It was that divine day of love. And though Ignis' birthday was been only a week prior, this didn't keep Zack from thinking up a plan to surprise his beloved. Zack had taken the time to purchase two dozen roses. One dozen could be found on Ignis table, the other's petals trailed from his door through the apartment, lit only by a trail of candles. When Ignis arrived in his own room, he would find the glaive. Nude and grinning, laying on his side. "Happy Valentines Day~" Astrals, how corny was he?!
ah, yes – the worldwide day of love. with a boyfriend now, ignis supposed he should have been paying more attention and, perhaps, putting forth some form of an effort to celebrate the day, but zack hadn’t expressed any interest in the holiday either, so ignis presumed a simple dinner and movie would suffice.
… such couldn’t be further from the truth.
stepping into his apartment, the pleasant scent of ROSES overtook his senses, effectively stealing his attention from whatever he’d initially planned on doing upon returning home. from ZACK, he presumed – astrals, what a romantic ! valentine’s day couldn’t be any better summed up with any other flower, and ignis wastes no time taking a generous whiff of the vibrant blossoms.
the sight of petals on the floor, however, rouse a DIFFERENT reaction: confusion. he fears the cat may have gotten to another collection of blossoms that zack had brought for him, but the strategic placement of said petals quickly obliterates that possibility; this was intentional, and something he is clearly meant to follow and see through to the end.
thus, he does just that, journeying through the apartment like a lost puppydog, until the trail stops at the base of his bedroom door. knowing not what to expect on the other side, he turns the knob and opens the door, slowly and cautiously, peeking his head inside to ensure nothing would POP OUT at him, before eventually easing through the doorway completely.
… and, something certainly did ‘ pop out, ‘ just… not… what he had expected. oh, gosh. astrals above. heavens, he— oh, there goes his face.
“ zack!? “ eyes shamefully wander, past the glaive’s face, past his chiseled abs, and right towards…
covering the lower half of his BEET RED face with his hand, ignis hastens towards the bed and ROUGHLY pulls the comforter up and OVER zack’s exposed body, before turning on his heel and IMMEDIATELY parting from the room. he can’t let zack see the result of his RISQUE actions, said results painted all over his face and in his body language. eventually, after 15 minutes or so, one could hear the shower cut on, and ignis would not emerge from it until certain he was fit to do so…
