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It has been a miserable month so far. He thought he had everything, he thought he had the third astral in the bag, he'd finally make contact with Luna and convince her to join them. He'd finish this war against the empire and get the crystal back and everyone would go home. He could be with Prompto then, because he KNEW Luna would understand. Hell, she probably had someone else. He never felt like they were in love even through their notebook messages. They were friends forever but that was all it was, friendship. He was on the cusp of it, on the cusp of getting Luna away from the empire, the move that would turn the tides in this uphill battle but then everything changed and things went downhill and kept rolling down and down just getting worse. Luna died and Ignis was blind, darkness was falling, the daemons were getting worse, he was unhinged, he couldn't fucking focus, he was snapping at his friends, Gladio was at the end of his patience with it and they were getting further into imperial territory which just meant everything was going to be tougher. More security checks, tighter security checks. More guards... more events like how he and Prompto had to get off the train to fend off mechs. 

And gods, Prompto. Noct had... he didn't want to think about it and at the same time he couldn't get it out of his mind. Prompto's panicked face as he fell from the train. Standing there on the top watching as his body quickly shrank in the distance and was gone... the sinking feeling like he wanted to fall to his knees and maybe drop of after him. The horror of realising he was duped. That chase through the train was Prompto... he had thought in the back of his mind that the way Ardyn had been talking was weird, it wasn't his normal speech pattern but he hadn't... been thinking then. He was just so angry, he needed to avenge Luna, he needed to avenge his father. The crytsal. Insomnia.... what he'd said to him, he'd blamed Prompto for everything then threw him off the train. What must he think now? He'd told him he loved him, that he wanted to mark him, that he wanted to be his alpha back in high school and in Altissia he made it clear to Prompto his feelings hadn't changed but then Luna died and poor Prompto had kept a sensitive distance while Noctis withdrew from the world... it looked like he changed his mind didn't it? 

Prompto was alone and vulnerable to Ardyn... Ardyn. How could he let this happen? He would fix this, if he had to tear down every window and door in Gralea. But that may not be necessary. He was sure the asshole chancellor would place him in the keep. If it wasn't so damn hard to stop getting his hopes up every time there was an illusion. Every time it was an MT running ahead, dipping around a corner, or slumped in a chair Noctis' breath hitched and then his heart sank when it wasn't him. He started to wonder if it would only be illusions and maybe Prompto wasn't here after all. But then they headed into a chamber, one that didn't seem like the main path but just for completion he and Ignis and Gladio stepped inside. Down a musty hallway of cells.... and there he was. Or at least an image of him. He couldn't get the doors open fast enough. What was he in? Gods... Ardyn is going to pay for this. He didn't miss the circular saws on the table. He didn't want to think about it. He had to get him down, had to get Prompto out of that thing. 

Date: 2017-07-16 06:37 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] wideaperture
Prompto considered the clone for a moment and then sighed before coming nearer to help with the hair. "This has to be pretty unsettling for you too, you need a break?" he asked.

He hands started to work on the hair, trying to get it to behave. It was a little unusual to do this style on someone else. There was only one person's hair he had ever had his hands on who wasn't him, and that was the king who had disappeared into a crystal. It was more than a little awkward to expand that list to another clone who looked exactly like him.

Date: 2017-07-16 06:53 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] wideaperture
"I have some spare black..." He paused a moment, then sighed again. "Man, this is so weird. But I figured black was the best color because of everything is signifies. We have to pretend like this is the King's omega and that his death caused the new line of Lucis royalty to die."

His hand went to his stomach sub-consciously. "The clothes should be nice then, right? Something that would fit that station. Whatever that means," he added, almost as an afterthought. After all, what did it mean that his children should be heirs to a throne that had most of it's power stripped from it and that lied in the middle of occupied territory.

Date: 2017-07-16 07:27 am (UTC)
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Prompto sighed a bit at the question. "A part of me wants them to look like him so that it's easier for them. People can't second guess their heritage if they look exactly like their father." There is still a part of him that is so certain that no one will believe Noct picked him to have children with. After he almost married Lunafreya, he seemed like a real step down.

"But that also makes them a bigger target, doesn't it?" If they looked like him, they might not be in as much danger.

Date: 2017-07-16 07:38 am (UTC)
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"I guess that means they can't have Lucis as a middle name either..." Prompto sighed one last time, and this time blew the air through his lips to make a shuddering, vaguely annoyed noise.

Then he put his hands on his stomach and patted it softly. "Alright kiddos, we better do what Uncle Gladio said and go take our vitamins." He considers Gladio before leaving. "Let me know if you need anything else, all right big guy?"

Date: 2017-07-16 08:01 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] wideaperture
Prompto was in the middle of his nightly ritual for getting ready for bed when it happened. He was brushing his teeth after having bathed and gotten into comfortable clothes. He hadn't even really been paying attention to anything other than watching his reflection in the mirror.

The feeling is a little bizarre and he has to stop what he's doing to experience it at first. "Ooh," he lets out without having enough time to second guess it.

Ignis hears him, of course, and expresses some concern once he does. He can't really tell from the room he shares with Gladio if the noise is one of pleasure or pain.

lol better than rping with myself! :D

Date: 2017-07-16 09:06 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] wideaperture
Prompto was hunched over by the time he heard Ignis's voice. "No! I'm fine," he said, his voice a bit too high pitched. "I think it's just... what did the doctor call it? Quickening?"

He think about how ironic it is that anything involved with him uses the word 'quick' but right now he's focused more on the sensation in his stomach.

"It's so weird..." Slowly, he straightens up and comes closer to Ignis. He reaches out to touch his arm. "Right now it's bed time right?"
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"That so?" Ignis held still then and smiled, looking toward Prompto. His ears were adjusting for him already, he could pinpoint where people were even when they were at a distance. And he was improving. He'd get better over time, he'd learn to be blind and live a normal life despite it. He had a child to raise after all.

"Strange and new, though it is a good sign, Prompto. The twins are growing swiftly... can you describe it?"

Date: 2017-07-16 09:52 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] wideaperture
"It's..." he started. He patted his stomach gently then, uncertain. He had such a mixture of intense emotions and he didn't have names for all of them. He felt in awe that there was life growing inside of him, and even more so that it was a life he had created with someone he loved. He felt frustrated that that person wasn't around to help him deal with it. He felt oddly sick because of that, or perhaps from the lingering sensitivity.

Before this moment, the idea that had twins growing inside of them had been abstract. Now, there was undeniable truth.

"It feels like a fluttering. Just enough to know that it's real."

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Date: 2017-07-17 01:26 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] wideaperture
Prompto nodded before he remembered that Ignis couldn't see that. "I've been taking pictures every day." Then, after a moment, "Hey! I could do the same with you? So Noct could see your progress too."

yes, and ignis is distractedly pretty, as always

Date: 2017-07-17 03:44 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] wideaperture
Prompto is quiet about that for a moment. Then, finally, he wants to be honest. "No, not really," he admits finally. "You guys... you accepted me so quickly after you found out. Like it wasn't even a question. But I struggled a lot after I found out.

Aranea can tell you all about it. I tried to burn off my barcode."

pb is a punk?

Date: 2017-07-17 04:58 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] wideaperture
"It isn't something either of them chose either," Prompto pointed out. "If the people who got me out of there as a baby had picked literally any other baby, it would be a completely different man standing in front of you now.

And I'm not even sure you'd be able to tell the difference. Same DNA means same personality doesn't it?"

Date: 2017-07-17 05:50 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] wideaperture
He found what Ignis was saying to be incredibly reassuring. That wasn't all that surprising, of course. Ignis had a way of making things seem brighter and more easily conquered.

"I... They never really talked to me much, honestly. Remember, I couldn't even say good bye to them before we left and then after the attack on the Crown City..." He was pretty sure they were dead. They hadn't reached out to him at all, and while that wasn't too unusual for them, it still hurt. There was still grief there he couldn't really process.

Date: 2017-07-20 01:01 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] wideaperture
"I know," Prompto reassured him. "Meeting Noct and having him take me with you guys on that trip... It might have lead to some heartbreak and terrifying moments, but I wouldn't have changed any of it for the world."

He had to tell himself that, to make sure he didn't get too mad at Noct for not being around. It wasn't as if he had left for selfish reasons.

Date: 2017-07-20 02:48 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] wideaperture
Prompto patted Ignis gently. "More than some, probably," he agreed. And then he yawned. "Okay. Bedtime. I promise I'll find you if I need anything." He says it mostly to reassure Ignis that he could go to bed too.


Months passed. They had the funeral, and Ardyn himself had shown up and set fire to the corpse. Prompto couldn't help but feel relief at that, even as he was worried about people having to put out flames. At least it seemed like Ardyn had bought it.

There was still no sign of his parents, though, and that made him even more certain they had died when the Empire had attacked the Crown City. He tried not to let it get him too down, but the grief was still there.

Prompto still took pictures every day, and eventually they showed a massive belly that caused his back to ache and feet to swell. By now, Ignis was completely bedridden and unable to get up. Prompto knew that Ignis hated that, but it was for his health and the health of his baby.

Then it was the day before the C-section, and Prompto had spent most of it with Ignis but now he was in the kitchen trying to put together some soup for him to eat while Prompto and Gladio were at the hospital.

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