Ignyx Week 2018: Nov. 11th-17th.

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Written for Day 5 for @ignyxweek Prompt used: Showing off - I decided to take this in a less literal sense, allowing Ignis to glimpse Nyx’s life instead. Chapter word count: 2162 Any warnings: None Summary: Nyx gives Ignis a surprise invitation, opening up and showing off a bit of his (albeit special) day to day

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Ignis was pretty proud of his work for class so far. Nyx had been a wonderful and understanding partner who tried half a dozen poses over the last few meetings before Ignis believed he’d found the right image he’d wanted to convey. He promised then, to take him out properly as thanks once they were done.

It was closing time on Friday, and while Ignis usually didn’t mind hanging around to finish some last minute work, he was eager to head home. He had one week until the showcase with the day before being his turn in date. There was a lot to do, but Nyx had agreed to come over to Ignis’ apartment bright and early tomorrow so he could begin. He was looking forward to truly getting started, and to see Nyx of course.

There was a message from Nyx that Ignis checked as he headed down to the garage. It was only two words - two words that made his stomach flip flop - and he was unsure how he should interpret them: call me. He put his belongings in the back and worried the side of his thumb as he debated on if he should call right away. He hadn’t specified that it was an emergency… wouldn’t it look desperate if he called immediately after getting off work? With a deep sigh, Ignis pressed call and got into the car. In the end it seemed silly to worry over such a thing when Nyx was expecting his call regardless. He switched over to speaker phone as he backed out the parking spot and then headed towards the garage exit.

“Hey! There you are!” Nyx exclaimed in greeting.

Ignis couldn’t contain his smile. “You sound like you’re in a lovely mood.”

“Oh, because I am. Ask me why.”

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IgNyx Week day 7

Prompts: Sky Blue/ How Ignis learns of Nyx’s use of the Ring/Fire

Prompts chosen: How Ignis leanrs of Nyx’s use of the ring.

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When Ignis sees him again, it’s in Galdin Quay. He’s sitting on a bench with Dino, both chatting and seeming to be joking about something or other. The sight wouldn’t have shocked him if he hadn’t believed his lover to be dead and if he hadn’t see the horrific scarring on the right side of Nyx’s body. He stood there shocked, staring as the Glaive stood up to give the group his attention. “Ignis-”

He didn’t wait, the man merely shook his head, turning and rushing away from the seaside resort and down the beach. He didn’t bother to check if he was being followed, he was sure Noctis would insist that they give him space. For that, Ignis would have to make sure to make him his favorite dish for dinner. He wasn’t entirely sure how many hours passed, but with how low the sun was in the sky, he was sure it had been a while.

He was lucky there was a Haven around on the beach, not too far away from the seaside resort. Ignis didn’t even turn around when he heard footsteps behind him, he didn’t need to. “Iggy?”

“I thought you dead,” he mumbled, softly. Nyx frowned and moved to sit next to him, but even then, the younger man didn’t look at him. “There wasn’t anyway I could contact you. And now that I’m seeing you, it’s…hard to believe you made it out of the city.” Now Ignis was now finally facing him, Nyx watched as the man reached up and cupped his right cheek gently. “By the Six, what happened…?”

“It’s….well, it’s a long story.”

“I have time.”

From there, Nyx told Ignis everything. From the empire falling back during a raid on the outskirts of the wall, to the word of a peace treaty coming into play, and everything in between. Though, the man had paused when he finally had to come clean about how the horrible scarring on his entire right side happened. He didn’t miss the look of concern and fear on his lover’s face. At this point, Nyx sighed as he removed his cost then pulled his short over his head.

Ignis flinched back, slightly gasping at the sight in which his lover’s body was in. The silver scarring on him wasn’t anything like Ignis had seen before. He didn’t know what weapon or magic could cause so much damage to one area and to the extent Nyx had clearly suffered. How in the world was the man he had grown to love survive such a injury? For a what felt like a long moment, Ignis finally scooted closer again, the tips of his fingers just barely touching Nyx’s skin, tracing the scars so carefully as if fearful that he would accidentally hurt the man. The scars almost looked like burns, but burns didn’t leave this kind of scarring, he knew that for a fact thanks to his early days of cooking and learning how to use fire magic.

“The old Kings really did a number on me, huh? Sadistic assholes.” At that, the emerald eye dman looked up at his lover with nothing but confusion. Nyx have him a weary smile before pulling something out from his pocket. When he uncurled his hand, Ignis found himself speechless at the sight of the small black ring in his hand. “I didn’t have much choice….it was either put it on and fight or let Lunafreya and other people die.”

An exasperated sigh escaped past Ignis’ lips. “And you played the hero…by the six how are you even alive? I can’t imagine the pain you were feeling. I should have stayed behind to help at least-”

“Hey, no. You have a job with our Prince. If you were there, you would have seen so much betrayal a d fucked up shit. And knowing you, YOU would have put this damn thing on and given up your life to protect the city.”

“And you didn’t try to do the same? By the Six Nyx, you don’t always have to play the hero! You can’t save Everyone! Why don’t you understand that it’s okay if you can’t save every single life!? Why can’t you understand that if you die, I’d be lost! You mean the world to me Nyx! You, Noctis, Gladio and Prompto. I’d watch the world burn before letting harm come to any of you.” Both men sat silently after that. Each one processing what they had just said. Slowly and carefully, Nyx reached out, lacing their fingers together before pulling Ignis onto his lap and wrapping his arms around him tightly. Ignis clung to him like his life depended on it, as if that if he let go, Nyx would disappear.

“I don’t want to lose you, Nyx…I wouldn’t be able to stand it…” Whispered the younger of the two. Nyx only tightened his hold. “Please, my love don’t ever put yourself through that again. I’m begging you.”

Nyx shushed him, rubbing his back. Guilt slight creeping in when he felt the dirty blonde’s shoulders shake slightly. “You know I can’t promise that…not when it comes to keeping you safe. But I promise I won’t be leaving you alone, okay? I’ll always come back.”

For Ignis, that was the best he was going to get out of Nyx. And the could deal with that. Though, he himself knew there was one thing he was going to be sure of. He wouldn’t allow Nyx to put that ring on ever again.

IgNyx Week day 6

Prompts: Lavender/“This is why I don’t socialize”/Sunrise

Prompts chosen: “This is why I don’t Socialize”

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Ignis wasn’t one for going out to bars. Not to say he’s never been to one, but Everytime he’s gone it was with Gladiolus and a few of the Kingsglaive. The time he spent with them during these outings is what allowed him and Nyx to grow close and eventually start up a relationship. Ignis had known from before getting together with Nyx that he and many of the Kingsglaive were not liked by the general public of Insomnia. He had been disliked for a small amount of time when his uncle brought him here from the Outlands.

“What the fuck did you just say?” Ignis sighed, as he lifted his head from Nyx’s shoulder to look at the man who had felt the need to say something and having been heard by Nyx. “Wanna repeat that, but this time how about to my face instead of mumbling under your breath like a damn coward?”

People here in the city who grew up inside the wall, hated outsiders. Sadly, most of the Glaive took the brunt of their dislike. The snide comments, the looks, the whispers and the very obvious hate. Ignis knew that Nyx often times preffered to stay in on some nights due this. And when they started dating Nyx made an effort to go out on dates with Ignis, putting up with the looks and comments. Recently however, things have been a bit worse. These comments and looks had been getting to Nyx much more then the usual.

And tonight, someone had made the wrong comment. It was something along the lines of ‘His kind don’t deserve to be here, much less use the king’s magic. Maybe their home deserved to be raided by the empire.’. and when Ignis heard those words, and when he saw his lover tense up, he knew that things were going to get ugly. And sure enough, Nyx was now stand up, right in the man’s face, looking ready to bash his face in. He took a glance at the other Kingsglaive and they looked ready to get up and back their friend up.

Normally, Ignis would allow them to kick someone’s ass for comments like that. Really, he would have because he too was from the Outlands. However, he knew if they got into a fight right now, Drautos would have their heads. So, with a resigned sigh, Ignis stood up, and stood between Nyx and the man. “Okay, Enough. Nyx, darling-”

“The hell are you doing defending these rats?” Ignis turned his head to look at the man and scoffed at him. He turned his attention back to the Kingsglaive, all looking ready to kill.

“Come now, let’s go. Luche?” The older man nodded as he pulled some of the others to their feet and lead them out of the bar. “Darling, come let’s go. We can go home and enjoy the rest of the night together. Don’t waste your time or energy on him.” Nyx growled, clearly still upset but allowed himself to be pushed then pulled out of the bar.

The walk home was filled with silence. Ignis didn’t mind, he kept his hand laced together with Nyx’s as they made their way back to the Galahdian male’s apartment. Ignis would be lying if he said he didn’t feel a tad bit guilty about how tonight turned out. When reaching home, the guilt dug itself a little deeper when It is closed and locked the door.

“This is why I don’t socialize.” He heard Nyx mumble. He hadn’t meant to wince at the words. But he had, he sighed and watched as the older man made a b-line for the bathroom to wash up and go to bed.

By the time Nyx had finally cooled off, he had spent a good hour and half calming down, so when he walked back out to the main room of the apartment, he was shock to see Ignis tucked into the corner of the couch, staring off into space and looking liked a puppy who had just been yelled at. He was confused for a moment before he kicked himself mentally. He hadn’t directed the words at Ignis and he definitely hadn’t meant to make him feel guilty. With a sigh, Nyx easily jumped over the couch, plastering himself to Ignis’ side. This got a grunt from the younger male before he started to nuzzle his stubble covered face against the smooth skin that belonged to the green eyed male.

This got Ignis to chuckle and try to push Nyx away, though he wasn’t having much luck with the fact Nyx was putting most of not all of weight onto him. After a few moments of laughing and random kisses to his face, neck and shoulders; Ignis found himself sitting on Nyx’s lap, head resting on his shoulder.

“I’m sorry, Igs. What I said was in no way meant to make you feel bad….I love going out with you, really I do….I just,”

“I know darling. I know. I’m sorry for letting it get to me.” Nyx shook his head, kissing the top of his head and easily lifting him up before heading down the hallway to the room. “If it makes you feel better, there are times I hate socializing as well.”

Quick Fic Pick 80: find me, wake me

Puff of cold air from overhead, and the drip of water from the vents, and Ignis wants very badly to – strip the bed before him bare of its sheets and bare of its occupant, and run. Run away from here, run past the limits of the Wall and its crystal-facet shroud in the looming night – run with his knives and with, with hers, all of the blades they could think to carry between them.

And then what? Into what kind of night would he be carrying her? Into what kind of dubious shelter? There are only so many havens in the world. There is no going back to the storm-lashed scourged shores of Galahd. There is no going back to the occupied place that must have been where he was born, that he doesn’t even have any memory of. 

There is no going back and he curses that plain and simple fact, and he endures the cold and the drip. He counts the breaths that aren’t his.

“Be safe out there, Nyx.”

“I promise I will come back to you.” 

For Ignyx week day six. Prompts used: Sunrise and Lavender. 

IgNyx Week day 5

Prompts: Crimson/Showing off/Magic

Prompts chosen: Crimson & Magic

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“Honestly, it’s a small wound-”

“Your bleeding all over the place!”

Ignis rolled his eyes as Nyx held his bleeding hand between his own. In all fairness, he couldn’t blame Nyx for over reacting at the moment. The sight of crimson blood oozing from a jagged cut on his hand onto the floor would make anyone nervous and worried. It also didn’t help that their relationship was still new, so Luche was a little over protective and tended to be hard on Nyx. Speaking of his older adopted brother, he watched as the older man rushed over to them.

“By the six, I leave for ten fucking minutes! What the hell happened?” Luche demanded, taking a potion bottle from Nyx and pouring some of the liquid onto the cut.

“It’s my fault. I suggested he try a higher level lightning spell-”

“Only because I kept asking about it.” Ignis added when Luche glared at the older man, looking ready to tear him a new one. Ignis open and closed his hand, allowing Luche to run his thumbs over where the cut had been. “Really I’m fine, Nyx it’s not your fault. And Luche, don’t even think about it.”

With a resigned sigh, Luche nodded. “Okay, fine. I have something to go do for the Captain and our uncle. Just…don’t do anything stupid again. Got it?” He asked, glaring at Nyx who immediately nodded. The blue eyed man huffed turning and walking away. “And clean up the blood, we don’t need the Captain or Marshal thinking we committed murder.”

With him gone, Nyx sighed, finally relaxing before giving Ignis a bit of a guilty look. He sighed heavily, walking up to him and kneeling down to start helping his boyfriend clean up the blood that had splattered on the ground. Working with higher level spells was always a risk for anyone who wasn’t part of the royal family. There was always risk at harming not only those around you, but you yourself as well. Nyx knew this and that is why he had been so reluctant on helping Ignis use these higher level spells.

Sure enough, he eventually gave in and finally agreed to teach him. He, nor anyone else had been expecting Ignis to end up getting hurt. The lighting spell wasn’t supposed to cause such a deep cut on his hand. But it had and then there was blood everywhere. Nyx didn’t know how Ignis wasn’t showing any sign of being in pain. If anything,he just looked shocked and confused that he even gotten hurt. “Nyx, come now don’t look so upset. I’m fine, see?”

“Hardly. Ugh, honestly I shouldn’t have agreed-” Nyx was cut off with a finger get being put to his lips, he blinked in confusion. Ignis smiled at him as he pulled the older man to his feet.

“I would have tried to use it even if you hadn’t agreed to help me. Perhaps the wound would have been worse then what it was. Practicing with magic is a tricky thing, you know that better then a lot of people,” Ignis smiled, tossing away paper towels and such they had used to clean up the floor. “I’m sorry for frightening you.”

Nyx smiled softly, allowing Ignis to lace their fingers together and lead him out of the training room. Nyx looked down at their linked hands, he sighed, squeezing his hand as they walked through the hallways. “Not going to lie, I’ve seen people bleed a lot, but when I saw the blood coming out from your hand I sort of… panicked?” He asked more then stated, bringing his hand up and kissing Ignis’ knuckles gently. “So, sorry about over reacting.”

“There is no need to apologize, dear. I understand it was a fright.”

“Next time you wanna practice Magic, let’s make sure we slowly work up to the higher level spells. Okay?” Nyx asked, leaning down and placing a kiss to his forehead. Ignis laughed softly and nodded.

Ignis was stuck in traffic. 

Impatient with every red light, nothing but the tap, tap, tap of his thumb on the steering wheel within the insulation of his car. Impatient at the row of brake lights in front of him, and wanting nothing but to get home. 

The day had stretched on, endless, every minute dragging its feet. He’d been impatient from the start. Impatient from the time the report left on his desk had caught his eye a day prior - field reports and updates from the front. Dates and times, a list of troops and their scheduled travel back to the city over night. Snuck in under the cover of dark like they always did. He hadn’t slept, as much as he tried. He’d had too much caffeine, he’d been impatient and doing his best not to show his irritation just like he tried not to show disappointment every time he checked his phone and found nothing. He would never shirk on his duties, but he worked as quickly as possible with an aggressive determination aware that the sooner he finished the sooner he would be free. He left Noct’s earlier than usual after taking care of the essentials. If Noct noticed, he said nothing.