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never.

(yeah you are. but hey i'll get a good amount of things as well. as long as it's not too heavy.)

omg iris would love this we gotta hope she ends up coming though, she could totally stick with us. even if its nice just us too you know? gives us time to think about ourselves and nobody else.

you don't need to be the prince here. you can just be noct. you don't need to act for the good of everybody. must be nice.

[ ...He's gonna do it, he's gonna tell Noctis how he feels. While he's feeling courageous for once. But he doesn't think he should over text. ]

where are u rn? got something important to ask

If need be I can put most of it in my bag. It won't bother me.

It'd be great if any of the others show up but I do kind of like just traveling around with you. It's nice. And relaxing.

I guess that's true. I just feel like I should be doing more? I guess?

Sitting on a bench in the middle of town. Why? What's up?

i'll tell you when i see you.

[ And Prompto stops texting... until he finds Noctis, and he's already looking a bit of a mess. Mostly his clothes - he's been fidding a lot okay, as he's been looking for Noctis. His eyes are averted, even as he approaches, and he just sort of flops to sit next to him. As you'd expect, he has all his Pokemon out with him - around them. ]

I mean, uh-- hey, Noct.

[ He takes a big breath in - this is probably the only chance Noctis is gonna have to get a word in before Prompto just... talks. He's got a lot on his mind, okay. He can do this. And if he thought he could have left, that is a flopping Magikarp flopping onto his lap. For pets. Yes, Freckles likes pets. ]

[Noctis frowns a bit at his 'gear but let's it be, tucking it away and stretching out a bit where he sits. The rest of his pokemon are milling about while Chocochick stays settled on his shoulder, Noctis absently watching them which is enough of a distraction for him not to realize Prompto is there--

Until the other flops down beside him.

The prince startles and sits up, looking at the blonde and immediately noting how out of sorts the other is.

..Okay. What the hell is going on.]

Hey...you alright?

[ Is he okay? Not really. But he shakes his head. ]

We'll go home someday, right? I don't wanna think about it, but we've gotta. Otherwise you'd notice I'd vanished for a while. [ He says, with a soft sigh. He's had a lot to think about, after learning Noctis was from... the future. One he doesn't comprehend still. ]

But like... I would have told you if I'd gone to a world of cool creatures so it's like none of this matters because we'll forget and--

[ He shakes his head, letting out a huff. He can say it, even if he can hear himself just embarrassing himself, his voice cracking the smallest bit. He can almost feel the fish judging him - he'll say it. He has to. No backing out - looking straight at Noctis, Prompto speaks. ]

...I love you, Noct. I-- want to do anything to make you happy. [ that's love, right? ] And I thought that if nothing matters back home and we'll forget this and I thought I could say it but it just sounds dumb now. [ He's just burying his head in his hands now. It's basically just been the two of them for over - well, over a month. It's been burning in his head - that it's just them, they don't need to act like there's anybody else, he can do this. ]

..Yeah I guess it'll happen one day. Maybe? [He'd talked to a lot of people that had been here for extended periods of time. Who knows. Maybe they'd be here for a long time to come.

Noctis sits up a bit more as Prompto keeps going and he gently nudges Chocochick off his shoulder and onto the back of the bench. The other was kind of rambling and he wasn't sure what to make of it.]

Promp--

[I love you, Noct.

The words hit him like a brick and the prince just stares for a long moment, not really processing what else was being said right away.

Prompto..him? What?

His mouth opens and closes a couple of times before he's swallowing against a lump in his throat, looking away from Prompto to stare at the ground. He and Prompto had always been close. They were best friends. He cared a lot about the blonde and there had been a reason he'd been insistent that Prompto come with them on the trip to Altissa. It had just...considering everything that was going on back home he hadn't thought about having anything else. Being allowed to...he and Luna were close but the idea of marrying her was still strange to him.

But here with Prompto..

Glancing at the blonde, Noctis manages a weak smile but it's obvious he's hopelessly lost when it comes to things like this.]

..You do make me happy. You always have. [It comes out softly, like he's not sure how to put it into words. Was what he felt for Prompto love? He really wasn't sure; it's not like he was an expert.] I..it doesn't sound dumb. At all. It sounds..it sounds perfect.

[ It was lucky that Prompto... didn't expect to hear the words back. That'd be something far too strange to hear Noctis say.

But he can't help but look up and see that smile and smile back a little. He isn't sure if it's love either - because he still just wants to make Noctis happy. Prompto is clueless as well, even if he flirts with a lot of ladies - he's just trying.

And so, he continues. ] And if we wanna get a house here and stop worrying about even going home and getting a million fish and actually be able to be normal? [ Noctis won't be the prince nor king - and Prompto... doesn't need to pretend here. Even if he still is. He lets himself just let out a laugh, softly closing his eyes, his whole body seeming to relax a little. Only a little. ] It'd be nice. And I wanna do it with you.

[...Honestly, Noctis's desire to find a way home had been slowly getting pushed further and further down on his to-do list. Being here was a nice break and it was a chance for him to really figure himself out; figure everything out. It was a distraction but it was also a chance for him to grow.

And he had Prompto here. It was just them and...

A soft, breathy laugh escapes Noctis and as he watches Prompto close his eyes, he can't help but admire the other. He'd also thought the blonde was cute, in a way, but it took on a different meaning now as the prince turned slightly on the bench and reached over to gently brush his fingers against the other's cheek.]

Then let's do it.

[ They had time. Especially if time really was stopped at home... Prompto could see himself growing old here.

But Noctis-- agreed? At those words, Promptos' smile seemed to grow a hell of a lot bigger. His whole face seemed to light up as it was touched. He... he'd done it. He'd actually told Noctis how he felt and Noctis had been okay with it and... ]

Yeah. Let's.

[ ...And then out comes the camera, his bright glow not seeming to fade at all. ] Selfie time for new boyfriends!

[Honestly? He wouldn't have expected anything less from Prompto.

The camera appearing has him laughing and his hand slips away from the blonde's cheek as he gives him a fond look.]

The first of a ton to come, right?

[Because he wants to keep every single moment he can with Prompto in a photograph. It means just as much here as it did at home--as it would in the future, even if he didn't realize it.

Scooting closer to Prompto, Noctis wrapped an arm around him, leaning him to bump their heads together.]

Ready when you are.

[ It meant a lot to both of them, for different reasons. But holding this camera - this gift, and a sign of how kind this world could be - Prompto couldn't help but beam more. ]

Fuzzy pickles!

[ And there's the flash, as... Prompto then nuzzles against his new... boyfriend. Yes, boyfriend. (What did you even do with a boyfriend, Prompto had to figure out.) ]

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