#before ffxv

Guys, I was thinking and like,

When Cor first joins the Crownsguard, the guy is thirteen.

A little baby teenager trying to fight and protect his kingdom while also trying to juggle like what, eighth grade!?

And Regis is eighteen around this time, probably barely getting out of highschool, ready to assume more duties for Mor, his dad.

And Mor is just this man who has a son who grew up in times of semi-peace (Accordo was still around and Niflheim wasn't expanding just yet) and he has the Crystal but it isn't draining him.

And then Cor turns fifteen, becomes Mor's bodyguard and you know he is spending time with the King and the Prince and is probably trying really hard to prove that he is worthy of his position.

I can just see baby teenage Cor trying to literally be a grown-up, fighting everyone under the son to prove himself and directly defying all advice given to him like, "You don't think I can take on those resistance members by myself? Well, fuck you."

Mor is thankful the boy is serious but also is just, "Why do you have to be in trouble for fighting like, ten resistance members? Why can't you be in trouble for like, breaking curfew, or making out behind the bleachers, or like, normal teenage stuff?"

And Regis is kinda annoyed at the kid's attitude but more worried the kid is going to literally throw his life away and is just, "No Cor, you don't fight ten resistance members by yourself just because you can. That isn't how this works."

And just,