Oh this got me emotional. They both sorta feel pressured at first to maybe have that picturesque Christmas, but leading up to the day, they realize that it’s just the two of them, and they can just goof off and make it fun. Who needs to dress up nice and make a fancy dinner when you can stay in pajamas and make a contest of who can fit the most cookies in their mouths? They get a shitty tree and put Prompto’s favorite chocobo plushie on top. Seriously, they can have it be just for themselves. Of course, Ignis and Gladio come over at some point and they share some time together, but even that is still more of a private little thing between loved ones. 

Noctis isn’t usually the sort to get jealous, but when Gladiolus is involved...

Why is he like that, all muscle and tattoo and charisma? It sucks! And Noctis just adores you.

So when he sees Gladio approach you, body swaying and with a smirk, he winces.

“Need any help with that?” Gladiolus asks you, his tone and gaze both betraying the innocence of the question.

You laugh at the man’s approach and step back, motioning for him to take over the tent set-up.

“Good choice. You just sit back, relax, and watch.” He flexes his arms while lifting the bulk of the structure. Anyone else would sound ridiculous saying such things, but of course, that’s not the case here.

“Sure thing, big guy.” You say.

Noctis’ blood feels hot beneath his skin. He wouldn’t dare say something while this irate, so he walks to the car to cool off.

Once the whole ordeal is done with, Noctis pulls Gladiolus aside.

“Can I talk with you seriously?” Noctis asks, his expression more glum than usual.

“Sure, what’s up?”

“Can you cool it with the aggressive flirting?” His voice is lower now.

“Why, you like ‘em?” Gladio jokes, though suppresses his chuckle when Noctis responds with a silent stare. “Got it. I’ll back off.” He nods curtly, giving a quick good-night before heading into the tent.

Noctis is left alone in front of the bonfire, looking down at his hands dejectedly. He feels a bit ridiculous, but he’s thankful that Gladiolus is a straight-forward guy.

Out of nowhere, he hears you approach from behind.

“Hey...” You start, setting a hand on the back of his chair. He jumps and turns to face you. He’d thought you’d already gone to sleep.

“You heard all that?” Noctis asks, though it’s not a question. Of course you did. Your silence agrees.

“Noct, I had no idea you’d be upset if I played along. That’s all it was, anyway.” You say.

“Oh.” He’d forgotten that bit: you didn’t know how he felt about you.

“I like you, too.” You say, bravely meeting his eyes. Under the faint glow of firelight, his cheeks warm in color.

“You do?” He sounds shocked.

“Yeah! I just didn’t want to make it awkward between us. But you know,” you pause to move in close, ignoring your quickening heartbeat. “-jealousy doesn’t suit a Prince.”

He can hardly contain his joy. When he laughs, you join in. He pulls you down to meet him in a hug, which soon has you sitting in his lap.

“Can I kiss you?” You ask, your face just inches from his.

“Yeah. Please.” He answers breathlessly.

You spend the next few hours talking, laughing, and kissing intermittently by the fire.

POLRIS!!! But not gonna lie, I am looking forward to catching up tonight, nothing like a good binge reading session... anyway!!! I’m so impressed by how fast you write!

I write hella fast honestly... I’m over 40 chapters into the fic so if I posted it all when I finished then it’d be more than one chapter a day tbh. 

But there’s a GREAT feeling about binge reading to catch up. I really like to do that a lot tbh XD

I changed it just a little bit from whiny to affectionate/needy.  I hope you enjoy love!!

The first time it happens Ignis is more than a little bit shocked.  Much like him, you’re usually very well-spoken so to hear you simply not speak the way he’s become accustomed to it strange.  He doesn’t immediately realize that your change in diction is associated with your exhaustion levels, but after the next few times it happens he begins to catch on.  Now that he finally knows what it means when you become a bit more needy in terms of attention and whatnot, he’ll decide it’s time for the two of you to head to bed.  

Noctis is the only one out of the bros that knows exactly why you begin acting like this because he becomes a bit whiny and needy when he’s tired as well.  In that way it works out perfectly for the two of you because it means that you each have someone to be affectionate towards and cuddle with until sleep takes over.  If by some chance Noctis isn’t actually in that state (yet) he’ll be happy to sit with you on the couch or in bed until you doze off.

Considering Gladio enjoys physical touch and stuff in general, he’s not all that bothered by the whole thing because it’s just another excuse to have you in his arms.  It does get a little difficult sometimes, however, when he has to go take care of something at the Citadel and you’re in “tired mode” as he has you attempting to keep him for just a little bit longer.  At one point it was bad enough that he had to talk to you about it, but once that was out of the way the issue never popped up again.

Thank you so much!!!! I am so glad you like it so much!!!! I am currently writing it right now. >.>