Prompto woke up in the morning feeling a little bit sluggish, slightly confused on why he had woken up not in his room (or Noctis’s), before realising that they were in the hotel room in Galdin. He yawned and rubbed his eyes, feeling a weight on his stomach—and when he looked down, there was Noctis’s arm draped on him. Noctis, of course, was still fast asleep, not even budging a bit.
The blonde smiled a little. He reached and fumbled at the bedside table for his phone to check for the time. It was just a little bit past 5:30—no wonder it was still dark outside. But he was up anyway; so he slid down from the bed, careful to not jostle Noctis too much and went to the bathroom to wash his face and brush his teeth, before switching his sleeping shorts into training pants and put on his running shoes.
Slipping out from their bedroom as silent as possible (not that any noise could wake Noctis up now), he headed towards the beach. The morning air was cold and his breaths came out in white puffs; Prompto stretched himself for a minute before started his morning jog.
When he finished his run, the sun was already up; he was sweating and panting and perhaps shivering a bit, but it was a good run. Prompto wiped the sweat off his forehead and went back to his room, not expecting Noctis to be up already.
But he was; Noctis turned his head lazily when he opened the door, only to sit up straight the moment his eyes landed on Prompto. “You’re back,” he said, a little bit tense.
“Yeah, I was going for a run around the beach. It’s really great!” Prompto smiled, suddenly feeling too self-conscious. He was sweating a lot, and his t-shirt must have been soaked in sweat and probably smelt gross. “Um... uh... L-Let me take a shower first before heading towards the restaurant for breakfast!” he said quickly, before heading towards the bathroom, not giving Noctis any chance to answer.
Prompto shed his clothes and took a quick shower to get rid of the stickiness on his skin and the smell. When he stepped out, he realised that he didn’t bring any change of clothes, so he wound a towel around his waist and went outside.
Noctis was grooming himself when he went out. He made a sound of acknowledgement when he saw Prompto, before going to the bathroom himself. Prompto proceeded to pull a clean shirt and a pair of baggy cargo pants from his luggage, before taking his phone and decided to play a round of King’s Knight as he waited for Noctis.
When the Prince went out of the bathroom and got dressed, they headed towards the restaurant for breakfast. They hadn’t seen Ignis and Gladio, but figured out that they might not want to be disturbed since they had their own plans.
“So what do you want to do?” Noctis asked.
“Hmm... Guess I’m sticking to the original plan. Water-skiing, and then boating!” he grinned. “We can pack some sandwiches so we won’t starve while waiting forever for a fish to catch your hook.”
“It’s not that long anyway,” Noctis grumbled, but he didn’t protest when Prompto dragged him towards the beach shack that offered multiple water-involved entertainment.
“Two tickets for water-skiing, please,” Prompto said, lifting his fingers, before Noct could said anything. The shack owner raised an eyebrow when he saw Prompto and Noctis.
“...aren’t you kids too young for this?” he said gruffly. “You need a guardian’s permission to be able to rent these.”
Prompto looked offended. “I’m eighteen! So is he!” He pointed at Noctis. The shack owner didn’t seem to be convinced.
Noctis sighed. He dug out his wallet from his pocket and took out his student ID card, putting it on the counter. “Will that suffice?” he asked, staring at the owner. The man looked at the card sceptically, but his eyes widened when he saw the name on that card.
“P-P-P—“ he stuttered.
“Just let us rent the damn ski,” Noctis interrupted. “And please keep my presence here in secret, thank you very much.”
“Y-Yes! Certainly...!” The shack owner hastily replied, before he went inside to retrieve the equipment. Prompto glanced at Noctis, who looked bored.
“...what?” he asked when he caught Prompto staring.
“N-No, it’s just...” the blonde smiled sheepishly. “I didn’t cause you trouble... did I?”
“It’s just the matter of using my name,” Noctis offered Prompto a reassuring smile. “It’s nothing troublesome at all. I won’t let him ruin the fun like this.”
“Well... Thanks!” Prompto was back on being his bubbly self again. “I appreciate that, Noct! Thank you!”
Noctis smiled. “No problem.”
Once the owner had been back with the water-skiing equipment, they headed towards the pier, where a few of motorboats were stationed. Prompto gleefully started stripping already, leaving only his swimming trunks. “Come on, Noct!” he yelled at Noctis. “Let’s go!”
“You’re just too excited,” Noctis yelled back, but he grinned as he shed his own clothes and joined Prompto. He paused for a bit when they were about to board the boat, looking a little bit doubtful just for a split second.
“What’s wrong, Noct? Scared?” he smirked, and Noctis snorted.
“You wish,” he said, finally stepping into the board. There were two people in the boat; one to be the driver, and another assumed to the one who would help them getting into the water-ski thing. “Let’s go, then!”
“Alright, hit it!”
It turned out that Prompto sucked at it more than Noctis. The dark-haired teen laughed when Prompto fell over for the third time in ten minutes since they went down to the water. “You suck!” he yelled.
“Shut up, Noct!” Prompto grumbled and shook his head to get rid of the water, frowning deeply. “This is so hard to do!”
“Just admit it, you’re poor at maintaining your balance,” Noctis cackled as he watched Prompto climbing into his ski once again.
The blonde glared, but he didn’t throw any more comments when the boat started to pull them again.
They spent the rest of the morning water-skiing, and when they finally returned to the pier, Prompto felt his whole body aching. He thought he was quite fit from all the runs he did, but obviously that wasn’t enough, since Noct was stretching not far from him, looking pleased.
“That was fun,” Noctis commented, turning back to Prompto. “You up for a light lunch before we head to fish?”
Prompto groaned. “Are you serious, Noct?!” he huffed. “My body feels like it’s tearing itself apart.”
“Hey, it’s just fishing. We just have to sit,” Noctis replied, grinning. “Besides, I’ve gone along with the water-skiing, now it’s your turn.”
“Fine, fine,” he grumbled, reluctantly following Noctis back to the restaurant, where they got lunch and a pack of sandwiches to be brought along. After that, they rented a boat and went to the deep water before Noctis summoned his fishing gear and started the preparation.
They ended up spending three hours fishing, Prompto even falling asleep for a little while waiting for Noctis’s lure to catch something. When they finally returned back to the pier, the sky was turning red, and the sun was hanging low on the horizon.
“Let’s take a walk,” Prompto grinned. “I want to take a couple of photos! Look at that sweet sunset!”
“You just want to feel how’s it like to take the infamous ‘romantic’ walk in Galdin,” Noctis teased. Prompto grumbled and turned back, hoping that the orange glow masked his blushing face.
“You’re welcome to go back to the room if you don’t want to,” he sulked, trotting away.
“Hey, don’t be mad, I’m just kidding,” Noctis ran after him, soon catching up and chuckled. “Go ahead, I’ll be right behind you.”
Prompto responded with a snort and started taking pictures. The sunset was really pretty, glowing orange and red sphere in the distance; and the Angelgard Island looked gorgeous. He snapped a few pictures and turned back, intending to show it to Noctis, but the Prince was actually distracted by something else and wasn’t looking at Prompto, so he took the chance to snap a picture of him.
Noctis turned in surprise when he heard the shutter click. “Did you just photograph me?” he asked.
Prompto grinned. “You looked gorgeous there! There’s no way I will pass it,” he said, scrolling through the pictures he just took. Honestly, it made him jealous that his best friend was so handsome, even photographed candidly and after being in the sun for so long. The sunset helped boosting those delicate features, and Prompto had to admit, he could stare at these photos for hours.
“...Prompto,” he heard Noctis called his name, and he lifted his head from the camera. “I like you.”
The blonde stopped. His heart started to beat faster.
“I like you too!” he answered, and he forced himself not to let his voice too shaky. “Best bros forever, right?”
“Y... Yeah,” Noctis replied back, “Best bros forever, Prom.” He raised his hand, and Prompto slapped it, grinning.
Noctis went back to their room first, claiming that he’s tired, so Prompto let him be and walked on the beach for a little longer to take more pictures. When he finally went back to the hotel, it was already dark, but Noctis was nowhere to be seen.
“Ignis! Gladio!” Prompto was relieved when he saw both of Noctis’s retainers were still in their own room. “Do you see Noct? Where is he?”
“Oh,” Ignis answered. “He is with Lady Lunafreya in the bar.”
“The Oracle?” Prompto blinked.
“She came by and Noct wants to catch up with her. I heard she’s his childhood friend, after all,” Gladio shrugged.
“...oh,” was only Prompto’s response. He tried ignoring the jealousy bubbling inside his chest. “So... Did you two want to grab dinner?”
“We already ate, Prompto. Thanks for the invitation, though,” Ignis said.
“I... see,” he said, crestfallen, and retreated back to his room and fell on the bed. He didn’t feel really hungry now, and having dinner alone was sad so he opted not to.
Noctis and Lady Lunafreya, huh... Noctis mentioned her a few times, saying that she helped him when they were little and had exchanged letters since. When they met Regis as well, the King had told their history. And Lunafreya was pretty as well... Prompto wondered if Noctis had a crush at her. Well, who didn’t? She was beautiful, and was the Princess of Tenebrae, aside of being the Oracle.
Prompto bit his lower lip and tried sleeping to get rid of the jealousy again. There was no reason for him to be jealous. Noctis might be his boyfriend for now, but it’s fake, and soon, everything would end. Just like everything, for Prompto.
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two more update to the end!! what's left is the festival time. until then, please bear with me and thanks for reading!!
Fill 10/?: Noctis/Prompto, fake dating
The blonde smiled a little. He reached and fumbled at the bedside table for his phone to check for the time. It was just a little bit past 5:30—no wonder it was still dark outside. But he was up anyway; so he slid down from the bed, careful to not jostle Noctis too much and went to the bathroom to wash his face and brush his teeth, before switching his sleeping shorts into training pants and put on his running shoes.
Slipping out from their bedroom as silent as possible (not that any noise could wake Noctis up now), he headed towards the beach. The morning air was cold and his breaths came out in white puffs; Prompto stretched himself for a minute before started his morning jog.
When he finished his run, the sun was already up; he was sweating and panting and perhaps shivering a bit, but it was a good run. Prompto wiped the sweat off his forehead and went back to his room, not expecting Noctis to be up already.
But he was; Noctis turned his head lazily when he opened the door, only to sit up straight the moment his eyes landed on Prompto. “You’re back,” he said, a little bit tense.
“Yeah, I was going for a run around the beach. It’s really great!” Prompto smiled, suddenly feeling too self-conscious. He was sweating a lot, and his t-shirt must have been soaked in sweat and probably smelt gross. “Um... uh... L-Let me take a shower first before heading towards the restaurant for breakfast!” he said quickly, before heading towards the bathroom, not giving Noctis any chance to answer.
Prompto shed his clothes and took a quick shower to get rid of the stickiness on his skin and the smell. When he stepped out, he realised that he didn’t bring any change of clothes, so he wound a towel around his waist and went outside.
Noctis was grooming himself when he went out. He made a sound of acknowledgement when he saw Prompto, before going to the bathroom himself. Prompto proceeded to pull a clean shirt and a pair of baggy cargo pants from his luggage, before taking his phone and decided to play a round of King’s Knight as he waited for Noctis.
When the Prince went out of the bathroom and got dressed, they headed towards the restaurant for breakfast. They hadn’t seen Ignis and Gladio, but figured out that they might not want to be disturbed since they had their own plans.
“So what do you want to do?” Noctis asked.
“Hmm... Guess I’m sticking to the original plan. Water-skiing, and then boating!” he grinned. “We can pack some sandwiches so we won’t starve while waiting forever for a fish to catch your hook.”
“It’s not that long anyway,” Noctis grumbled, but he didn’t protest when Prompto dragged him towards the beach shack that offered multiple water-involved entertainment.
“Two tickets for water-skiing, please,” Prompto said, lifting his fingers, before Noct could said anything. The shack owner raised an eyebrow when he saw Prompto and Noctis.
“...aren’t you kids too young for this?” he said gruffly. “You need a guardian’s permission to be able to rent these.”
Prompto looked offended. “I’m eighteen! So is he!” He pointed at Noctis. The shack owner didn’t seem to be convinced.
Noctis sighed. He dug out his wallet from his pocket and took out his student ID card, putting it on the counter. “Will that suffice?” he asked, staring at the owner. The man looked at the card sceptically, but his eyes widened when he saw the name on that card.
“P-P-P—“ he stuttered.
“Just let us rent the damn ski,” Noctis interrupted. “And please keep my presence here in secret, thank you very much.”
“Y-Yes! Certainly...!” The shack owner hastily replied, before he went inside to retrieve the equipment. Prompto glanced at Noctis, who looked bored.
“...what?” he asked when he caught Prompto staring.
“N-No, it’s just...” the blonde smiled sheepishly. “I didn’t cause you trouble... did I?”
“It’s just the matter of using my name,” Noctis offered Prompto a reassuring smile. “It’s nothing troublesome at all. I won’t let him ruin the fun like this.”
“Well... Thanks!” Prompto was back on being his bubbly self again. “I appreciate that, Noct! Thank you!”
Noctis smiled. “No problem.”
Once the owner had been back with the water-skiing equipment, they headed towards the pier, where a few of motorboats were stationed. Prompto gleefully started stripping already, leaving only his swimming trunks. “Come on, Noct!” he yelled at Noctis. “Let’s go!”
“You’re just too excited,” Noctis yelled back, but he grinned as he shed his own clothes and joined Prompto. He paused for a bit when they were about to board the boat, looking a little bit doubtful just for a split second.
“What’s wrong, Noct? Scared?” he smirked, and Noctis snorted.
“You wish,” he said, finally stepping into the board. There were two people in the boat; one to be the driver, and another assumed to the one who would help them getting into the water-ski thing. “Let’s go, then!”
“Alright, hit it!”
It turned out that Prompto sucked at it more than Noctis. The dark-haired teen laughed when Prompto fell over for the third time in ten minutes since they went down to the water. “You suck!” he yelled.
“Shut up, Noct!” Prompto grumbled and shook his head to get rid of the water, frowning deeply. “This is so hard to do!”
“Just admit it, you’re poor at maintaining your balance,” Noctis cackled as he watched Prompto climbing into his ski once again.
The blonde glared, but he didn’t throw any more comments when the boat started to pull them again.
They spent the rest of the morning water-skiing, and when they finally returned to the pier, Prompto felt his whole body aching. He thought he was quite fit from all the runs he did, but obviously that wasn’t enough, since Noct was stretching not far from him, looking pleased.
“That was fun,” Noctis commented, turning back to Prompto. “You up for a light lunch before we head to fish?”
Prompto groaned. “Are you serious, Noct?!” he huffed. “My body feels like it’s tearing itself apart.”
“Hey, it’s just fishing. We just have to sit,” Noctis replied, grinning. “Besides, I’ve gone along with the water-skiing, now it’s your turn.”
“Fine, fine,” he grumbled, reluctantly following Noctis back to the restaurant, where they got lunch and a pack of sandwiches to be brought along. After that, they rented a boat and went to the deep water before Noctis summoned his fishing gear and started the preparation.
They ended up spending three hours fishing, Prompto even falling asleep for a little while waiting for Noctis’s lure to catch something. When they finally returned back to the pier, the sky was turning red, and the sun was hanging low on the horizon.
“Let’s take a walk,” Prompto grinned. “I want to take a couple of photos! Look at that sweet sunset!”
“You just want to feel how’s it like to take the infamous ‘romantic’ walk in Galdin,” Noctis teased. Prompto grumbled and turned back, hoping that the orange glow masked his blushing face.
“You’re welcome to go back to the room if you don’t want to,” he sulked, trotting away.
“Hey, don’t be mad, I’m just kidding,” Noctis ran after him, soon catching up and chuckled. “Go ahead, I’ll be right behind you.”
Prompto responded with a snort and started taking pictures. The sunset was really pretty, glowing orange and red sphere in the distance; and the Angelgard Island looked gorgeous. He snapped a few pictures and turned back, intending to show it to Noctis, but the Prince was actually distracted by something else and wasn’t looking at Prompto, so he took the chance to snap a picture of him.
Noctis turned in surprise when he heard the shutter click. “Did you just photograph me?” he asked.
Prompto grinned. “You looked gorgeous there! There’s no way I will pass it,” he said, scrolling through the pictures he just took. Honestly, it made him jealous that his best friend was so handsome, even photographed candidly and after being in the sun for so long. The sunset helped boosting those delicate features, and Prompto had to admit, he could stare at these photos for hours.
“...Prompto,” he heard Noctis called his name, and he lifted his head from the camera. “I like you.”
The blonde stopped. His heart started to beat faster.
“I like you too!” he answered, and he forced himself not to let his voice too shaky. “Best bros forever, right?”
“Y... Yeah,” Noctis replied back, “Best bros forever, Prom.” He raised his hand, and Prompto slapped it, grinning.
Noctis went back to their room first, claiming that he’s tired, so Prompto let him be and walked on the beach for a little longer to take more pictures. When he finally went back to the hotel, it was already dark, but Noctis was nowhere to be seen.
“Ignis! Gladio!” Prompto was relieved when he saw both of Noctis’s retainers were still in their own room. “Do you see Noct? Where is he?”
“Oh,” Ignis answered. “He is with Lady Lunafreya in the bar.”
“The Oracle?” Prompto blinked.
“She came by and Noct wants to catch up with her. I heard she’s his childhood friend, after all,” Gladio shrugged.
“...oh,” was only Prompto’s response. He tried ignoring the jealousy bubbling inside his chest. “So... Did you two want to grab dinner?”
“We already ate, Prompto. Thanks for the invitation, though,” Ignis said.
“I... see,” he said, crestfallen, and retreated back to his room and fell on the bed. He didn’t feel really hungry now, and having dinner alone was sad so he opted not to.
Noctis and Lady Lunafreya, huh... Noctis mentioned her a few times, saying that she helped him when they were little and had exchanged letters since. When they met Regis as well, the King had told their history. And Lunafreya was pretty as well... Prompto wondered if Noctis had a crush at her. Well, who didn’t? She was beautiful, and was the Princess of Tenebrae, aside of being the Oracle.
Prompto bit his lower lip and tried sleeping to get rid of the jealousy again. There was no reason for him to be jealous. Noctis might be his boyfriend for now, but it’s fake, and soon, everything would end. Just like everything, for Prompto.
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two more update to the end!! what's left is the festival time. until then, please bear with me and thanks for reading!!