#worse than noct and without the depression mixed in

[dbphantom]

i could not sleep until i read fandom wiki pages for 3 hours drew this

20yo regis is a delight to draw im ngl his design fucks. esp when u dye his hair back to black. not sure why its brown in the pixel art

[catlady1986]

THE BEST SMELL IN THE WORLD IS THAT OF THE ONE YOU LOVE.

So the prompt has Alpha’s find their mates through scent, so any suggestions for how to have non Alpha's find their soulmates? Like if the pair is a Beta/Omega, Beta/Beta, or Omega/Omega?

Chapters: 3/9 Fandom: Final Fantasy XV Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Gladiolus Amicitia/? Characters: Gladiolus Amicitia,  Noctis Lucis Caelum, Prompto Argentum, Ignis Scientia, background characters, others to appear later Additional Tags: ABO, Soulmates, Language, Blood, Depression, Angst

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Gladio leans over the washbasin in Noctis bathroom, blood still streaming from his nostrils after pinching it for ten minutes. The cause of this was attempting to use a neti pot to help clear out his sinuses and loosen the mucus clogging his nose. It did its job but the vessels in his nose burst after he forced air through each nostril, putting him in the state he is in now. He couldn’t decide what was worse, being unable to breathe through his nose and feel as though his head is being clamped down on or the irritation, pain, and dizziness that comes with the nosebleeds.

What lead to his latest state of stuffiness was helping the prince do some spring cleaning. The teen asked the older man to move some of the larger pieces of furniture for him so he could dust and wipe down the baseboards, and unfortunately for Gladio, it didn’t seem like Noctis had dusted since moving in a year prior. And of course, the young shield snuffled in the hell particles, leading him into a sneezing fit that caused him to become light-headed and pass out. The younger teen was mortified and kept apologizing, Gladio told him it was fine, that he was going to wind up sniffly anyway with all the pollen in the air.

Still, Noctis felt bad and bought him a whole heap of different medicines and menthol rubs from the Drugstore down the block, even the neti pot he had just used. The teen looked so happy that he was helping his friend out, Gladio didn’t have the heart to tell him he’s tried most of the things he bought already without much success. Now he can add this stupid plastic teapot looking thing to the list of “doesn’t work”.

“You’re still bleeding.” a voice says glumly. “Was it because-”

“No.” Gladio replies quickly. “There was blood already trapped up there. This helped it come out and not possibly drain down my throat.” he lies and gives the teen a smile.

Noctis furrows his brows momentarily before smiling. “That’s good, I was afraid I caused more trouble for you.”

“Nah, you know me.” Gladio begins and gives the teen a soft punch to his shoulder. “I’d tell ya and then put you in a headlock.”

“You can try.” the teen snorts.

“So when are the other two showing up?” the older teen asks as he wedges cotton balls up his nostrils.

“Prompto got called in to work part-time today, so he won’t be arriving for a few more hours. Iggy will be here soon though, he just wanted to stop by the store to pick up stuff to make.”

“Geez, that guy. We’re having a fun get together and he’ll end up just being in the kitchen all night.” Gladio grunts as he leaves the bathroom, taking a seat on the coach and pinching the bridge of his nose. “Tell me when ten minutes are up.”

“Sure.”

Gladio sighs softly and keeps his head down. Not how he wanted the night to go. It would be the first time all four of them would be together, with Noct’s school buddy being officially introduced to him and Ignis. Plus the two older teens hadn’t had much time to hang out either, with Gladio officially joining the Crownsguard and then training with the prince while Ignis divvies up his time between school, council meetings, and tutoring Noctis in political affairs.

Ignis arrives right at five o'clock and immediately parks himself in the kitchen to begin preparing appetizers, Gladio taking a seat at the island counter as Noctis gathers up different movies and games to amuse them throughout the night.

“So I heard you were felled by some dust bunnies.” Ignis says with a hint of amusement in his voice as he lays out the pinwheel sandwiches he just finished putting together.

Gladio lets out a disgruntled noise. “Yeah well those dust bunnies were probably older than the both of us, gods only know what was in them, I’m lucky to still be breathing.”

“I heard you passed out though.”

“Got light headed after sneezing like thirty times. I think that’s a new record.”  

“Oh, that is something to be proud of.”

“Noct thought it was cool, was taking a video of it until all the blood started gushing out.”

“I hope you cleaned and disinfected where you bled, that is unsanitary.”

“I did.” Gladio grumps and rolls his eyes. He actually didn’t, Noctis did while the shield was passed out, but the younger teen told Gladio to say he took care of it. “What you making now?” he asks while watching Ignis begin mixing flour with eggs and sugar.

“Tarts for Noctis. I picked up some fresh red and white currants, maybe see if it’s closer to what he remembers.”

“Still haven’t figured it out? What is this, like attempt number sixty-four?”

“Fourteen and this is what you do for people you care about. I want him to be happy and he always smiles when eating them.”

“He smiles while he stuffs his face with a sundae when I take him out after a training session. I think he just enjoys being allowed to eat junk.” Gladio snorts and catches the subtle pointed look of the younger man. “What?”

“So that’s why he won’t eat some nights after I go through the trouble of making him dinner.”

“He told me he lets you know so you don’t make anything.” he says and groans. “Oh that brat. Geez, I’ll let you know when we go out from now on.”

Ignis lets a sigh out as he shakes his head, then mumbles something under his breath that Gladio can’t make out. It was then Noctis graced them with his presence, smiling at first until he gets a scowl from both of his retainers.

“What?”

“I thought you said you told Ignis that I’ll be taking you out for a treat after training.”  

“I did.” Noct huffs and takes out his phone, scrolling through his messages. “See?”

Gladio looks at the text and furrows his brows.

<i>Hey Iggy, I’m going out with Gladio after training

He’s buying me food so you don’t have to cook

anything for me tonight, so try to relax and I’ll

see you later ~ Noct</i>

“He did.” Gladio says as Noctis shows his phone to the other man.

“Huh, I guess he did, my apologies.” he says and pinches the bridge of his nose. “Oh that’s right, I was in the throes of a rut.”

“Ah, those will do it, make even the most level-headed and strong-willed person lose their mind, even with suppressants.” Gladio says and taps his finger against the counter, eying one of the pinwheel sandwiches.

A knock at the door catches the three off guard for a moment until Noct gleefully heads over.

“Prompto’s here.”

The teen opens the door and is immediately pounced upon by the chuckling blonde, them roughhousing momentarily before stopping so Prompto can remove his shoes and put on his slippers.

“You already met Gladio before and you’ve seen Ignis when he picks me up.” Noct says and nudges the blonde. “So uh this is Prompto.”

“Heya!” the blonde says chipperly and waves.

“Hi.”

“Y, yes, hello.”

Gladio turns his head slightly to glance at Ignis, the man pursing his lips and eyeing every inch of the younger teen as he takes in a deep breath, nostrils flaring briefly before he shakes his head and turns away. The brunette furrows his brows and looks at the two youngest teens as they talk animatedly to one another, oblivious to their surroundings. A soft huff pulls Gladio’s attention back to Ignis, the man fidgeting uncomfortably and glancing over in Noctis’ and Prompto’s direction, biting his lower lip and looking quite frazzled. This throws the shield off guard, never seeing his friend act like this before. But when he sees the flush form on Ignis’ cheeks and his nose twitch as he looks back over, Gladio knows just what is going on and feels a mix of joy for the other boy, but also depression.