“The one with the red bow, remember?” Noct says, looking up at his boyfriend’s blank face.
He has been trying to break through the wall around Gladio’s mind, getting tiny cracks with certain questions while others don’t even cause a reaction. Noct presses a kiss to the man’s neck once again, getting a soft sigh from the large man before he goes distant.
“Do you recall when you made an ice cream bet with me? What did I do in order for you to take me out?” he asks and waits.
Noct sighs, starting to feel frustrated that nothing has been working lately. He’ll have to try something else.
“Warp.”
“What?”
The large brunette blinks and shifts slightly as they continue to walk but he remains silent. A new sense of determination sparks in the Prince and he decides to keep going.
“Do you remember what we got there?” Noct questions next but doesn’t get a reply. “What about what happened?”
Gladio’s eyes shut slightly and his mouth twitches. “You dropped your ice cream cone.”
“Yeah, I cried because the parlor had closed and I couldn’t get another. So what did you do?”
“Gave you mine.”
“Mmm hmm, I was very happy.”
“You kissed my cheek.”
Noct looks up with stun and then joy, Gladio had answered without prompt. He is getting through to him. The Prince rests his head against his lover’s shoulder and nuzzles it lovingly, feeling the man he’s against shift around. They stop all of a sudden with Gladio setting Noct down and taking hold of his wrists. The bindings are removed and tossed to the ground but Noctis is immediately scooped back up before Gladio begins to walk again. The Prince smiles affectionately and wraps his arms around the man’s neck, pressing kisses to his jaw and chin.
“Gladio, do you remember when we started dating?” he asks but gets no response. “Our first kiss?” Still nothing. Noct purses his lips, cheeks turning red and asks something more personal. “How about our first time?”
The man blinks and begins to shift, cheeks dusting pink that causes the Prince to smile but Gladio remains silent. Noctis softly sighs and rests his head back against his shoulder.
“Eighteenth birthday.”
Noct gasps and looks up brightly, tears in his eyes. “That’s right. Keep it up Gladio, keep remembering me, us. I know you’re in there love.”
“Love.” Gladio says and stops. Blood begins to seep from a nostril as he winces, eye twitching. “Noct.”
“Gladio? Are you okay?” Noct says becoming slightly panicky, touching his lover’s face consolingly and wiping the blood away but it keeps gushing.
His grip on his captive gives way as he begins to crumble to the ground. Noct grabs his shoulders before holding his face in his hands, looking into his fluctuating and teary eyes.
“Gladio? Gladio please, look at me.”
“Noct I-ugh.” the man says and scrunches his eyes closed and inhales sharply as more blood seeps down from his nose. “Head, hurts.”
Noct looks to him softly and leans in, pressing tender kisses to the older man’s lips and temple, whispering consolingly to him. Gladio trembles, winces, and grunts as his head rests against the Prince’s shoulder.
“Noct what? Noct I-”
“Shh, baby relax. Just relax and take a breathe.” he says and kisses his forehead.
Gladio rubs his aching head before looking at his boyfriend confusedly then with panic. “Shit, Noct, what the hell happened to your face!?” he says and touches the dark welts. “Who the hell did this!?” Gladio growls and then looks around with confusion. “Wait, where are we?”
“Gladio.” Noct sniffles and latches onto the larger man. “You’re back, thank the gods I got you back.”
“Noct?” Gladio says and wraps his arms around the other’s slender waist, pulling him protectively against himself. “What’s going on?”
But before Noctis can reply, the familiar sound of an engine catches their attention, looking up at the sky and seeing a Magitek ship closing in on them. They jump to their feet with Gladio standing protectively in front of Noct, willing his broadsword into existence as the Prince calls for his sword.
“I’m glad you came back.”
“I didn’t even know I was gone.”
“You don’t remember anything?”
“No, did I do-” Gladio says and then looks with horror. “Gods, did I-”
A solider crashing to the ground cuts him off, followed by others that immediately attack the two men. Gladio blocks and takes down a couple with a mighty swing as Noct jumps over him and stabs into another. The two fight in unison, taking down their foes but more and more keep appearing. A second ship appears and drops down even more soldiers that start to overpower the two. Gladio winces and grabs his head, dropping his sword as he falls to his knees.
“Gladio!” Noct yells and jumps in front of his love, blocking an attack from an Axman before cutting it down.
He takes out a flask and tosses it into a cluster of the mechanical soldiers, it breaking and blasting them with electricity. The other’s stop and wait as a third ship pulls up, but this one lands and an all too familiar figure steps down from the open hatch, a slimy grin on his face.
“Ah, hello your Highness. So nice to see you again.” Ardyn coos and bows to the Prince.
“What the hell do you want?” Noct snaps, eyes sliting in annoyance as he stands before his downed Shield.
“I have come to see how my little toy was holding up and also pick up a package it so kindly brought me.”
“What the fuck are you talking about?”
Ardyn’s lips curl further into a malevolent grin. “Oh Gladiolus, would you kindly subdue his Highness?”
“Wait, wha-”
Thick arms wrap around Noct tightly, holding him in place. The Prince turns white and looks back at Gladio, seeing the man’s eyes have turned dark once more and his face has gone blank.
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He has been trying to break through the wall around Gladio’s mind, getting tiny cracks with certain questions while others don’t even cause a reaction. Noct presses a kiss to the man’s neck once again, getting a soft sigh from the large man before he goes distant.
“Do you recall when you made an ice cream bet with me? What did I do in order for you to take me out?” he asks and waits.
Noct sighs, starting to feel frustrated that nothing has been working lately. He’ll have to try something else.
“Warp.”
“What?”
The large brunette blinks and shifts slightly as they continue to walk but he remains silent. A new sense of determination sparks in the Prince and he decides to keep going.
“Do you remember what we got there?” Noct questions next but doesn’t get a reply. “What about what happened?”
Gladio’s eyes shut slightly and his mouth twitches. “You dropped your ice cream cone.”
“Yeah, I cried because the parlor had closed and I couldn’t get another. So what did you do?”
“Gave you mine.”
“Mmm hmm, I was very happy.”
“You kissed my cheek.”
Noct looks up with stun and then joy, Gladio had answered without prompt. He is getting through to him. The Prince rests his head against his lover’s shoulder and nuzzles it lovingly, feeling the man he’s against shift around. They stop all of a sudden with Gladio setting Noct down and taking hold of his wrists. The bindings are removed and tossed to the ground but Noctis is immediately scooped back up before Gladio begins to walk again. The Prince smiles affectionately and wraps his arms around the man’s neck, pressing kisses to his jaw and chin.
“Gladio, do you remember when we started dating?” he asks but gets no response. “Our first kiss?” Still nothing. Noct purses his lips, cheeks turning red and asks something more personal. “How about our first time?”
The man blinks and begins to shift, cheeks dusting pink that causes the Prince to smile but Gladio remains silent. Noctis softly sighs and rests his head back against his shoulder.
“Eighteenth birthday.”
Noct gasps and looks up brightly, tears in his eyes. “That’s right. Keep it up Gladio, keep remembering me, us. I know you’re in there love.”
“Love.” Gladio says and stops. Blood begins to seep from a nostril as he winces, eye twitching. “Noct.”
“Gladio? Are you okay?” Noct says becoming slightly panicky, touching his lover’s face consolingly and wiping the blood away but it keeps gushing.
His grip on his captive gives way as he begins to crumble to the ground. Noct grabs his shoulders before holding his face in his hands, looking into his fluctuating and teary eyes.
“Gladio? Gladio please, look at me.”
“Noct I-ugh.” the man says and scrunches his eyes closed and inhales sharply as more blood seeps down from his nose. “Head, hurts.”
Noct looks to him softly and leans in, pressing tender kisses to the older man’s lips and temple, whispering consolingly to him. Gladio trembles, winces, and grunts as his head rests against the Prince’s shoulder.
“Noct what? Noct I-”
“Shh, baby relax. Just relax and take a breathe.” he says and kisses his forehead.
Gladio rubs his aching head before looking at his boyfriend confusedly then with panic. “Shit, Noct, what the hell happened to your face!?” he says and touches the dark welts. “Who the hell did this!?” Gladio growls and then looks around with confusion. “Wait, where are we?”
“Gladio.” Noct sniffles and latches onto the larger man. “You’re back, thank the gods I got you back.”
“Noct?” Gladio says and wraps his arms around the other’s slender waist, pulling him protectively against himself. “What’s going on?”
But before Noctis can reply, the familiar sound of an engine catches their attention, looking up at the sky and seeing a Magitek ship closing in on them. They jump to their feet with Gladio standing protectively in front of Noct, willing his broadsword into existence as the Prince calls for his sword.
“I’m glad you came back.”
“I didn’t even know I was gone.”
“You don’t remember anything?”
“No, did I do-” Gladio says and then looks with horror. “Gods, did I-”
A solider crashing to the ground cuts him off, followed by others that immediately attack the two men. Gladio blocks and takes down a couple with a mighty swing as Noct jumps over him and stabs into another. The two fight in unison, taking down their foes but more and more keep appearing. A second ship appears and drops down even more soldiers that start to overpower the two. Gladio winces and grabs his head, dropping his sword as he falls to his knees.
“Gladio!” Noct yells and jumps in front of his love, blocking an attack from an Axman before cutting it down.
He takes out a flask and tosses it into a cluster of the mechanical soldiers, it breaking and blasting them with electricity. The other’s stop and wait as a third ship pulls up, but this one lands and an all too familiar figure steps down from the open hatch, a slimy grin on his face.
“Ah, hello your Highness. So nice to see you again.” Ardyn coos and bows to the Prince.
“What the hell do you want?” Noct snaps, eyes sliting in annoyance as he stands before his downed Shield.
“I have come to see how my little toy was holding up and also pick up a package it so kindly brought me.”
“What the fuck are you talking about?”
Ardyn’s lips curl further into a malevolent grin. “Oh Gladiolus, would you kindly subdue his Highness?”
“Wait, wha-”
Thick arms wrap around Noct tightly, holding him in place. The Prince turns white and looks back at Gladio, seeing the man’s eyes have turned dark once more and his face has gone blank.
“Gladio, no.”