Okay so I was starting to get a little carried away, so here is Ignis and Gladio. If you guys would like to see the other bros just lemme know and I’ll get to work on that!! I hope you enjoy ^_^
Ignis
As Ignis walked through the door of the apartment a chilly gust of wind followed. A few snowflakes melted on the floor as they blew in, their lives cut short by the warm temperature of the room. Ignis sighed, his muscles weary from an exhausting day made worse by the constantly grey sky. How he wished to go back to a time when he felt the childish enjoyment of the first snow fall of the year. Now he did nothing but resent it. All the snow did was make traffic worse, his bones feel weak, and numb his nose.
Ignis heard the sound of dishes clinking together coming from the kitchen and a small smile graced his lips as he unwound the red scarf from around his neck. The next items of clothing to come off were his jacket and boots. Only then did he make his way further into the shared living space. He doubted he could ever grow to regret the decision of asking you to move in with him; getting to see you as soon as he got home after a tiring day allowed him to finally begin to relax.
“Good evening, darling, what are we having for….” Ignis trailed off in the same moment his eyes widened to twice their size. There standing in front of the kitchen sink was you. And while Ignis thought you were easily the most radiant person he’d ever laid his eyes on, the ensemble – or lack there of – that you were wearing had you entering an entirely new level of attractive.
Ignis had seen pictures of what had been labeled the “Virgin Killer” sweater courtesy of Prompto, but up until this moment Ignis had never found the article of clothing appealing. Yet here you were managing to make him change his mind completely. The poor excuse for a sweater you were wearing was black and you’d paired it with a pair of red heels. A diamond necklace Ignis had bought for you last Christmas was settled along the neckline of the sweater and the matching earrings dangled elegantly from your ears.
“Oh, welcome home, Ignis,” you said, eyes dancing with a mischievousness that let him know you knew exactly what your little outfit was doing to him. “Would you mind grabbing a couple of glasses? The chicken’s nearly done.” Your hands were still submerged in the soapy water in the sink while your eyes trailed Ignis as he made his way into the kitchen. He hadn’t uttered a word since he’d set his eyes on you but the way in which he conducted himself as he came to stand behind you spoke volumes.
“I think, my dear,” Ignis began, his voice husky as his hands settled on your hips. “Dinner is going to have to wait just a little longer.”
I originally wanted to polish up one of the Ignoct sketches I made for Episode Ignis but honestly these discussions about what’s canon and what not and how much this gets some people’s panties in a twist and to what level some descend is truly disheartening and kinda kills the mood… at least on my end.
Gladiolus is the one who reads all the time in the car and fandom decided it was historical romance which is fine
but also I think it means Gladio should be the history nerd
And I’m not saying “knows cute stories about the old kings” thing, I’m saying, actually knows what Steyliff Grove was before because he’s read these boring archeological reports, squealing at the pictures of details in the decoration
and he’s a soldier so he has learned strategy, they walk past a bunch of rocks one day and he’s like “oh yeah that’s an old defence wall”
he drags the boys to look at museum expositions or some ruins in the area they’re resting at because “it’s a good opportunity, I’ve always wanted to see this thing from up close”
can fucking climb mountains for 10 miles just to see a small church at the top
probably into historical reenactment, not necessarily the ones where people fight but the ones where they drink and dance all night
I don’t want “common sense”. What’s the point of sense if everyone knows it? I want uncommon sense, you know what common sense is? Knowing you should go to the hospital after getting stabbed. Uncommon sense is knowing how to stitch up a stab wound and knowing it’s not that hard after the 5th try, and with a few bottles of vodka. Fuck common sense, nothing’s sensible if it’s common.
Christmas
is at the door and it’s time to bake with your dear boyfriend!
Noctis
The moment
you suggest making some cookies with Noctis, he gets really excited about it.
But his motivations are sinister. He will more or less skillfully try to pry
what you got him as a present in the middle of the baking. You know – maybe he could
make you slip something, just a teeny tiny hint. He really, really wants to
know to the point of pouting when you refuse to tell.
After it
becomes clear there is no way to make you accidentally talk about the presents,
Noctis focuses more on eating the dough than actually helping you. Half of the
time baking goes to slapping the prince’s greedy fingers from touching the oven-ready
cookies. If you want to make Noctis help, you gotta take the Ignis-attitude and
give him stern, precise orders and ban the dough eating in this kitchen.
What comes
to the decorating, Noctis prefers to spill a massive amount of the frosting
onto a cookie just before he pops it into his mouth.
Prompto
When
December hits, Prompto will be all about baking some cookies. He holds it as a
dear tradition and always takes an ample amount of photos of you and the whole
process, so you better make sure you look presentable in the kitchen. He will
call out for you to pose and you have to snatch that camera off his hands if
you want any other photos than selfies of your personal sunshine.
Baking with
Prompto is first and foremost fun; jokes flying, singing to the Christmas
carols and flour everywhere. It
doesn’t matter what the outcome is. Honestly, one year you both forgot about
the cookies in the oven. What followed was a night spent at Noct’s couch, away
from the burnt smell that took over the whole apartment.
Oh well, what
matters the most, is that you get to make memories together.
Ignis
Ignis does
the whole cookie-baking thing from bottom to top by himself, so the process
takes several evenings, but the results are amazing.
He makes the best cookie dough you’ve ever had the pleasure to present to your taste
buds. Each year he knows to make a little extra so you can take sneaky bites
while baking, thinking he doesn’t notice. But yup, he does. You’re allowed to
try to distract Ignis in the kitchen, but beware not to mess with the precious
ingredients.
Instead of
varying the cookie dough, Ignis tries each year new different recipehs
toppings, like blue cheese and marinated figs. The combinations most often
sound very… peculiar, but you’ve come to trust his instincts. When the cookies
are ready, you sit down to relax and try them out. However, you still can’t get
Ignis to give up Ebony as he prefers to enjoy his cookies with it rather than
any seasonal beverage.
Gladio
Gladio puts
so much effort into making the cookies it’s really endearing. The reason behind
it is that he wants to give them later to Iris to decorate and distribute
forward. No one can say no to the Christmas cookies the Amicitia siblings
offer. Not even if they want to.
Gladio
really values the time you both put aside to hang out and bake together since
it’s not something you would normally do. The cookies he bakes might not be the
prettiest ones, but watching him roll the dough really carefully and plant the
molds on it just makes your heart burst with warmth. He is almost meticulous
about it and seeing a big guy like him putting so much effort and love into it
always makes you remember why you fell for him in the first place.
Nyx
Nyx might
not be the most into it, but he will gladly come hang out with you and maybe
even help out with the cookie baking. Though mostly he will just try to steal
the raw ones and slap your butt with a cocky smirk on his lips. If you’re
feeling like chasing him with the rolling pin in your hand, just do it. While
you bake, Nyx will chat with you, pass ingredients for you and most
importantly, strut around and smile in a way that makes you forget all promises
about being good before the Christmas.
While he
has the courtesy to let you to have peace while baking, his patience won’t
extend into watching you decorate the cookies. Even less into helping you with
the decorating. No, right after you take the ready cookies out from the oven,
he will whisk you away to do something completely else.
Ravus
Don’t give
up when Ravus declines your first ten requests to bake Christmas cookies.
Gradually his responses will get less hostile, so he is definitely open to
being coaxed into it. After the hard part is over, he gets surprisingly into
when you start the actual baking. Of course, he would never show it. He has a
reputation to uphold after all.
Ravus will
secretly enjoy spending the time with you, goofing around and test-tasting the
dough. He will complain less and less the more dough you feed him, so make sure
you have prepared plenty! While you take the lead on the baking part, he will
inevitably supersede you when you start decorating the cookies. Who would have
known Ravus Nox Fleuret would be so talented and finicky about cookie
decorating? He will place each piece of sprinkles by hand and each cookie will
end up looking like a masterpiece, too fancy to be eaten.
I just wanted to draw Ravus being uncomfortable because he is experiencing attraction for the first time in his life and Noctis and Luna try to make them hook up.
I doodled some fluffy Promptis cuties for @raelcsart for @ffxvandchill‘s Secret Santa gift exchange! I hope you like it!
Thanks @stylishchocobutt for organizing this and including me at the last minute ;___; I was so disappointed when I forgot to apply to other FFXV Secret Santa exchanges, so I was really excited to be included in this one! 😀 😀 😀
To this, Hanzo chuckled. “It’s simply a local festival, nothing more.”
“Ay, okay Señor No Fun. Always have to say it like it is,” Sombra chided.
He scoffs lightly. “I find no use in not stating facts.” Just as he’s helping her with her yukata, he slips his hands into the miyatsukuchi, smoothing out the wrinkles in the front of the garb. As he slides his hands back out, he lets his fingers drag across the delicate skin of her ribs, causing her to shudder and jump in place.
Hanzo tsks. “Now how will I manage to finish if you insist on moving like that?”
She squints her eyes at him though she matches his playful smirk. “Very funny, arquero.”
Sombra and Hanzo always have to be careful no matter where they end up, though even more so when they happen to be in Mexico or Japan. They have notoriety in their homelands, with Hanzo being a much more severe case due to him technically still having an existing identity.
However, at Sombra’s request, they take some time off, lest the “stress kill him”. Hanzo isn’t known for indulging in time off – he’s always stuck to a schedule and routine – it helps that he has every spare moment occupied, otherwise his mind tends to wander and through drink, becomes self destructive. So she makes up his mind for him and tells him that they’ll put aside a few hours to enjoy a local festival,a bit a ways from Hanamura.
He decides to wear something simple – a thin but long sleeved shirt and dark jeans with his usual boots. His piercings might garner several stares but that’s nothing out of the ordinary. As long as he has his tattoo covered, they should be left in relative peace. While he’s never really cared for what others wear, just this once, he thought Sombra wouldn’t mind indulging in local couture.
She appears surprised at first but when they take a look in a few family-run stores, she finds the patterns appealing. He not so subtly makes hints about which colors would suit her and what he’d like to see her in. In the end, they choose a white yukata with a pale blue asagao flower print and a cornflower blue colored obi.
As he helps her put the yukata on, he can’t help but marvel at well it suits her. He’s always appreciated the sight of a beautiful woman in a yukata but this color contrasts well with her skin, eyes, and hair.
Hanzo finishes tying the obi, turning it around so that the hane is at her back. He smooths out any remaining wrinkles and then steps back. “It is done.”
Sombra turns toward the mirror that hangs in the bedroom of their temporary, tiny apartment and whistles. “Who’s that pretty girl?” she asks playfully before turning back to him. “You’re pretty good at this, huh?”
He approaches her, still appreciating the sight of her full form in the yukata and can’t help but give her a small, hardly there smile. “I have my fair share of talents.” He presses even closer and she lets him, taking her hands. “You are beautiful.”
For once, she doesn’t respond with her cocky smirk or the ever-knowing roll of her eyes. She appears flustered. “I, ah, gracias.”
“Hm,” he chuckles. “Speechless, are you?” He enjoys the rare moments where he can be the one to tease her and render her unable to retort with immense satisfaction.
Sombra finally snaps out of it and shakes her head. “That’s my line, arquero. Now let’s get going. I want to see if Japanese festivals hold a candle to Mexican fiestas.”
Counterpoint: Hanzo’s hair went completely gray in his early twenties and the vain bastard has been dyeing it ever since. His undercut grew out, and he hasn’t had time to dye it or shave it, because he’s been double fisting cakes since the end of November.
YOU THINK YOU’RE SO FUNNY. But ooh this drawing is actually really lovely and the best Ravus I’ve ever seen. And that shirt is actually really accurate on him lol
literally Square said the alternative ending was non canon I just
I don’t know what else y’all want
In English, or in Japanese? Because translations (official or unofficial) of SE announcement are notoriously bad. Do you have a link to a source? I googled but couldn’t find anything besides fandom discourse on Reddit.
Honestly, it just. Doesn’t make sense.
it was in the active time report that they announced Episode Ardyn
and just… dude I’m sorry but I’m going with Square’s word. And they made that alternative ending to appease fans that said the game was too sad. It just has no bearing on canon and honestly it couldn’t. Episode Prompto never would have happened. Ardyn would have just come back to bring eternal darkness if Noctis didn’t give his life. It doesn’t fit.
I am so tired.. it is very late for me. I’m happy to find the link later but god oh god it’s so late and I’m whooped. But just… it’s alternative. Square throwing fans a bone. But NOT canon. That doesn’t mean we can’t roll with it but it’s NOT CANON.
tfw when you’re 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
I never had an OTP for Ardyn but eventually… the more I thought about it… who showed him more patience, understanding, and mercy than Noctis in the end?
For day one of @ardynweek, the prompt was his past life as a healer. And I just like to imagine that Ardyn would show those afflicted lots of comfort and love. <:3
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