Flawless

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Pairing: Ignis x Reader
Genre: Fluff, Angst
Rating: Pg-13
Wordcount:

11,221

Summary: Painting his portrait meant a long walk down memory lane for you. 

Notes: Oh hello, long time no see guys? Uh… Have a thing. Dedicated to @ignis-scientia-estrogen-brigade and @im-9 for providing me the inspiration to do this with their gorgeous art and also @hypaalicious for encouraging me all the time. 

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You didn’t question how your name reached the ears of those responsible for such a grand task such as painting one of the great figures who assisted with the return of light. Monuments had already been built, and you were sure that there were others with talents much more desirable than your own who would fill the role you were asked to take. Upon looking at the handsome payment you were offered; however, whatever qualms you might have had about the entire world looking at your work were easily brushed aside.

No more than three weeks had passed since you accepted your new job. It had always been a lofty, childhood dream of yours to be the one who immortalize the most famed celebrities in a portrait. You never thought that such a dream would com true; yet less than a month after you had received the offer, you found yourself wandering the empty, partially repaired walls of the citadel like an old memory.

The ghostly echoes of footsteps that carried gossiping whispers hadn’t changed since the last time you let yourself get lost in the maze of hallways. The scent of dust and burned dreams made your eyes water, and you struggled to keep up with the brisk pace of the guard leading you. The supplies you were transporting rattled behind you in a little carrier that you were dragging. A few times, you had to ask him to pause, embarrassed that you had to maneuver the accursed thing around an obstacle when one of its wheels decided to stick right as you needed to make a turn. Your ankles ached from walking so much. The Citadel felt like a never ending maze, one more vast than the one you held in your memory. After what felt like an eternity of following your guide in circles, you were finally led into a well lit office to set up and wait for your model.

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