Regis kisses his boy as his son takes his plate and moves to sit next to Ignis and Clarus. He’s in utter delight as his son opens up, though a deeper part of him, a smaller part of him, pangs with a protective air. He knows better, though, they both need this, to grow. Regis smiles and watches his son sit and interact, thrilled at his progress.
Ignis beams brightly as the prince joins him; he could have moved but when Regis had suggested the boy move first, it was better to let the prince come; perhaps it was helpful if there were space between the father and son to get the two of them used to being out of one anothers reach.
He helps push his chair in, sidling his own seat closer to the other as he too continues his meal. While he’s excited to show the other the treats he’s concocted, he’s more than pleased to continue their dinner and wait until Noctis is satisfied. It’s when Noctis speaks up that Ignis could drop his fork. An invitation!? The boy lights up and grins. “I would love to watch a movie with you! We can make a fort or cuddle up in bed if you should like. Even take some of the sweets in if we keep real tidy.” he offers the other.
“There are many movies- and some that have come out in your absence if you wanted to catch up on ones I think you may have liked? You can tell me if I bore you- I will not be offended!” He’s excited, thrilled to hear the other’s voice. “And I can read to you, too. I know His Majesty reads to you before bed, and if it makes you comfortable I could too if you can’t sleep after the movie.”
Noctis had leaned in as his father placed a kiss to his head, the man’s beard tickling him. He didn’t seem to mind though, smiling as he took the seat between Ignis and his father’s shield. He was nervous, but determined to make an effort. Everyone was trying so hard to help him – he needed to start helping himself.
“A fort sounds fun.” He said because how long had it been since he had last made a fort? He wasn’t even sure he remembered how to build one. He was sure Ignis would show him though. Ignis seemed pretty smart. He had to be if he could cook all that stuff. Ignis seemed pleased with the invitation which was good. Noctis had been worried the other boy would turn him down. If anything, Ignis seemed excited.
He looks down at his plate, eating until it was clean – even eating his vegetables. While he had shied away from them before, Noctis now ate everything he was given. Once he was done, he looked back at Ignis.
“Yeah. I think you’d probably know what I’d like better than I would…and…I don’t think you’re boring. I think you’re nice. I wouldn’t mind if you read to me after.”
Ignis perked as the other joined him, thrilled to see the other so eager to join him. “I will make sure the plushest of pillows are available! We can snuggle up with snacks and some good movies and catch up!”
Together they finish their meal, Ignis patiently waiting for the other to finish before he helps clear their plates to the maids that come to prep for dessert. Regis bids them goodnight, ready for the evening of work with Clarus. At the very least he’d enjoy dessert of their own before they would crunch down and catch up on work Regis had been putting off since his sons’ return.
Ignis offers his hand to the other. “You can call me Iggy, too, if you want!” The boy takes him to Nocts room where pillows have been prepped and their tea and dessert on wait for them. Once they’re alone, Iggy speaks again. “Would you like to help me build it? -Or do you prefer to watch instead?” he asks, taking two of the fluffier pillows into his hands, already flopping them onto the plush carpet.
romaincrisis
pixelskylines
andulkaphoto
areudirty
