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Prompt: Aranea is a barista at Gladiolus’s favoritecoffee shop. 

“Hey, handsome. Fancy meeting you here.”

The smile she had on her face could bedescribed as polite only – but the mischievous twinkle in her eyes added adifferent meaning to it; it was her favorite joke, really. Gladiolus(alternatively: Gladio, Gladdy, Gla-daddy-o when she was feeling particularlywicked) always dropped by before heading to work and she worked most morningshifts just around the corner of the gym where he taught an impressive range ofclasses.

Not that she was a student there – she onlyworked out by herself, but a lot of students (mostly of the female variety)came to the coffee shop after their classes for refreshers and iced coffees andspoke highly of their bulky, manly and tattooed instructor. And Aranea waspretty sure only one person fit that description.

“Yeah, I keep coming back because I like theservice.”

The pale-haired barista chuckled, quicklyworking on the register; she knew his favorite combinations by heart now;sometimes he’d ask for a surprise so Aranea got to pick the flavor – and you’dthink a big, strong guy liked that would steer away from disgustingly sweet,cream filled frappuccinos, but Gladiolus secretly loved them. After all, theman did enough to burn all these calories and then some. She added moresyrup than necessary and gave him some extra biscuits when he ordered blackcoffee; good thing the manager wasn’t usually around when she was on her shift.

“I thought you liked the clever names on thecup,” she replied, finishing the order and handing him the receipt; thistime it was a double espresso and she added a brownie (fresh from the oven,really yummy – she tried it herself). He smiled at her while pocketing thereceipt and adding a generous tip to the tip jar – all the more reason for thegirls working there loving it when Gladiolus showed up.

“I like these too. My sister feels she mighthave a worthy opponent in you,” that earned him a second smirk from Aranea, whomoved to actually prepare the drink. She had her back to the gym instructor,but even she noise of the kitchen didn’t prevent her from listening to his nextquestion, “So you think I need a double espresso today? Do I look that tired?”

❛    mhmmm   . . .    ❜   he taps the edge of his chin thoughtfully, tongue clucking and wondering at the barest surface if he should dare to chase the mouth that skirted his own.  even standing on his tiptoes, gladio was beyond a full head taller than him and he only need to stand up straight to escape a wriggling gunslinger.     

a soft laugh overtakes his tone, coloring each word playfully or what might be playful in his mind (   truth, he probably just sounds like a dork  )      ❛     i think i’m still super concerned. i mean, you’re so far up there and i’m down here and i’m  --     ❜      prompto sucks on his teeth,     ❛     -- not sure i’m going to be able to cope without just a bit more reassurance, you know   ?     ❜     

it’s instinct before it’s anything else. the frantic hammer of a heartbeat still thundering in his chest   (  -- ALIVE, SO RIDICULOUSLY ALIVE  )  fails to dim sensory logic.  arms wrap around the broad expanse of a bulwark’s shoulder, a hug, desperate and cloying with a hint of vague appreciation for cutting a mindflayer in half before it whittled away the remainder of a certain gunslingers life.  but oh, how he aches between panting breath and sagging legs, muscle twitching with soreness already and he musters out just a touch of laughter between heaves.  

❛   thanks, big guy     ❜   prompto murmurs, dazed and delirious with an absurd amount of glee that his body needn’t be dragged off the field of combat. his finger hitch into a thick neck and perhaps it’s the adrenaline pulsing through his veins but this idea  ?   it seems like a good one.   and before he can second guess himself  (  and he will, much later on  ) , the blond dares to skirt his mouth along the edges of the taller’s, peppering a chaste affection to scarred tiers.   

BUT THE ULTIMATE FLAVOR EXPERIENCEEE -CUP NOODLE ANGUISH- (Are you okay though? Being burnt by scalding broth is really painful ;u; )