#i swear i'm almost done giffing this video

[logan-lieutenant]

i didn't win the wheel: episode 2

much shorter episode this week! probably because it consisted mostly of golf so they decided between this and team torque they would have mercy on us and cut most of it. still lots to work with though. obviously. because it's them.

love a little throwback to episode one, we've got "genuinely trying to go along with the program and introduce the gist of the show" and "so completely zoned out you'd have better luck getting the attention of a cat chasing a laser" except this time it's switched up. i'm pretty sure alex does like a maximum of three introductions out of the whole series, if that, so you just know they said, "Logan, do you want to go first?" and he put on the most nonchalant amiable expression and said "Hmm... I think Alex should go first since I did it the last time" and then alex just glares daggers at him but knows he can't throw a fit about it in front of the crew and logan's smiling ear-to-ear like "what you gonna do about it?" oh, and also, last week they were even leaning back on the same couch and literally giving "two bros chillin in a hot tub five inches apart cause they're not sure if the other is gay" BUT here we are standing up no couch no excuse and logan's just "you're my new center of gravity now". okay. okay sure.

Alex (already done with this, looking GENUINELY distressed): "It's windy out here, we don't have real golfballs so it's gonna go everywhere..."

Logan: "You're a lot better at golf than me, so I expect you to do well."

WHOA alright. first of all from everything we got so far (not a lot) the main dynamic seems to be: logan acting confident and cocky and arrogant just to annoy alex and also gazing at him with the most endearing/loving/shit-eating expressions, and alex being awkward and out of his comfort zone and taking it too seriously but eventually losing his focus because he can't help but smile back at logan. which i LOVE. but alex is already getting frustrated before the challenge begins and logan is like what... comforting him? reassuring him? boosting his confidence? "i expect you to do well" whole body turned completely to face him. like dammmn alright breaking the theme a little but that's honestly so sweet... also should i mention that we are literally less than thirty seconds into the video and they're already facing AWAY from the camera and TOWARDS each other. and in a few seconds they'll literally turn around to talk to each other looking at the game setup like this is not how you do media you guys know this and yet

(Golf session ends, Logan wins because Alex spent the whole time grappling with the wind)

Logan: "Alright, well... as you saw, little bit of a dominant display there..."

and then he has to abandon that sentence immediately because they both start laughing, like straight up giggling almost breathless like "wait did i really just say that out loud" "did he really just say that out loud" and logan turns RIGHT into alex AGAIN because he's watching every possible reaction plain on alex's face 😂 like alex is both startled and amused and endeared and very incredulous. at one point he straight-up looks at the camera and raises his eyebrows like "oh yeah? WAS it though? can you BELIEVE this guy look at him he doesn't even believe himself" like I CAN'T MAKE THIS SHIT UP. honestly i'm just gonna have to make a gif of it because it's so- it's just so obvious.

oh my god, that's just– this is just adorable. this is gonna be my lockscreen i swear because look at them. alex is still laughing trying not to but that earlier comment just threw him off and logan is leaning into him purposely pushing his arm against alex's (he does it twice) and he's just so happy he 1) made alex laugh 2) made alex FLUSTERED jesus christ get that boy some water and 3) got away with it. this is what i meant about logan being alex's turnaround point. he literally lost at the golf game just like he was worried he would and yet here he's the most happy and comfortable he's been all video

okay let's round it off with– alex what the FUCK is this posture. i was going to take a ss already because of how close he leaned into logan (we know you can see the goddamn ipad alex you aint slick) and THEN he did this. shoulders slanted. hand on the hip. face like the gay best friend about to judge the shit out of the guy you're falling for. what in the actual fuck is going on here i mean i was so not ready for the amount of cunt that was served in a literal shift of position. also can we talk about how alex is literally built like a spaghetti noodle and the height difference is very very obvious but here he's throwing out ✨that hip✨ and they're definitely closer to the same height? that is both adorable and just absolutely ridiculous and i'm loving every second of it. the fact that logan is entirely oblivious just makes it funnier.

the smiles, guys. the smiles. i'm breaking my own heart rewatching these but god fucking dammit james vowels i'll take what i can get.

[withleeknow]

BWHAHAH have I seen that video- [ofc i have. multiple times. it's saved somewhere. the way he waited for her to hold his hand.] a really (un)important update: the peach-strawberry sorbet hair? it's grown on me sm it's acc on par w/ his hot-girl-redhair e.g. tinyurl.com/ycxezc6r the caption is so real (like I read it and thought, ah yes, this was written by/for jen/🍙) + his pseudo-aussie accent- good lord

lmao what sort of r:u album update was that- this was you are stupidly endearing, you noob 🥺😭 onigiri to the rescue: the ebay listing's here and the jay option is still in stock! ❤️‍🔥🐈‍⬛ tinyurl.com/mr3jmud8 [side note: shipping was free + to the UK, took <2 weeks w/ full door-to-door tracking - not sponsored, just a very happy onigiri + yo we'll have matching albums 🥺🧸]

oooh my friend recently bought the same chloe + it smells ✨️ divine ✨️ lmao the fainting's relatable bc i'm in my penhaligon's/aesop phase rn and I need an intervention bc I recently sampled armani's thé yulong + I can't stop thinking abt her 🫡

i haven't caught up with skz's jjam promos but what the hell is this gif-worthy clip: tinyurl.com/yc77n2ps the wavy hair? the accessories? the smirk? f-me he's insane. speaking of- the snippet. is that supposed to tide me over? on a flipping cliffhanger? he stays. tell me he stays over. istg jen you've created a monster out of me.

in honour of your discovery of blonde 🐈‍⬛, my fyp also gave me this masterpiece vm.tiktok.com/ZGecE7sDR/

made the mistake of opening that video on my big monitor at work and almost had a heart attack. the red hair will always be supreme to me but this peach era is a close second methinks... i fear i might be falling down another heeseung rabbit hole aksdksjfhds

i swear the employees there must've thought i was a weirdo bc i was holding the album and squinting to spy the non-existent dashes and then going to stand in front of the fan by the door to crosscheck with the instruction video on my phone (it was hot as balls and the store has awful ventilation) lmao. i ended up just getting the inceptio ver !! pulls under the cut !! i think i’ll def get a jay ver as well when i go to asia in 3 months just bc it’d be cheaper there 🤣

ohhh penhaligon’s packaging 😭 if you’re looking for an intervention you’ve come to the wrong place bc i am an enabler you should get one, no time like the present 💕 thé yulong !! i’m excited to try her heheheh guess we know what i’ll be on the hunt for on my lunch break tomorrow lol

i am personally victimized by this. i think this is the one of the worst things he’s ever done to me. the pretty curls with the smirk !!! i’m going to yeet myself out the window bye. honestly everything that has to do with ate era!mimo is giving this vibe lmao i can’t explain it 🤣

speaking of wt, does he stay? what’s the occasion? would she let himssst? 🤭

did i know that i probably shouldn’t open this video at werk either after the first one? yes. did i open it anyway? also yes. i’ve got one foot in each rabbit hole and idek which one to fall into anymore. this is looking like another love triangle

anywhomst, ze pulls !! i did not know what i’d be getting with this album at all and ngl right after i left the store i said out loud to myself “what am i doing with an enhypen album” but when i got home and opened her up, this woman was left speechless !! SHE’S BEAUTIFUL 😭 it’s so cute i LOVE this concept 😭 the photobook is one of the prettiest ones i’ve ever seen 😭 the stickers are so adorable i had to put them on my new tissue box !!! the pc’s and the postcard 😭 ADORABLE i love her sm

[hoforwonho]

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[stormblessed95]

Hey there! So I kinda found jikook this year, and apparently there used to be a ton of Jikook yt creators, but a lot of them have just disappeared this year? Lol sucks for me cause I missed out on all the content. Do you have any idea why? While you’re at it, would you mind telling me some of your fav jkk blogs/yt channels :))

Have a nice day btw :D

Hello! I do not know why people stop making videos or blogging. For some, I'm sure it's because this is simply very time consuming and they just don't feel the need or want to do it anymore. Some im sure get bullied off by nonshippers/tkkrs and just don't feel like dealing with those comments anymore. Some maybe leave the fandom for whichever reason. Who knows!

I've answered this before, so I'm going to answer it here all together and then add it to my masterlist finally 😂 Blog following tends to vary ALOT by personal taste. I don't tend to follow too many, but the ones I think are enjoyable for everyone would be these 4...

I follow 2 K-ARMY kookmin blogs, which are @dalloga and @leminione9795 whenever they post, I learn a lot. They give out lots of information about the Korean language and culture. They add a lot of context to particular moments that international fans wouldn't know otherwise.

I also follow and like to recommend @wingzie and @jkjms who are wonderful blogs that are just beautiful archives of Kookmin moments. They share tons of contents in forms of gifs or videos. They also both, I swear, have seen everything ever, and are amazing at finding original content from whatever clip you send them. Also both are super sweet humans.

As for on YouTube, be wary of shipping videos on there. A LOT of them are super cringey and taken out of context. Lol the channels I do like are WonSummerNight, who mostly just does super wholesome and cute edits and compilations of moments. Another is LiveWhatYouLove, which is a channel who does basically just videos of their moments. She takes moments from all recent content and puts them into a video, usually like once a week. It's basically no analysis or anything, just simply moments they interact together in one place. She also has an ongoing series of their "love story" which is all their moments in order through the years. She started her series in 2015 and is almost finished with 2019. Another that I love is Best of Jikook, which is just essentially compilation videos of super cute moments. Such as the best of jikook at award shows.... etc. Very well done.

I like these channels because they don't seem to go over the top, nor do they make things up, they all work off original content and back their claims up. We can disagree on the how and why's and what we think happened or not and it still be okay. I can still enjoy and appreciate their content for the most part.

Hope this helped!!

[harringtons-writer]

Ridicule You

Requested: YESSS!! :)

1) Alriiight what about a request for Bandersnatch in which the reader (preferably female) works at Tuckersoft and somehow gets off on the wrong foot with Stefan when he first goes there, and they both hate each other for a while until she realizes just how bad he looks as his mental health is deteriorating and decides to put their conflict aside to check up on him and maybe it just kind of leads on to them becoming friends and eventually developing a crush on one another?

Pairing: Stefan Butler x reader (Romantic) + Colin Ritman (friendship) + Mr Thakur (boss)  

Word count: 1386

Warning(s): Maybe some swear words along the fighting. I know I went a little out of character (in a cocky way) with Stefan but I had to for this concept. 

Summary: When Stefan steals away your chance to be a game developer at Tuckersoft, you and he get into a heated argument and you try to avoid the boy but you realise something is clearly off. 

A/n: ugh, that was very hard writing such hateful things to Stefan but I secretly liked it, oef but in the end, everything turned out great! hope you like it! ;) 

(Not my Gif)

“What the fuck?” You slammed the coffee machine. “Calm down, Y/N,” You reassured yourself, it was your first day at Tuckersoft and you had to prove yourself to Mr Thakur. You originally had applied for a job as a video game-developer but you were unlucky. A boy, named Stefan Butler had walked in that same day as you with a video game idea called ‘Bandersnatch’ and Thakur loved it.

“Y/N, sweetheart, your idea marvellous too but aren’t you interested in a job as coffee lady till Stefan’ game comes out, maybe afterwards we can work on yours,” You were disappointed but your dream to work at Tuckersoft hadn’t miraculously faded away. “I would love to,” You forced yourself to smile. "Then you are hired," after their eyes gazes fell back on the screen, the smile dropped straight away. You walked out of the office not really sure what you were supposed to do now. 

“Oh, that sucks,” Somehow you found your way to Colin's work desk. “A coffee lady, we had many of those,” he admitted. “Never as good looking as you,” Colin was impressed by your calmness, everyone here had a certain image of him but you just sat on his desk to complain. “It’s just for that Stefan boy that I didn’t get the job, I mean he is good, not going to lie but is he that good?” You sighed. “And if he is, couldn't he waited just one more day,” Colin nodded feeling sorry for you. 

You had written down the order of the entire office besides Stefan's, he could get his stupid coffee himself and walked to the cafeteria. "My little office," You told yourself before you started the first coffee. You were still young and didn’t have much experience with a coffee machine. “SHIT!” boiling hot liquid flowed over your hand. “Auw! Auw! Auw!” You sprinted to the sink as you let lukewarm water cool the burn. 

Stefan had seen the fiasco and had a hard time hiding his little grin on his lips as he stood next to you. “One thee please,” He tapped the counter. You shot him a dirty look not being able to hide your hatred feeling towards him any longer and so what Mr was nowhere to be seen “I’m only supposed to make coffee for employers and as you said yourself you want to work on the game at home, what are you still doing here?” You wiped away the rest of the coffee stains, you didn’t think it was worth giving the thief another look. “Grabbing a drink to celebrate that I can actually do the game?” Stefan raised an eyebrow making you madder, that snarky comment didn't do good. 

"You yourself centred prick!" You knew having an argument with Thukur’s favourite new wizzkid in the middle of the office wasn’t a good move to start with but at this point, you didn’t even care anymore. “You really think I’m going to kiss your ass after this?” You slammed one of the coffee cups down on the table as a result of which coffee flew into the air and partly on Stefan. “You know you need to clean up that mess, right?” You completely lost it. “You’ve got what belongs to me! And here you are cocky rubbing it in, having fun seeing the tears whelm my eyes,” You grabbed Stefan's shirt tightly. In the heat of the moment, Colin must have heard you two arguing as he walked by sticking his head in, seeing the situation the pair of you were in, started whistling, giving a quick wink before kicking the door shut with his foot. “Thakur liked my game better!” Stefan's nose was almost touching yours. “That’s not even true!” You shouted in defence. 

A few coffees later, you were finally done. you handed them out and then walked over to Mr Thakur's desk. He called Stefan and you in his office after he found out the two of you had a heated moment in the cafeteria. “If you want to fire me, I won’t complain,” Thakur nodded no. “I’ve learned to give everyone a second chance through the years and we really need you here, Colin could use some help with coding while Stefan works on ‘Bandersnatch’ at home, so the two of you hardly have to see each other,” Thakur pointed at the door “Go now,” you both jumped up running for the door, pushing each other out of the way. 

Days, even weeks past, Colin and you finished coding ‘Nohzdyve’ and it was off to the shops. You were sitting on Colin’s desk expressing how happy you were when Stefan walked in coughing, it was the day he had to deliver the demo, now the last time you saw the boy you observed him well since you almost stood nose to nose. At the time he looked ‘good’ but now had swollen eyelids and bags under his eyes, he had crusts around his lips and it looked as if he was wearing the same clothes than the last time he was at Tuckersoft. 

You looked down whispering “Good luck loser,” Colin chuckled at your remark. After all, this could be the new success of Tuckersoft, your workplace as you slowly became fond of the people that came with it. Thakur invited Colin in being the head coder and you gave him a thumbs up. You could see Thakur walking small circles around the Office while Stefan tried fixing the bug. You wished it was your game shining on the computer screen but you still crossed your fingers. ‘Nohzdyve’ was Tuckersofts newest game as Colin did a great job but Christmas was coming up and Tuckersoft could use the extra boost. You startled from your daydream when they walked out of the office “Just the weekend,” Thakur noted before Stefan could escape the room, the worried look on Stefan's face quickly copied on yours.  

“Anyone heard from the Wizzkid?” Colin and you nodded no. “I’ll give him a call,” Thakur groaned annoyed. “Stefan is it ready?” Thakur's voice raised. You heard Stefan muted voice through the phone "Almost, another path and I'm ready," Thakur sighed “Just leave it,” Thakur rolled his eyes. “No, It has to be completely done!” Stefan hung up. 

Something was up, you could feel it. “Someone needs to check on him,” Thakur waited for Colin to jump up but you did. “I’ll do it,” You were almost out of the door when Colin stopped you. “Are you sure?” He looked at you if you were crazy. “If he’s failing, I want to see!” You winked before running off. 

Stefan’s father had let you in, you walked upstairs knocking on his door. “yes,” he hummed. “What the hell?” You questioned seeing the state of his room. That was slightly expressed when you saw Stefan's face. Stefan’s left eye was twitching, he was talking nonsense about a secret path. You gave him a questioned look as he was hastily looking around his room as if someone was about to attack him anytime. “Can you please just leave,” Stefan blew out. “No, how is Bandersnatch?” He busted out in anger. “Not good, okay,” you walked over to his desk “I’m not here to ridicule you,” You shoved a few papers and books aside and sat on it. “I’m here to help,” 

after a whole lot more of shouting, you both agreed that you could stay over the night to finish ‘Bandersnatch’. Through the night you had found many similarities. In the beginning, it was confusing, it started with small chuckles but a few hours later you had pain in your lower abdomen from laughing. “Stefan mate, just press enter,” You giggled as he looked at the numbers and letters. “It’s that simple,” You hovered over him. 

Somehow you both passed out on Stefan’s bed early in the morning, your head was resting on Stefan's chest as his arms wrapped around your waist and legs intertwined. Suddenly there was a beam of light shining in your face. “Stefa-,” You jumped up, in shock seeing Colin’s face. “Well, Well, Well,” Colin smirked.

“Busted, so it was all sexual tension back at the office,” you hated to admit it but oh, did you start to develop a crush on this boy. 

[lhugbereth]

KP- I'm crying omg, Ignis almost fighting the stranger in his bed 😂 I imagine Noctis is adamant that he's too comfy to leave and says he has nowhere to go anyways because SOME asshole named GLADIO kicked him out. Ignis softens a tiny bit but is still reluctant to let Noct stay, tho he looks harmless enough he supposes, just too sassy for his own good. Cue awkward bed sharing maybe? ;) Bonus: Ignis stretching out before bed and noct pretends to be asleep but he's watching like ?! DAMN! I'M GAY!

I’m sorry this has taken so long, but at last it’s time for a side-Ignoct catch up post!! These two are almost as bad as Promptio when it comes to being totally obvious-slash-oblivious about their mutual crushing. So I hope you enjoy this post featuring flexible Iggy and Noct’s Big Gay Awakening :3 

(idk where this gif is from but it’s too appropriate not to use...?????)

Noct appreciates the view under the cut! v v v 

[The night of the Grand Prix in Altissia]

- Noctis has never been in love. He’s had flings, sure, mostly when he was in school and none of them serious. Nothing that lasted longer than a single semester. Before that, it was mostly him avoiding the people who only saw him for his name and his father’s money. At twenty, he’s already pretty sure things like love and dating just...aren’t for him.

- Which is why he doesn’t get Gladio. Like, at all. Flying both of them across the continent just to watch Prompto skate? Noct doesn’t think he could ever feel that strongly about someone else. He really, really doesn’t get it.

- So when Gladio tells him after the competition not to wait up, Noct rolls his eyes and makes his way to their hotel all alone. He takes the scenic route, admiring the city streets lit up at night and ordering a gelato from a vendor. But even the area near the canal is filled with couples enjoying the romantic atmosphere. Noct sighs, tosses his empty cup in a trash bin, and continues on his way.

- If he’s expecting Gladio back at all, it certainly isn’t an hour later and with Prompto attached to his hip. They burst into the room in a flurry of laughter and kisses, almost ignoring Noct’s presence until he clears his throat from the other bed.

- “Oh. Hey, Noct. Uh, this is Prompto -”

- “Nice to meet you!” The blonde smiles, waves, but looks a little embarrassed as he puts a half-inch distance between him and Gladio.

- Noct rolls his eyes again. He’s doing that a lot recently. “Yeah, hi. Are you guys gonna...need the room?”

- Gladio’s mouth twitches. He looks at Prompto, back to Noct, down at his feet. Next to him, the blonde flushes as he reaches into his coat pocket. “Um. You can have the key to my hotel room if you -”

- Noct is already moving. He says nothing as he snatches the card key out of Prompto’s fingers and starts down the hall toward the elevators. Behind him, the sound of the door closing follows him all the way to the lobby.

- Luckily for him, Prompto’s hotel is only a block away - a five-star kinda place called the Leville. The room is on the tenth floor, and invitingly empty with one large bed in the center. The skater’s bags are against the far wall - he seems to travel with enough stuff for two people, at least - and there’s a spa-style tub in the bathroom. Noct considers it for a moment before his exhaustion gets the better of him and he collapses on the bed without even getting undressed.

- He’s asleep when the door opens. A figure enters quietly, stops in the doorway to watch him. He doesn’t notice when the figure approaches, or even when a gentle hand reaches out to touch his shoulder. In fact, he doesn’t wake up until that same hand shakes him hard enough to knock him nearly off the edge of the mattress and onto the floor.

- Noct bolts up. There’s a man standing over him - a stunningly beautiful man, his groggy mind supplies - looking about as confused as he is and somehow even angrier. Before Noct can stop himself the words are tumbling out of his mouth. “Who the fuck’re you?!”

- Silence. That probably wasn’t the wisest choice of words if the other man’s harsh green glare is any indication, but it’s too late to take them back now. Noct waits, tense with nerves, until at last the silence is broken by the most elegant Tenebraen accent he’s ever heard. “Is that how you usually greet someone whose bed you’ve sequestered?”

- It takes a moment before the words sink in. By then, Noct has already started babbling about how Gladio kicked him out and Prompto gave him the key and he doesn’t know who this guy thinks he is but this is his room now and --

- The man cuts him off with a sigh. “I should have suspected those two. What did you say your name was?”

- “Nocti -- Noct. Just Noct.”

- Gods, this man has spectacular eyebrows. “Well, just Noct. I suppose kicking you out now would only make me as bad as them. You can stay, but forgive me for asking for the use of my bed?” Noct blushes. He actually fucking blushes at the thought of his beautiful man falling asleep next to him, this stranger who hasn’t even bothered to give his name. It isn’t until he slides over to make room that he realizes the man is gesturing to the chair in the corner. Oh. Oh.

- He’s certainly slept in less comfortable positions, but he can’t help feeling all of this is Gladio’s fault. If it weren’t for him and his stupid crush, Noct thinks, he would still be back home in his own room, with his own bed and his video games. He wouldn’t be curled up in a worn armchair with a thin blanket tucked around his shoulders, simultaneously trying to fall back asleep and keep watching the show across the room. He thinks the man must be a skater like Prompto because damn he’s flexible - stretching on the floor at the foot of the bed, one leg straight out behind him and the other in front, his body pressed flat against it as his fingers curl around his heel. Then a smooth transition into a side split, his sleep pants leaving little to the imagination when he twists and arcs his back. Noctis wonders if the man knows how good he looks. If perhaps he’s doing this on purpose to torture him, as if Gladio and Prompto hadn’t done enough. Either way, it isn’t fair - and it makes his cramped position in the chair even less comfortable (although perhaps trying to hide his boner in the bed would have been worse)

- He swears he’s never going to forgive Gladio for any of this.

[The next morning]

- Ignis finds his guest still sleeping when he gets out of the shower in the morning. While he dresses, he finds himself studying the young man curled up under his sheet in the chair. He appears to be no older than Prompto, around nineteen or twenty. Attractive (he tries to ignore that). A student, perhaps? Although he claimed the night before to be an acquaintance of Gladio’s, he certainly doesn’t strike Ignis as having the build of a hockey player. He does, however, seem like someone who has secrets.

- If there’s one thing Ignis hates, it’s not knowing something.

- He slips out of the room as quietly as he can, but the mystery continues to eat at him all morning. Even after he checks out at the front desk (hoping Noct will find his way home before he’s carted off with the linens), Ignis can’t seem to reign in his thoughts. Why, for example, wouldn’t Noct give him his full name? What was it he was hiding? And why had he looked so disappointed when he’d been kicked out of the bed? Ignis chalks his curiosity up to the strangeness of the whole situation, and tries his best not to mention the young man in front of Prompto once they arrive at the airport.

[Several days later:]

- “Oh, hey! Gladio says he can make it after all!” Prompto’s looking at his phone again, for at least the dozenth time since Ignis first told him to put it away and concentrate. At this point, he can only give up trying and plop down next to the blonde on the mat.

- “Wonderful. As if you weren’t already distracted enough this evening.”

- Prompto smiles and pats his knee. “He’s bringing you coffee to make up for it.”

- “Well, I suppose that’s something.”

- What Prompto fails to mention is that Gladio isn’t coming alone. He’s dragged his friend with him again, and the moment Noct walks through the door carrying a bag of take-out lattes, Ignis loses the capacity for rational thought. Everything he’s been trying to ignore since Altissia (those deep blue eyes, that perpetual hint of something tugging at the corners of Noct’s mouth, the inexplicable obsession/attraction he’s felt toward the kid) come back in full force.  And still Ignis knows next to nothing about him!

- He doesn’t realize he’s been staring until Noct shifts uncomfortably and reaches in the bag to pull out one of the steaming hot coffees. “Nice t’see you again. Gladio said you, uh, like double shots?”

- “Oh. Yes, I do. Thank you. Er - “ Reaching out for the gift, he can’t help but notice the “name” scrawled across the side of the cup in black marker. “‘Specs’?”

- Noct flushes as his eyes somehow grow ever more beautiful. “O-oh. I didn’t…. I mean, you never told me your name, and Gladio said I should...ask you myself….” (Nearby, Gladio is grinning and whispering something in Prompto’s ear until the blonde’s mirth grows to match) “U-um, I hope you don’t hate it. T-the nickname, I mean. It’s ‘cause of your glasses, y’know, and - “

- “Ignis.” He clears his throat when Noct blushes again. “My name is Ignis Scientia. I apologize for my apparent lapse in manners when we met in Altissia.”

- “Yeah, um, me too.” (Gladio and Prompto are, if possible, being more obnoxious than before. Prompto’s actually filming this with his phone while Gladio shoots him the thumbs up from over Ignis’ shoulder). “I’m Noctis. But Noct is fine.” And now Ignis is smiling at him - it’s subtle, more in the way his eyes soften than the barely-visible curve of his lips - but Noct thinks it’s completely unfair how gorgeous he looks when he does it.

- “Thank you for the coffee, Noct.” Ignis takes a sip (is it wrong to be jealous of a plastic cup lid??) and gestures for him to have a seat next to Gladio on the mat. Noctis watches for over an hour in awe, unable to tear his eyes off Ignis while he limbers up, runs Prompto through their basic drills, and eventually demonstrates a new beam technique that shows off both his flawless flexibility and his impressive upper body strength.

- Halfway through, Gladio leans in and with a knowing grin, tells him to pick his jaw up off the floor.