Noct

Taking that moment of him taking his hand, Noctis does move his hand, just slightly, so that he could link their fingers together. He swallowed just a little, feeling his pulse quicken just by that little moment and touch. Though, yes, they’d held hands before, but it was never like this.

The question catches him off guard as well. But he doesn’t even pull away. How could he after putting all his feelings out there? So in response, he does give his hand a light squeeze.

“Yes,” he answers finally, lips quirking in another smile. “Please kiss me,” he says softly then, his eyes meeting with Prompto’s.

“Be good to me, be good to me. I need you now more than ever.”

“Don’t worry. Don’t worry, I’m here by your side.”

“I don’t care if I don’t look pretty.”

“I know that I can survive, I’ll walk through fire to save my life.”

“I’d have fallen through the cracks without your love tonight.”

“I’m gonna live like tomorrow doesn’t exist.”

“I’m not important to you.”

“I’ve never played a fair, I’ve always had the upper hand.”

“If your goal was to love, you scored an epic miss.”

“It’s dangerous to fall in love.”

“Let’s not fight, I’m tired. Can’t we just sleep tonight?”

“My love for you allows me not to judge the way you live, so just remember that whenever you may feel alone I am here. There’s nothing to fear. I will be your home.”

“There is nothing that you can do, I will not stay.”

“We’re a perfect match, perfect somehow. We were meant for one another.”

“Yeah, let’s be clear, I’ll trust no one.”

“You see, fear is only holding us back.”

“You were charming until you saw your chance to kill, your chance to make history.”

“You’re locked inside my heart and your melody’s an art and I won’t let the terror in.”

“You’ve changed for the better.”

at some point in the game

Blue eyes widen. “Taking bets?! Seriously? Oh gods that’s mortifying - have I been that damn obvious?” Prompto liked to think he wasn’t nearly that see through! But now that he thought about… all the teasing he did to Noctis, focusing almost all of his attention on just him… Well that could be passed off as a best friend thing, but occasionally one could be found sleeping against the other in the tent. Yeah, okay so maybe it was obvious but still. Bets? Ugh, embarrassing! His cheeks were pink even as he laughed.

The laugh died away when Noct spoke, but not of them. Spoke of himself and what happened. Why they weren’t listening to the radio that much. Keeping any news from Insomnia silent because of Noctis’ apparent death. No doubt the kingdom was in a state of grief for their prince. If only they knew…

He reached up to cup Noctis’ face gently, feeling the cold, smooth skin. “Noct…listen to me okay? You’re not a monster. Yeah, you’re a little on the chilly side and you’ve got fangs and up the ‘blood’ back in a bloody margarita, but you’re not a monster. A monster is something that we fight everyday to protect others. A monster wouldn’t want to protect Cindy or Lucis or me or anything. You’re a good man, okay?”

“I can’t ever go back to the crown city,” he says softly. “Being what I’ve become... I’ve been exiled. I can’t even see my father again. This... law... it’s so stupid. I didn’t choose this. And yet, even that law doesn’t exempt me. To them, I’m practically dead. I didn’t want to have to leave.”

He knew he was rambling again. But, oh did it hurt to think about what had happened. He was lucky that it was Ignis and Gladio that had found him before someone else did. He remembered the look on his father’s face when he had to tell him that he was to leave the city immediately. He knew it was to protect and save him. But it didn’t take away the pain he felt knowing he could never go home.

“A life I want? To watch everyone I love and care about grow old... while I’m stuck like this for eternity? Some life to live.”

“And I’ll continue saying it until the end of time,” he murmurs then, as his thumbs rubbed against his skin slowly. “I love you,” he whispers as he presses another kiss to his lips. “Now,” another kiss. “Always.” A kiss. “Forever.”

When Ignis broke the kiss, he had a grin of his own spread along his features as he leans his forehead against the taller man’s a moment, letting out soft pants to catch his breath.