Oh my. May I request this prompt? Only if you're feeling inclined, of course. "You cannot fathom the immensity of the fucks I do not give." Ignis
Fun fact: writing Ignis going off on people is a great way to let off some steam
While many may not believe it, being as in control and well put together as Ignis was could be extremely draining. Being polite when all he wanted to do was tell off one of his colleagues – or even one of his friends – constantly left the Royal Adviser exhausted by the end of the day. Yes he had been raised to be as polite as ever and had learned early on how to control his temper and tongue, but that didn’t mean that those things were easy.
Ignis was currently situated beside Noctis, the two of them subject to listening to a complaint that one of the Citadel employees had. At this point Ignis was simply listening for specific words that would let him know it was time for him to give some sort of response. Did this man ever shut up? He thought idly to himself. Based on the impatient drumming of Noctis’s fingers on the arm of his chair, Ignis concluded quite easily that the King didn’t quite care to listen to this complaint much longer either.
“If your Majesty truly cared about helping everyone back to their feet, you would fix this problem immediately.” Though Ignis could not actually see Noctis, he imagined that the King’s eyebrow was likely twitching slightly at the comment. Ignis himself was doing his best to keep his mouth shut. It wasn’t his place to mouth off to his Highness’s royal subjects, no matter how much they deserved it.
That didn’t change the fact that Ignis truly wanted nothing more than to drag this man through the mud, though. Ignis would not indulge in such a childish reaction. He knew better.
“I am a relatively patient man,” Noctis said evenly. “But be careful not to overstep boundaries.”
“Do you need your royal babysitter to give you the okay to help out those of us that work lower ranking jobs in the Citadel? Is that the reason you refuse to give an answer?”
Ignis indulged.
“Your King is perfectly capable of making decisions on his own, and he does not have to run anything by me or anyone else, ultimately. He has had plenty of experience dealing with the duties he has been entrusted, and he has done much more than anyone else to help rebuild Insomnia,” Ignis said. “And I must say that it has been incredibly kind of your King to have allowed you to stay in his presence so long to hear out your complaints. If you would truly like to hear my thoughts on the matter, however, I will give them to you. You cannot fathom the immensity of fucks I simply do not give. Your problem is hardly a problem at all, especially when there are so many civilians still homeless, roaming the streets in search of a place to rest for the night. Now, if you would be so kind, I would be quite pleased if you left us for the rest of the night. Thank you.”
The offended scoff that left the man was music to Ignis’s ears, as was the sound of hurried footsteps out of the office chamber. Ignis’s ears were then greeted by the sound of Noctis’s soft chuckle before it turned into a full, genuine laugh. “I forgot how unforgiving you could be,” the King said as he attempted to calm himself.
“Yes, well, it had been a rather long day….” Ignis replied in an attempt to gain some of his dignity back.
“Do me a favor and file a report to have him fired,” Noctis said.
With a smile Ignis began to walk towards the ornate doors. “It would be my pleasure.”
