I love you, Nocty. We both do.

( his hands surge up, threading through noctis' hair gently, idly scratching at his scalp. god, but he really does love him like nothing else in this world - he loves noctis, and how hard he tries, making a real attempt at seeing everything through keith's eyes. it means a lot to him, these agreements instead of further yelling, and it's proof of just how much they mean to each other. they refuse to let the other one go.

pressing a kiss to his temple, keith leans barely back, so he can share a smile with noct. )

I won't stop you if there's something you have to do. I know how important you are, and I'd never come between you and duty.

( no more missions ever is a big thing to promise, and keith wants it to be known that he'll never hold noctis back, not from something he wants to do. picking a sandwich up, he sticks it in noctis' mouth, laughing softly to himself. )

Although, I think tonight proved that Ignis, Prompto, and Gladio are good at handling things on their own, sometimes. We were kind of dead weight.