Noctis:
- He would stand quietly off to the side, eyes on them and far enough away to not raise any suspicion for who it is they’re batting their eyes at.
- There is definitely a pout on his face, and he can’t help but feel a little…left out. He likes it when his S/O flirts with him even when they’re in a relationship, so seeing someone else get to enjoy that side of them…
- He’d get jealous.
- But he’d quickly drop the pout when he sees them come over to him, having gotten what they needed. He puts an arm around their shoulders, and has to resist the urge to turn his head and make a face at the recipient of their attention.
- He’d hold his S/O a little closer for the rest of the day, just wanting to be sure they still like him despite their flirting.
- Which of course they do, they notice how uncomfortable it makes him, and likewise spend the rest of the day returning his affections. (Which means they turn up the charm on him and he winds up flustered more often than not.)
Prompto:
- They take turns. They’re charming and sure of themself, which is appealing to a lot of people. Prompto has perfected the
dumbblonde act which appeals to the rest. - Both have mastered flirting, and regularly flirt with each other.
- They actually have developed a system. They’ll go talk to the person they need to together, and get a feel for which one they like a better. Then, say if they like his S/O better, Prompto will make an excuse about forgetting something and leave the two alone. That’s when his S/O really amps up the charm, and eventually gets what they need.
- Prompto would then return, and turn up the charm on them, making sure that the person they were flirted with knew they were taken. They’d then both abscond happily with one another and return to the car.
- (The others have NO idea that this is how they get most of their things.)
Gladio:
- He doesn’t pick up on it at first. It’s not that he’s dense, it just because he doesn’t SEE it on their face.
- Like, when they really smile, only one side of their mouth will twitch up into a smile. Not the fully on beaming brightly at someone that they do when meeting new people.
- Their laughter will have them tossing their head back and wheezing. Not the quiet little giggles while hiding behind their hand that they do around strangers.
- Okay, so the fact that they’re leaning into someone else’s space willingly, kind of rubbed him the wrong way, especially when they’re gazing through their eyelashes at their new friend. They’ve never batted their eyes at anyone? So…
- Then he gets it the first time he sees the end of these shenanigans, and they walk away with a gift, or some new information. And then he REALLY gets it. That was them, FLIRTING.
- He feels a bit mixed about this at first, but then figures it’s harmless after all.
- He knows them well enough to tell when they mean it.
Besides, the person they’re flirting with doesn’t get to see their real smile. And he’s a bit smug about that.
Ignis:
- He knows the value of what they do. They save money on things they ordinarily wouldn’t. They sometimes walk away with an item for free. Other times, the tips and info they gather are the difference between life and death.
- That doesn’t mean he isn’t SEETHING on the inside at the person they’re flirting with when they make advances on his S/O.
- Most days, he’s fine with it. Really. It’s not like he’s a possessive person…
- He’s rather level headed according to HIS friends. And HIS s/o seems to trust him not to make a scene when they do this, and always chooses him to watch their back to make sure that their flirting doesn’t invite danger to them.
- They trust him, and he trusts them, he just doesn’t trust the unwelcome third party in these situations.
- This is one of the very few situations in which you’ll see him actually acting sullen, though he’ll flat out deny it if someone points it out.
- And if, once his s/o returns to his side, he’s holding their hand for the rest of the day, no one says a word.
And certainly not his S/O who’s enjoying the sudden display of affection.