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https://archiveofourown.org/works/65932114

June wasn’t here for him. How could she be so stupid to believe that last night? She was here to blow up those Commanders. To destroy Gilead and burn it all down. To turn Jezebel’s into the ticking time bomb that it was meant to be.

Or: Serena finally understands God’s plan for her and June Osborne.

What a show! Grueling yet hopeful. I could watch Elisabeth Moss and Yvonne Strahovski scenes all day.

S6E7 spoilers, sort of: I thought this was where the writers were heading for Serena and June’s recurring appearances in their lives. But since they didn’t, here we go! 😊

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Despite it all—the pain, the destruction, the distance between them—they're here now. Still standing. Covered in scars. In bruises. In ashes. In blood.

In paint.

Or: Ekko and Jinx get ready to join the fight.

To ashes and blood.

To hair clippings and spray paint.

To blisters and bedrock.

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Jayce, with all his struggles, his doubts, and his hopes and dreams, understands now. It wasn’t about the arcane, or the inventions, or the paths they chose. It was always about this—the simple, undeniable reality that no matter what came, they would always find each other.

Or: All timelines converge one final time, granting Jayce the ability to witness everything Viktor has already experienced.

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Levi tries to resist drawing parallels, but the bittersweet soft pain of nostalgia washes over him like waves in the ocean. Drowning him in what used to be. He supposes that this is the price to pay of growing old when so many people he’s known were denied the same privilege.

Or: Dumplings aren’t quite a cure for loss, but Hange makes sure Levi isn’t grieving on an empty stomach.

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“Please, please, please, Don’t prove ’em right,” -👓

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And if you're loving that "Poor Prompto™" angst baked into the lovely Promptis pairing, please please read this fic I was gifted for the @promptisgiftexchange by @Toastie_Pan. Such a heart wrencher (which is exactly what the prompt asked for- they 100% nailed it 💖)!

Summary:

The world disappears when Noctis does and Prompto finds himself fighting with the daemons out in the fields as well as in the cities. But when he gets everything he'd ever wanted, how quickly will he lose it again

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Ahh thank you @mysteriousbean5!! ❤️ This event was so fun and I was lucky enough to get one of the best FFXV artists as a giftee. I'm gushing, but truly such an honor. What an inspiration for all the fluff and angst between these two characters🥰

Summary: Imposter Syndrome

“You’re not my Noctis,” the realization comes out as a whisper, too slow, too horrified, and far too late to do anything about it now.

Or: Prompto thought he understood the definition of imposter syndrome.

GUYS PLEASE GO READ THIS AMAZING FIC I RECEIVED AS A GIFT from the promptis gift exchange written by the amazing @charmms ! If you love Prompto going THROUGH IT, you will love this I promise. It hits all my buttons❤️❤️❤️ Thank you again to my amazing gifter, you knocked it out of the park!

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Such a wonderful event! What a beautiful community 🥰 Thank you for putting this together @star54kar , @promptisgiftexchange

❤️— First time participant and long time reader/fan/art appreciator.

We have reached the conclusion of the 2024 Promptis Gift Exchange and I want to thank each and every one of you. Whether you were a participant, or simply along for the ride to read the wonderful stories and view the exceptional artwork, thank you for helping to make this gift exchange the joyful event that it was. 

To all of our talented participants, you have gone above and beyond and have contributed so much incredible Promptis content for your gift recipients, and for this exchange. Thank you for all of your hard work and for being a part of this event. You are what made it so special and I’m so happy for you to finally be able to share your work with the community as yourselves.

At this time, all of our wonderful creators are now free to post your stories/artwork under your own name anywhere else that you desire. You may also choose to update the posting date of your Ao3 post at this point so that your contribution appears as a new work under your own name.

If anyone is aware of any stories that were written in response to art from our exchange or more artwork that was created in response to any other stories in the exchange, please let me know by sending me a link or by pinging me at @promptis-gift.bsky.social on Bluesky, @promptis_gift on Twitter, or @promptisgiftexchange on Tumblr so I can give it a boost. Likewise, if any of you have plans to write or draw anything as a response to the gift you received, I would love to be made aware of them once they are completed so I can promote it as well.

I would also like to give a special shout out and thank you to @ffxv_zine_news on Twitter. Your retweeting and support of the Promptis Gift Exchange (especially considering the fact that I wasn’t tagging your account while I was promoting individual works over the course of the last two months) did not go unnoticed. Thank you for your support and promotion of the individual stories and pieces of artwork that our participants worked so hard on, and for all of the wonderful things that you do everyday for our FFXV community as a whole.

Another huge and heartfelt thank you goes out to our wonderful Pinch-hitters: Firechocobro, InNovaFertAnimus, and QueenHomeSlice, as well as yet another enormous thanks to Charmms and SalamanderSocks for their willingness and ability to switch posting dates with participants who ran into unexpected problems. You guys are the best and I appreciate everything you’ve done! 

Once again, thank you to everyone who has been a part of the 2024 Promptis Gift Exchange. This year has been our largest exchange to date and I can't tell you how thrilled I am to have had such an amazingly successful fourth round. It has been a fantastic two months, filled with tons of excitement, and amazing Promptis fanworks! All of that is thanks to all of you! 

I hope to see you all again next year for our fifth round. Please continue to follow us for more information that will come out later this year on the 2025 Promptis Gift Exchange. In the meantime, if you are not already a member of the Promptis Discord Server I would like to take this opportunity to invite you to join us for year round Promptis fun. Anyone who loves Promptis is welcome to join us. It's a great place to chat with nice people about Promptis, share fanworks that you love, and we also have fun in-server events like a Monthly Challenge. I have included the invitation link to the server below.

Promptis Server- https://discord.gg/Xfw4jQWQ28

Masterlist and Creator Reveals

Without further ado, here are the reveals for the Promptis Gift Exchange 2024. You can find the reveals detailed in the following places: 

Google Docs- (organized by the type of fanwork) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fb2FN4HVNODkTkybFpyV1fwXQ6GpYsCvf_EcfFgJEig/edit?usp=sharing

You can also, as always, locate the entire collection on Ao3- https://archiveofourown.org/collections/Promptis_Gift_Exchange_2024/profile

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They shouldn’t be doing this.

He definitely shouldn’t be doing this.

But when Noctis’ eyes hover on Prompto's lips for a split second too long at the end of the night, Prompto wants to give him an answer to this unspoken question.

Or: Prompto takes a chance on life's shouldn'ts.

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There were plenty of proposals for what to do about this infant.

Proposals to study it. Poke and prod at it. No better than the environment it was taken from.

Proposals to use it as leverage; a state secret of the Empire to bend the tides of war.

Proposals to terminate it. Kill the unknown risk altogether.

Or: Regis' love for his son leads him to take a risk to his kingdom; allowing a baby boy from a Niflheim laboratory have a chance at a normal life in the Crown City.

🩷

This started with the thought of "the only reason Prompto is alive is because Reggie had a son around the same age" and morphed into the vibes of the poem Good Bones by Maggie Smith.

Kind of a prequel to Wayward (https://archiveofourown.org/works/43546924)

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HBDFFXV! Cheers to a game that lives in my head rent free.

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Happy 7th anniversary to the best boys 🩵

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“The four of us around a campfire. How long has it been?”

“… An eternity.”

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Cindy was a mechanic.

Prompto was supposed to be a Magitek machine.

He bites his lip. It’s enough to taste the faint copper of blood. He treads along the edge of considering revealing more about himself than he ever intended on this brief stay at Hammerhead.

Or: When Prompto tries to give Ignis some space during the Long Night, he winds up in Hammerhead with a familiar blonde mechanic.

Story of a slice-of-life collection about the developing friendship of Argentum and Aurum, bonding over broken machines and their own broken pieces, during the World of Ruin.

WIP!! ⚠️ updates are up this week!

Chapter 4: Radiator Leaks Summary—

Radiator leaks are almost always caused by corrosion, though they can also be caused by poor maintenance, manufacturing defects, or poor-quality engine fluids. The Argentum family's love and trust have long since rusted out.

Or: Prompto ruminates about his origins and his adoptive family.

Chapter 5: Shock Absorbers Summary—

Shock absorbers are the suspension system in your car that helps stabilize it while you drive; you get a smooth ride and you’re not bouncing around every time you hit a bump or dip.

Or: Familiar faces meet once again. Aranea delivers her brand of tough love. Cindy has a realization.