(with thanks to lassarina for giving this a read-over)
An awkwardness hung in the cavern air. The three stared at Noctis, who in turn was staring fixedly at a rock.
"Well," Gladio said after a moment. "That was unexpected."
"I had to do something!" Prompto said. "I mean, what was I supposed to do, carry him in my pocket?"
Noctis made a choking sound. Gladio snorted, clearly amused at the situation. Spots of color darkened Prompto's cheeks, and he said again, "I had to do something! We're out of restoratives!"
"What you did was not without a certain logic," Ignis said calmly. "Noct is a prince, after all. It stands to reason that a kiss might return him from amphibious form."
"Yeah, but Prompto's no maiden," Gladio pointed out, eyes still dancing with laughter.
The blush on Prompto's cheeks got even deeper and he opened his mouth to answer, but Noctis interrupted. "Could we not talk about it any more?" he said, eyes still fixed on the rock.
"Noct is right," Ignis said. "We should resume our search for the crypt."
Gladio nodded. "We haven't searched north yet," he said, and walked off, Ignis trailing behind him. Prompto moved to follow.
"Prompto," Noctis called. Prompto turned to Noctis, and their eyes met. "Would you do it again? I mean, if you had to," Noctis said quickly.
"Of course," Prompto answered.
Noctis nodded, and walked past Prompto, his arm brushing against Prompto's chest. Heat surged through Prompto. The cavern wasn't that narrow; it's not like Noctis had to squeeze past him. Maybe his impromptu kiss hadn't been such a silly idea after all.
Noctis/Prompto, "A Maiden's Kiss?", T
An awkwardness hung in the cavern air. The three stared at Noctis, who in turn was staring fixedly at a rock.
"Well," Gladio said after a moment. "That was unexpected."
"I had to do something!" Prompto said. "I mean, what was I supposed to do, carry him in my pocket?"
Noctis made a choking sound. Gladio snorted, clearly amused at the situation. Spots of color darkened Prompto's cheeks, and he said again, "I had to do something! We're out of restoratives!"
"What you did was not without a certain logic," Ignis said calmly. "Noct is a prince, after all. It stands to reason that a kiss might return him from amphibious form."
"Yeah, but Prompto's no maiden," Gladio pointed out, eyes still dancing with laughter.
The blush on Prompto's cheeks got even deeper and he opened his mouth to answer, but Noctis interrupted. "Could we not talk about it any more?" he said, eyes still fixed on the rock.
"Noct is right," Ignis said. "We should resume our search for the crypt."
Gladio nodded. "We haven't searched north yet," he said, and walked off, Ignis trailing behind him. Prompto moved to follow.
"Prompto," Noctis called. Prompto turned to Noctis, and their eyes met. "Would you do it again? I mean, if you had to," Noctis said quickly.
"Of course," Prompto answered.
Noctis nodded, and walked past Prompto, his arm brushing against Prompto's chest. Heat surged through Prompto. The cavern wasn't that narrow; it's not like Noctis had to squeeze past him. Maybe his impromptu kiss hadn't been such a silly idea after all.