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Noctis wraps his fuzzy wings around himself as he curls up on the couch next to Prompto.
They're watching a horror film, it's cheesy and the characters are stupid but Prompto seems afraid. Noctis refuses to admit that he is too.
The duo startle and Prompto screams when Ignis opens the door. Gladio looks completely lost behind Ignis.
Prompto blushes and apologises sinking against Noctis, hoping to disappear.
The vampire advisor is holding an umbrella with an air of elegance with one hand and a shopping bag with the other.
The older behemoth shield holding the other bags, ducks a little as he heads in trying to avoid hitting his horns on the door frame.
Prompto figures Gladio decided to take most of them and refuse to let Ignis carry more than one mostly so Ignis can easily hold his only protection from direct sunlight.
"Noct. Your wings aren't a blanket." Ignis sighs. "Also what did I say about horror films on a school night."
The prince glances over.
"If they weren't supposed to double as a blanket they wouldn't be soft." Noctis says with a yawn. "Besides, it's fine. We're fine."
He leans against Prompto, antennae twitching as he does. He's warm and glowy which Noctis likes but won't admit. Maybe it's the moth part that likes it cause Prompto is like a walking light source.
"I hope neither of you spoiled lunch." Ignis says, putting the umbrella down and in the stand near the door.
Gladio takes his shopping bag and puts all the bags in the kitchen for Ignis.
"There's no half-eaten sweaters around." he says, taking food out of the bags.
Noctis turns red.
"I don't eat sweaters. Moth babies eat them."
It goes quiet for a moment before Prompto speaks up.
"You jumped at a bulb once and broke it." Prompto says, making Noctis turn scarlet.
The prince has no excuse for that. He can't shout about how it was one time because unfortunately it hasn't been. That time was the most memorable though.
Prompto pulls him into a hug and rubs one of Noctis' wings.
"It freaked me out. Thought you'd hurt yourself badly."
"Sorry."
"It's ok." Prompto kisses his temple and smiles.
"Get a room!" Gladio teases from the kitchen.
Noctis flips him off and Prompto does that cute little squeak Noctis adores. It's been dubbed "the carbuncle squeak" and while it's not as high as Noctis' moth noises it's pretty high and cute.
Prompto buries his head against Noctis' wings until he hears a gasp from the prince and everything goes silent.
"Wha??" Prompto looks up to find they're in pure darkness. It wouldn't usually scare him so much but the horror film has him on high alert.
"Power went out." Noctis sighs.
"I'm relieved I didn't put anything in the refrigerator yet." Ignis comments.
They hear a bang and turn around. Prompto makes a startled sound at said bang.
"Fuck!" Gladio curses. "Walked into the island," he grunts.
Prompto blinks, he's glowing on the couch. He's his own personal night light.
"Oh you can't see in the dark." he says before getting up.
"No unlike you three." Gladio sighs and folds his arms, staying put.
Prompto heads over and helps guide him over to the couch. The pair take a look at Noctis and Prompto startles.
"Fuck! Gets me everytime." Prompto clutches his chest while Gladio laughs.
Noctis' blue eyes are glowing in the dark. It looks like when someone takes a photo of an animal with the flash on.
He ruffles his wings and stretches. A normally cute act to Prompto unsettling in the dark due to the noise it brings.
"You've seen it a lot, I don't know how you're still scared." Gladio comments.
Prompto shrugs and heads back over to Noctis. Noctis flops against him a little.
"I mean I'm supposed to be scary," he says. "Humans call me a cryptid." he yawns. "They only think there's one of us….There's this creepy but also weirdly horny statue of dad somewhere. I hate it so much." he folds his arms and grimaces.
"Is it scary at sleepovers when you catch him sneaking snacks at 3am?" Gladio asks, eyebrow raised. To him no it's hilarious.
"Yes! Just turn around and see glowing eyes staring at you unblinking." Prompto whines.
"You scream every time." Noctis comments and rubs his back. "Somehow you've not gotten used yet."
Prompto pouts and blushes. He hears movement and his left ear flicks. Ignis is still in the kitchen.
"What you doing Iggy?" Prompto asks.
"Making sandwiches."
"You sure it's safe messin' with knives in the dark Igs?" Gladio asks.
"I can see in the dark perfectly fine Gladio. I appreciate the concern."
Noctis wraps his wings around Prompto who smiles commenting on how toasty he feels until he realises he has to get up.
"Noct?"
"Hm?"
"I need the bathroom."
"Oh sorry." Noctis realises him and Prompto stands up. Awkwardly standing there in front of him.
"...Can you come with me?"
Noctis looks confused.
"Are you scared?" he asks, earning a quick shush for asking. He notices the blonde's blushing.
"Don't tell anyone!" Prompto hisses as Noctis stands up.
Noctis offers a hand and Prompto squeezes it as the moth teen leads the way.
The carbuncle looks grateful and quietly thanks him even as he awkwardly heads inside the bathroom and Noctis waits outside.
Noctis hears a noise and squeaks loudly in surprise, his wings puffing up as he does.
"Relax." Gladio says. "Probably maintenance." he sounds amused to Noctis' horror.
Noctis huffs and wraps his wings around himself.
Prompto peaks out a minute later.
"...What was that noise before?"
"Maintenance. You can stop hiding in there now." Gladio says.
Prompto slowly comes out after washing his hands and glances around the room.
He hears Ignis walk to the couches and place plates on the table near it. The sandwiches.
"This will have to do until the power returns I'm afraid."
"Igs it's fine." Gladio reassures. "I'm sure they taste great."
* * *
Ignis decides to light some candles before they eat so they aren't in complete darkness and more for poor Gladio's sake.
If anything to Prompto it somehow makes his friends look a little more terrifying:
Gladio's behemoth horns and sharp fangs, inhuman eyes. Claws.
Ignis' corpse-like porcelain skin and dark red eyes. Sharp nails. No blood running through him.
Finally Noctis' fuzzy giant moth wings and antennae. Least he has somewhat human eyes even if they glow.
Prompto regrets watching a horror film before the power cut out. He knows his friends and boyfriend are harmless but he's a little jumpy since the film.
Noctis notices and puts a wing around Prompto. Prompto quietly thanks him and eats.
"Promise I won't let nothing get you." he says mouth full, offering a smile to the blonde once he's swallowed. "We'd scare them off."
"If it brings you any comfort. Those films are fictional." Ignis reassures.
"Besides, if anyone tried to kill us we'd take them out. One guy in a mask and four monsters?" Gladio snorts. "Easy win for us."
The power returns moments later, drawing a startled noise from Prompto who jumps and almost drops his sandwich.
"Guess they fixed it." Noctis says, rubbing his arm on Prompto's back to comfort him.
Unfortunately for Prompto, the power being back on means the tv switches back onto the film they were watching. Sadly right on a jumpscare.
The blonde does drop his food and scream, burying his head against Noctis who startles at the jumpscare too.
"I hate this fucking movie." he repeats over and over.
Noctis closes his wings around Prompto like a blanket and sighs.
"I don't think we should have bought this one."
"Usually you pick scary shit so you can cuddle your partner, not traumatise them." Gladio mutters, amused.
"I'd never heard of it." Noctis huffs. "The reviews said it was "cheesy but good." I figured it meant it wasn't scary."
"Maybe a horror comedy next time should suffice." Ignis says.
Noctis nods and cuddles Prompto.