[It's Prompto's turn to take comfort from Sparky's warm, negligible weight, from the soft smoothness of his feathers. He curls around his chocobo, shrinking in, but when he speaks again, his voice doesn't waver.]
You've always stood by me, even when I thought I was worth worse than nothing. When I found out... what I am. And what I was supposed to do to you, and all our friends.
[He knows he hasn't told him yet, but he has to say this. Noct has to know.]
But you didn't even blink, Noct, when I told you. It didn't matter what I was meant for or where I came from, because... because I'm with you guys. I'm one of you. That's what you said, a-and all that other stuff, my past, it doesn't mean anything next to that. That you believed in me.
[When Sparky cheeps and nips softly at Prompto's hands, he realizes his hold's tightened and he sits up, breathing in shakily, then turns to meet Noct's eyes.]
So I don't care what you're meant for, either. I'm not gonna leave you to deal with the world's crap by yourself, you're my best friend and I won't stop until we find a way to fix things that doesn't kill you. Ignis, too. We're gonna figure it out.
[Like he's afraid Noct will interrupt him here, he raises his voice a little and speaks faster.]
And if--if--we don't get it in time, and you have to... If that happens, which it won't. [Prompto swallows, pale under his freckles.] Then at least... at least you won't have had to bear that weight all alone the whole time. If we all work together, that's. That's... You won't be alone.
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Date: 2018-07-12 05:18 pm (UTC)[It's Prompto's turn to take comfort from Sparky's warm, negligible weight, from the soft smoothness of his feathers. He curls around his chocobo, shrinking in, but when he speaks again, his voice doesn't waver.]
You've always stood by me, even when I thought I was worth worse than nothing. When I found out... what I am. And what I was supposed to do to you, and all our friends.
[He knows he hasn't told him yet, but he has to say this. Noct has to know.]
But you didn't even blink, Noct, when I told you. It didn't matter what I was meant for or where I came from, because... because I'm with you guys. I'm one of you. That's what you said, a-and all that other stuff, my past, it doesn't mean anything next to that. That you believed in me.
[When Sparky cheeps and nips softly at Prompto's hands, he realizes his hold's tightened and he sits up, breathing in shakily, then turns to meet Noct's eyes.]
So I don't care what you're meant for, either. I'm not gonna leave you to deal with the world's crap by yourself, you're my best friend and I won't stop until we find a way to fix things that doesn't kill you. Ignis, too. We're gonna figure it out.
[Like he's afraid Noct will interrupt him here, he raises his voice a little and speaks faster.]
And if--if--we don't get it in time, and you have to... If that happens, which it won't. [Prompto swallows, pale under his freckles.] Then at least... at least you won't have had to bear that weight all alone the whole time. If we all work together, that's. That's... You won't be alone.
I couldn't stand that, Noct.