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Fill Re: Noctis/Any, Veterinarian or Pet Store Owner Noctis (11/?)
Date: 2017-03-14 02:17 pm (UTC)“We’re waiting Iggy.” Prompto titters as he holds up his phone, taking a video.
Ignis breathes out deeply and fidgets around before looking back over at them. “Isn’t there something else I could do? These clothes are expensive.”
“Then take them off.” Noctis says bluntly.
The man frowns deeply and sighs. He takes off his glasses and sets them on the nearby table before removing his shoes. He returns to the edge of the pool, takes one last look into the cloudy water, and jumps in. He resurfaces to the cheers of the other three before Promtpo sets his phone down, discards his shoes, and then joins the lighter brunette in the pool with a boisterous whoop. The remaining two laugh at the men in the pool before Gladio gives a nudge to Noctis’ shoulder and gestures towards them with a smile. Noctis grins ear to ear and removes his shoes along with the other before he laces his fingers with Gladio’s and they join the others. The four men continue to play around in the pool until the air turns slightly chilly and they head into the communal laundry room used by the apartment residents to strip down and dry their clothes. They hang around the dryers, towels wrapped around their waist to obscure their naughty bits, and chat; specifically, to get to know the larger brunette who Prompto has officially designated a new member of their circle. Noctis breaks away from the group and stands by one of the large windows to look out at the night sky. He thinks about how the night had started out badly, but now it has turned into a good one. He feels someone flick his shoulder and turns slightly to see Ignis standing there with a repentant look.
“Sup Iggy?”
“Noct, I must apologize to you again. I acted very irrationally, letting my stress and anger get the best of me and causing you grief.”
“I know, but I’m not really the one you should apologize to.”
“Yes, I have told him many times since how sorry I am for blowing up at him and for the punch. He said it was fine and he accepted my apology, he even apologized too for being obscene.” Ignis says but furrows his brow. “But I must ask, is it true, did you ask him to spend the night?”
“Yeah, it was really late and he had just walked me home. I offered to pay for his cab but he wouldn’t accept and said he was just going to walk by himself, which I didn’t think was safe regardless of his size and talked him into staying on my couch.”
“I understand now, you are a thoughtful man Noct.” he says making Noct smile bashfully.
Suddenly, a loud yelp echoes through the room making the two men slightly jump. They look over towards the others and see Prompto run by, laughing hysterically, and brandishing a towel as Gladio looks on horrified, attempting to cover his bare nether regions.
“Hey, don’t just stand there gawking, help me.”
Ignis groans and stalks after the cackling blonde as Noct continues to stare at the form across from him. He starts from the floor and slowly works his way up Gladio’s bare thighs, across his large hands that keep himself hidden, then following the line of hair leading to his naval and toned abs. Noct’s eyes continue their adventure upwards until he finally rests on the man’s face, and realizes that he has been watched the whole time. Noctis turns a deep shade of red and bites his lip in embarrassment, but relaxes when Gladio shoots him a frisky smile. He carefully adjusts himself to free one of his hands and gestures down his body while raising an eyebrow inquisitively. Noctis chuckles and nods approvingly, mouthing the words so hot to the giggling brunette. But the moment is interrupted when a cackling blonde blur runs past, swinging two towels this time. Noct looks over at Ignis, his head is dropped in defeat and groans. It’s all up to Noctis now. He attempts multiple times to retrieve the towels but Prompto nimbly avoids each grab and dashes to the other side of the laundry mat. Eventually their clothes dry and in a bit of revenge, the blonde’s garments are taken and thrown into the street where he must stealthily retrieve them without being seen.
The four return to Noctis’ apartment and spend the rest of the night having drinks, playing games, and just having a good time. It gets to after two when Ignis designates it’s time for bed, getting a boo from the youngest of their group, but he ignores him and they clear up space in the living room to lay out pillows and blankets. Noct talks Ignis into staying in his room so that way Bass won’t try to lay on the man’s face and upset his allergies any worse than it already has. He reluctantly agrees and heads into the bedroom, wishing them goodnight, and shutting the door. Prompto hops into the pile of blankets and rolls himself up snuggly before patting the spot next to him for Pistol to come and lay. Noct settles himself in and looks to Gladio, who wears a look of apprehension, and gestures for him to lie down. The older man hesitates at first, looking towards the closed door where Ignis resides behind, but relents and crawls under the covers where he is immediately pounced upon by a large purring fur ball. Gladio chuckles as Bass makes himself comfortable on his broad chest and looks to Noct, mouthing a goodnight before closing his eyes and settling into sleep. Noctis smiles contently, watching them for a bit before he too falls asleep. Some time passes before Noct awakens, blinking his eyes a few times as they adjust to the light. He looks around the room and notices that both Prompto and Gladio are nowhere to be found and on further inspection, his bedroom door is wide open. He slowly stands on shaky legs and glances around first noticing that both Bass and Pistol are in the kitchen, enjoying breakfast together before he hears boisterous laughter come from his open balcony. He stumbles on over and finds both Ignis and Gladio leaning against the railing, chatting remarkably civil.
“Mornin.” he calls out to the two while rubbing his eyes.
“My word Noct, this must be a new record for you. It’s not even past ten.” Ignis teases as he and Gladio chuckle.
“Oh yes, so funny.” Noct snips before noticing the jolly expression worn by the two men. “So I see you two are playing nice now.”
“Yeah, we’ve been talking some more, things have been explained more and all that shit.” Gladio informs him.
“So what was so hilarious? I heard the both of you cackling a bit ago?” Noct asks and gets his answer when Gladio hands him his phone. Noctis chuckles as he watches a clip of Cait Sith, clad in a red cape, and Mog, who is wearing purple bat wings sit on a coffee table as the person recording tries to get their attention futilely. It then seems as if the tiny tuxedo has had enough and pounces the camera, knocking it out of the holder’s hand as a group of teen girls giggle in the background. “Your sister? I hope she wasn’t there when you got decked.”
“Nah, I actually called her last night as I was running here to go stay with the kittens and even gave her the okay to bring her friends along since she was already having a slumber party.” he says and makes an embarrassed face while eyeing the equally embarrassed Ignis. “Since, you know, I wasn’t entirely sure the night wasn’t going to end in a prison stay.”
“Yeah, that was probably a good thing.” Noct says as he hands back the phone, but he notices someone is still missing and looks around questioningly. “Hey, by the way where is Prompto?”
“I sent him across the street to procure some breakfast foods since you appear to lack anything edible or that isn’t frozen.” Ignis informs him.
“You do realize he’ll probably come back with a box of donuts and energy drinks.”
Ignis gives a smug smile and snorts. “That’s why I pinned a note to his shirt to guarantee he wouldn’t mess up.”
“Very shrewd Iggy.” Noctis laughs.
“And it seemed to of worked.” he states as gestures towards the front door.
Prompto lifts up a large plastic bag in one hand as he holds a carrier with four coffees in the other. “M’ladies, I have returned with the breakfast feast!”
The other three join him in the kitchen and divide up the sandwiches and hash browns amongst the four of them before diving in and enjoying their meal together. After they finish, Ignis and Gladio offer to help straighten up since they would both need to leave soon; with Ignis needing to be at the café that afternoon and Gladio concerned with leaving his home to a gaggle of snoopy teen girls to run around in for too much longer. They return the living room to its prior state and the two older men prepare to take their leave but not before making a promise that the four of them would get together again for another bros night, minus the fists. Ignis bids the two youngest good day and heads to his car while Gladio hangs back in the doorway with Noctis and Bass, who won’t stop circling the brunette’s feet.
“I have to say, things have gotten a lot more interesting since I’ve met you.” Gladio says, grinning down at Noct.
“That good or bad?”
“Great actually, haven’t had this much fun in years.” He says and leans down to rake his fingers across the persistent Tabby’s back. “But I was thinking, I’ve been over to your place twice now, so maybe if you don’t have anything going on Saturday you’d wanna come over to mine? Have lunch and see the girls?”
A bright smile edges across Nocts face and happily nods. “Yeah, I would love that.”
“Great!” Gladio cheers and scoops up Bass who begins to purr and headbutt the man’s chin. “Okay okay, I’ll give you cuddles.”
Noct watches awestruck as Gladio nuzzles his face into Bass’ and receives a tongue bath on his chin in return. The large man chuckles and coos at the cat before giving him a scratch when the feline meows and tenderly paws his cheek. Gladio looks to Noctis and smiles affectionately, but his expression changes into something more confuddled when he glances into the house.
“Hey Noct, I think your friend is broken.”
Noctis turns to see what he meant and finds Prompto standing a few feet away, camera poised and dancing in place with a cheeky grin splattered on his face.
“That would insinuate he could be fixed.” Noct laughs and it turns into a fit when Gladio grins suggestively. “And not that type of fixed either.”
A loud honking interrupts their giggling and tells them Ignis is becoming impatient. Gladio sets Bass down and gives a quick goodbye to the two before heading down the steps. Noct heads out onto the terrace and watches him walk towards Ignis’ car, but the large brunette stops and turns to look up at him with a devious grin plastered on his face.
“Hey Princess!” he shouts and blows Noct a kiss. “Til we meet again, my love!”
Noctis pretends to swoon and clutch his hand to his chest while laughing as Ignis once again lays on the horn. He watches as Gladio climbs into the car and immediately throws his head back in a boisterous laugh at something Ignis said; most likely a threat; and rests against the railing with a gentle sigh.
“These are so going into the Wedding slideshow.”
Noct crinkles his nose and turns to glare at the blonde who gleefully snaps away with his camera. He stops and gives a look of challenge to his friend before getting chased around the apartment.
Fill Re: Noctis/Any, Veterinarian or Pet Store Owner Noctis (12/15)
Date: 2017-03-17 06:39 pm (UTC)“Trusty!” he shouts excitedly and runs over. He drops down to his knees and begins to scratch the dog’s belly, who’s leg begins to kick back and forth. “Look at you, wrinkly old man.”
Noctis takes the dog’s face in his hands and smooshes the hound's droopy muzzle around before rubbing their noses together. The dog sits up and stretches before flopping over onto Noctis’ lap and rolling around. The young man laughs before Ignis clears his throat in annoyance and stands with his hands on his hips.
“Up.” Ignis commands in a cold tone and immediately dusts off Noct’s clothing once the man pulls himself off the ground. “You could at least try to remain presentable.”
Noctis grumbles and gently slaps Ignis’ preening hands away. “All right already, Mom. Let's just go in and get this over with.”
Ignis groans exasperatedly and leads the younger man towards the front doors where a butler greets them. He takes Noctis by the hand and smiles deeply, telling him how good it was to see him again before letting them inside. He takes them to the main foyer and tells them he will go and announce their arrival to Noctis’ father before bowing and taking his leave. Noct lets out a deep sigh and peers around the large room, looking at the paintings and other decorations adorning the walls. The minutes fly by and Noctis begins to pace back and forth, bored and impatient, as Ignis leans against the wall with his arms folded looking stone-faced. He too eventually gets a bit frustrated and pushes away from the wall with a huff.
“Maybe I should look into this.” he says and goes to leave, but stops and shoots a look to his friend. “Do not wander off.”
Noct gives him a passive wave before groaning and sinking to his knees. A deep boredom creeping into his body, and can’t even amuse himself with his phone since Ignis confiscated it earlier. And he really wanted to text Gladio since the man wasn’t home the night prior and Ignis wouldn’t permit to visit this morning either. So he just puffs out his cheeks in annoyance and waits, waits, and waits some more. Noct hears footsteps and stands up straight but becomes perturbed when he sees it’s just a maid. Another loud groan escapes his lips.
“Young Master Noctis, it has been a while.” a deep voice speaks from behind making Noctis flinch.
Noct looks to the man and seizes up. “H, hello Mr. Amicitia s,sir.”
The ridged man stands stiffly, his arms folded behind his back and his jaw tightly clenched shut. Noctis swallows down some saliva as his throat begins to feel dry and forces a pleasant smile on his face.
“My son has spoken of you a lot lately.”
“O, oh? Hopefully good things.” Noct says and forces a small chuckle.
“Quite.” the man says and smiles making Noct want to pass out. “I am glad, that the two of you are getting along. Your father was quite pleased as well when I told him.”
Noctis forces down the urge to roll his eyes at that last part, he really doubts his father would care he met someone. “I’m sure he was.”
“Master Noctis,” Clarus begins as his posture becomes less stiff. “I know you and your father have not been on the best of terms as of late, but I assure you, he does care for you and he is proud of your success.”
“I guess.” Noctis says with a frown and watches as another maid rushes by, but this time in a frenzy. “What’s going on?”
“I am not sure.” the man says and beckons to the maid. “What is the matter, dear?”
“One of our Dams has gone into labor over three hours ago and hasn’t produced a single pup yet. She’s acting frenzied and we’re too afraid to approach her. Plus we can’t reach our vet, and we’ve already lost a litter this week and don’t want another repeat.” the maid says in a slight panic, her face slightly flushed.
Noct gets a determined look on his face and walks towards the maid. “Take me to her.” he says before turning to the silver-haired bodyguard. “If my dad decides to show himself could you tell him where I am sir?”
The man nods and Noct rushes off with the maid to the kennels where all the guard dogs are kept. The maid leads him to the pen where other maids have gathered around watching the mother dog in question. Noct instructs them to collect latex gloves for him along with an apron, clean towels, and a bowl of water. One of the maids quickly goes to fetch the items as Noct slowly unlatches the cage where the whimpering Doberman is housed. He watches her carefully as she paces in a circle before flopping down on her makeshift nest and begins to pant rapidly. His eyes drift done to her belly and watches for any sign of movement to assure him she is indeed in labor. Her belly ripples and she once again gets up with a yelp before pacing around again. The maid arrives with the requested items and Noct immediately sheds his coat and puts the apron over his front before stepping into the enclosure where the dog begins to growl. He stops moving and allows the dog to sniff his hand before stepping in completely.
“That’s a good mama, you need to relax so your babies can come out.” he coos and strokes the dog’s face before motioning for the water bowl and presenting it to her.
The dog does seem to relax after taking some drinks of water and lays down with a whimper before panting heavily again. A few moments pass, when the mother dog rises slightly and begins to whine loudly as she begins to finally push out her first pup. Excited gasps escape from the maids as they watch the birth and Noct remains vigilant in case the situation turns worse. But luckily enough it goes off without a hitch and soon a second, third, fourth, and even fifth are born. The mother dog cleans her newest addition, before stopping and begins to pant again. A sixth pup is born but the mother dog does not acknowledge it and instead returns to cleaning the fifth puppy. Noct furrows his brow and waits as a seventh is pushed out and it too is ignored. He quickly gloves up and breaks the sacs of the two puppies before holding them to their mother. A guttural growl escapes her throat as she inches away from his hand.
“Why is she doing that?” a maid asks concerned.
“She may be only capable of taking care of the five and is rejecting the other two.” Noct says sadly looking down at the two tiny newborns in his hands.
One of the maids gasp loudly and points towards the dog. Noctis looks up and sees another sac appear from the mother dog, and this one too is ignored. He snatches this one up and cleans it just as he had done with its siblings and groans in frustration when the mother again makes no acknowledgment of the newer pup.
“What should we do?” another maid asks.
“Did any of the others give birth recently? With any hope, we may be able to place them with another litter.”
They tell him about a Retriever that had given birth recently and he has them hurriedly take him to her after he bundles the puppies in a clean towel. But his heart sinks when he sees the puppies and that they are already pushing close to two weeks of age and wouldn’t be the best candidates to house the tiny newborns with. He lets out another frustrated sigh and holds the puppies closer to his chest and asks if there are any other dogs that could take them in. They all fall silent and unsure of what to do until one thinks of another potential option, tears welling in her eyes.
“What about Gerda?”
“Who’s that?” Noct asks, a slight bit of hope in his voice.
“Another one of our Dams, she gave birth at the beginning of the week but sadly they all passed not long after birth. The poor thing whimpered well into the night.”
“Take me to her.”
They quickly lead him to a kennel separate from the others where a dejected looking Rottweiler lays against the back of the pen inside a nest of blankets where she should be lovingly caring for her pups. Nocts’ heart breaks at the sight. He has a maid unlock the cage and he cautiously enters and crouches down in front of the Rottweiler who sighs pitifully but still manages to wiggle her nub. Noct takes a deep breath and slowly takes one of the pups from inside the towel and presents it to the dog, waiting guardedly to see how she responds. She gently sniffs the tiny squirming pup and becomes still, everyone watches with bated breaths. A collection of loud whimpers emits from the mother dog as she tenaciously licks the newborn in Noctis’ hand before taking it in her mouth and placing it into her nest, proceeding to completely clean it. Happy tears of joy erupt from the group as Noct repeats the same process with the other two and they too are accepted by their eager surrogate. He chokes out a minor sob, carefully rubbing the tears from his eyes on a clean part of his forearm before returning his gaze to the mother dog and pups.
“Such a good mama.” he says and strokes the joyfully quivering Rottweiler.
“Master Regis?” a maid gasps out making Noctis tense up.
He turns to look behind himself and indeed sees his father standing there along with Ignis; who frowns displeased at his dirtied appearance; and Clarus. His father eyes the new mother and pups before looking down at his son who removes his sullied gloves and apron before giving his elder a pointed look. But to Noctis shock, his father smiles wholeheartedly and chuckles softly.
“You’ve done well Doctor.”
“Thanks Dad.”
After the commotion died down and Noct had cleaned himself of afterbirth, he joins his father at one of the outdoor patio sites to enjoy a nice lunch with him and to hopefully put all prior discretions behind them.
“Noctis, I am truly sorry for not being as supportive with your life choices. I was just concerned that it would end up as a dead-end job and you wouldn’t be able to support yourself in life.”
“But it’s not, I make well enough to support myself and can easily take on more hours if I need to. Plus, I really enjoy what I do. It feels like I’m making a difference not just for the animal but for their family.”
His father smiles warmly and nods. “I saw that first hand with the dogs earlier, I know the maids were upset about the deaths earlier this week since they always look forward to taking their breaks to play with the new puppies. So to see them happy that you were able to help with the eight newborns, it made me realize that this wasn’t just some flight of fancy but something you could make into a lifelong career. So again, I am sorry Noctis and I am very proud of what you have become.”
A smile ghost across Noctis’ face, with a happy chuckle escaping his lips. “Thank you, Dad.”
The elder Caelum begins to make himself a cup of tea as a tentative look overtakes his features before halting momentarily to look upon his son. “Has anything else new changed with you recently? I would like to know of any new excitement you may have had.”
Noctis’ eyes haze over slightly, a devious thought pops into his head. He knows now shouldn’t be the time to be a little shit, since he and his father are finally getting along relatively well, but he just can’t help himself.
“Yeah, I’ve fallen in love with someone and I’m pretty sure they like me back.” he says with a slight grin as his father stirs his tea slowly. “It’s a man.”
His father doesn’t even bat an eyelash as he takes a sip of his tea, unnerving his son slightly. “I know, I was informed prior to our meeting that you and this fellow were infatuated with one another. But it’s nice to hear it come from you as well.”
Noct looks perturbed at his father, before cursing under his breath. Dammit Ignis. But a minor cough draws his attention towards the silver haired guard standing off to the side, a cheeky grin slightly adorning his face. Noctis groans slightly and slumps in his seat.
“Maybe I’ll actually get the chance to have human grandchildren instead of just cats.”
Fill Re: Noctis/Any, Veterinarian or Pet Store Owner Noctis (13/15)
Date: 2017-03-20 07:59 pm (UTC)“Lunch is ready.” he says and sits down next to Noct. “Careful, they’re still hot.”
“Thanks.” Noct says as he takes one of the cups and snuggles up closer to the other man. “So where were you Thursday night, I missed you.”
Gladio blows into his cup before smiling at his guest. “Aww, I’m sorry. Had a meeting with my Agent about the new book I’m working on.”
“Oh that’s cool. What’s it about, or is that top secret?” Noct asks with a smile.
“It’s a children’s book about two naughty little kitties and the adventures they have during their day to day lives.” he says while eyeing the two sleeping kittens. “Like defeating diabolical houseplants, perilously climbing to the top of curtains, or signing the song of their ancestors at three in the morning.”
“That’s so adorable, I would love to buy a copy when it’s published. Especially if you promise to sign it.”
“Defiantly.” Gladio chuckles and takes a bite of his noodles. “So how did it go yesterday with your dad?”
“Better than I expected, he finally gave me his blessing for my life choices. I also saw your father.”
“Oh? And what riveting conversations did you two have?” Gladio asks with a snicker.
“Just about how my dad is proud of me, that it was good to see me again and how happy he was that you and I became friends.” Noct begins and gets a playful smirk. “Then I asked for his son’s hand in marriage and he shed tears of joy since he thought you were going to end up an old spinster.”
Gladio laughs heartily. “Okay, yeah sure.”
“What? You think I’m joking?” Noctis continues to tease, nudging the other man’s arm.
“Well if you did, I think you missed a few steps.”
“Oh, like what?” Noct asks friskily raising an eyebrow.
“Well you could buy me dinner first.”
Noctis gets a wistful look on his face before smiling and taking a bite of his lunch. “Okay, you got any plans for tonight?”
“Nope.”
“Great, I’ll pick you up at five then.”
“All right then.”
The two men look happily at one another, with Gladio placing an arm around the other man’s shoulders and pulling him closer. Noct rests his head against Gladio’s chest as the kittens readjust themselves by splaying across the two men’s laps, yawning deeply before the soft rumbling of their purrs start up again. The larger of the two men nudges his foot against the deck to gently rock them as they enjoy each other’s company and watch as the neighborhood children run and play. Then the proverbial stick in the mud returns home from shopping and huffs at the grinning pair eating their Ramen cups and petting the tiny kittens.
“Hey Iggy, what’s up?” Noct asks, his grin widening as he snuggles into the giggling Gladio.
But Ignis just forces a smile back and adjust the bags in his arms. “Nothing really, just having a guest over for dinner tonight and needed some fresh ingredients.”
“Oh, someone’s having a hot date tonight.” Gladio teases, receiving a scowl from the other man.
“It’s not a date.” Ignis snips and adjusts his glasses. “I am simply making dinner as a thank you for all her help.”
Noctis eyes lighten up, an excited look spreads across his features. “Her? It’s Aranea isn’t it? I knew it!” Noct laughs out joyfully. “Prompto owes me 20 Gil.”
“It’s not like that!” Ignis snaps, a redness creeping up his cheeks and ears. “We are merely friends, and do NOT make bets on my love life. That is truly shameful!”
Ignis lets out a frustrated scoff and storms into his house as the two men giggle sheepishly. They finish with their lunch and continue to cuddle on the swing with the two kittens still snuggled up on their laps. A while later, a young neighbor girl squeals loudly as she runs up Gladio’s front lawn and carefully climbs up the railing to lean over top and give a toothy grin.
“Hey Mister Gladdy! I wanna show you my friend, he’s really cute!” she beams brightly.
Gladio gives a bemused chuckle and pulls away from Noctis while softly adjusting the kittens onto the other’s lap. “Sure kiddo, let’s see what ya got.”
The little girl reaches into the front of her shirt pocket and pulls out something that Noctis can’t quite make out. The little girl looks at Noctis with a squint before gasping and her little hands flail excitedly.
“Hey I know you, you’re the Vet that took care of Princess and Bandit.” she squeals with delight. “You wanna see my friend too? He really is cute!”
Gladio smiles and looks back at him. “Well, what do you think Doc?” He says and presents the black and brown fuzzy caterpillar.
Noct turns sheet white and grabs the kittens before edging as far back on the swing as possible. “NOPE! Nope nope nope.”
“Jeez wuss, you afraid of a harmless little Wooly Bear?” Gladio taunts with a chuckle.
“Yeah wuss.” the little girl parrots and receives a tut from the large brunette. “But that’s not a big person word, not like asshole or bastard or fu-”
“Okay, that’s enough out of you.” Gladio says with a hint of embarrassment and hands the caterpillar back. “Why don’t you go take your friend and put him in a bush, so that way he can eat some leaves.”
“I will!” she says and hopes down from the railing before dashing off. “Bye Mister Gladdy, bye Doctor Wuss!”
“She’s a trip.” Gladio laughs as Noctis gives him a tender smile. “What’s that look for?”
“Oh, nothing.” Noctis titters and stands up. He gives a quick nuzzle to the kitten’s back before handing them to the older man. “Well I should probably head home and start getting ready. I’ll be back for you at five.”
Gladio chuckles and looks at his watch. “What, it’ll take you three and a half hours to get ready?”
“Hey, gotta look good for our date.”
The two exchange a laugh and say goodbye before Gladio heads back into his house and Noctis leaves with an excited smile plastered on his face. He eventually returns to Gladio’s and parks out front by the curb, but before he goes to pick up his date he spots a certain silvery blonde leaning up against the banister of Ignis porch and tapping away at her phone as she puffs away on a cigarette.
“Hey Aranea.”
She looks up from her phone and smiles. “Hey there pretty boy, what are you all dressed up for? Having a romantic evening?”
“Yup.” he says with grin. “So tell me, is it considered ‘Contempt of Cop’ if I give you the shovel talk?”
“For you, yes. But don’t worry, I’ll be gentle with him.” Aranea titters and pats his cheek.
He gives her a laugh and a waive before walking up onto Gladio’s porch and ringing the doorbell. The front door swings open and a young girl stands on the other side, a glint in her eyes and a broad grin twisting across her face. A noise that sounds akin to someone slowly releasing air from a balloon escapes from the teen as she pushes the screen door open and jumps onto Noctis, hugging him. Five other girls emerge from inside and titter loudly while snapping photos with their phones.
“Wow! It’s so finally nice to meet you Noctis!” the young teen giggles and finally releases her death grip from around him. “I’m Iris, Gladdy’s little sister.”
He smiles down bashfully at her and gives her a nod. “It’s nice to finally meet you too. Your brother has shown me some of the adorable outfits you made for the kittens. I might have to get you make something for my cat Bass.”
Iris’ face brightens and she squeals again. “Oh I would love that!”
“All right you shrieking banshee, that’s enough.” Gladio groans as he steps out from his home.
A whistle draws their attention over to Aranea who leans against the railing separating the two porches and gives the brunette a once over before looking to Noctis.
“I guess I could have put you in the holding tank overnight. You would have been in your glory with all those big burly men.”
Noctis turns a deep shade of red and bristles at the smirking women just as Ignis exits his house, curious as to what all the commotion was. He looks taken aback at his friend’s presence before scowling at his neighbor. It’s at this time that Noctis bids a quick adieu to the group on the two porches and clutches Gladio’s hand, sprinting with him to his car. Like a couple of love-struck teens running away from a disapproving parent, they hop into Noct’s car and peel out, but not before seeing Aranea drag a seething Ignis into his house by a belt loop. The two drive to their destination, laughing and singing to the radio while just enjoying themselves. Noctis pulls into the restaurant's parking lot and Gladio grins ecstatically.
“Ha! It’s that new noodle shop that just opened. I’ve been wanting to try this place since I heard about them building it. Man, you know how to win a man’s heart, don’t ya?” he says and gives a warm smile to his companion.
Noctis smiles at him and reaches his hand out to the other before they head in to enjoy a nice dinner. After telling more stories from their childhoods, stealing bites from each other’s dinner, and sharing a large slice of cake the two men decide to take a walk through the nearby park. They stop midway across a small bridge and peer over into the lake below where large koi fish swim about underneath the glistening water. Noctis smiles contently and leans into Gladio, who slips his large arm around the smaller man’s waist and pulls him in closer.
“This night is perfect.” Noct says calmly and nuzzles into Gladio’s arm before looking up at him.
Gladio looks down and smiles warmly. “It sure is, and you are the luckiest man in the world to get to spend it with me.”
Noctis laughs and smacks the other man’s chest softly but keeps his hand rested there as they look into each other’s eyes, a deep warmth cascading from them both. Noctis leans up slightly on his toes but begins to fidget and groan in frustration.
“What’s wrong?” Gladio chuckles out softly.
“You’re too damn tall.” Noctis pouts, getting an amused laugh.
“Or you’re just too damn short.” Gladio chuckles as he leans down a bit before shooting the other man a cheeky grin. “Better?”
Noctis brushes his hands across Gladio’s cheeks before tangling them into his brown mane and pulling his face towards his own. “Yeah, much better.”
Their lips softly connect together before Noctis pulls back and looks to the other for any sign of displeasure. But Gladio lets out a longing sigh and wraps his arms around Noct’s hips and pulls him into a deeper kiss. He gently lifts the smaller man and gives him a twirl as they both chuckle happily and lean in for another kiss.
“Is it too soon to say how madly in love I am with you?” Gladio asks and nuzzles Noctis’ nose with his own.
“Nope, because I’m madly in love you too.” Noctis says and peppers tiny kisses against Gladio’s lips.
Gladio gently sets Noct down and runs his hands softly down the other’s arms before taking Noct's hands into his own. He brandishes a wide smile before motioning to continue their walk. Noct releases his hands from the other and allows him to take a few steps ahead before he boldly jumps onto Gladio’s broad back; laughing and clinging on like a spider monkey. The tall brunette laughs just as loudly and adjusts his boyfriend to a more comfortable position and continues walking with him nestled snuggly against his back. Noctis wraps his arms more closely around Gladio’s neck and sighs lovingly as he nuzzles into his neck.
Fill Re: Noctis/Any, Veterinarian or Pet Store Owner Noctis (14/15)
Date: 2017-03-24 10:06 pm (UTC)“Enter.”
Noctis opens the door and walks in, getting a smile from the old doctor. “Sir? You wanted to see me?”
“Yes, please take a seat.” he says gesturing to the chair across from him. “You’re starting your third week here as a Vet, and I wanted to check in with how you are doing.”
A sense of relief washes over Noct and he relaxes a bit in the chair. “It’s great. The staff here is very friendly and helpful, and I enjoy seeing all the different types of animals that come in. Plus I really find a great sense of fulfillment whenever I see the happy face of an owner when I am able to do something for their pet.”
The doctor smiles brightly at his words and retrieves an envelope from his desk. “This was dropped off for you on Friday, it’s from the family with the Labrador that was hit by the car.”
Noctis takes the package and opens it, carefully sliding the contents out and looking through them. There’s a crayon made drawing of the young boy and his dog, with a large, 'Thank You’ cutely misspelled at the top, then there is a letter written by the parents thanking him for saving their dog’s life and leg. The final slip of paper confuses Noct and he looks to the doctor for an answer.
“What’s this certificate for Sir?”
The older doctor beams brightly at him. “That, is a donation in your name from the family and some of their acquaintances. After they found out you were just volunteering that day and would not get paid for performing the surgery, they wanted to pay you. But since that goes against company policies, they instead collect some donations which will help us purchase new supplies for the housing we have for the animals that stay with us.” he tells the young doctor, making him smile. “But I have one more piece of good news for you. You will notice a slight increase beginning in your next paycheck and thereafter from now on.”
“A raise?” Noctis asks in shock before turning into a wide smile. “Thank you, oh my gods thank you sir.”
The doctor lets a happy chuckle and reaches out to shake his hand. “You have earned it my boy, and keep up the good work. I’m sure there will be many more to come for you.”
Noctis once again thanks the older man before excusing himself from his office. He quickly rushes the envelope to his car and sends a group text to Gladio, Ignis, and Prompto telling them the good news. He gets a quick response back from Prompto, with a cheer and a call for a celebration at a club. Ignis responds back next congratulating him followed by a swift ‘now text your father’ because it’s Ignis. Oddly though, he doesn’t receive a reply from Gladio which baffles him but resigns that maybe he’s away from his phone and pockets his device before heading to his first client. He scoops up the folder and required items for his exam before knocking on the door. He enters in and is greeted by the sounds of clapping and cheers.
“Just got the text, figured I’d just congratulate you in person.” Gladio chuckles as he walks towards his boyfriend. “Way to go Noct, earning the big Gil now.”
Noctis makes an embarrassed face and looks inside the folder before chuckling to himself. “I should really start looking at these more often before I barge on in.”
Gladio goes to pull the smaller man into a kiss, but stops and turns to the two children and motions for them to cover their eyes. “Don’t need the two of you copying me anymore then you already do.”
“Gods, it’s just smooching.” the young girl sasses but closes her eyes and covers her brothers’ with her hands.
The two men snicker as they embrace and lean into a deep kiss.
“So what’s with the kiddos?” Noct asks as he releases his arms from around Gladio’s neck.
“Their mom got offered overtime at her job today if she came in, but her usual babysitter couldn’t cover so she asked if I could.” he says as he ruffles the giggling youngsters’ hairs before scooping up the cat carrier on the floor. “I said yes since I was just coming here to get the kittens’ their shots and she’s gonna pick them up around four so we could still have our movie night.”
Noctis gives him a sweet smile. “Aww, that’s so nice of you.”
“Yeah! Mister Gladdy is really nice. He let us have pizza for breakfast and he said he was gonna buy us nuggets and fries for lunch.” the little girl chirps out as she wiggles in her seat. “But he said we had to be really sneaky about bringing it into his house so that way the grumpy man that lives next door won’t get angry cause he has a stick up his ass.”
The sweet smile he gave his boyfriend before is now replaced with a scowl that makes the brunette smile sheepishly. But Noctis just snorts and opens the carrier to remove the two kittens. He thoroughly does his check up on the kittens and gives them their shots as he listens to the little girl ramble on about random things and answering the questions her younger brother manages to squeak out occasionally. A sudden laugh from Gladio catches his attention and he looks to him curiously as the man peers down at his phone.
“What’s got you laughing?” Noctis asks as he pets the small Tuxedo in his hand.
“Your buddy Prompto has been texting me about us all going out for drinks tonight to celebrate your raise. I told him you and I already have a movie date planned and he told me to and I quite albeit censored ‘take your movie and stuff it up your you-know-where, you and Noct are coming to the bar and we are getting him blank faced.’ If you want, we can do that since I don’t think he’ll take no for an answer and we can always watch the movie another day.”
Noctis sighs and shakes his head. “Yeah, I guess.”
“Okay then, I’ll let him know he got his way. And if you’d like I’ll come pick you up tonight.”
“Sure.”
He returns the kittens to their carrier before saying goodbye to Gladio and the two siblings and going to his next patient. Noctis finishes his shift and heads home to prepare for his night out to celebrate his raise. He shoots a text to Gladio that he is home and quickly feeds Bass before he goes to get changed into something comfortable. Noct ventures outside to wait for his boyfriend to arrive and after a while, he begins to hear a loud rumbling coming down the street. A black and gold motorcycle rides down the street and pulls into the parking area of his apartment complex. An excited gasp escapes from his throat as he races down the steps and jumps into the large man’s awaiting arms.
“Awesome! You brought your bike!” Noctis cheers out excitedly and plants a deep kiss to the other man’s lips.
“Yup, I thought I’d give you a ride to the club in style.” Gladio sets the smaller man back down and reaches into the saddlebag, taking out a helmet and goggles. “I hope these fit, it’s my old pair.”
Noctis places the goggles on first and with Gladio’s help, adjusts the helmet’s straps to where it fits relatively snugly. He helps Noct climb onto the back of the motorcycle before sliding in front of the smaller man and gently placing his arms around his own middle. Noctis presses himself flush against his boyfriends back, enjoying the feel and smell of his leather jacket as they take their leave and head off to the club. Once there, they quickly meet up with Prompto who stealthily pulls out a party popper and unleashes a dusting of confetti and glitter onto his bemused friend, before being lead to a booth where a few other of their closest friends have gathered. Ignis is there; looking surprisingly calm even though Noct and Gladio are hand in hand; Aranea, who Noct figures is keeping Ignis in check, Vyv, and Cindy. Shots are brought over by a waitress and passed around then Prompto inquires for them to have a toast.
“First, to new friends.” he says gesturing to both Gladio and Aranea before slinging an arm around Cindy. “To amore.” Prompto waggles his eyebrows from Noct and Gladio to; much to Noctis’ delight; Ignis and Aranea who both turn beet red. “And finally, to my best bro in the whole entire world and his awesome job.”
The group clink their shot glasses before they knock them back and let out a raucous cheer. Prompto and Cindy eagerly proceed to drag the other two couples to the dance floor and get into the groove of the music, dancing together in a group. They continue into the night eventually dispersing off onto their own with Noctis and Gladio eventually returning to the dance floor when something slower and more intimate begins to play. Gladio leans down and plants a delicate kiss to his lover’s lips before smile cheekily and pulling him into a tighter embrace as they slowly sway to the song. Noctis sighs pleasantly and rests his head against the larger man’s shoulder, nuzzling into it and smiling brightly.
‘What a fantastic adventure this has been’
Fill Re: Noctis/Any, Veterinarian or Pet Store Owner Noctis (15/15)
Date: 2017-03-26 09:28 pm (UTC)“Yes yes, I’ll give you all love.” he chuckles out and rubs each one across their backs.
Noctis stands and removes his coat, hanging it on a hook before walking through the hallway towards a screen door that leads to his large fenced in backyard. He makes a quick stop to pet the sleeping Basset Hound splayed out on the wooden patio, it’s tail thumping rhythmically against the wood as it stirs awake, before descending the stairs and making his way towards the large man crouching in front of a freshly planted Hydrangea bush.
“Wow, that’s beautiful.”
Gladio smiles back at him smugly. “Hey thanks. What do you think of the new flower plant I got today?” he says cheekily, getting a chuckle from the other man. He stands, brushes the soil off his pants legs and saunters over to the other man, before draping his arms over his shoulders and pulling him into a tender kiss. “Welcome home my love, have a good day at work?”
“Meh, it was all right, mostly had to fill out paperwork.”
“Oh you poor thing, it’s so dreadfully boring being the big boss now.” Gladio chuckles and kisses his husband again. “We’ll have some fun later then, give you a nice back massage.”
“Ooh, that sounds lovely.” Noctis moans out, getting a frisky expression on his face as he leans up for another kiss, but then yelps followed with a laugh when his bottom is playfully smacked.
A small preschool age girl flings open the front door of her play house with a look of concern but then gasps and beelines over to the black-haired man, her little curls jostling around as she eagerly runs over.
“Papa! You’re home!” she squeals and rushes into his awaiting arms, being hugged tightly as he swings her through the air. “I missed you!”
“Missed you too Maru.” he gives the young girl a kiss on her cheek before snuggling her face with his. “Did you behave today?”
“Yup! I picked up my all my toys and held onto Daddy’s hand the whole time at the store!”
“Good job!” he coos at his daughter and gives her a fist bump as she giggles with delight.
Gladio wraps his arm lovingly around Noctis’ waist and the family of three head into their home, chatting more about their day and the plans they have for the night.