Bonds and Talks and Chocobros, Oh My! [closed]

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Who: Prompto Argentum, Noctis Lucis Caelum, and Ignis Scientia
When: July 6th onwards
Where: Prompto's place and Noct/Iggy's place
What: Bonding needs to happen stat, but so do some important conversations.
Warnings: TBD

Starters below because there's a lot of threads about to happen here.

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[The turning is still strange, but it doesn't bother Ignis. It's just becoming part of who Noct is, for now, and whoever, whatever, and however Noct is, Ignis is here. That table will be replaced before Noct even realizes it, so everything's going to be fine.

It hurts to have Noct's anger turned on him. It makes him ache down to his soul, makes him feel like a failure as his guardian and friend. He knows he's a failure; whatever he did at Altissia, it didn't stop Ardyn. It didn't put so much as a wrinkle in his plans, he thinks. So yes, he has failed Noct. He knows it, feels it, hates it, hates himself, hates fate, hates whatever is doing this to the only person who matters. But that comes to him, tears threaten his eyes, and he clamps down on his tongue in silence to drive them back.

He's supposed to be the calm one, perpetually having his shit together. Nothing else will do.]

It's not selfish. If there's a way, I'll find it.

[He tries to put conviction behind his words.]

I won't let you go so easily, not to fate, not to the Astrals, and especially not to Ardyn. Noct, nothing... Absolutely nothing will harm you if I am in any way capable of stopping it. You don't want anyone to give their life for you, I know, but you're going to have to accept that I made that promise when I was still a child, and I have never forgotten nor regretted it. I care for you greatly, and I appreciate your confidence in my abilities.