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starless_skyIt had been a rough few weeks. Noctis and Prompto were doing their best to get back to normal life after the attack. The student body's response had been polarized. Some called Noctis a hero and championed him for putting down criminals. Others called him a future tyrant and threatened to leave Lucis as soon as they turned eighteen.
The glaives were on patrol at the school every day even when Noctis and Prompto didn't attend class. They were responding to a 'clear opportunity to improve student safety' as one of them put it. The school hadn't been upholding their security obligations to Noctis and as such was in breechof a contract. When that came up, it was asked 'if it isn't good enough for the prince, why is it good enough for other kids?' and so the school was overhauling its security plans with the kingsglaive's supervision. Arctus was expelled, he'd be marked as a sex offender for life. Regis left it to Prompto if he wanted to press charges for his own case.
The parents of these kids were livid, but they couldn't say much. There was a lot of fuss in the meetings about it, Noctis heard. A lot of talk trying to slander Noctis as a thug and even implying Prompto was a slut who seduced the kids. Anything to try to express the helplessness and rage they felt. Regis had let them simply air their anger in closed session meetings. It changed nothing, their children were dead and the photo evidence made it hard to refute these kids were rapists. Not to mention the sudden influx of other victims coming forward. A lot of whom had started to form a pseudo therapy group where they talked about it. The school, under pressure from the citadel, hired several counselors to lead this group and even some classes for the general student population. The leader of said group, Celerita, had reached out to Prompto online. He offered this group to him too. He was a senior, the head of the boy's track team, and he had been trying to recruit Prompto since he started high school.
The news had printed nothing, the radio was silent on it, even online traffic was being censored. Noctis was waiting for it to become old news but things were different in high school now. Probably forever. It made it nice to just stay at home and forget all that mess. But today, and just for now... Noctis had to leave Prompto's side. He had a couple packages that needed signing for downstairs and also he wanted to pick up the mail. And maybe call Uber Eats. He was in dire need of pizza.
In the apartment all was quiet, the world was normal. Except for a weird high pitched noise coming from outside.
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Date: 2019-07-25 03:27 am (UTC)She was a growing girl and needed her nutrition clearly. They'd have to get quite a few treats too. Just to make sure baby girl had plenty to keep her happy at home. Cali mewed when she couldn't get away from her mama to sniff what Noctis was putting in the cart. Hey! That smells like something she wants! Come back with that!
She is quickly distracted with the game Prompto plays with her but she's not coordinated enough to outsmart him yet. She gets booped! She loses! But this is fun, she will be up for this again. Like right now. Again!
Noctis looked over at the term 'Daddy'. At first he thought Prompto was saying it in response to him using 'mom' but the word had a slant to it. It kinda... wait was Prompto using it in a sexy way? Because that's how his brain took it. He smiled as he listened and as he headed to the treat aisle he wondered if maybe they'd have sex tonight. Maybe? Maybe Prompto was in a good enough mood? Noct never pressured him to but he hoped for Prompto's own sake he could reclaim his sexual desire.
"I got lots of choices over here, can't decide which one's gonna taste the best." he looked at Prompto a bit longer than normal, not sure how to flirt while shopping for cat supplies. Wait. Prompto was blushing. Oh. Well great, this was the cutest thing in the world. His blush was such a lovely shade and the way it reached his ears? Noct was grinning, they may as well have been alone in the store or the whole world in that moment.
"Look at you... don't be shy about it. I think I like it when you call me that," he whispered to Prompto, moving closer to speak into his ear. A braver version of him might grab his ass for a split second but Noctis wasn't there yet. Not that daring of a lover at this age.
"Love the fish bones. I'm getting her a bell too. You like the bells right, Cali?" but she was not paying attention to her new garment. She was booping the snoot with her mama and Noct just sighed and watched as they bonded. He snuck his phone out and took a photo. Hello, new lock screen.
He just piled five or six bags of treats in the cart. They could experiment with what she liked and buy more of her favorites. All that seemed to be left was a bed and a tag. Maybe a tower or scratching post too.
"Do you want to pick out a tag for her?"
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Date: 2019-07-25 07:34 am (UTC)"Gonna be a little hunter, aren't you Cali?" he smiled. "I'm sure she won't complain about having more options for treats. It'll probably take a while before she knows what she likes. Don't want her to be picky like her... like her Daddy."
Noct's reaction to his slip of the tongue was unexpected. He'd had Prompto call him that a couple times in the bedroom, but it'd been hard to tell if he'd liked it or was just trying it out. But telling him not to be shy about it, Prompto tried, but damn, he'd only ever used it when they were mostly naked, sweating and pressed hard against one another. It was impossible to keep the blush from spreading, especially when Noct had leaned in to whisper so intimately in his ear. He'd have to try to find more occasion to use it.
"Bell for sure. If she's clever enough to go balcony hopping, we wanna make sure we know where she is," Prompto reasoned, glad for a change in topic he could hop to that would alleviate his blush a little. It wasn't gone in time to avoid getting caught on Noct's camera, and he hoped the picture didn't look an awful mess. Noct rarely took them himself.
Once the treats were in the cart, Prompto didn't waste time waiting til they got to the register for the hungry kitten. Besides, it would cost the same if the bag were missing a couple pieces or not. He tore open a corner and grabbed a couple treats, some kinda seafood flavor, soft nuggety things, and held them out to Cali with an open palm. She didn't waste even a second chewing on the toy, and immediately made for the food, going at it with gusto.
"Looks like they come in bone shape, star, heart, paw-print, or a boring circle," he looked at the little engraving machine, weighing the options. Somehow her dark-as-night colors and bright eyes reminded him plenty of Noct, as well as Insomnia's sky at night. So a star seemed pretty perfect.
He tapped the selection screen, decided on the star shape, and a few minutes later, had a tag with her new name, address, and contact info just in case the chip wasn't enough. Safe and sound.
"You're gonna be stylin' in this Cali."
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Date: 2019-07-26 03:27 am (UTC)She will never get tired of playing with mama. But she will learn to make her own toys like chasing around bottle caps. And also the little plushes like the cactuar. she loves it already and grips it with her tiny razor claws.
"She'll get plenty, there are lots of flavors and-- wait, picky like-- hey I am not that bad." he is that bad and then some. He knows this. "You saying I'm a bad influence?"
Well, he was sort of trying it out and he had mixed feelings on it. On the one hand, it was cheesy but on the other hand, he did like it? But only if Prompto liked it too. If Prompto laughed at it he'd swear it off forever. But if he was into it then he'd want to hear it fairly frequently. It reminded him of times they were naked and tangled in the sheets, both of them incoherent with lust.
"Right, she's clever but I don't want her house shopping. I dunno about her having balcony privileges either." not to be controlling but she might fall or worse. And the photo was cute. He turned his phone around to show Prompto. He was adorable in the pic, blushing, grinning at the cat, the cat stretching her legs out, meowing at him. Noct would keep it even if Prompto said it looked awful. Today was the beginning of a new chapter and this was a milestone photo. He decided that.
Cali inhaled the treats and meowed at Prompto for more. The whole bag, please. Do not make a princess wait. "She's got to be starving. She can have food once we check out." that or she's a bit of a pig which may also be true.
Noctis smiled at the star charm. It looked nice on Cali's collar and it combined with the bell and tapped it to make it ring when she moved. "There's no losing her anymore. Good. You look pretty, don't you think?" he took a photo of her with the collar, bell, and tag on. She was looking more and more like a domestic pet.
"Just need a couple scratching posts and we're finished. We can pile it in the car and go get curry. You still up for all that?" he looked to Prompto, he was pretty sure he'd be in a good mood. The cat looked so proud of herself.
Noctis paid for the items and they could leave in the car, now loaded up with cat items. "Ready to go eat?" he asked softly once they were all in the vehicle. "I can go in and pick it up so you don't have to get out with her."
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Date: 2019-07-26 05:36 am (UTC)"Not picky hmm? I'll have to let Iggy know," Prompto's smile became more mischievous and he gave Noct a gentle elbow. "I'm sure he'll be overjoyed to hear that."
Bad influence? Well, not bad, but he had a feeling that with how much Noct already liked spoiling the cat and how bad Prompto was at being the responsible one... yeah she was definitely going to be running the place before the month was out.
"Definitely balcony-banned," Prompto agreed. It was worrying enough that they'd found her out there, it was way too dangerous for a full-sized animal, let alone one who barely knew how cruel gravity could be.
Prompto's blush didn't diminish at all when Noct showed him the picture, if anything it only intensified. He looked like such a nerd! It was sappy and... utterly adorable that Noct liked it so much. It honestly made him happy, even if it was hard to admit.
Well, clearly those treats were acceptable, he was sure Cali would probably like any and every treat put in front of her, but she was a growing girl, and Prompto was happy to oblige. He did it in little bits though, tapping out just a few treats at a time.
"Slow down, it's alright little one," he assured, petting her a few times before offering a few more of the bite-size pieces. "No more going hungry! We'll feed you again when we're home, okay? Real food, so don't fill up on snacks."
The collar was nice though, and the more he looked, the more he approved. "A regular fashionista."
He couldn't believe how fast things had gone since finding her. While they'd had to run so many errands, it felt like hardly any time had passed. He'd been so nervous going out lately, but with both Cali and Noct, he'd felt at ease.
"Mmm, you know I won't say no to curry. We'll wait in the car, but you better hurry, you don't wanna miss out on prime kitty-snuggling time," Prompto teased.