, I am begging you to stay away from these two because they will "no, you hang up first" right to each other's faces. Keep that shit at home, you two. No one wants to see that.

Who is always stealing food from the other’s plate? Noctis is always putting his veggies on Luna's plate, does that count?

Who is more likely to let the other borrow their car?  Noct trusts his wife very much, but. Maybe it's safer to just get a driver, hm?

Who makes the list before they go grocery shopping? Literally anyone but them.

Who makes sure the other takes their meds when sick? Once a healer, always a healer. My instincts just tell me that Noctis is the miserable type when he gets sick, and you just know Luna will drop everything to take care of him. (Ofc he'd do the same, but she rarely stays ill long, so.)

Who watches sports and has to teach the other the rules? Luna missed out on a lot growing up, and Noct can't wait to show her.

Who pulls the other to their feet for a dance in the living room? Luna does this because she genuinely enjoys dancing. When Noct does it, it's to elicit some extra cuddles.

Who has to keep reminding the other to hurry or they’ll be late? Nobody. Luna has long since learned the art of pretending they have to leave an hour before they actually do.

Who is the one most likely to get a tattoo with the other’s name? I don't really see either of them as tattoo people. Royal image and all. But they have thier rings, and they have their precious book tying them together - that's enough for these two.

[corcnaiism]

;-- mini analysis of some of the songs "tea party of the dead" ( name still under construction ) would perform. solely based on the modern au and interactions between me and @.excultum's muses. i like to believe all four bros contribute to writing songs tho they won't always reveal where they get their inspiration from. note: not every lyric reflects them and ofc they would change names and pronouns for privacy reasons from the public.

kathleen: a song about noctis' annoyance towards gladio bc those two have the most tension amongst the four ( mostly bc gladio isn't open about his big fat crush on nocts )

cocoon: a song about noctis towards prompto. nocts would literally die for prompto and refuses to let the rest of the world make prompto think he isn't good enough.

pacifier: a song about gladio towards noctis. same thing with the kathleen song tbh. those two just struggle to be "normal" with each other.

anything: a song about ignis towards noctis. mainly surrounding their struggles with each other whenever they would end up arguing. ignis has his boundaries but still is heavily there to support nocts no matter what.

fallout: a song about everyone in the group during their struggles with one another.

I pissed you off again

So that you'd leave me alone in Leeds again

And I got my stuff and left

Cause I got this friend, see, who put me up again

the first verse is noctis' pov.

So I spent my yesterday

Ducking your calls and in fear that things had changed

So I tidied up my place

'Cause you always told me it got me thinking straight

the second verse is ignis' pov.

You see now

I'm sorry if I drove your matches to my clothes

But you know how I can get sometimes

You see now

I'm sorry if I drove your matches to my clothes

the tiny bridge right before the finishing chorus is gladio's pov.

You see I, I was a test-tube baby

That's why nobody gets me

You see I struggle to sleep at night

But it's fine, she never lets me

You see I, I was a test-tube baby (always seem to just)

That's why nobody gets me (fall out when I'm most in)

You see I struggle to sleep at night (need of it)

But it's fine, Mary don't let me

and the finishing chorus is prompto's pov.

noctis is the bane of everyone's existence djsnaoskwjd but they are all supportive of each other and bros/boyfriends for life bc yes they are all dating

[glitchdecay]

hi! was wondering if you were open to suggestions for the chocobros + pokemon? for ignis, i'd personally suggest arcanine or stoutland (fire + loyal). for gladio ofc aegislash is perfect, id recommend conkeldurr (reminds me of the pillars he used in ep gladio lol) and bastiodon (another shield). and for prompto maybe klingklang (techy boy) or dodrio (like his beloved chocobos)! just my thoughts :O

[in reference to this post]

ooh, thanks anon! very fascinating choices.

Arcanine and Stoutland are far better choices than Delphox for Ignis imo. i kinda wanted a Starter Pokémon for each of them to have.

Hisuian Arcanine in particular is also suited to his role as the designated guardian, the one who looks after the Chocobros' well-being. which brings me to think about Dragapult as his designated Ghost-/Dark-type. yes i know it's silly. but look. Ignis is canonically silly: bro backflips across the battlefield for no good reason.

on the other hand, Talonflame is *gestures* Just There as a Fire Birb and it'd be cool to give Ignis more birb 'mons. or maybe Gallade? since it's kinda a starter (see: Wally) and it dual-wields its dagger-like appendages. but you see, Luna would have a Gardevoir and having a Gallade in addition would be a bit much.

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i was also thinking about giving Gladio an Incineroar because a) it'd be his wrestling partner and b) it's a reference to his role as "the heel" in Chapter 10.*

Conkledurr has never been a Pokémon i liked because it's so... gonky. but Bastiodon is amazing. perfect. AND it's a Fossil Pokémon! i think Rock-/Ground-types are a natural fit for Gladio as he's not only the Big Guy but also the rock (heh) that the others rely on.

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as for Prompto, Klinklang makes perfect sense. man's got the sense for machinery, Klinklang is a bunch o' fancy machinery stuck together, it's a match made in heaven. Dodrio, while visually chocobo-like, are kinda creepy compared to chocobos.

i was thinking perhaps a) a Fairy-type and b) a 'mon that evolves by friendship for one of its stages would fit his tendency to be the mood-maker (i.e. his perky outer side) and desire for true friends (his sad inner side). now, you might be thinking Sylveon, but consider: Togekiss. as an added bonus, it's also a bird-like mascotable Pokémon!

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thing is, by this time i've also seen a couple of other people's ideas about which 'mons they should have and i'm like "aaaaaaa. what if whatever i choose next is influenced by these thoughts that are not mine."

but i'm gonna close ranks and reblog the original post with an update.

*[by the way: if you haven't already, please read this translated transcript of Noctis's Japanese VA talking about recording Chapter 10 (from a radio show that aired January 2024).]

[zzprompto]

hi ! I hope this isn't too much 😭 I'm the same anon as before and I loved the ignis fic so much it made me cry a bit /extremely pos

I was thinking if you could do another one of the reader meeting ignis for the first time after he became blind, and how ignis would act? also the reader worrying about him and comforting him

thank you sm in advance I love your writings so much 😭

im so glad you enjoyed it! ofc i can write you some more :)

☆ together

ignis scientia x male reader [he / him]

sypnosis: above.

the lowercase is intentional !

- slight episode ignis spoilers and mentions of fighting & injuries.

fighting, bloodshed and chaos. those words accurately described what had happened at altissia a few days ago. a day that many, such as [name], had never experienced before in their lives.

yet, everything seemed like it just happened in a flash. [name] barely remembered what happened, it was almost as if he was not present during the event. unfortunately, he was. he absent mindedly witnessed such tragedy.

it had been a few days since the group had been truly together. the group consisting of gladio, ignis, noctis, prompto and [name] had been all seperated after the fight, but they luckily all found eachother in the end. even if that meant that half of them were gravely injured.

noctis had gotten gravely injured, and so had ignis. nobody had spoken to noctis yet as he was still knocked out, and similarly so for ignis.

ignis had used the powers contained within the ring of lucii to try and defeat ardyn. however, he didn't know the consequences it would bring. he had scarred the left side of his face and he had gone blind. it was horrible, something nobody imaged would happen to a person like ignis. yet, ignis risked everything just to make sure his friends were safe.

[name] was anxiously sitting outside of the room where ignis was resting. the man hadn't seen how ignis looked like yet, he was just waiting outside whilst biting his nails out of nervousness.

[name] was scared, and saying he was scared was truly an understatement. he was terrified, really. he doesn't know what has happened to the man he cares about the most, the man he loves the most. it was unbearable just sitting there waiting on the floor. too unbearable.

a few footsteps caught the attention of [name]'s ears and a door opening. then, someone cleared their throat to alert [name] and it was none other than gladio.

"you can go see him now, he's awake." gladio said, his voice hoarse. it was different to how he usually sounded, [name] noted. this was definitely taking a toll on gladio, and everyone for that matter. everything that had happened those few days ago was affecting everyone.

[name] immediately stood up and nodded at gladio before rushing into the room. he couldn't wait a second longer to see ignis, or what had happened to ignis. [name] knew he had to brace himself for what he was about to see, because it could be rather unsettling. luckily for him, it wasn't.

[name] walked into the room and his eyes immediately scanned the room. every wall, every corner and every surface was looked at before [name]'s eyes finally met ignis' face.

"ignis.." [name] whispered out loud, taking a few, small steps forward towards the man he had just mentioned. [name] then finally got to the bed ignis was laying on and he crouched down besides it.

"hey." [name] continued to whisper. "are you alright? are you feeling any pain?" [name] asked, gently stroking one of ignis' palms. he was being as careful and as gentle as he could possibly be to not injure him any more than he already was.

ignis groaned a little before he sat up on the bed, rubbing his eyes and staring into practically nowhere. "i'm alright, just a little sore." ignis sighed, trying to make his injuries seem better than they actually were. in reality, they were worse. that fight with ardyn, using the ring, it hurt like hell. it didn't help that ignis could no longer see anything, not even [name], anymore.

"that's good." [name] hummed, his voice gentle, just like his touch. he tried to be as soothing as he could be, if that was even possible. he wanted to make sure ignis was okay, but it didn't seem like that was really the case.

ignis sighed again and he closed his eyes. it wasn't as if it made a difference anyway, his vision had gone and his whole world was shrouded in darkness - just like eos' fate.

"actually, i'm not alright." ignis admitted. his voice was unusually quiet, and shaky. [name] was starting to get worried - this wasn't the ignis he knew.

"i can't see, [name]." ignis confessed, his voice growing more and more shaky as he continued to speak. it was as if he was on the verge of tears, getting ready to cry at any given moment.

[name] looked at ignis a little confused. "of course you can't see.. your eyes are closed, ignis." [name] replied, trying not to laugh at his comment.

"no, [name]." ignis sighed again, a small frown on his face. he then opened his eyes and tilted his head towards [name]. "i can't see, [name]. i've gone blind." ignis admitted.

[name] was now in a state of panic and confusion. he didn't understand. how did such a thing happen? ignis could see without his glasses.. but now he had gone totally blind?

unbeknownst to [name], ignis had used the ring of lucii to try and fight ardyn. it led to him gaining a scar on his face, and his loss of vision. the power was too much for him that it deteriorated his eyesight and painted his skin with a memory he'll never forget.

"i.. got myself into a fight with ardyn trying to protect noct." ignis explained, trying his best to keep his composure and look strong infront of [name]. "i used the ring's power, [name]. it was too much and this is how i ended up." ignis shook his head. he didn't enjoy the situation he was in, but he would live with it no matter what.

"oh.." [name]'s voice dropped along with his face. he couldn't believe what he had just heard. he didn't even know that ignis had gotten into a fight with ardyn. why did he not know sooner? ignis was meant to be the man he loved, and cherished, and cared for but he didn't even know that the other had been seriously injured.

"ignis, i'm.. i'm sorry." [name] mumbled, letting go of ignis' hands. he then burried his face into his own hands, feeling as if he was about to cry. he couldn't believe such a thing had happened, and all he could do was apologise for something he hadn't done.

"[name], it's alright." ignis frowned as he felt the mood shift suddenly. he knows he shouldn't of dropped something so heavy, but [name] was bound to find out anyway. "i'll get used to it. it's fine." ignis sighed. in reality, it wasn't fine. nothing was fine about this situation, but ignis just wanted [name] to stop worrying.

[name] shook his head, biting his lip whilst he was at it too. none of this was fine, when ignis said it was fine he lied. how could [name] trust him now? everything was going to be so different, [name] couldn't help but worry. he had to worry for himself and ignis, there was nothing else he could do.

"it's not alright, ignis. i know you don't think this is alright, you yourself said earlier you were alright then you lied." [name] spoke, his voice cracking as it filled with various different emotions. he felt so distressed, yet angry, yet worried at the same time. he was so confused. why wasn't he there for ignis?

ignis felt the area around him before he grabbed [name]'s hand and held it close to him. "yes, i'm afraid you're right. i'm not alright, [name]. i'm far from it." ignis admitted, feeling vulnerable speaking about his emotions so openly.

"i'm scared, terrified even. i don't want to live the rest of my life in darkness. i won't be able to see you, or the others anymore. i won't be able to cook or drive the regalia." ignis started to break down, letting all of his emotions flow as he spoke to [name]. "i'm useless now, [name]. my lost vision had made me useless." ignis sighed.

[name] shook his head and he gripped onto ignis' hand tightly to try and somewhat reassure him. "no, no ignis. you're not useless." [name] said, frowning as he heard how negative ignis was about himself and his situation. "you're far from it, being blind doesn't make you useless! we'll get through this, ignis. i'll help you, ignis. i'll do everything i can to help you." [name] continued, practically on the verge of sobbing.

"[name], it would be pointless." ignis mumbled, still thinking of himself as useless because of this situation. he didn't believe that anything good could come out of this situation. "my vision won't magically come back if you help me, and nothing good will come from this!" ignis groaned.

then, [name] cut off ignis with a kiss. he couldn't take ignis speaking of himself so negatively. it hurt him too much to hear the love of his life speaking so negatively about himself. he couldn't stand it, and he wouldn't stand it one bit.

"ignis." [name] stated as he pulled away from the kiss, brushing a few stray hairs out of ignis' face. "you are far from useless, and me helping you won't be pointless." the male continued, doing his best to reassure ignis.

"we'll get through this together." [name] carried on speaking as he slid onto the bed to lay next to ignis. "no matter what, we'll always be together. i'll guide you until we're old, help you navigate the world when all you see is darkness." [name] hummed, speaking more and more sweet promises into ignis' ear.

[name] carefully traced the scar that was under ignis' eye. it was so beautiful that it looked natural on ignis. [name] loved it already.

"ignis, i love you. i'll love you no matter what. if you're blind, unable to get out of bed, or even unable to do anything. i'll always love you." [name] whispered into ignis' ear before placing a kiss on ignis' scar.

"it's me and you, together forever. you got that?" [name] smiled, placing a few more kisses along ignis' face. he wouldn't stop, even if ignis asked him to. he loved him too much to ever stop loving him.

ignis sighed, giving up all of his protesting now. he wouldn't even try to stop [name], because he knew [name] wouldn't stop if he asked.

"fine, yes. it's us together, always." ignis smiled himself, leaning into [name]'s touches and kisses. he didn't want this feeling to stop, ever. he wanted to truly stay with [name] forever and for as long as possible.

"now that you said that, i'm never letting you go." [name] chuckled to himself, leaning in and making himself comfortable against ignis' chest. "we're staying by eachothers side no matter what."

it was true, [name] never let go of ignis. the two faced the impossible and [name] did whatever it took to help ignis face the darkness he was surrounded it. the two stayed by eachother's sides, together, forever.

☆ author's note : i hope you liked it, anon :) i really enjoy writing for final fantasy characters so keep the requests coming! im sorry this took a bit longer, i'll try get more requests done near the holiday time.

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[noxtivagus]

oh man i still love ffxv so much 🫶🏼

[bigbadmonstertruck]

uh so im back on my bullshit and i present to you, lucem sequimur verse noctis using etro’s light for anything but what he’s supposed to use it for.

in this verse, although only those with etro’s light can actually interact and summon the dead, spells can be cast so that anyone can perceive them. this causes chaos. noct and his ancestors like causing chaos.

there are definitely times in highschool history classes where noct would let the lucii gatecrash for various reasons. (the clever would make the most appearances, he has beef with the insomnian school system and its “horrific” history inaccuracies.)

no one ever gets used to it. at all. not even prom, in fact, prompto is just scared shitless every time.

somnus likes to crash literature for shits and giggles and noct tries to lure crepera out for poetry classes. crepera hates this. she is shy. she does not want to be perceived by a room full of gawking teenagers. but ofc sometimes her dad, the clever, drags her ass out of the beyond just to make her tell everyone that he’s right.

oh also noctis absolutely asks them for his exam answers, regis finds out and since he’s the only other lucis caelum they’re aware of and he knows when noctis summons the lucii, he ends up in the exam hall making sure noct doesn’t cheat.

tiny stella and noct also had tea parties with dead people. best blorbos.

[whyarewecalledtheshipname]

Ima preface with a disclaimer that im not saying all these ideas are 100% organically produced by my brain and ofc is influenced by other peoples ideas/theories.

A lot of unedited rambling, and a lot of questions, about Trailer Sora not being Kingdom Hearts Sora:

Man what if that really /is/ yozora and he looks vaguely like sora bc, sora's in his heart?

But then what would cause him to begin looking more like riku than sora? People pointed out the brown roots, the merged outfit—

Like three basic options are 1) yozora originally looks like kh sora and something begins to make yozora look more like riku, and the yozora was saw in the remind secret ep is in that "half and half" transitional phase

Or 2) yozora originally does look like riku? And him losing his sora features bit by bit is what makes him look so "half and half" in the secret episode

Or 3) yozora looks like a complete different person and who know why tf he looks like either sora or riku

The problem with option 2 is that yozora tells us his current appearance (in the secret ep) "isnt what [he] really look[s] like". But if he originally did look identical to riku, his secret episode appearance wouldn't be too far from that.

So that could mean either, he looks nothing at all like sora OR riku (fucking, noctis-esque maybe? Lmao?)

Or he does look nearly exactly like riku originally, but his altered features (the discolored eyes, the discolored hair, and even the discolored outfit) are different enough /to yozora/ to warrant him pointing out that he looks different from that form. As in, maybe he doesn't look /completely/ different, but to yozora, it's different /enough/. 🤷🏽‍♀️

The idea of "Sora" from the trailers not actually being kh sora has about equal merit in my mind as the idea that Trailer Sora looks different as a design choice to illustrate a mismatched/confused identity, broken heart, missing/wrong memories, or ofc being in a different world (perhaps one where a version of him also exists?), etc.

Another thing that would be weird about Trailer Sora being Yozora— (and im not even gonna get into the potential different versions there could be of these same characters, eg. the verum rex game version, the secret episode version, the version Nameless Star refers to and seems to know the appearance of) —is their meeting in the secret episode. If yozora originally looks like sora, why wouldnt he react to kh sora's appearance nearly perfectly matching his own (if he did look like /sora/ at some point)?

Instead they focus on names. "I've heard of you." "Why are you using sora's name?"

Is it because yozora's universe deals with the identity stealing gigas'? And so perhaps in yozora's experience, appearances mean nothing? And it's all about the "heart" that resides in the body?

And where did he "hear of sora"? From strelitzia, if she was the one who told him to save sora (after going through some trials which could be what we see in the trailer, the way sora faced a darkside as his tutorial boss)? Is kh sora really a game character in yozora's universe/world, or in a world yozora has visited? From MoM or some other black coat? Idek

I've rambled before about sora in yozora's heart (theory credit to steamwhistler), and maybe this could be it?? Kinda? But i dont think they'd make a whole ass gameplay trailer for a character who a) isnt sora or b) isnt someone we would play as long term but maybe Trailer Sora is pulling a roxas who tf knows

There's also the Keyblade. If Trailer Sora wasn't actually sora, he /could/ still use the keyblade right? Intuitively too, im assuming, bc the true wielder of that weapon is /in/ his heart. But why would he use it first? And without question? Assuming that whole fight from the trailer is in fact his first fight. Would this yozora not have his own weapon yet? Or does it just come so naturally (again, bc sora would be in his heart) that he doesn't think about it? Could that be connected to how yozora has both a blade and a gun, like kh3 sora? Would sora being in his heart be how yozora's weapons came to be? Is the new keyblade chain function something yozora does/did with his own/previous tools/weapons?? 🤷🏽‍♀️

Then there's the secret episode. The location. It's assumed to be the final world, or a version of it. But yozora can manipulate its appearance. He makes it look like sora's heart station, he makes it look like the city, then it becomes a day version of the final world.

Basically, where the fuck /are/ they? Could it really be the final world, if a "regular" person has such control over it? If it's not the true final world, what is it? Yozora's heart? Hence why he can summon sora's heart station (if it truly was his heart station and not an illusion)? Could he have influence over it if that final world was somehow connected to him?

But if it /is/ a heart, /anyone's/ heart, why does it get pixelated and such? It could be that yozora is some kind of data person, like data riku, who's "datascape" (ig the data person equivalent of a heart) has somewhat similar aesthetics, especially in ReCoded hd. Or could it be because regardless of if yozora is a "real person" or not, he (and sora) may have been in a data world during the secret episode, and therefore making even a real heart perhaps take on "data esque" qualities?

Basically, Trailer Sora is huge, has light, pale hair (tho it does look hella dark when he's running down the street), has riku's hairstyle (it even curls up in some parts), has some weird mix of his own, yozora's, rikus, and his toybox clothes, regular shoes, and it's SUSSY

[coconox]

Why you love Mammon? Of course i'm not judging your favorite or something don't get me wrong here haha:D

I live love laugh Mammon too! And i want to know other Mammon lovers, what is the thing that makes them love him😋

i have quite a few reasons on why i love him so big ramble incoming LMAOHSHFJS

i think one of the biggest reasons is just vibes alone lol. my type in general is usually big brute exterior, soft and silly interior like with nocti from pgr and aki from neural cloud

theres also a common pattern of having the most dorito bod + tiny grabbable waists ive ever seen but thats a whole other topic 💀

+ most of the time theyre all shirtless? 🤨 i keep unintentionally choosing the ones that are/go shirtless more frequently than other chars so thats another weird call out to myself hsjfjskf

legit when i first saw mammon my brain was automatically like "i NEED him." it was literally the same as how mammon fell in love w mc, love at first sight LOL

anyw looks aside i very much love his approach of "i'll be yours and so maybe one day youll choose me." its a nice change of pace from the usual "youre mine and i will do as much as possible to prove youre mine." he ald knows everyones gonna try to claim you, so he found a workaround that stood out from the rest (actual big brain move imo). idk i like the more passive approach of him just letting you go at your own pace and he'll be there whenever

most of his card stories (havent fully read his attacker card tho cause im stuck on needing his sig 😭😭) normally have him submit to you and let you do whatever you like, even reassuring you that no matter how rough (or gentle) you wanna be w him, he'll always enjoy it (cause he gets to spend time w you hHHSHFJSKFK 😭😭🥹🥹🥹) and being rough wont hurt him in the slightest. idk i like being in control in most ✨️spicy✨️ situations and for mammon to be like "do as you please" just makes me very happy :3

hes also just very romantic and sweet and gentle and tHE LOVE CONFESSION IS SMTH I WILL NEVER GET OVER 😭😭😭🥹🥹🥹 you can tell he just loves you sm and as much as he wants to be like "youre mine >:3c" he normally doesnt do that and just lets you be free to do whatever

in one of the chats when you ask if its alright if you see other devils, hes very much ok w it as long as hes your #1 like HSJFJSKDK ?????? OFC YOURE MY #1 MAMMON LITERALLY NO ONE COULD REPLACE YOU 😭😭

also love how he carries mc a lot of the time in card stories, i just imagine he carries them like this

i also like how his greed is portrayed differently from the usual. like his greed focuses more on keeping/maintaining what he ald owns rather than trying to be on the hunt to collect everything (tbf he ald believes everything is his so theres most likely no need to really collect anything in his eyes).

other side note i just love his sticker he sends when he txts ITS SO CUTE HE LOOKS SO HAPPY 😭😭

tl;dr i like how hes very sweet and romantic and gentle despite how absolutely MASSIVE he is ;w;

i could go on and on w more examples but id just be stating the same points over and over again hdhfkskf

[kurikorso]

Ok I rewatched the ffxv omen trailer cause it popped up in my recs and I was obsessed with it when I was younger and MAN imagine if the game followed the storyline of the omen

Like noctis heads off alone and insomnia is destroyed like usual (or he tries to head off with the buddies but something happens to separate them idk)

Niflhiem ups its number of magitek soldiers to an insane degree so noctis is constantly on the run (great opportunity for stealth sections im js, it would be hard to infiltrate and take down bases like you do in the og game when instead of four people you only have one 👀)

His only companion for the journey is pryna, who remains mysterious and distant but still a good pupper

And Luna! It's hinted at that she's going on a sort of "mirrored journey" to noctis's so we could have two player characters! Half the game is noct's journey and half is Luna's (and umbra's ofc), if u really wanna go all out there could be a switching mechanic for puzzles and stuff 👀👀 like strategically placed reflective surfaces to jump through to switch characters in a mirrored world where doing stuff in one affects the other

And the best part!! The losing of the powers! Noct loses his ability to warp and summon weapons from the armiger as the trailer goes on, so it would be really cool if that became part of the gameplay, like a reverse to normal games where you gain abilities as you go

You start off with all the powers of the crystal, but you lose them as the story goes on and you have to find ways to adapt, like stealing weapons and using the environment to fight instead of relying solely on magic

It sounds like it would make gameplay more restrictive but it could actually open a lot more doors for a whole lot of diff ways to take down enemies, like how noct crushes that ma-x

I also love the sort of non-euclidean and dreamlike vibe of the trailer (thinking about that non-euclidean game engine video 👀👀👀) so levels or parts of the game have potential for some really mind fucky stuff

Also this fandom has a taste for psychological horror (pitioss, costlemark, the effects of the Ring) so a more chapter 13 esque vibe would work really well I think (obv without all the other hell that came with chap 13)

There could even be multiple endings... Or if you wanna make everyone sad just keep the original ending

Ok now I kinda wanna make my own game-

[secret-engima]

Huh, now I'm just a imagining a situation where all the monarchs of Eos have like a summit/meeting (think Kage Summit from Naruto) thing every decade or so where they discuss treaties and such. Ofc the Accursed attended too since he gets to flaunt his power and badmouth the other monarchs and is protected by Ye Olde Magick Rules. So when the next summit arrives the monarchs get ready to get badmouthed by the Accursed but then in comes in normal-looking tired Noctis and Retinue. Night Kingdom ask

*wheezes* that would ACTUALLY BE GREAT. Especially since someone has to tell Noctis at the last minute because of COURSE he doesn’t know about this. So he’s almost LATE and people are all tense because this will be the first time the Accursed appears since mysteriously calling back all his daemons and then kidnapping Prince Regis of Lucis (who is the one who told Noct about this).

Then the door swings open and in saunters ... a stranger.

With daemons and humans as his bodyguards and Prince Regis as his advisor.

WHERE IS THE ACCURSED? they all think, but only one dares ask in a politely strained voice (a few chairs down, Sylva is hiding her smile and Mors is rigid)

“Hey,” Noctis says as he flops down like a cat on his assigned throne (it was the creepy one with animal skulls on the arm rests, of course it was his chair). And perhaps he should be more formal and kingly but honestly he can’t be bothered to care. Holding up the cloud cover over Insomnia from this far away is tiring and these people think he’s evil anyway, “Uncle couldn’t come because I killed him, I’m the new Accursed now, please hold your applause and let’s get this over with, some of us actually have stuff to do other than sit on fancy chairs and look rich.”

Prince Regis facepalms, the humans in the new Accursed’s Retinue start snickering faintly.