I'm 100% all for Noctis being the fandom bicycle because I know I'm guilty of it too, but we also all know that Noctis is hella powerful and could probably solo the shit out of some monsters/bosses if he had the conviction.
Give him that conviction. AU where everybody lives/nobody dies (maybe even Regis & Nyx?) and Noctis' life has FINALLY settled down again after the war, only for some enemy/monster/remnants of the empire to come fuck with him again. Que Noctis storming up to the enemy and kicking their ass with all the armigers. Red eyes, magic blazing, the whole nine yards. Heck, have him summon an astral if you want. I just want Noctis protecting all his friends/family that he met throughout the game and proving that he his the King of Light, King of Kings, etc, and a total badass.
Though if you want to include some hurt/comfort at the end because Noct expended all his energy thats fine too :)
Pairings I'm partial to are Nyx/Luna and the OT4 of Noct/Gladio/Ignis/Prompto, or any combination thereof. Sorry this got super long and if you can't fit in every bit of the prompt I understand, I just want to see Noct protecting people instead of being protected.
Noctis, Being a Badass, Everybody Lives/Nobody Dies
Give him that conviction. AU where everybody lives/nobody dies (maybe even Regis & Nyx?) and Noctis' life has FINALLY settled down again after the war, only for some enemy/monster/remnants of the empire to come fuck with him again. Que Noctis storming up to the enemy and kicking their ass with all the armigers. Red eyes, magic blazing, the whole nine yards. Heck, have him summon an astral if you want. I just want Noctis protecting all his friends/family that he met throughout the game and proving that he his the King of Light, King of Kings, etc, and a total badass.
Though if you want to include some hurt/comfort at the end because Noct expended all his energy thats fine too :)
Pairings I'm partial to are Nyx/Luna and the OT4 of Noct/Gladio/Ignis/Prompto, or any combination thereof. Sorry this got super long and if you can't fit in every bit of the prompt I understand, I just want to see Noct protecting people instead of being protected.