Of Glaive and Guard

Nyx groaned in appreciation, enjoying the way Titus was using his strength against him. It felt very nice to be trapped between the wall and his Captain, especially because it seemed like the older male had been thinking about this for a while as well. It was good to know that he wasn't the only one who really wanted this.

"Fuck, you don't say. What gave it away?" He sassed back, unable to help himself. He was pretty sure the way he had practically jumped the other male had made it very clear how badly he wanted this. Nyx wanted to climb his Captain like a tree. Kissing was really just one item on his very long list of things he wanted to do with Titus.

"The way you responded makes me think I'm not the only one who has been wanting this. If I find out that we could have been making out all this time, I'm gonna be kinda annoyed," he admitted, leaning in to nip playfully at Drautos' cheek.

"Just means we should make up for lost time, yeah? I feel like I deserve it for being so patient."

"And what would you do?" He asked, growling when Nyx nipped at his cheek. There were few people who would have the guts to do that which again, was exactly what he liked about him. "To vent your annoyance?"

He was curious. He had fully intended to initiate...well, everything, but since Nyx was so eager it might be interested to see what he would do.

"Patient it not a word I'd usually use to describe you. Reckless...insubordinate...a pain in the ass, yes. Patient, no."

Nyx let out a humourless laugh. He had felt exhausted before, of course. Had felt the doubt threatening to sink its claws into his mind and heart, but had always refused to let it take hold of him. He could not give up, because if he did, then everything he had done up until this point... it would have been in vain. Of course, he'd never regret the lives he had saved, but if he couldn't bring them a brighter future, then what was the point of surviving?

And yet, the doubt was back. This deployment had been the worst one so far. "Hah, those are some motivating words, Captain," he replied blandly, voice lacking its usual spark; feeling tired down to his very bones. The thought of waking up the next day only to do it all over again was a painful one.

"Don't think I'll get much sleep, with everything going on. My mind is really trying to work against me right now," he admitted, allowing himself a bit of vulnerability. He trusted his Captain more than most, even if he knew that he was often the source of the older man's headaches.

"Maybe I'll stay up, watch the stars. Might remind me why the hell we're even doing this."

"Mn. You're not alone there. I doubt much of the camp will get more than a few hours of sleep."

There were all sorts of reasons that could keep a person awake out here. There was fear, pain, grief, adrenaline...The latter was something that even the most battle-hardened faced on a daily basis. Even he struggled to sleep on nights like this. It was difficult because even though the body might be exhausted, if the mind was running wild sleep would come hard.

Regis could not blame Cor for his rather blunt words, as he had expected as much. As one of his oldest friends, the Marshal had watched him deteriorate. It would be hard on anyone to watch, especially those who cared about him.

"I am not dead yet, old friend. I would appreciate it if you did not treat me as such," he replied, though his words were not harsh. The ring was draining him even now and the cruel reality was that he would indeed one day die from it, if something else did not take him out beforehand. Even so, his future was not a bright one.

"Would you have me sacrifice millions for the sake of my own life? You know the wall is the only thing protecting us. Even if I let it fall, it would not save me. Niflheim would not leave me alive and you know they would not waste the opportunity to seize Insomnia." Truly, there was no way out of their current situation and there never had been. He was giving his life to a cause far greater than him. The power stored in the ring from him and all of the Kings and Queens before him, would one day be transferred to Noctis and used to save their planet. If the words of Bahamut were to be believed, at least.

"I suppose I ought to give myself a few more breaks, but the council demands my attention. At this point I'm beginning to think they are making up issues just to waste my time."

Cor wasn't a man who concerned himself with what was and wasn't fair in life. There was no point. The world was cruel. Still, he thought Regis deserved better. He was a good King and an even better man. If he could take some of that burden he would, but unfortunately the burden could only be shouldered by a Lucis Caelum and neither one of them would ever consider Noctis wearing it before his time.

"Of course not." As much as Cor cared for Regis, he would never ask that of him. He couldn't. Regis mattered to him a great deal, but he was one life weighed up against thousands of innocents. It pained him to think that way, and in his youth, he might have said to hell with it all. They'd go down fighting. He had since learned the weight of responsibility for lives other than his own though.

"Though Niflheim would have to go through me to reach you and you know how hard I am to kill." Cor added, his lips twitching into something of a smirk. He had always hated the nickname 'Immortal' because it was a bitter reminder of his failure against Gilgamesh, but it served his purposes at times.

For when you don't know how it's going to end. Trigger warnings for hinted/implied suicidality/loss of life/self injury

"Are you going to come back?"

"Make me a promise. That's all I ask."

"I know that you're scared, and that's fine, but... there's more than one way out."

"I need you to stay. Even if that's selfish."

"I've never been so scared in my life, and it's because of you."

"I don't know what I'd do without you."

"Can you let me see? I... please?"

"This isn't right. That you feel like this."

"I want to make this better and I don't know how."

"That hollow feeling inside you isn't meant to be there."

"I'm not saying therapy would fix this but it wouldn't hurt."

"Don't make me say goodbye. I'm not ready."

"There are better choices. Bigger choices."

"Your mind is lying to you. I wish you could believe me."

"It's not that I want to leave, I'm just... tired."

"You don't understand what it's like in my head."

"Everything is just... so fuckin' much. All the time."

"Everyone's worrying about nothing."

"I just don't know why I'm not trusted to make my own decisions."

"I hope to God you never feel the way I feel."

"I know how this all ends."

"It was always going to end this way, that's okay."

"I want to be at peace."

"Everyone acts like it's so fucking easy, but it's not."

"Would you just, uh... sit with me? For a bit?"

"I'm not saying goodbye, okay?"

"You look at me like I'm a dead man walking."

"My heart is racing and I don't know how to calm it."

"Is this it? Is this all there is?"

❛ all the sudden i got a random burst of energy, and i think it’s my body’s last hurrah before it completely shut down. ❜

❛ i’m not superstitious… but i am a little stitious. ❜

❛ when someone points at your black clothes and asks whose funeral it is, having a look around the room and saying ‘haven’t decided yet’ is typically a good response. ❜

❛ not trying to brag or anything, but i can wake up without an alarm clock now simply due to my crippling and overwhelming anxiety, so… ❜

❛ i came out here to attack people and i’m honestly having such a good time right now. ❜

❛ fool me once, i’m gonna kill you. ❜

❛ i feel confident in my ability to continue not knowing what is going on.

❛ died and came back as a cowboy, i call that reintarnation. ❜

❛ you can’t wake up if you never got to sleep. ❜

❛ you can de-escalate any situation by simply saying, 'are we about to kiss?’ ❜

❛ you seem familiar, have i threatened you before? ❜

❛ some of you may die, but that’s a sacrifice i’m willing to make. ❜

❛ if i can’t cause tiny bits of chaos every day, i think my body will shut down. ❜

❛ theater kids are just choir kids who joined forces with the band and strings kids. ❜

❛ i am very small and i have no money, so you can imagine the kind of stress that i’m under. ❜

❛ maybe the true treasure was friendship all along. but i hope not, because i can’t spend friendship on new clothes. ❜

❛ okay stop asking me if i’m straight, gay, bi, whatever. i identify as a fucking threat. ❜

❛ i’m usually that person who has no idea what’s going on. ❜

❛ what doesn’t kill me should run, because now i’m fucking pissed. ❜

❛ my life isn’t as glamorous as my wanted poster makes it look like. ❜

❛ i’m sick and tired of being called 'mortal’ like, you don’t know that. neither do i. i have never died even once. nothing has been proven yet. stop making assumptions. ❜

❛ if you can’t beat them, dress better than them. ❜

❛ 'person of interest’ is almost too flattering. ❜

❛ drink your school, stay in drugs, and get 8 hours of drugs. ❜

❛ physically, yes, i could fight a bird. but emotionally? imagine the toll. ❜

❛ you’ll have a hard time believing this because it never happens but i made a mistake. ❜

❛ my expectations were low but holy fuck. ❜

❛ well, well, well… if it isn’t my old friend: the dawning realization that i fucked up bad. ❜

❛ dear friend, your gift this year… is me. that’s right, another year of friendship. your membership has been renewed. ❜

❛ i’ve come to a point in my life where i need a stronger word than fuck. ❜

❛ i have met some of the most insufferable people. but they also met me. ❜

❛ new year, same me. because i’m perfect. ❜

❛ just because i’m too short to reach the lowest self in the cabinet doesn’t mean you shouldn’t watch out for your kneecaps. ❜

❛ forgive me father, for i have sinny-sin-sinned. ❜

❛ so apparently the 'bad vibes’ i’ve been feeling are actually severe psychological distress. ❜

❛ with great power comes great need to take a nap. wake me up later. ❜

❛ behold, the field in which i grow my fucks! lay thine eyes upon it, and thou shalt see that it is barren! ❜

❛ sometimes i’ll start a sentence and i don’t even know where it’s going. i just hope i find it along the way. ❜

❛ i was born for politics. i have great hair and i love lying. ❜

"Today is a holiday, little lion." He puts his hand on Cor's shoulder perhaps in kind gesture, but all the same he guides him away from his office. "You are allowed to go out. Go get candy. You're still young enough for that."

He was the one person who had looked at him and saw more than just a scrawny street kid. He saw his potential and had taken a chance on him. Cor would never forget that. His loyalty was hard to earn, but when it was earned, it was unwavering.

A 13 years old smol Cor “grumpy since I was born” Leonis everyone.

Asdfgakl why am I obsessed with smol Cor he’s not even shown in the game dUh.

( this is basically just a very self indulgent list of various fluff, angst, and suggestive themed dialogue sentence starters. )

❛ i could keep you safe. they’re all afraid of me. ❜

❛ i’m trying to fix your hair, so hold still. ❜

❛ your heart is beating so fast right now. ❜

❛ promise me you’ll still be here when i wake up. ❜

❛ you’re not as bad as everyone says you are. ❜

❛ i thought you’d like some company. ❜ 

❛ clean yourself up. you're getting blood all over the place. ❜

❛ here, give this a try and tell me what you think. ❜

❛ you can kiss me, you know. ❜

❛ come back to bed. ❜

❛ you look good like this. ❜

❛ working together again, it’s just like old times. ❜

❛ how is it you always know what i need, huh? ❜

❛ you’re lucky you got away with only a scratch. ❜ 

❛ i can’t imagine losing someone like that. i’m sorry. ❜

❛ you know you can always talk to me. ❜

❛ the only one who gets to kill you, is me. ❜

❛ so, what do i owe this pleasure? ❜

❛ ah, so you aren’t heartless after all. ❜

❛ may i have this dance? ❜ 

❛ it’s okay, you can touch me. i won't break. ❜

❛ enemies make the best lovers, you know. ❜

❛ hold still. this might sting a little. ❜

❛ we can't keep doing this. ❜ 

❛ you look like you've got something to say. ❜

❛ just relax and let me take care of you. ❜

❛ thought you’d be lighter without all that blood. ❜

❛ i had it under control. you didn’t need to do that. ❜

❛ everything looks so beautiful from up here. ❜

❛ you treat all your ladies like this? ❜

❛ well? how do i look? ❜

❛ can’t sleep? ❜

❛ do you mind if i smoke? ❜

❛ i’m scared of ending up alone. ❜

❛ i don’t think i’ve ever seen you smile. ❜

❛ how long has it been since you've slept? ❜

❛ you are losing my interest, and that’s very dangerous. ❜

❛ i’d suffer hell if you’d tell me what you’d do to me tonight. ❜

❛ you look really pretty right now. ❜

❛ i’ve never cared for anyone the way i care for you. ❜

❛ i’m not wearing any underwear. thought you’d like to know. ❜

❛ just a few more stitches and you’ll be as good as new. ❜

❛ i’d say we make a pretty good team. ❜

❛ i want you to forget this ever happened. ❜

❛ i'm here for business — not pleasure. ❜

❛ if i didn't know any better, i'd say you were jealous. ❜

❛ you'd look better down on your knees. ❜

❛ fine, keep acting like you hate me. ❜

❛ kiss me again. ❜

❛ are you asking me out on a date? ❜

❛ just sit there and look pretty and let me handle this. ❜

❛ you okay? caught you staring off into space again. ❜

❛ well, i do feel better now that you're here. ❜

❛ i'm not drunk enough for this. ❜ 

❛ why is it whenever we see each other, you’re covered in blood? ❜

❛ i was wrong about you. ❜ 

❛ the first time i met you, i had no idea you'd mean this much. ❜

❛ you gonna be a good girl / boy for me? ❜

❛ i’m not afraid of you. ❜

❛ books mean more to me than people anyway. ❜

❛ i just wanted to say thank you for protecting me. ❜

❛ how about a kiss goodnight? ❜

❛ i don’t have time for distractions right now. ❜

❛ you shouldn’t be out here by yourself. ❜