FFXV Aro Ace Week

  A week of fanworks representating the struggles and joys of aromance and asexuality! Hosted by @clockways, @Gingerel, @seaofolives On twitter as  @FFXVAroAceWeek  

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Yesterday, FFXV Aro Ace Week officially wrapped up! If you still have late work, please feel free to keep at it! Simply remember to @ us and tag it #ffxvaroaceweek so that we can be sure to reblog it.

We ended up with 25 fics in our collection, 12 pieces of art, and so many wonderful responses for the week between here and twitter! All of the mods- @seaofolives @gingerel and myself, @clockwaysarts  - are so blown away by the response and would like to say thank you so much to everyone who participated, commented, or reblogged. 

We know being Aro/Ace is not without its hard moments, but we hope that going forward everyone can remember that there’s a lot of us here in this little community! And remember you don’t need a special week to celebrate being Aro/Ace 💚💜

We’ll still be posting any late work as well as reblogging the wrap-ups by the lovely people over at @ffxvficrec​ (they truly do the Astral’s work over there) in the coming days. And I, for one, cannot wait to catch up on all of the wonderful fics now that the week is wrapped up!

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FFXV Aro Ace Week Round Up 2

A couple of call outs -

- We have listed relationships [platonic and romantic], ratings, and Archive Warnings

- With that in mind, please tread mindfully! Remember to look at the tags before reading.

You can also check out the AO3 collection: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/FFXVAroAceWeek

Day 3: Scars | Cuddling for warmth | Here, lean on me | Feeling alone and alienated

Mariage Blanc by Gizzwhizz

No Archive Warnings Apply

Lunafreya Nox Fleuret/Noctis Lucis Caelum

Lunafreya Nox Fleuret & Noctis Lucis Caelum

Teen Rating

“I don’t even know if I like that kind of stuff. You know, like…kissing and junk.” His cheeks were burning even though he was only talking to a dog! He was the Crown Prince, the only child of King Regis. His father had explained to him the political reasons behind tying Lucis to Tenebrae, but there was more than that to a marriage, especially a Royal one.

Pillow Fort by seaofolives

No Archive Warnings Apply

Prompto Argentum & Noctis Lucis Caelum

Gladiolus Amicitia & Noctis Lucis Caelum

Gladiolus Amicitia/Ignis Scientia

General Rating

Noctis had been convinced before—back when he still had friends he could trust—that this was all right. Not everyone has to find someone in life, they said. You’re okay. You’re gonna be okay, we’ll always be here for you. But knowing that that had all been a lie, a truth with a trial period of 18 years, brought fresh tears to his eyes and a knife to his gullet—though that was probably his hunger hurting for attention.

Turbulent by GingerEl

No Archive Warnings Apply

Clarus Amicitia & Cor Leonis

Cor Leonis & Regis Lucis Caelum

Teen Rating

Cor really thought he was the only one that felt this way.

Cufflinks and Confessions by PaperPuffin

No Archive Warnings Apply

Cor Leonis/Regis Lucis Caelum

Teen Rating

Regis leaned against the door frame, tucking a hand into his pocket. One of his carefully slicked back locks escaped and spilled across his forehead as he tilted his head in an amused little slant and looked over his Sword. Even only half dressed, Cor was already cutting a sharp figure. The annoyed expression he wore was concerning though.

“You look as if you’re ready to stab someone,” Regis said, not bothering to try and hide the amusement in his tone and not minding the glare it earned him.

“I am- whoever the hell invented cufflinks,” Cor groused.

Waiting for Sunrise by AerisLei

No Archive Warnings Apply

Noctis Lucis Caelum

General Rating

Noctis sits up wrestling with this trip and the fact that he’s supposed to be marrying Lunafreya.

Day 4: Confusion | Lover to friends | All I know is that I want this | How to tell your SO you’re ace without losing them 

All right, Love? by seaofolives

No Archive Warnings Apply

Gladiolus Amicitia/Ignis Scientia

Explicit Rating

The smile on Ignis’ face only stretches wider as he inspects the empty closet. “Good choice, sir,” he utters with a delighted voice.

Gladio grins from where he stands by the corridor, watching the man explore their momentary home with his arms folded across his chest. “Toldja to just leave it to me,” he boasts with ease. Even for someone who has known him all his life, it isn’t always easy to capture his boyfriend’s exacting taste and he should feel proud of what he’s achieved.

But he has never wanted to jump out of the window more than this moment.

Day 5: Gossip | “Get any Valentines?” | Despairing over Allos | There’s Only One Bed

A Night at the Motel by seaofolives

No Archive Warnings Apply

Prompto Argentum & Noctis Lucis Caelum

General Rating

The door whines open. Noctis has just started to wind down after that long hunting day but he cracks his eyes open, anyway, to catch Prompto backing into their shared room, bowing several times and waving to whoever that is at the other side of the door. Heʼs not sure he hears it right, but he thinks itʼs Ignis with his favorite last minute reminders.

But all that flies out of Noctisʼ head when Prompto finally shuts the door, and crumbles to the floor like a marionette with his strings snipped off.

Surmise by GingerEl

No Archive Warnings Apply

Lunafreya Nox Fleuret & Noctis Lucis Caelum

Prompto Argentum/Noctis Lucis Caelum

Crowe Altius/Lunafreya Nox Fleuret

Teen Rating

Noctis and Luna develop their first crushes and they’re distinctly not happy about it. At least they have each other and an impromptu sleepover to feel better.

Day 6: Relationship | “Are you still looking for a plus-one?” | Rejecting a confession | Fake Dating

woos and woes by seaofolives

No Archive Warnings Apply

Gladiolus Amicitia/Ignis Scientia

Teen Rating

“Please excuse me, I need to make that call now.”

“Okay, whatever,” they still refused to let him go and Ignis wasn’t keen to hurt them just so he could escape, “just tell me who your crush is, and I’ll let you do that call or whatever.” Gods, but they were persistent.

Ignis looked around him. A name, that was all that was needed—

The stadium roared anew with the players reentering the field. The screen zoomed in on Gladio, hurrying to his starting position, his black shirt emblazoned at the back with his last name in bold letters…that’s it!

“Gladio,” Ignis spat out in relief, relinquishing his hand when his friend pulled theirs back to gasp into them. “I have a crush on Gladio.”

Assignation by GingerEl

No Archive Warnings Apply

Gladiolus Amicitia/Ignis Scientia

Teen Rating

Gladio gets asked to a lot of functions by a lot of people he has no interest in. And just one that he does.

Day 7: Childhood | “Is a friendship bracelet the same as an engagement ring?” | Being asked who your crush is | Soulmates

Console Mates by seaofolives

No Archive Warnings Apply

Prompto Argentum & Noctis Lucis Caelum

General Rating

Noctis almost trips and cracks his head in his bathroom wall when he finally sees the shape of his newborn soul mark after stripping out of his shirt. “Ignis!” he bellows and races out to the living room where Ignis is fitting the protective cover around his ceremonial cape. “Ignis, I see it!!”

Ignis drops his cape to his couch and closes the distance in quick urgent steps, pushing his glasses closer to his eyes as Noctis holds his left arm out to him. The lines are still young and red, like a fresh tattoo, but the shape is otherwise undeniable.

“Is that…” Ignis looks closer. “A gamepad?”

Uncrushable by PaperPuffin

No Archive Warnings Apply

Prompto Argentum & Ignis Scientia

Minor or Background Relationship(s)

Gladiolus Amicitia/Ignis Scientia

Teen Rating

Prompto has a sulk and Ignis helps him through it with hot chocolate and kind words

Collections

The Basics of Ace by roshytsunami

Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Prompto Argentum/Noctis Lucis Caelum

Prompto Argentum/Ignis Scientia

Gladiolus Amicitia/Prompto Argentum

Gladiolus Amicitia/Ignis Scientia

Gladiolus Amicitia/Noctis Lucis Caelum

Noctis Lucis Caelum/Ignis Scientia

Lunafreya Nox Fleuret/Aranea Highwind

Ifrit/Shiva (Final Fantasy XV)

Mature Rating

Hylian’s Aro/Ace Week 2021 Fics by HylianDerp

No Archive Warnings Apply

Gladiolus Amicitia/Prompto Argentum/Noctis Lucis Caelum/Ignis Scientia

Prompto Argentum & Noctis Lucis Caelum

Prompto Argentum/Cindy Aurum

Gladiolus Amicitia & Prompto Argentum & Noctis Lucis Caelum & Ignis Scientia

Clarus Amicitia & Regis Lucis Caelum

Mature Rating

An Ace-llent Trip following an Aro by Shiary

Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Gladiolus Amicitia & Prompto Argentum & Noctis Lucis Caelum & Ignis Scientia

Minor or Background Relationship(s)

General Rating

Thousands of years ago, the Astrals declared that all Rulers of Lucis, and their adult heirs, had to be married before their 25th birthday or lose their right to the throne. As Noctis is the only child of King Regis, the Council are demanding he marries soon.

Noctis is not happy with this. 

Noct-Ace by Knight_Shade

No Archive Warnings Apply

Prompto Argentum/Noctis Lucis Caelum

Teen Rating

[ffxvficrec]

FFXV Aro Ace Week Round Up 1

A couple of call outs -

- We have listed relationships [platonic and romantic], ratings, and Archive Warnings

- With that in mind, please tread mindfully! Remember to look at the tags before reading.

You can also check out the AO3 collection: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/FFXVAroAceWeek

Day 1: Love | Marriage/Arranged Marriage | I’d rather cuddle | Trashy romance

Three Friends Walk Into A Marriage by seaofolives

No Archive Warnings Apply

Prompto Argentum & Lunafreya Nox Fleuret & Noctis Lucis Caelum

General Rating

“But did you enjoy kissing me otherwise?”

Noctis let out a long hum before he tossed his shoulders. “Dunno. It’s okay, I guess.” He thought the comics they liked to read seemed to make it more than it really was. Tossing a hand to Luna, he asked her, “You?”

Luna nodded, canting her head first one way and then the other. “I would say the same,” she answered. “Certainly not something that will keep me up at night…well.” She flung her hands to Prompto who straightened up. “Your turn!”

Zeal by GingerEl

No Archive Warnings Apply

Prompto Argentum & Noctis Lucis Caelum

Teen Rating

Noctis and Luna are to be wed - but he’s not sure he’s a suitable husband for her.

Those Nonexistent Romances by PaperPuffin

No Archive Warnings Apply

Noctis Lucis Caelum/Nyx Ulric

Teen Rating

Talk of trashy romance books leads to talk of bad exes- or lack thereof.

Mariage Blanc by Gizzwhizz

No Archive Warnings Apply

Lunafreya Nox Fleuret/Noctis Lucis Caelum

Lunafreya Nox Fleuret & Noctis Lucis Caelum

Teen Rating

“I don’t even know if I like that kind of stuff. You know, like…kissing and junk.” His cheeks were burning even though he was only talking to a dog! He was the Crown Prince, the only child of King Regis. His father had explained to him the political reasons behind tying Lucis to Tenebrae, but there was more than that to a marriage, especially a Royal one.

Wait for You by AerisLei

No Archive Warnings Apply

Prompto Argentum/Noctis Lucis Caelum

Teen Rating

Prompts used were ‘Love’ and an implied “I’d rather cuddle” but I didn’t quite work the actual dialog in there. Whoops. Basically, a cute Promptis snapshot with no real plot.

Day 2: Relaxation | Oh gods, they were roommates | Who says friendships can’t be just as fulfilling | Squishing hard on someone 

Press Coffee and Close Quarters by PaperPuffin

No Archive Warnings Apply

Aranea Highwind & Ignis Scientia

Minor or Background Relationship(s)

Teen Rating

Aranea had lived on military rations, camp food, and- when she’d been lucky- hastily grabbed street food for pretty much all of her life. And then suddenly there’s Ignis cooking in the galley of her airship. If she believed in it, Aranea might have been in love.

The Secret Society of Plants by seaofolives

No Archive Warnings Apply

Clarus Amicitia & Cor Leonis

Iris Amicitia & Cor Leonis

Monica Elshett & Cor Leonis

Cor Leonis & Original Female Character(s)

General Rating

“You mean to tell me you’ve been homeless for a week?” Clarus asked him.

Cor would have preferred not to dignify that with a response, but he was his commanding officer, and he was also sitting at the back of his SUV, surrounded by garbage bags that were full of his clothes. Small consolation that this time, he was wearing a pair of pants and shoes. “Yes, milord,” was his curt response.

Clarus whistled, his head shaking slightly at the empty road in front of him. “Everyone calls you the Immortal, and yet here I am wondering how you ever manage.”

Cohabit by GingerEl

No Archive Warnings Apply

Crowe Altius & Libertus Ostium

Libertus Ostium & Nyx Ulric

Crowe Altius & Nyx Ulric

Teen Rating

Libertus and Crowe are roommates, they don’t understand why that’s so confusing.

Radiant by thetealord

No Archive Warnings Apply

Referenced Cor/Ardyn

General Rating

In which Cor ruminates with his friends over a crush.

Just Between Us by AerisLei

No Archive Warnings Apply

Gladiolus Amicitia & Noctis Lucis Caelum

Gladiolus Amicitia & Ignis Scientia

General Rating

Platonic Gladnis following the prompt of “Oh gods, they were roommates” ft Questioning!Noctis and Ace!Gladio.

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Last AAW fic and then back to our normally scheduled art! Had a tad too much fun making the camera settings screen for this graphic lol.

Uncrushable Teen Prompto & Ignis, Background Gladio/Ignis AroAce Prompto, Demi!Ignis, Self-esteem issues

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FFXV Aroace week day 5: despairing over allos/non-aspec people

Ravus loves to complain about allos and it makes Luna giggle the whole time so he keeps doing it to dramatic extremes because he loves his sister and likes her laughing. in a kinder universe, their sibling energy is great okay.

Okay this one got way ahead of me, my bad. I decided as I was laying down flat colors that I wanted to try to paint as lineless as possible, and that took….. a while.

I’m proud of me doing an actually colored piece without me cheating and using ace flag colors to shade everything, but hOO BOY did that take a while. It’s my first time really doing this and committing to it so wow. cause of death part 3…

will people ever sit on non-anomalous vague furniture?? nah I don’t got time for that

Why is Ravus on the floor??? because he’s just too big and also I thought it was funny. I was inspired by a different FFXVaroace week picture too, that’s also a thing.

I made up casual clothes and a prosthetic under the armor for Ravus, but Luna’s clothes are referenced from official art! I think she’s very cute I love her a lot.

Oh I mostly drew this for my friend @fallintosanity since Ravus is their favorite and that’s the only reason I’ll put up with drawing Ravus’s dumb hair. But I put in extra effort and dedicate it to my ace friend who loves FF15 as much as I do.

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And here we are, at the last day! Thank you to everyone who has participated! A wrap up will be posted tomorrow~

Remember to tag us @FFXVAroAceWeek and use #FFXVAroAceWeek when posting. Written works can be added to the AO3 Collection here:  https://archiveofourown.org/collections/FFXVAroAceWeek

Childhood 

“Is a friendship bracelet the same as an engagement ring?”

Being asked who your crush is 

Soulmates

[tegabyte]

“All I know is that I want this.”

FFXV aroace week day 4.

If you haven’t noticed, the dialogue keeps pinging my ignoct brain lmao. When I’m not being a fool who doesn’t plan in advance, I’d write a whole little verse 1 interlude of them standing just at the edge of the dark, because they used to stargaze together, and talk about the coming storming of the castle and how they just don’t have the time they want to be honest with one another. But this is a Noctis who’s more confident. This is a Noctis who could say what he feels. And no matter how many arguments Ignis might come up with, no matter if he brings up duties to the Crown or Lunafreya or his own asexuality, Noctis wants Ignis and all that he brings with him.

That’s love, babey.

Am I projecting my ace romantic feelings onto both of them? hell yea that’s what the best ships are for.

cause of death part 2: trying to find good reference pictures of the kingsglaive sleeve cuff omfg wHY didn’t I take screenshots of it in Comrades

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Day 6! Nearing the end!

Remember to tag us @FFXVAroAceWeek and use #FFXVAroAceWeek when posting. Written works can be added to the AO3 Collection here:  https://archiveofourown.org/collections/FFXVAroAceWeek

Relationship

“Are you still looking for a plus-one?”

Rejecting a confession

Fake Dating

[clockwaysarts]

Day 5 of FFXV Aro Ace Week: “Despairing Over Allos"- or Luna and Noctis talk ace issues and crushes during an impromptu slumber party. Done in collab with the lovely @gingerel who wrote a fic to go with it!

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Partnered fic is here:  archiveofourown.org/works/33201142 Remember, you can find all the fics so far in our collection!

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FFXV aroace week day 3: Scars

I will ride and die for asexual!Cor headcanons.

It’s not strictly about him being ace, per se, but I feel like he’d carry it like a torch in him the same way he would’ve carried himself as the youngest of Regis’s retinue. It doesn’t make him less than any of the rest of them. But it might be the one thing he doesn’t have any actual angst over. I would like to think Regis, Clarus, Cid, and Weskham would’ve never looked down on him for it, either.

But it’s contemplative time in the decade of darkness, where he has to survive to see the return of the Lucian king. It’s a rough life, and he’s survived past so many others.

oh fff I forgot to draw the rest of the nebulous thing he’s sitting on, OH WELL I’M STILL BEHIND

I’m still behind, but I narrowly finished this before 12am my time. Narrowly. XD;;;

[ffxvaroaceweek]

Somehow, it’s Day 5 already!

Remember you can check out the ao3 collection or see more work over on twitter!Remember to tag us @FFXVAroAceWeek and use #FFXVAroAceWeek when posting. Written works can be added to the AO3 Collection here:  https://archiveofourown.org/collections/FFXVAroAceWeek

Gossip 

“Get any Valentines?” 

Despairing over Allos 

There's Only One Bed 

[ffxvaroaceweek]

We hope you all are enjoying the week so far! For a little mid week wrap up, there are now 19 fics in the collection over on Ao3 for you all to enjoy! https://archiveofourown.org/collections/FFXVAroAceWeek

Also be sure to check us out over on twitter to see some lovely art! https://twitter.com/FFXVAroAceWeek

💜💚 

[clockwaysarts]

Here’s some art I did in support of the event pre the actual week for my two lovely co-mods! I’m so overjoyed to see this week finally arrive and all the support for our lovely aro/ace community! Check other work out at @ffxvaroaceweek here, on twitter, and as the Ao3 collection!

[tegabyte]

FFXV AroAce Week, day 2 - "Relaxation"

I probably don't have much of a story for this one, and I'm still 2 days behind ffff, but I just saw the word and thought of beach towel pride flags. I want my own ace pride beach towel tbh

I've graduated from restricted palette to flat colors, but I'm still working on it. I'm rushing along as best I can.

It can be ship if you'd like, but honestly just some aro and ace solidarity between Prompto and Gladio sounded cute to me. I'm fond of it. Noctis is off fishing somewhere and Ignis is working on beach bbq they're having a good time just chilling and vibing as ace brot4

Prompto bby you're going to sunburn so bad ;;;;

cause of death: figuring out the angles for Gladio's tattoo...

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Halfway with day four! 

Remember you can check out the ao3 collection or see more work over on twitter!Remember to tag us @FFXVAroAceWeek and use #FFXVAroAceWeek when posting. Written works can be added to the AO3 Collection here:  https://archiveofourown.org/collections/FFXVAroAceWeek

Confusion

“All I know is that I want this.

”How to tell your S.O. you're Ace without losing them

Lovers to Friends 

[clockwaysarts]

Cufflinks and Confessions

Regis leaned against the door frame, tucking a hand into his pocket. One of his carefully slicked back locks escaped and spilled across his forehead as he tilted his head in an amused little slant and looked over his Sword. Even only half dressed, Cor was already cutting a sharp figure. The annoyed expression he wore was concerning though.

“You look as if you’re ready to stab someone,” Regis said, not bothering to try and hide the amusement in his tone and not minding the glare it earned him.

“I am- whoever the hell invented cufflinks,” Cor groused.

Written for FFXV Aro Ace Week Day 3: Feeling Alone & Alienated Cor Leonis/Regis Lucis Caelum Tags: Asexual Cor Leonis, Demiromantic Cor Leonis, Asexual Character, Getting Together, Love Confessions, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Implied/Referenced Homophobia, Angst with a Happy Ending

[tegabyte]

"Can we just cuddle?"

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FFXV Aroace Week Day 1!

I'm on day 1 even though it's day 3 because some irl stuff got in my way on Sunday and yesterday and I only have so many spoons. So I shaded this in ace colors just to get out of having to do full colors, and the couch is..... a couch.............. but I'm behind and I want to be there for this.

I also wanted to write a little thing, where they're right before confessing any sort of feelings, and Noctis doesn't know if he feels what he's supposed to feel bc he doesn't quite relate to relationship conversations at school, and it might be because he's ace but he's not sure? While Ignis is sitting there, knowing he himself is ace (he's wearing the ace ring but I think it's gotta move off the middle finger bc Lucian royalty and black being Lucian royal colors but I don't have the time rn so let's just continue on), but he has to let Noctis ramble first. I don't have time right now bc it's 3:30 AM but I will... I'll probs also post this on AO3 when I get the chance.

I'm struggling with art but I've got an art and now I've posted it.... an accomplishment........