amicitiaas:

Five years pass and Cor realizes that he’s older than Regis now, even if his hair is still dark. Another five pass and Cor sees Gladio on the rare occasion he’s back in town, with his hair long and pulled back, just like Clarus’ was forty years ago when they were in Accordo.

Iris is the spitting image of Clarus when she grasps at her necklace absently, looking over maps and plans, clenching her jaw as she mulls over a strategy to target daemon spawn points.

And when Talcott pulls in with Noctis, Cor takes a moment to steel himself in the bathroom because he looks so much like Regis now than ever and when he catches his reflection, his short hair is now white like Clarus’ was in those last days and his birthday came and went and now he’s older than both his friends who have gone.