#fairfallcn

● — || ❝ I heard you missed me , @fairfallcn ? ❞

"zack! you're back!" small feet padding across the length of the floor at the sound of the door opening and a familiar figure walking in. the broad shoulders and dark spiky hair. one of the few relatively steady things in her ever changing life. him and elmyra now.

There was something... inviting? Familiar? Something maybe he couldn't quite place about the man that drew him in. He didn't know why, or why it felt important to make contact; the number of people he actually wanted to talk to could easily be counted on one hand, so... why..?

Riku dropped his gaze to the ground, letting out a soft, dry chuckle. "Actually... now that I think about it, any question I'd want to ask really isn't any of my business to know in the first place." Personal questions, questions about the past, maybe about people. Maybe he didn't know that, either, which left him with more confusion about who this person was, why he was drawn to him to begin with.

"I just... got the feeling that maybe you'd know a little about trying to live with the things that didn't happen." And that didn't make any sense either, did it? He could have just laid a massive insult at a perfectly innocent man's feet... not that the possibility had bothered him much before.

       Cloud likes it when Zack calls, especially if there is something wrong. That... edge to his long-time friend’s voice when he’d listened to the voicemail had been worrying. It held a certain ring of desperation that made Cloud turn direction the second he’d heard it. He’d pushed that familiar feeling of guilt echoing through his mind on the way, viewing the emotion as bothersome, even unimportant, when his friend needed him.

      Thankfully, once he heard the voicemail it hadn’t taken Cloud long to get there.

      A scowl creases his blonde brow at the intense level of relief he sees within his friend, blue-green hues sharpening with concern as the faintest of frowns shifts over his lips. Silently, even before Zack starts to speak, Cloud moves further in, blue-green eyes searching over Zack’s personal space searching for something. His mind registers every word coming from the other ex-SOLDIER’s mouth before moving past him. He does stop his search, glancing back to give the other man an obvious look that said he could call Cloud whenever he needed to.

      Quickly he grabs a glass of water & snags a chair, lifting it so he could set it next to Zack. Sitting down before he extends his hand, offer the water to Zack.

The Miqo’te never thought of himself as that popular, so he was always surprised whenever he received visitors or people were genuinely interested in talking with him. He turned to greet his visitor, prepared to say “Hello! How’s it going?” but immediately stopped himself as his eyes went wide.

“That...is a big sword!”

Granted, he’s seen a lot of rather large weapons on his travels. Wielding big swords and axes was nothing to sneeze at in his line of work, but Vincent still found himself rather surprised.

Quit staring, it’s rude.

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● — || Noctis tilted his head slightly as he looked Zack up and down , his eyes scanning him over to make sure he understood that he had heard him [ [ c o r r e c t l y ] ] .

Crystal blues donned a hint of skepticism as the royals arms folded across his chest . There was a [ [ h i n t ] ] of a smile across his features , but that was only to hide the expression of CONCERN that was lingering deep beneath .

❝ Sure , the faster you finish the faster you can be done . ❞

He shrugged before adding ,

❝ And the faster you'll crash when you've over exhausted yourself . ❞

He leaned against the wall , making sure to keep his distance . Zack's energy was . . . something else , for lake of a better phrase . Though , Noctis didn't ever seem to mind . Besides , in a way , he reminded him a lot of Prompto .

Again , not a bad thing whatsoever .

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● – || Insomnia seemed to always coat the Prince when he thought he needed sleep the most . Nights turned into days on end when sleeping was a chore and [ [ n a p s ] ] became the only way that he could recharge his batters and silence his thoughts .His mind was never question , on ever bustling with noises that seemed to never stop . 

For once , it was [ [ c a l m i n g ] ] to see that someone else shared his pain , in one way or another . Or perhaps , Zack just simply couldn’t sleep . . . maybe he was normal and his mind wasn’t plagued with thoughts ? What a life the young royal wish he had . 

“ I suppose it’s better to be a night owl . ” Noctis allowed himself to smile in return . It was small , but the Gods knew that it was present . “ No , I don’t mind at all . ”

He knew which teas were good teas for night time and to help [ [ e a s e ] ] the mind . His advisor had taught him that , and luckily he listened . He headed back to the kitchen area , searching through the cabinets until he found what he was looking for . Chamomile  and vanilla . That would have to do for the evening . He busied himself in the kitchen , focusing on the task at hand .