inconsistencys:

me, writing noct’s hcs: oh yeah this is gonna be a Very Serious post w enlightening character exploration

10 minutes later: ok first of all you’re gladio now so you’re SHREDDED

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Noctis:

• Being in Noct’s body is like walking through quicksand, pushing against the exhaustion inherited from past kings
• Immediately, you can feel the ache in his knees and the lethargy hanging over him
• You can feel magic skipping across his fingertips, urging you to reach for spaces only he could find before
• When your friends call to their weapons, you can feel them borrowing from him, leeching energy from the prince’s bones
• You try to use the armiger less, after that
• Noctis is renewed in your body, finding freedom within your skin that he never knew before
• He moves more quickly, the limp he regularly sports disappearing as he carries himself in your shoes
• If you’re in combat, he’ll throw your weapon, not realizing the ability to warp didn’t transfer to your body with his mind
• He doesn’t mind running to get it, though
• Laughs when he can’t find the magic he usually resorts to
• He’s disappointed when he has to return to himself, but he won’t show how the pain welcomes him back

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