Catch-All

[cultivatingdisaster]

⌛ Who: Prompto Argentum, Aerith Gainsborough, Duo Maxwell, Xie Lian, Rude and you, maybe?
⌛ What: Shenanigans. Permanent catch-all.
⌛ When: Anytime.
⌛ Where: All over.
⌛ Warnings: R. Language.



✽ Xie Lian

• Cooking With Xie Lian


• Busking Adventures


• Event: Trial of the Soul


• Event: Waterpark Waves

✽ Prompto Argentum

• Chocochicks!


• Travelling Cameraman


• Event: Trial of the Soul


• Event: Waterpark Waves

✽ Rude

• Event: Trial of the Soul


• Event: Waterpark Waves

✽ Duo Maxwell

• Lovers Tiff [Closed to Wufei]


• Event: Trial of the Soul


• I Can Explain! [Closed To Wufei]

✽ Aerith Gainsborough

• Rock Garden


• Event: Trial of the Soul


• Event: Waterpark Waves


• Gems In The Making [Closed to Maglor]

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✦ Aerith Gainsborough Inbox
✦ Rude Inbox
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[silverselfie]

Prompto blushed and twisted to try and hide his face against Nocts shoulder. He was embarrassed with the praise but also loved it. He wasn't sure how to reply and struggled finding the words, but there was no need when Noct had all the words for him. He was caught by hands and his head lifted to be kissed. Prompto was smiling now, a goofy, happy smile.

"Sorry I didn't tell you. I was supposed to be a secret... But I guess you knowing doesn't hurt." He set his cup aside so that he could lift his arms and wrap them around Nocts shoulders. "It'll work. I know it will. And then the track'll be finished by then. Think people'll wanna race these guys?"

[sleepsalot]

"I hope they'll want to race them," he says with a laugh. "It's fun, and it's something most of the people here aren't familiar with."

He knows there are others that know about chocobos, having recently learned that they're also staples in Cloud's world, too, but he doesn't know if they raced them like they do in Lucis. The thought of kicking ass in chocobo racing here brings a smile to Noctis's face. That was one of his favorite things about visiting Wiz. Building a race track will be a slow process unless they're able to get some help like they did building the stables, but he thinks it will be worth it.

He rests his hands at Prompto's waist, pulling him closer to kiss him once more. Being with Prompto like this, even if he's not as crazy about chocobos as he is, is everything to Noctis... And he knows it all means so much to Prompto, too.

"Tell me about this magic" he says, breaking away from their kiss. "I want to know what you've been up to in secret."

[silverselfie]

Prompto moved easily to cuddle up to Nocts side, have curling around him, even going so far as to throw a leg across his to hook it and get even closer. He smiled when he was kissed, softly returning it with one of his own. While he did know that Noct wasn't as enthused about chocobo's as he was himself, it made him feel so loved and cared for that Noct was making an effort for him. He felt validated. He felt seen.

"I think they'll be missing out if they don't! But... uhh... well the magic is called Sora and it's... kinda hard to explain? It was explained me me over and over and I still can't work it out! But I kept it a secret because the one who taught me said I should..." He blinked. "But I think she was probably teasing me." Another blink, a pause. "She, uh... she wanted me to take her on a date... So I did. And that was my first lesson with her." He laughed then, remembering it. Prompto had been nervous about it at first and had tried to rationalise it as just taking a friend to dinner or something, that it wasn't cheating. In the end it wasn't cheating because they'd just grabbed food from a vendor and he'd sat cross-legged and listened to her tell him all about Sora magic and how it could help him.

[sleepsalot]

Cheating doesn't even come to Noctis's mind when Prompto mentions going on a date with some mysterious magic user. He knows Prompto well enough to know that he would never actually cheat on him, wouldn't even dream of it. Prompto had given everything to stand by Noctis's side in Lucis, going with him when he had no obligation to besides his love and friendship... So, Noctis felt confident in thinking that nothing had changed here in Nippon, that nothing will change.

"Will there be other lessons?" he asks, genuinely curious. "The Sora magic sounds so complex... It took me years to master the magic that comes with the Lucian line, and even then, I still don't have the skills my dad did. There's no way this mysterious person covered everything in one lesson."

He runs a hand up Prompto's leg, pulling him closer to rest comfortably in his arms. The chocobos smell, and Noctis doesn't particularly want to be cuddling in the barn with the chocobos, but he doesn't have the heart to tell Prompto that they should go inside. He's so damn happy... and that makes Noctis happy.

[silverselfie]

"Oh yeah, I've had a few of em! I still haven't mastered anything and apparently it's near impossible to master this kind of magic... I'm just happy I can use a bit of it to do what I need to help the birds!" And then Prompto would cuddle himself up and chat to Noct about all the things he'd learned so far and how he thought the wards were supposed to work. One of his arms was locked by Nocts side but his free arm was animated, waving this way and that as Prompto spoke.

He was happy where he was, with Noct at his side and his chocobo a new mama! Things were going so well that he was really worried that something was going to come by and mess everything up. Surely he couldn't be allowed so many good things, could he? It didn't seem fair. It didn't seem right. But for the time being Prompto decided he would enjoy it as best he could...

[sleepsalot]

Noctis is content laying next to Prompto in the hay, listening to him talk and watching Birb sit on her nest. Never in a million years would he have thought this would be something he would enjoy, but there's nowhere he would rather be right now than where he is... raising chocobos with his best friend who is now his boyfriend. It still doesn't seem like it's real.

After listening to Prompto for a while, not wanting to interrupt him as he talked about all of his lessons and what he's learned, Noctis finally finds a good place to ask a question, "So how long do you think it will be before these guys hatch?"

[silverselfie]

"Dunno... Could be a week could be a few weeks to a couple months. I guess it depends on the weird time magic. The problem is... We don't want it going too fast. I think that's when troubles happen. Gotta find a way to keep it even, y'know?"

But Prompto knew it would be sooner than a normal chocobo. That's what he'd been told by the locals at least. The animals now grew up quicker than they had historically due to the effects of kizuna magics. Though once they got to a certain age it didn't seem to have much of a problem, which was kind of weird, but Prompto was learning not to question it too much.

[sleepsalot]

“I’m going to leave the magic part to you for a change. I don’t want to mess things up and wind up with some weird mutant chocobo chicks… Like something from a video game,” he says with a laugh. "You're the expert on the Sora magic."

Noctis lays there next to Prompto in the hay, thinking about everything they’ve got planned for their chocobo farm and he’s honestly overwhelmed… but in a good way. It’s so much different than life as a Lucian Prince, so much less to worry about, so much less pressure. And he thinks he could get used to this, just being a chocobo farmer with Prompto, watching him live his dream.

“I’ll just tend to Solis for now and let you handle making sure the grandkids… er, the grandchicks hatch.”

[silverselfie]

Prompto laughed and cuddled up a bit more to Noct's side. He supposed that was true. For once the magic was up to him, not that he was a master of the craft or anything. No one could be. But he knew enough to get the things they needed to do done. And that was the important part.

"Then just leave that to me! But when they're hatched? You're helping, Noct!" He laughed again and poked his boyfriends chest. "You wanna race them like back home? So you're going to have to train them!"

[sleepsalot]

“Train them?!” he says, laughing as he swats Prompto’s hand away. “I just know how to ride them! I’ve never trained a chocobo before!”

He thinks about Wiz, about the chocobos at the Post and how well all of them were trained - calm, competent, knew how to react to putting a saddle and reins on, knew how to take commands. It was A Lot. But he thinks he can handle it… Maybe.

Wiz had a lifetime of experience with the chocobos at his place, but Noctis doesn’t have anywhere near that. He’s trained to ride one, can race them better than all of his friends and Iris, but that doesn’t mean he’s capable of training them. But this is something he’s committed to with Prompto and he’s not going to back down. It may take a little longer to get them trained and ready to ride, though.

“I’ll do my best… It can’t be too hard, right?” He looks over at Birb, “We need to find somebody here who can provide all of the tack we’ll need for them. Maybe we can get a new saddle for Solis and Birb, too.”

[silverselfie]

"You don't have to do it all on your own, dummy." Prompto laughed and ignored the swat to poke Noct a second time for being so silly. As if he would ever let him do it alone. "We're both new to this, Noct. I just... I dunno that much, y'know? And you've done the racing thing so I thought maybe you'd know more?" But no, it couldn't be that hard surely? And if they ran into trouble maybe they could ask others? See if there was anyone with similar skills they could use or adapt to train their chocobos.

But Prompto also knew he was probably getting ahead of himself. It really all depended on whether the chicks hatched and actually grew up. There was a chance they wouldn't and Prompto knew he should be prepared for that eventuality.

He sighed and dropped his head onto Noct's shoulder, burying his face there. "Yeah, we can find all that. There are artisans who work on stuff like that so it shouldn't be hard."

[sleepsalot]

"You really think they'll hatch?" he asks, looking at Birb while he wraps an arm around Prompto. "And that others will be interested in the chocobos?"

He knows this sort of thing isn't for everybody, but he truly hopes that the people across Tokyo, the other refugees, will be just as excited as they are about their feathered friends. Chocobos are pretty great and they've been such a huge part of both his and Prompto's lives, especially as they traveled across Lucis. Noctis still remembers the song Prompto would sing before they finally made it to Wiz's for the first time. He can barely think of another time he's seen Prompto happier, and that alone brings a smile to his face.

"I want them to be," he continues before Prompto has a chance to answer. "To be interested in the chocobos, you know? I want to share part of our home with all these people, show them how great Lucis is."

[silverselfie]

"Well we already know some are! The ones who met Birb and Solis loved them so I'd bet that they'd love the chicks too." Because who wouldn't? You'd have to be sick in the head not to fall head-over-heels in love with the chicks when you see them. Not that anyone could right now. They were still eggs. But when they hatched...

"... Maybe it'd be a good idea to keep this between us, eh? If... if the wards and things don't work and we lose any, or all of em, I don't want to make people sad. Don't wanna get their hopes up, y'know?" Or his own. He kept having to remind himself that this was all a big risk and there was a chance that things couldn't go as planned or they could lose a baby. It hurt, but it was something Prompto was braced for.

[sleepsalot]

It's something Noctis has already thought about as he's been laying in the hay with Prompto, watching Birb sit on her eggs. After Prompto explained the sora magic and everything that's gone into getting the eggs in the first place, all of the things he'll have to do to keep them in good condition until they hatch... The likelihood they don't make it is high. And, like Prompto, he's trying not to get his own hopes up.

"Yeah, we don't have to tell anybody about the eggs," he says with a sigh. "It would be a huge downer to announce that the eggs didn't make it. It's hard enough not getting our own hopes up."

He just wants so badly for this to work for them, for Prompto.

"This will be our little secret for now."

[silverselfie]

Prompto was going to do his very best to ensure that the eggs survived and that the chicks grew up healthy if and when they did hatch. It would take work, harder work than he would have imagined having to put into something like this, but he was willing to do it. He'd do it not for himself, but for Birb and Solis. This brood was their first. They deserved to have it a success!

He sighed and leaned into Noct a little more than he had been, holding onto him just that little bit tighter.

"Yeah, lets keep it just between us. Least until they've hatched and we're sure they're growing up fine. And don't have two heads or something!"

[sleepsalot]

"Two heads?!" he laughs. "That sounds like something you'd see in Myrlwood or Steyliff Grove... Definitely not something I want happening to one of our chocobo chicks."

Wrapping his arm around Prompto, he pulls him closer when he feels Prompto's hold on him tighten. He honestly doesn't mind staying out with the chocobos all day like this, laying in the hay and watching Birb do her thing with Prompto. It's so different, something he never expected to see himself doing, especially given the life he was born into and forced into back home in Lucis.

But this? He likes this life with Prompto and their chocobos.

"You gonna stay out here all day with Birb?" he asks after a while.

[silverselfie]

"Hm? Nah, not all day. Just wanted to keep her company for a while, y'know? But Solis is here to look after her." Prompto had come to rest against Noct, his head pillowed upon his boyfriends chest as he spoke. He was comfortable as could be but he would get up and head back in if he had to. In fact they probably should. They needed to eat eventually. They couldn't spend all day lazing about.

"Should think about dinner? Unless you wanna try out the hay?" Prompto lifted his head and grinned for Noct, the smile playful.

[sleepsalot]

"Prom, you know I'm a picky eater. Not even Specs could dress this stuff up to make me eat it."

Noctis gives Prompto one last squeeze, followed by a kiss on the cheek, before he's rolling over in the hay and pulling himself to his feet. Could he have continued to lay there with Prompto? Absolutely. But, Prompto was right in that they probably needed to get back inside, think about something for dinner, and clean themselves up. Noctis knows neither he nor Prompto smell good after spending the entire day laying in the barn with the chocobos.

Once he's made it up, he offers a hand to Prompto, "Come on, let's go get some decent food and clean ourselves up."

[silverselfie]

Prompto just laughed. The hay comment had only been a joke. No matter how desperate he was, Prompto didn't think he could choke down the stuff. He'd chewed on a blade of hay earlier and the taste had been bitter and gross there was no way of making that better.

But he was happy to move so that Noctis could get up. And once he had, Prompto grabbed at the offered hand and got his own butt up. A butt he brushed with his other hand to free it of any hay clinging to him. "How bout I start dinner while you wash up, then you keep an eye on it and I wash up? Then I'll come dish it out." Teamwork made the dream work, he thought! And Noctis had skill enough to watch food and make sure it didn't burn, even if he couldn't make it himself. At least Prompto thought so.

[sleepsalot]

"I think I can manage that... I've helped Ignis cook, did a damn good job with it, too."

Noctis flashes a smile at Prompto, leaving out the detail that all he did was stir the soup Ignis was making for dinner. He didn't really do anything, but he kept it from burning... and it tasted great... so that has to count for something. Getting cleaned up after being in the barn all day and eating something Prompto has cooked sounds like the best idea, though, so he offers his hand to Prompto once he's finished brushing the hay off of himself.

"Come on," he says, lacing their fingers together. "That all sounds like a good idea, and I'm ready to get back inside."

[silverselfie]

Prompto grinned right back. He trusted Noctis, and if he said he did a good job with it then he did a good job, he had no reason to doubt. But he was also happy to start a meal off and then have Noctis watch over it while he quickly washed up. Nothing could possibly go wrong in that time. He hoped at least.

He took the hand offered again, his smile softening. "Yeah, lets go. Leave mom and dad to look after their kids." Prompto was laughing as he began walking alongside Noctis, feeling pretty happy about life as it currently was. He had an amazing boyfriend and their chocobo's had babies. They had an amazing home and a farm and a life they couldn't possibly have had back home. Prompto had nothing at all to complain about and so much to be happy about. And he was. Really, truly happy. More than he could put into words without sounding like a giant sap. So he kept it to himself and just cheerfully swung the hand holding Noctis' between them and walked back to their home, thinking of what he could cook for dinner.