Ardyn: āA bastard, you say?Ā Perhaps. But suave?ā
He walks dangerously close to you until you can feel his hot breath against your face and inhale his musk that renders you dizzy in the head.Ā He smells good and it weakens your tough resolve the longer you stand at such close proximity to him.
Ardyn: āMost certainly, my dear.ā
You really should have stepped away from him, but your pride convinced you to stand your ground even as he leaned his head towards yours until his golden eyes pierced yours dead on.Ā So focused you were with his intense stare you couldnāt register how close his lips were.Ā If you leaned even a littleā¦
Ardyn: āWould you like to know just how suave I can be?ā
Curse whichever of the Six that had the Chocobros pulls you away, the internal struggle of you actually enjoying what was happening and the curiosity of what may have happened next ate away at your dwindling sanity with the chancellor.Ā The last thing that sealed your coffin of whatever strength you had for truly detesting him was nailed shut when you looked his way and realized that not once did he take his eyes off of you and with that dangerous, husky timbre of his, he chuckles and winks your way.
Ardyn loses his memory but instead of turning all broody moody he just starts anew. And people simply roll with it? The bros sort of āadoptā their new charming asshole pal? There are still side effects though.
Kids in the streets will be like āDo the face! Do the face!ā and the bros are like āNO!ā and Ardyn just goes full Alice Cooper BECAUSE THE KIDS FIND IT HILARIOUS AND ALL THE ADULTS ALWAYS LOOK SO SHOCKED.
At one time they tell him about his car. āI HAVE MY OWN CAR?ā He drives like a maniac now. They consider letting him drive the Regalia on a professional basis. For obvious reasons.
Also itās about time for a new fashion style. He now wears Meteor Media shirts combined with that silly Chocomog carnival basecap AND BOY DOES EVERYONE SUDDENLY MISS THE OLD COAT AND FEDORA.
Sometimes he accidentally warps. Especially when he sneezes, so flu season is always weird.
He loves camping. Why does he love camping?
One time he got into a philosophical discussion with Kenny Crow. It was DEEP. Noct still has nightmares about that.
It was not as bad as the day when he ate a full cup of instant noodles BEFORE they told him that you need to add boiling water first.
Once he brought home a stray puppy. The bros nearly freaked out because it turned out to be a baby Behemoth. They had to haggle with him in order to set it free again. For starters he is now allowed a goldfish. Weāll see how that goes.
He loves being helpful. So when Iris asks if anybody has time trying out her new designs, heās instantly down for it. And he makes anything look FABULOUS.
Sometimes when Iggy is cooking Ardyn will tell him to add an unusual ingredient, even though he cannot say why. And it always improves the taste.
He hates Skittles with a burning passion. They look like Smarties. Why are they not Smarties??
Ravus invites him to a play of Chess now and then. They are both equally good. Which is super frustrating. They can spend ours in silence over the board. Ravus never plays white. Which confuses Ardyn.
For Talcottās birthday he caught a real cactuar. Talcott wasnāt allowed to keep it, and the bros spent 6 hours getting all the needles out of Ardyn, but it was totally worth it for the look on the boyās face.
He doesnāt really get video games. Pacman is okay, but he always calls it āThe fat chocobo gameā and itās driving Prompto insane.
One fine day Ardyn notices a grey hair on his head. And fine wrinkles around his eyes. They become more over the time. The bros are in their forties. The sun still rises every morning. Life is good.
A realization just hit me about the ending of the game and the past kings of Lucis. I think that it wasnāt just Ardyn who got cursed but his whole lineage!
Let me explain. We know that Ardyn is cursed with immortality because of his taint. But maybe betrayal that he suffered didnāt go unpunished either. I always assumed that the Ring of the Lucii is a gift of the gods, a weapon to fight against the darkness. What if itās the kingsā punishment? We see it in Kingsglaive and in the game as well that their soul resides in the ring. But that means that they canāt move on either. They are trapped in limbo between the world of the living and the afterlife in a world thatās (judging by the end of the game) is much like the world of the crystal.
So they are closed in the ring and wait for the chosen king to finally free them. Thatās why they are unwilling to just help anyone that tries to wear the ring. Because the ring demanded them their souls and bared them from finding true peace. And while they know that someone from the royal line will have to make that same sacrifice too they demand that anyone who wants to wear the ring make a sacrifice thatās similar too.
This would also explain why does Noctis have to die in the end. As he dies on the throne he absorbs the royal weapons but also the souls of the kings past. Literally becomes the harbinger of light. The king of kings. He is the only way through which the old kings can finally find peace because he carries them with him. Noctis didnāt just save the present and redeemed Ardynās soul. He set the souls of 113 kings, his whole lineage free.
Ardynās eyes are probably his most deceptive features. Theyāre large and almond shaped and can look so bright and kind. At times, even when heās being a menacing jerk, his eyes are just two big curious, adorable golden orbs.
for example, this sceneā¦ doesnāt really look like heās trying to be intimidating at all, but he is, and it works.
and here, tooā¦ soft, almost puppy like expressionā¦. but damn if itās not chilling (lighting and angle work here as well but still). Even that smile he gives Noctis as their blades collide just before the start of the final battle, he just looks amused.
this makes any genuine emotion, one heās showing with no restraint, all the more potent.
basically Ardynās eyes are his greatest mask, though there are moments the mask slips and you see his anger, his regret, his griefā¦ but blink, and you may miss it.
Iām still not over the fact that, out of all the characters in FFXV, the one who was chosen to be the face of the Christmas card, to be the one to wish everyone a happy holidayā¦. was goddamn Ardyn Izunia.
So now Iām sitting here likeĀ āThatās it. Out of everyone, nobody loves Christmas more than Ardyn. He loves it. He goes all out for it. Itās the one time of year heās not obsessed with revenge and just wants to give shit to people and decorate and have fun. Heās been this way for 2000 years.ā
Imagine living the story of Beauty and the Beast with Ardyn.
You voluneteer as a prisoner of Niflheim to save your village and are then placed under the chancellorās mercy unaware that he is the Immortal Accursed damned to live eternity until he can find someone who will love him for all he is: darkness at its most horrifying form. A form he takes under the cover of night.
He treats you politely and courteously, of course, uninterested in spoils of war and carries on his usual days. For the most part, he leaves you alone in his domain. Eventually, curiosity got the better of you and you spy on him when the sun falls. You discover his daemonic form and he lashes out at you verbally as it was a secret well-kept, terrifying you. In your fear, you flee from him.
Ashamed of how he reacted, Ardyn tries to make amends with you, showing you that he is a not the monster painted to be. You two bond overtime and he eventually falls in love with you but cannot admit that while you are chained to him. With a heavy heart, he lets you go and you return to your home and family who have missed you dearly.
Warriors of Lucis, fighters selected by the Astrals with the task to hunt down and destroy the Immortal Accursed once and for all, wage war against Ardyn. Hearing the news, you rush back to him. The leader of the Lucians engages in epic battle with Ardyn and nearly destroys him, something that surprises the man who believed himself incapable of dying. Watching the battle, you throw yourself between the men and Ardyn by instinct protects you, taking the killing blow. Although fatally wounded, he is shocked and happy to see you, black tears pooling from his eyes. As your eyes meet, you sorrowfully confess to him that you love him. Before the light dims from his eyes, he smiles and the ashen miasmic form he once took fades. You see a mortal Ardyn now calm and content lying in your arms and with his last breathā¦
Finally done. I think my point has been proven about Ardyn being able to pull off Ultimeciaās clothes, he illusioned his foot to be like hers, Ardyn is like the ultimate cosplayer.
tfw when youāre one of the better written and more captivating villains with a 2000 year old revenge story with lots of room for analysis and intrigue but instead you just keep getting labeled a rapist and a pedophile
Iām revisiting Ardyn scenes for writing, and I realize he actually makes so many death threats but he just disguises them.
āThe boats bring you here. Well, theyāll not take you forth.ā
Then he proceeds to throw a coin at Noctis specifically.
Doesnāt thatā¦ make no sense? First time meeting the dude, and whatās the point of throwing a coin? Then it hit me: A boat wonāt take Noctis, so heās given a coin as an āallowanceā.
Likeā¦ the ferryman to the underworld story?
In Greek mythology, Charon is Hadesā ferryman, who carries newly deceased souls across the river dividing the world of the living and the dead. If he does not take you on his boat, then you are forced to wander around the shores for a hundred years.
The price for the boat ride? A single coin.
So by giving this coin to Noctis when he is unable to board the boat, he isĀ āallowingā him passage to the land of the dead.
HE BASICALLY JUST SAID DEATH AWAITS YOU AT ALTISSA AND WE NEVER NOTICED WHAT THE FUCK. OR IT WAS JUST A BASIC DEATH THREAT. OMG.
(Of course, the symbolism as a Sheild is also there, when Gladio is the one to protect Noctis fromĀ ādeathā by catching the coin.)
There it is! The new lines! Darin really belting out some emotion in themā¦. Noctis stubbornly offering Ardyn his sympathy even in the midst of battleā¦. telling Ardyn heāll return him to as he wasā¦. Ardyn wanting to hear none of itā¦
wellā¦ if you need me Iāll be over here, crying my entire face off and wondering why the fuck it had to be these creepy, expressionlessĀ āchibisā that I got this blessed content fromā¦. but ugh idec I LOVE IT ANYWAY
Iāve watched the scene of Ardyn and Noctis fightingĀ āthe war of attritionā for, like, the umpteenth time, along with the scene in which Ardyn vanishes, but I hadnāt watched until now the earlier stages of the fight itself.
Iāve watched two videos now and, while one of the interactions Iāve seen is kind of heartbreaking, thatās not the one that shocked meā¦ I run into a video of that fight in which Ardyn said THIS:
Ā āIt is from my body the daemon spawn begin. Thence they go and make daemons of men.ā
Ardyn? Uhā¦ What?Ā
And itās after that that Noctis talks to him in that understanding way and says that he was āa kind and noble kingā (in Japanese,Ā Noctis saysĀ āoosamaā, which if Iām not mistaken, meansĀ āMajestyā, or ākingā), so it canāt be that Ardyn made all this made this mess consciously and tried to appear innocent (I think Noctis MUST have seen Ardynās past on the Crystal āwhich is something Iāve been writing a fic about since I love that ideaā, because he acts so differently when it comes to Ardyn before and after the 10 years sleep).Ā
I donāt think either that Ardyn would say this just to try to provoke Noctis, as much as the probability is there. Itās just weird. All the more because the German version of the console version explicitly says that the Starscourge came with Meteo.
This got me thinking A LOT in a very little lapse of time, because it contradicts many things yet, if theyāve added it so recently, all the more given the fact that news of Episode Ardyn must be close to come out, it has to be because of somethingā¦
Iāve thought on how to piece all of this together, how could this be explained, and I have a little, albeit very messy theoryā¦Ā
Maybe Ardyn could just heal people in general and, unknowingly, got infected by the Starscourge, and by going around healing people and other infected ones, ironically infected more people while the absortion of it made the Starscourge inside him stronger? Like as if it was kind of a twisted loop in which heās an accidentalĀ āplague-carrierā.
Now, time for a little theory that I wanted to add to the fic Iām doing.
Remember the device that we see on the fake throne room at Zegnautus Keep, in which Iedolas had been? It looks AWFULLY similar to the device at the bottom part of the Costlemark dungeonā¦ I started to think about the matter after realizing the similarity and hearing the comments that Ardyn throws at NoctisĀ in Zegnautus (about being alone, being powerless without hisĀ ātoysāā¦).
I have the suspicion that Ardynās brother used on Ardyn that same device that would later on be uses with Noctis, the one that blocks his powers (and that also works with Astrals). Iām saying this because, being as powerful as a Chosen One can be, I donāt think it would have been easy to jail Ardyn in Angelgard if he resistedā¦ My guess is that his brother tricked him and blocked his powers in order to lock him there.Ā
And I BET that the device was invented time ago by Solheim to block the Astralsā powers and defeat Ifrit, regardless of the grade of success. Maybe Ardyn just got freed from his prison in Angelgard after the device just couldnāt just keep working after whatever time it would have passed?
So we all pretty much accept the HC where Ardynās wing and hat (his many, many hats most like) are put away in his armiger.
Okay, now think back to the night when the bros are trying to take back the Regalia and were camping for a bit. Does this mean that Noct kept all the camping supplies in his armiger?? How come we never see him throwing foldable chairs at his enemies??
After previously unheard dialogue in FFXVās final battle was revealed with the release of Pocket Edition, in which Ardyn appears to have a complete breakdown, a few of us decided enough was enough and that what this man needed was a big hug from everyone. Given thatās no easy feat with a fictional character, whatās been decided instead is to create a zine full of illustrations and stories of Ardyn being happy and having good things happen to him.
This is open to all Ardyn fans and you can submit any of the following: – Full colour illustrations – Fan fiction – Sketches – Drabbles – Comics – even just some nice greetings or doodles if you feel you canāt commit to any of the above.
Itāll be an online only zine that Iām hosting myself, so no money needed!
Registrations will be open until the 20th February 23:59 (GMT) or until Iāve received a max of 50 participants, whichever happens first (it may remain open longer if needed). If you send your form after the deadline, or after the first 50, you can be put on a waiting list if you wish.
Some rules! They are not many, but they still need saying. š – Please keep your submission PG-13. Pairing fluff is okay. – For fics, please keep the length to 2000 words or under – For comics, a maximum of two pages – Probably goes without saying, but given what this zine is for, please keep any violence or angst to a minimum. ^^;
And thatās all! If youāve got any questions (or if Google Forms is being a bit buggy as it sometimes can be) send me a message. Also if anyone wants to help manage submissions, please do let me know!
u ever have on mutuals whos so deep in another fandom that u know absolutely zero about and they make posts that look like they speaking another language or some shit
Breaks and pains (Fluff x Gladio suffering slightly)
Gladio stopped mid battle when he heard your screams echo around the sandy banks and broken rocks.
His heart stopped and dread sunk in as he scanned the field with his eyes, desperately trying to find you in the dead of the night.
Nevermind that there was a collossal giant swinging itās sword here, there and everywhere. You were his number one priority.
He managed to pinpoint Noctisā location. It wasnāt difficult seeing as he was warping around like crazy, leaving his blue visage trailing behind him.
Ignis could be heard telling Noctis off for being reckless and to focus on his defence rather than attack.
He moved his eyes to see a faint flicker of a light over by some rocks in the distance and a brighter light not far from it.
It had to be you and Prompto. His immediate attention was now focused on that area where the torch lights were situated.
And he ran. Never had Gladio moved so fast in his life. Thoughts were running wild in his head. Is she hurt? Is she in pain? Is she still breathing?
He managed to dodge the giants oncoming sword by skidding underneath it. Tripping slightly as he tried to find his footing again, he kept running towards you.
Finally reaching his destination, he found you leaning up against a rock and Prompto doing his best to comfort you.
Youāre eyes were streaming and you were trying not scream as the pain shot through your leg everytime you tried to move it.
Gladio could see you werenāt just in pain, you were in agony.
āI think itās brokenā¦ā Prompto spoke looking up at Gladio.
For the first time in his life Gladio didnāt know what to do, or say. He just stood there with his arms dangling at his sides looking at you apologetically. He felt responsible. He should of been beside you, protecting you. Yes he was the Princeās shield, but the moment he laid eyes on you, he became your shield too. He believed he had let you down.
And when your eyes looked into his amber hues, you knew exactly what he was thinking āAmicitia donāt you dare blame yourself! I left myself open to attack, this was my fault and no one elseās!ā
He managed to snap himself out of the guilt that haunted his thoughts and knelt down beside you āBabe what do you want me to do? Tell me what to doā
You grimaced in pain but managed let out a light chuckle before looking over at the giant that Noctis and Ignis were trying to take down āRip that fucking daemonās head offā
Gladio was all too happy to oblige. He kissed your forehead āYou got it babeā
His adrenaline was pumping as he headed straight for the giant that had put you out of action, summoning his sword and landing hit after hit. His strong build and the anger that was burning inside of him made him that much more powerful as he landed one final blow. His sword slicing across the daemonās stomach, ripping it open.
The daemon crashed to the floor and the fight was won.
As soon as he was certain that the daemon wouldnāt be getting back up he headed straight back towards you.
You were close to passing out as the pain became too much. Prompto was doing his best to keep you awake, occasionally tapping you on the cheek with the back of his hand, annoying you slightly and causing you to slap it away āPrompto im not dying! Itās just a fractured, possibly broken leg! If I wanna sleep, then let me sleep!ā
āBest do as the lady saysā Gladio interrupted. He placed the back of his hand to your temple āSheās got a temperature, we need to get her out of here and somewhere safe. Then we can work on the damageā
āIm sure Iāll be fiāā You crashed out completely.
~~~
Upon opening your eyes, you found yourself lying in a comfortable double bed, the shutters to the window were part way open and the sun was shining through. You recognised the layout of the room. Blue painted walls, cheap pictures hanging from them. The table in the centre of the room where the boys usually sit and play cards. You were in the Leville hotel.
You could hear water running in the bathroom, but the door was shut. You looked to your injured leg, it appeared to be sat in some sort of brace, keeping it straight.
It was still throbbing but the pain had subsided slightly. Your body felt like it was floating and your head felt giddy.
The water stopped running in the bathroom and it was quiet for a few seconds. The door eventually opened and out came Gladio wearing nothing but a towel to cover his modesty, water still dripping from his wet locks. His tattooās did his body justice, his tensed muscles and beauty had you staring at him all too often and you couldnāt help but think how lucky you were that this guy belonged to you.
āHow are you feeling?ā He walked to your side of the bed and gently perched himself beside you. His amber eyes still wearing a look of guilt and responsibility.
āKinda floatyā You chuckled.
āIgnis made sure to get you the best pain relief possibleā He rested his hand on top of yours, rubbing circular motions into your skin, sending tingles up your arm.
āSoā¦whatās the damage?ā
He tilted his head towards your leg and let out a defeated sigh āItās definitely brokenā
āC’mon Gladio, youāre not still blaming yourself are you?ā You managed to sit yourself up, but not without yelping at the movement and Gladio having to steady you.
āWhen I heard you scream. I thoughtāā
You placed your fingers to his lips and hushed him āWhat you thought might have happened, didnāt happen. Im still breathingā
āAnd im glad about that. Im never letting you out of my sight againā He brushed his hand against your cheek and rested his forhead on your temple.
āI can handle myself on the battlefield sweetie. I donāt need your protection all of the timeā You pouted.
Gladio smiled and tenderly kissed your lips āMaybe not all of the timeā¦ā He kissed the tip of your nose āBut most of the timeā
He petted your neck and your fingers slowly ran up his warm chest, which still had droplets of water running down it. A soft moan escaping your mouth before his lips traced back to yours āSix Gladio, you always make me sound so needyā You panted, slowly catching your breath.
āSpeaking of needyā¦your going to be out of action for a couple of weeks at least, until the potions do their jobā
āWaitā¦when you say out of actionāā
āI donāt just mean on the battlefieldā He raised his eyebrows and smiled sheepishly.
āYouāre kidding me right?ā A shake of Gladioās head only confirmed it further āWell for gods sake! Go put some clothes on then! How do you expect me to resist temptation when your sat like that?!ā You slapped him on the shoulder and scowled causing Gladio to laugh.
āI love you babeā His amber eyes bore into you when he said it. He always meant it. You could tell more from his eyes than any other part of his body.
āI love you too Gladdyā
What it is to be Gladiolus Amicitiaās girlfriend.
a sudden two day thing to get this thing outā¦.hi guysā¦ i shamelessly made a simple ref guide of my infamous auā¦ā¦. i had fun drawing man tiddies soĀ
honestly i just dont think he still get a eagle tattoo or any octomer tattoo things (i cant design in general) but he already got some other ācoolā things :^) , id just say his markings are a lot more deep colored and unshiftable(it still stays even the octoskin goes camaflage)
finallyā¦..the boy ajshdflasdhfldfajf Noctopus dosent have any additional obvious markings, blue skin is pretty much the one of a kind skin color that perfectly blends in water without trying .
and space filler doodle of using jellyfish as a pillow yeAAAHHH
hello im sinking deep into a gladnis fantasy vampire au hell i totally did not know im so into :^)
how to concept art
my whatever basic idea was Ignis works as aĀ clerk in a hunters guide(cause sadly he is the only smart and organizing one), and Gladio is a old/experienced vampire disguised within to keep track of these hunters so to protect certain vampires of his own.
also gladio can shift into a giant fluffy bat always occupying ignis bed after he discovers gladios identity is revealed/forcing him to keep the secret. stay tuned mimi is about to draw fluffy big bats and steamy gladnis stuffs(maybe)
first few night after revealing Gladio is a vampire he isnt sure if he could keep himself together when Ignis is so close to him like this, but the human trust him so he had to.
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