Prompto froze. Yes, he definitely remembered that evening in Galdin, when Noctis had just blurted out ‘I like you’ all of sudden. And he had responded with a really stupid answer. Six, now he felt like digging a hole, sticking his head in and never surfacing again.
But Noctis was still rambling. “I shouldn’t have proposed this... whole fake-dating thing to you, even if the purpose was to drive the unwanted invitations away. And—and I understand if you don’t want me. As a, uh, boyfriend. I mean, I’m the prince, and seeing all these attentions we got must have creeped you out, huh?” he let out a soft, forced chuckle. “Also the fact that my personality is not, uh, the greatest. There’s still so much people out there better than me, and you can probably pick anyone whom you like and likes you back. Someone who can love you wholeheartedly and not me—“
“Uh... Noct?”
“—and yes, Ignis always complained that I never eat my vegetables and probably you would like someone who eats their vegetables, but I swear vegetables is the nastiest thing I’ve ever tasted and even though I like you so much I don’t want to eat them, yucks—“
“...Noct—“
“—and you probably hate me because I always defeat you in fighting games but I swear, I’m not cheating, I just keep practicing so I can defeat you and I can see your cute pout when you’re mad at me—“
“FOR SIX’S SAKE, NOCTIS LUCIS CAELUM,” Prompto interrupted him, before Noctis found weirder things to ramble on. “Stop right there and listen to me for a second, okay?!” he squished Noctis’s cheeks with both of his hands and pulled their faces so close Prompto could feel Noctis’s breath on his own face.
He took a deep breath. “I like you too, idiot,” he murmured, the corners of his lips tugging up to form a soft, fond smile. “I... I like you too in that way. Not-friend way,” he blushed, ducking his head down. “Been for a while too...”
Noctis’s dark blue eyes grew comically wide. This time it was him who gaped and proceeded to let out several incorrigible, broken noise before he settled with a look of disbelief.
“You—“ the dark-haired teen inhaled sharply. “You like me? Like, like me?”
Prompto laughed. “...did I not say it clear enough?” He grinned, and placed a quick kiss on Noctis’s lips, earning an embarrassed sputter from the prince. “I like you too, Noct.”
“Seriously?”
“Seriously.”
“...me?! You like—like me?”
“For fuck’s sake, yes, I like you, Noct.”
Noctis’s expression instantly turned into delight like a lit tree. “Oh Six,” he gasped, breaking into a huge grin. “You like me too! Fuck. I’m—you don’t know how happy I am right now—“
“I know,” Prompto lifted his head, and when Noctis leaned forward, Prompto was ready this time, tilting his head to meet Noctis’s lips midway, and they were kissing again, this time slow and soft, as Noctis held him close, not wanting to let go.
When they finally break the kiss away, there was a thin line of saliva connecting their lips together before breaking, and he was grinning so wide his jaw hurt, but he didn’t care.
“Astrals,” Noctis had drawn back, and Prompto could see his cheeks reddening and his lips red and swollen, but he was smiling wide and practically radiating with happiness. Prompto was probably in the same state as well. “I can’t believe it. I’ve waited too long to confess.”
“You certainly are,” Prompto laughed. “And it seems that I have created terrible misunderstanding from my side as well...”
Noctis had grabbed both of Prompto’s hands and squeezed them, butting his forehead lightly with Prompto’s and stared at him with a fond smile. “Prompto Argentum, you’re an idiot.”
“Prince Noctis Lucis Caelum, you’re an idiot too.”
“I have to admit, we’re both the idiots here.”
“Yeah,” Prompto squeezed Noctis’s hands back.
As if on cue, the sound of fireworks exploding started, and Prompto just remembered that the students were planning to lit some fireworks; and this was such a great way to end the night. He glanced at Noctis, who had pulled him to lean towards him, watching the fireworks shoot to the sky and explode with a flurry of colourful sparks.
They stayed like that for a while, before Noctis spoke again. “...Prom,” he cleared his throat. “I just remembered something.”
“Yes...?”
“...how are we going to break the new to my Father... and Ignis and Gladio that we’re now real boyfriends?”
—
WAAAAAAAAAH IT'S FINISHED!!!!
thank you OP, for the wonderful prompt! i have fun--this might not be the thing you're looking for (and i can't fit all the bonus in my head, i'm so sorry)--but i hope you (and the rest of you) enjoy this as much as i do!! :D
Fill 12d/12: Noctis/Prompto, fake dating
But Noctis was still rambling. “I shouldn’t have proposed this... whole fake-dating thing to you, even if the purpose was to drive the unwanted invitations away. And—and I understand if you don’t want me. As a, uh, boyfriend. I mean, I’m the prince, and seeing all these attentions we got must have creeped you out, huh?” he let out a soft, forced chuckle. “Also the fact that my personality is not, uh, the greatest. There’s still so much people out there better than me, and you can probably pick anyone whom you like and likes you back. Someone who can love you wholeheartedly and not me—“
“Uh... Noct?”
“—and yes, Ignis always complained that I never eat my vegetables and probably you would like someone who eats their vegetables, but I swear vegetables is the nastiest thing I’ve ever tasted and even though I like you so much I don’t want to eat them, yucks—“
“...Noct—“
“—and you probably hate me because I always defeat you in fighting games but I swear, I’m not cheating, I just keep practicing so I can defeat you and I can see your cute pout when you’re mad at me—“
“FOR SIX’S SAKE, NOCTIS LUCIS CAELUM,” Prompto interrupted him, before Noctis found weirder things to ramble on. “Stop right there and listen to me for a second, okay?!” he squished Noctis’s cheeks with both of his hands and pulled their faces so close Prompto could feel Noctis’s breath on his own face.
He took a deep breath. “I like you too, idiot,” he murmured, the corners of his lips tugging up to form a soft, fond smile. “I... I like you too in that way. Not-friend way,” he blushed, ducking his head down. “Been for a while too...”
Noctis’s dark blue eyes grew comically wide. This time it was him who gaped and proceeded to let out several incorrigible, broken noise before he settled with a look of disbelief.
“You—“ the dark-haired teen inhaled sharply. “You like me? Like, like me?”
Prompto laughed. “...did I not say it clear enough?” He grinned, and placed a quick kiss on Noctis’s lips, earning an embarrassed sputter from the prince. “I like you too, Noct.”
“Seriously?”
“Seriously.”
“...me?! You like—like me?”
“For fuck’s sake, yes, I like you, Noct.”
Noctis’s expression instantly turned into delight like a lit tree. “Oh Six,” he gasped, breaking into a huge grin. “You like me too! Fuck. I’m—you don’t know how happy I am right now—“
“I know,” Prompto lifted his head, and when Noctis leaned forward, Prompto was ready this time, tilting his head to meet Noctis’s lips midway, and they were kissing again, this time slow and soft, as Noctis held him close, not wanting to let go.
When they finally break the kiss away, there was a thin line of saliva connecting their lips together before breaking, and he was grinning so wide his jaw hurt, but he didn’t care.
“Astrals,” Noctis had drawn back, and Prompto could see his cheeks reddening and his lips red and swollen, but he was smiling wide and practically radiating with happiness. Prompto was probably in the same state as well. “I can’t believe it. I’ve waited too long to confess.”
“You certainly are,” Prompto laughed. “And it seems that I have created terrible misunderstanding from my side as well...”
Noctis had grabbed both of Prompto’s hands and squeezed them, butting his forehead lightly with Prompto’s and stared at him with a fond smile. “Prompto Argentum, you’re an idiot.”
“Prince Noctis Lucis Caelum, you’re an idiot too.”
“I have to admit, we’re both the idiots here.”
“Yeah,” Prompto squeezed Noctis’s hands back.
As if on cue, the sound of fireworks exploding started, and Prompto just remembered that the students were planning to lit some fireworks; and this was such a great way to end the night. He glanced at Noctis, who had pulled him to lean towards him, watching the fireworks shoot to the sky and explode with a flurry of colourful sparks.
They stayed like that for a while, before Noctis spoke again. “...Prom,” he cleared his throat. “I just remembered something.”
“Yes...?”
“...how are we going to break the new to my Father... and Ignis and Gladio that we’re now real boyfriends?”
—
WAAAAAAAAAH IT'S FINISHED!!!!
thank you OP, for the wonderful prompt! i have fun--this might not be the thing you're looking for (and i can't fit all the bonus in my head, i'm so sorry)--but i hope you (and the rest of you) enjoy this as much as i do!! :D