Could you write something for that Ardyn/Noctis au?

chocobroness:

Sure!

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“Tell me about your home child.” Noctis tilted his head in confusion.

“Isn’t Lucis your home too?” He then scrunched his nose.

“I’m not a child, I’m six!” The glare he gave Ardyn when he chuckled didn’t help his case.

“Yes yes, the height of maturity.” He smiled sadly.

“And I’m afraid this land has not been my home in a long, long time.” Noctis made a small noise as he looked at his uncle. Unsure how to help.

“Well…what do you want to know?” Ardyn didn’t respond for a moment, tilting his head while he examined his hands as if they were the most interesting thing he saw in years.

“I suppose we should start with something simple.” He looked up.

“Are Chocobos still among us?” Noctis perked up at the word, jumping up from his place on the bed and running to the shelf by the window.

Ardyn raised an eyebrow when he received a book, looking down and eyeing the words.

“…you do know I don’t properly know the written language of your age, do you?” Noctis puffed out his cheeks, shaking his head and taking the book back. Flipping it open and turning the page.

“It’s a picture book silly. Here, look. Chocobos!” He returned the book and pointed to the image on it. Ardyn looked at him in amusement before glazing down at the picture.

“Hmm…”

“What?”

“…They are much small then before.” Noctis blinked.

“Wait…They were BIGGER?” Ardyn smirked, tapped the page.

“Oh yes, this one looks like it could hold two adults and a child.” He spread his arms as wide as he could.

“The ones from before could hold up to five grown people.”

“Wow!”

“And a few children with them!”

“They must have been huge!!” Ardyn threw his head back and let out a deep laugh at the utter amazement that shined on the young boy’s face.

“Indeed! But you know what?” He bent a bit and lowered his voice as if telling a secret.

“My Chocobo was the biggest.” Ardyn found delight in watching his nephew’s eyes widen so much.

“You really had a chocobo THAT big?” Ardyn nodded.

“Oh yes, it was such a surprise for me as wells since he was incredibly tiny when he was born.”

“How small?”

“Enough to fit in my hand.”

“How did he get so big?” Ardyn tilted his head to the side and tapped his lip.

“I suppose it was because he ate his vegetables.” He released another deep laugh at the look of revulsion on Noctis’ face.

“Gross.”

“Oh dear, I suppose you’ll remain small forever.” His cheeks were beginning to hurt from how much he smiled as his nephew complained about how unfair that was.

“Oh don’t feel so glum.” He tapped his nephew on the nose. “Staying small is a good thing.”

“Why?”

“Well…it means I can continue to carry you for much longer.” Noctis looked thoughtful.

“I like when you carry me.”

“I enjoy it as well.” Noctis bit his lip, looking at Ardyn.

“I guess staying small isn’t so bad.” Ardyn chuckled and reached out to ruffle Noct’s hair, to the child’s protest.

“BUT if I stay small, you have to stay tall!” Ardyn blinked.

“I am…unclear of your meaning?” Noctis rubbed his arm.

“If you want me to stay small enough to carry. You need to promise not to get chained up again.” Ardyn was unsure how to respond to such a thing, memories that still were still fresh in his mind slowly began to cloud his mind.

Yet they were swept away as his nephew’s touch grounded him to the present.

“Promise that you’ll stand on your own two feet?” Looking at his nephew, knowing he was remembering when he first found him, Ardyn felt both tired and unburdened. Holding his arms out. He wrapped his arms around Noctis, resting his cheek against the boy’s head.

“I cannot promise that fully.” He tightened his grip when Noctis made a small whimper.

“But I promise to do everything in my power to try. Alright?” Noctis didn’t say anything for a moment before slowly nodding, squeezing harder than before.

Ardyn let him, perfectly content in sitting there.

Neither of them noticed the door, which had opened some time ago, gently close without a sound.

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