In The Night IC Inbox

[reigniter]

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6:36 pm

text. voice. pictures.
@ scientia

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@kingsknight

[broplaints]

[Are you ready for this, Ignis?]

If you were a triangle you'd be acute one.

@scientia

[reigniter]

[Okay, that's both terrible and cute all at once. Why do you do this to him Noct?]

I am very flattered. I do have a question, however.

Are you perhaps a cat? Because I feline connection between us.

[broplaints]

[He's trying to flirt with you! This is how that works, right?]

Please, even I'm not that perfect

Are you a carbon sample? Because I want to date you

[reigniter]

[Pick up lines? Who knows.]

I wonder about that

A date... that sounds like a nice idea

Where would we go?

[And that's how pick up line turns into plans for a date]

1/2

[broplaints]

[Noctis.exe has stopped running

Would you like to restart your Noctis?

Y/N]

[broplaints]

[Rebooting...

Processing...

Accept Ignis' asking you on a date?

Y/N

................Yes]

I've heard the post office is nice this time of year

[reigniter]

[That wasn't his intention. But he will never say no to spending time with him.]

We could ask the forest spirit to take our picture.

And then, perhaps, a walk down to the docks? It has been a while since we watched stars together.

[broplaints]

[This wasn't what he meant to have happen!

Then again he really wasn't sure what he meant to have happen. Only that it was fun to tease and flirt with Ignis.]

Pretty sure we'd be better off asking Prompto

But I gotta know
Are you asking me on a date?
I mean
I'm not saying no
I just
I wanna make sure we're on the same page

[reigniter]

I believe you are correct on that one

[Well now Ignis is confused too because he is 100% sure that-]

I was under the impression you were asking me.

[The whole 'carbon sample-I wanna date you' thing in few messages earlier...]

Apologies, I may have rushed this for you by taking your line too seriously.

I just merely want to spend time with you

1/2

[broplaints]

[Well this just turned about fifty shades of awkward.]

I was
I mean
I do
Want to date you
Go on a date with you

[Jesus someone take this boys tablet away from him and never give it back.]

[broplaints]

[Okay.

He can do this.]

I just
Want to make sure you want to date me too
Go on a date with me
I mean
Uh
What was the question?

[reigniter]

[If the situation wasn't serious, Ignis would be amused by the avalanche of questions.]

There is not a single doubt in my mind
However
I don't want you to feel pressure
I can almost feel your anxiety through the device
A nice, easy stroll to the docks and chat is a nice way to start off, isn't it?

1/2

[broplaints]

[Gods. He really made a mess out of this didn't he? Last time he ever tries to flirt with anyone.

Okay. He's totally got this. It's just Ignis. This is fine.]

I'm not
I mean
I don't
Feel pressured

[Welp, so much for that.]

[broplaints]

[Ten minutes later.]

I told you I wanted this
And I do
I've just never done this before
I don't know how to act

But that sounds really nice, Iggy
Of course I'll go with you

[reigniter]

[You can't really try to lie to Ignis and think you can get away with it too. He knows you for way too long.]

I am aware. That is why I said no pressure
We will just go on as we feel it
No need to put labels on and feel nervous

Excellent. I look forward to it

[broplaints]

[He always knew that would come back to bite him in the ass some day.]

You always know just what to say, don't you?

Just tell me when and I'm there

[reigniter]

[In both good and bad way.]

No, I do not. But I do know you.

[He'd be embarrassed if he didn't. There's a smile when he sends next message,]

Meet me at the bonfire in thirty minutes

[The pretzels need a bit more to bake.]

[broplaints]

[More treats? He's gonna have to start running with Prompto at this rate.]

You got it, Specs
Want me to bring anything?

[reigniter]

[Can one actually gain weight in the afterlife? In any case, running is not bad in general]

No, I believe I got us covered

[Note: one extra pretzel for Rastus]

[broplaints]

[Better to not take that chance.]

If you say so

[He'll be at the bonfire in thirty one minutes exactly. Because if he wasn't late he wouldn't be him.]

[reigniter]

[Ignis arrives at the bonfire, in exactly thirty minutes as well. He has a brown paper bag in his hands, filled with something. Noctis will have to wait to see what's in there.]

Right on time, Noct.

[He offers him a wide smile, along with his hand.]

[broplaints]

[That smile was a rare, precious sight, and it causes one of his own to appear, lighting up his eyes in the dim firelight. But then they travel downwards, landing upon the offered hand and he hesitates for a long moment. For so long such things had been forbidden, something that they never would have been allowed. It still felt so strange to think that those restrictions were gone now.

All it takes is a deep breath to steady himself before he's linking their fingers together, squeezing once before dropping them down at his side.]

Wouldn't want to keep you waiting.

[reigniter]

[For a moment, Ignis thought he might've overdone it with the offer, but there's a silent sigh of relief when Noctis accepts it. Entwining fingers with him makes warmth settle in his chest and honestly, this is the first time he felt at ease here.]

You are worth the wait.

[Is this flirting? Could be. But Ignis says it because he really thinks that. He leads the way from the bonfire down the small path at an easy pace- they are in no hurry.]

[broplaints]

[This is definitely flirting. It has to be, right? They're on a date an they're flirting. This is fine. Everything is fine.]

Come on, Specs. Flattery will get you everywhere.

[Maybe they should have grabbed a torch, but his lantern does a pretty good job of illuminating the immediate path. It's nice and bright, if nothing else. He always knew that all of his sleeping would come in handy.]

[reigniter]

[Now that gets a nice chuckle out of Ignis. His hand gives Noct's a squeeze-]

I am not good at flattery. I merely speak the truth.

[The night is also not that dark. The stars and the moon illuminate nicely their little path to the docks. At least, it's good at illuminating here. In the woods is probably way different.]

I brought something for you to try. I hope they are crunchy enough, [he raises the bag. Hopefully, the pretzels didn't lose the crunch whilst being in the bag.]