Noctis, Gladio, and Ignis picked him up on Friday evening, and they headed towards Galdin, estimated to be arriving at night. Ignis was driving and Prompto insisted that he should claim the passenger’s seat, so Noctis surrendered. Prompto didn’t stop humming along the journey.
“Why are you so excited?” Gladio asked, as he closed the book, half-annoyed that he couldn’t concentrate reading with all of Prompto’s hum. “It’s just two nights in Galdin; nothing special.”
“Dude! It’s Galdin!” Prompto twisted his body to look back, glaring at Gladio. “And it’s going to be my first time outside of Insomnia. For my birthday! Isn’t it worth something to look for?!”
“Yes, yes. We know you’re excited, so sit down properly before you give Ignis a heart attack,” Noctis said, so Prompto eased back on his seat. “What would you like to eat for dinner?”
“Hmm...” Prompto looked thoughtful. “Something light, I guess. We’re going to have fun tomorrow, so I don’t want to indulge too much,” he said sheepishly.
“Ignis?” Noctis asked.
“Some stew would be good,” Ignis said, his eyes still on the road. “Light, but heart-warming and fulfilling. And yes, it’ll contain vegetables, Noct. You’d best be eating them,” he quickly cut Noctis, when the younger opened his mouth to protest. Noctis pouted and leaned back on his seat. “You’re not going to impress Prompto this way.”
“Huh?” Prompto blinked, while Noctis spluttered. “What did you just say, Ignis?”
“Nothing!” Noctis quickly replied. “Nothing at all, Prom. Anyway, how would you feel about some scuba-diving?” He tried to change the topic.
The blonde’s eyes sparkled in interest and he was quickly distracted, Ignis’s earlier sentence forgotten.
They arrived at Galdin around dinnertime, so Ignis suggested that they checked into the rooms and put their belongings before heading towards the restaurant, which the others agreed to. Apparently, they booked two rooms; one for Noctis and Prompto, and the other for Gladio and Ignis. “Privacy reasons,” Gladio had explained, when Prompto asked about it.
He missed Noctis’s face reddening at the answer, though.
Dinner was fantastic; maybe it wasn’t as good as Ignis’s cooking to Prompto’s opinion, but it’s a stew from the famous restaurant in Galdin. Aside from vegetables, they included various seafood in it, and boy they were delicious.
Gladio offered for dessert after dinner, which Prompto wanted to refuse, but hell, their fruit cake looked so pretty and Ignis pointed out that it was going to be his birthday anyway, and a slice of cake wouldn’t hurt.
“Wanna share, Noct?” he asked Noctis when the cake was served, and Noctis lifted his head up, surprised.
“You... want to share?”
“Yeah?” Prompto asked back. “Oh, or maybe Ignis and Gladio want some, too?”
“Oh, no, no. Please, enjoy them to your heart’s content. Ignis and I will be just over there...” Gladio grinned, scooting over the seat and looked like he was ready to flee.
“I’m not really into sweets, so both of you can enjoy your cake instead...” Ignis agreed. “Then, excuse us, Prompto, Noct. See you later.”
And with that, both of them scurried away—it looked like that they were fleeing. “...what’s the big idea?” Prompto asked, confused, turning back to Noctis.
“I have no idea,” he answered quickly. “Anyway, uh... You want to eat this now? Before the cream melts.”
Prompto nodded, and divided the cake slice into two equal parts. He scrapped the peach slices for Noctis, since he knew his best friend liked them and started making plans for tomorrow.
“Can we go water skiing in the morning?” Prompto’s eyes lit up in excitement. I hear you can also rent a boat to go around. We can go together! You can fish and I’ll be taking photos,” he grinned.
“The fishing part sounds like a good idea, but I might have to pass on the water skiing, sorry,” Noctis licked the cream off his lips, and damn Prompto, please be still, heart. “I don’t like the idea of falling off the ski.”
“Oh, come on! It’ll be fun! We can drag Gladio and Ignis together,” Prompto ate his own cake piece, saving the strawberries for last. “We can go swimming afterwards, and, and! I want to talk a walk along the pier together with you in the evening. They say it’s pretty romantic!”
Noctis almost choked on his peach slice, and Prompto realised of what his sentence could imply. “I-I mean! Photos! For photos!” he quickly corrected. “The girls in school will probably go mad if they see you bathed in sunset lights and looked all handsome and majestic,” he grinned. “Right?”
Noctis snorted. “I’d like that photos to be kept by you personally, I guess. But it doesn’t sound so bad, when you word it like that.” He finished his cake, before blinking when he looked at Prompto. “Hey, you got cream on your cheek.”
Prompto’s hand flew towards his cheek. “W-Where?” he asked, embarrassed. Noctis just chuckled and reached to wipe the cream off with his finger.
“...there, all clean,” he smiled, and Prompto’s heart started beating a little bit too fast. “You’re such a messy eater. Come on, finish your cake and let’s go back to our room. Or we can bother Gladio and Ignis for a while before heading to bed,” he chuckled, and Prompto nodded hastily, shoving the rest of his cake down before following Noctis out of the restaurant.
They went back to their room and proceeded to play King’s Knight for an hour, before Ignis and Gladio went back to their own room and Noctis and Prompto crashed into their room for a while. Prompto told them their plans for tomorrow and whether they would like to join him and Noctis, but Ignis and Gladio refused.
“Sorry, guys, I came here to relax,” Gladio grinned. “And picking up some ladies. Went down the beach earlier and spotted some cute ladies there.”
“Eeh?! Not fair!” Prompto pouted, displeased. “How about you, Ignis?”
“Sadly, I have to decline as well. I’m not too fond of the sea, I’m afraid,” Ignis pushed his glasses up. “The restaurant has a few menu selections I’m interested in learning, so I’m going to hang out there tomorrow. I apologise.”
“Aww...” Prompto wilted in disappointment. “So it’s just going to be me and Noct?”
“Well, you two are, erm, dating after all. Might as well get some well-deserved date, right?” Gladio teased. Noctis and Prompto blushed. “Plus, there might be a few curious people who have seen the internet about you two. Giving a little show won’t hurt, to make it more convincing, y’know?”
“And after your little... argument... before, best to show that you two are still ‘together’ to avoid Noctis being... pursued again, don’t you think?” Ignis added helpfully.
“Er... yeah,” Noctis nodded. “It’s okay, Prom. Just think of it like any of our hang outs before. Act like usual, we’ll be fine,” he offered Prompto a reassuring smile. “This vacation is about you, anyway.”
Prompto, although reluctant, nodded. “I guess you’re right. They’re not going to, like, bother us or something, right?”
“Maybe to take a few photos, but if you don’t want to, we can always decline,” Noctis said. “Like I said, just act like usual and don’t worry. I’ll protect you. Okay?”
“Uh... O-Okay?”
“Alright, now with that settled, I suggest that you two go back to your room and have your sleep for the night,” Ignis said. “I’m quite exhausted from driving before, so I’d like to retire early.”
“Sorry ‘bout that,” Noctis murmured, side-eyeing Ignis and Gladio. “We’ll go back now. See you tomorrow, guys. Good night.”
They bid each other good night before Noctis and Prompto went back to their room. As soon as the door closed, Prompto pulled Noctis closer.
“Uh, Prom?”
“...do you think Gladio and Ignis are dating?” he whispered. Noctis paused. “...huh??”
“I mean, they booked separate rooms, when we can always book a room with two queen beds,” Prompto’s lips curled into a grin. “And Gladio gave me ‘privacy reasons’ as an answer when I asked him.”
“That’s—they’re not—I mean, that’s not why they—“ Noctis stumbled over his words before he groaned, falling face first to the bed. “Oh, for Astrals’ sake.”
“N-Noct?”
Prompto saw Noctis’s shoulders lift for an exaggerated huff, before the dark-haired teen rolled on his back. “It’s nothing. Prom, they’re not dating, I can assure you that. They’re just very good drinking buddies. And complain buddies, I guess, considering that I was such a pain in the ass for them.”
“Hey! You’re a great best friend,” Prompto laughed, climbing on the bed to settle down beside Noctis. “But... really? Not dating?”
“Not dating,” Noctis confirmed. “Uh... just like us. Best friends, at best.” He added, after a pause.
“Fine,” the blonde huffed.
They spent the rest of the night playing co-op, resuming their game before gradually falling asleep. Prompto smiled when he saw Noctis dozed off, his soft snores filling the room.
He put away their phones and pulled the covers over his best friend, not wanting him to catch a cold in the morning. Prompto stared at Noctis’s sleeping face, and his eyes softened, hands moving to run his fingers on Noctis’s hair.
Noctis was his best friend, and he would do anything for him. Even if that meant hiding his evolving feelings towards Noctis.
— sorry for the late and short update!! was going to conclude galdin in this update, but i was stuck for quite a while. that being said, there might be around 3-4 parts left :) thank you for reading!!
Fill 9/?: Noctis/Prompto, fake dating
Noctis, Gladio, and Ignis picked him up on Friday evening, and they headed towards Galdin, estimated to be arriving at night. Ignis was driving and Prompto insisted that he should claim the passenger’s seat, so Noctis surrendered. Prompto didn’t stop humming along the journey.
“Why are you so excited?” Gladio asked, as he closed the book, half-annoyed that he couldn’t concentrate reading with all of Prompto’s hum. “It’s just two nights in Galdin; nothing special.”
“Dude! It’s Galdin!” Prompto twisted his body to look back, glaring at Gladio. “And it’s going to be my first time outside of Insomnia. For my birthday! Isn’t it worth something to look for?!”
“Yes, yes. We know you’re excited, so sit down properly before you give Ignis a heart attack,” Noctis said, so Prompto eased back on his seat. “What would you like to eat for dinner?”
“Hmm...” Prompto looked thoughtful. “Something light, I guess. We’re going to have fun tomorrow, so I don’t want to indulge too much,” he said sheepishly.
“Ignis?” Noctis asked.
“Some stew would be good,” Ignis said, his eyes still on the road. “Light, but heart-warming and fulfilling. And yes, it’ll contain vegetables, Noct. You’d best be eating them,” he quickly cut Noctis, when the younger opened his mouth to protest. Noctis pouted and leaned back on his seat. “You’re not going to impress Prompto this way.”
“Huh?” Prompto blinked, while Noctis spluttered. “What did you just say, Ignis?”
“Nothing!” Noctis quickly replied. “Nothing at all, Prom. Anyway, how would you feel about some scuba-diving?” He tried to change the topic.
The blonde’s eyes sparkled in interest and he was quickly distracted, Ignis’s earlier sentence forgotten.
They arrived at Galdin around dinnertime, so Ignis suggested that they checked into the rooms and put their belongings before heading towards the restaurant, which the others agreed to. Apparently, they booked two rooms; one for Noctis and Prompto, and the other for Gladio and Ignis. “Privacy reasons,” Gladio had explained, when Prompto asked about it.
He missed Noctis’s face reddening at the answer, though.
Dinner was fantastic; maybe it wasn’t as good as Ignis’s cooking to Prompto’s opinion, but it’s a stew from the famous restaurant in Galdin. Aside from vegetables, they included various seafood in it, and boy they were delicious.
Gladio offered for dessert after dinner, which Prompto wanted to refuse, but hell, their fruit cake looked so pretty and Ignis pointed out that it was going to be his birthday anyway, and a slice of cake wouldn’t hurt.
“Wanna share, Noct?” he asked Noctis when the cake was served, and Noctis lifted his head up, surprised.
“You... want to share?”
“Yeah?” Prompto asked back. “Oh, or maybe Ignis and Gladio want some, too?”
“Oh, no, no. Please, enjoy them to your heart’s content. Ignis and I will be just over there...” Gladio grinned, scooting over the seat and looked like he was ready to flee.
“I’m not really into sweets, so both of you can enjoy your cake instead...” Ignis agreed. “Then, excuse us, Prompto, Noct. See you later.”
And with that, both of them scurried away—it looked like that they were fleeing. “...what’s the big idea?” Prompto asked, confused, turning back to Noctis.
“I have no idea,” he answered quickly. “Anyway, uh... You want to eat this now? Before the cream melts.”
Prompto nodded, and divided the cake slice into two equal parts. He scrapped the peach slices for Noctis, since he knew his best friend liked them and started making plans for tomorrow.
“Can we go water skiing in the morning?” Prompto’s eyes lit up in excitement. I hear you can also rent a boat to go around. We can go together! You can fish and I’ll be taking photos,” he grinned.
“The fishing part sounds like a good idea, but I might have to pass on the water skiing, sorry,” Noctis licked the cream off his lips, and damn Prompto, please be still, heart. “I don’t like the idea of falling off the ski.”
“Oh, come on! It’ll be fun! We can drag Gladio and Ignis together,” Prompto ate his own cake piece, saving the strawberries for last. “We can go swimming afterwards, and, and! I want to talk a walk along the pier together with you in the evening. They say it’s pretty romantic!”
Noctis almost choked on his peach slice, and Prompto realised of what his sentence could imply. “I-I mean! Photos! For photos!” he quickly corrected. “The girls in school will probably go mad if they see you bathed in sunset lights and looked all handsome and majestic,” he grinned. “Right?”
Noctis snorted. “I’d like that photos to be kept by you personally, I guess. But it doesn’t sound so bad, when you word it like that.” He finished his cake, before blinking when he looked at Prompto. “Hey, you got cream on your cheek.”
Prompto’s hand flew towards his cheek. “W-Where?” he asked, embarrassed. Noctis just chuckled and reached to wipe the cream off with his finger.
“...there, all clean,” he smiled, and Prompto’s heart started beating a little bit too fast. “You’re such a messy eater. Come on, finish your cake and let’s go back to our room. Or we can bother Gladio and Ignis for a while before heading to bed,” he chuckled, and Prompto nodded hastily, shoving the rest of his cake down before following Noctis out of the restaurant.
They went back to their room and proceeded to play King’s Knight for an hour, before Ignis and Gladio went back to their own room and Noctis and Prompto crashed into their room for a while. Prompto told them their plans for tomorrow and whether they would like to join him and Noctis, but Ignis and Gladio refused.
“Sorry, guys, I came here to relax,” Gladio grinned. “And picking up some ladies. Went down the beach earlier and spotted some cute ladies there.”
“Eeh?! Not fair!” Prompto pouted, displeased. “How about you, Ignis?”
“Sadly, I have to decline as well. I’m not too fond of the sea, I’m afraid,” Ignis pushed his glasses up. “The restaurant has a few menu selections I’m interested in learning, so I’m going to hang out there tomorrow. I apologise.”
“Aww...” Prompto wilted in disappointment. “So it’s just going to be me and Noct?”
“Well, you two are, erm, dating after all. Might as well get some well-deserved date, right?” Gladio teased. Noctis and Prompto blushed. “Plus, there might be a few curious people who have seen the internet about you two. Giving a little show won’t hurt, to make it more convincing, y’know?”
“And after your little... argument... before, best to show that you two are still ‘together’ to avoid Noctis being... pursued again, don’t you think?” Ignis added helpfully.
“Er... yeah,” Noctis nodded. “It’s okay, Prom. Just think of it like any of our hang outs before. Act like usual, we’ll be fine,” he offered Prompto a reassuring smile. “This vacation is about you, anyway.”
Prompto, although reluctant, nodded. “I guess you’re right. They’re not going to, like, bother us or something, right?”
“Maybe to take a few photos, but if you don’t want to, we can always decline,” Noctis said. “Like I said, just act like usual and don’t worry. I’ll protect you. Okay?”
“Uh... O-Okay?”
“Alright, now with that settled, I suggest that you two go back to your room and have your sleep for the night,” Ignis said. “I’m quite exhausted from driving before, so I’d like to retire early.”
“Sorry ‘bout that,” Noctis murmured, side-eyeing Ignis and Gladio. “We’ll go back now. See you tomorrow, guys. Good night.”
They bid each other good night before Noctis and Prompto went back to their room. As soon as the door closed, Prompto pulled Noctis closer.
“Uh, Prom?”
“...do you think Gladio and Ignis are dating?” he whispered.
Noctis paused. “...huh??”
“I mean, they booked separate rooms, when we can always book a room with two queen beds,” Prompto’s lips curled into a grin. “And Gladio gave me ‘privacy reasons’ as an answer when I asked him.”
“That’s—they’re not—I mean, that’s not why they—“ Noctis stumbled over his words before he groaned, falling face first to the bed. “Oh, for Astrals’ sake.”
“N-Noct?”
Prompto saw Noctis’s shoulders lift for an exaggerated huff, before the dark-haired teen rolled on his back. “It’s nothing. Prom, they’re not dating, I can assure you that. They’re just very good drinking buddies. And complain buddies, I guess, considering that I was such a pain in the ass for them.”
“Hey! You’re a great best friend,” Prompto laughed, climbing on the bed to settle down beside Noctis. “But... really? Not dating?”
“Not dating,” Noctis confirmed. “Uh... just like us. Best friends, at best.” He added, after a pause.
“Fine,” the blonde huffed.
They spent the rest of the night playing co-op, resuming their game before gradually falling asleep. Prompto smiled when he saw Noctis dozed off, his soft snores filling the room.
He put away their phones and pulled the covers over his best friend, not wanting him to catch a cold in the morning. Prompto stared at Noctis’s sleeping face, and his eyes softened, hands moving to run his fingers on Noctis’s hair.
Noctis was his best friend, and he would do anything for him. Even if that meant hiding his evolving feelings towards Noctis.
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sorry for the late and short update!! was going to conclude galdin in this update, but i was stuck for quite a while. that being said, there might be around 3-4 parts left :) thank you for reading!!