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[inimicitia]

[ 𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚏𝚕𝚘𝚠 — 𝚝𝚎𝚡𝚝𝚜, 𝚊𝚞𝚍𝚒𝚘, 𝚟𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚘, 𝚎𝚝𝚌. ]

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[somnifer]

[ A soft exhale shudders out of him when Gladio threads their fingers. He's caught in his eyes again, burning a bright amber, and Noctis is only half-aware when he swallows, staring right back. It's like looking directly at the sun — not that he minds. ]

You better, [ comes out far too warm and affectionate to be threatening, but the sharp glint in his eyes is a promise. He won't forget this. ] We're in this together. It's all or nothing. [ Noctis doesn't clarify what, exactly, he's saying with that last sentiment, but he doesn't feel like he needs to. Gladio will understand. He always does.

And if he's squeezing his hands too tight, well. That says something too. ]

[inimicitia]

I'll always be right here. [ Because that sentiment doesn't need to be explained, Gladio knows it intrinsically. This is the life he wants, standing right at Noct's side, and there's no where else for him but here. And if it feels like drowning, staring into Noctis' deep blue eyes, it's a good thing that he likes the sound of the waves crashing overhead and the cradling sensation of sinking deeper and not caring to know how to get back to the surface.

Gladio squeezes back, too, as much a lifeline to Noctis as Noctis is for him. ]