[ He's realistic, not fatalistic. He hates it, that this conversation is even necessary but in his mind it is. Losing Noctis would be unbearable for all of them but worse for Insomnia, for Lucis. They can't afford that right now, not with everything as politically unstable as it is, not with the Empire as it is. They need to be careful and ensure each step is measured, well thought out.
Still, he's not going to win this argument right now, he's sure, and it isn't the best time to try and die on this particular hill so he exhales unhappily and allows himself to lie there, Noctis' chest rising and falling soothingly. ]
I'm not certain if I can get back to sleep as quickly as I'd like, but you should try. I shouldn't keep you up.
[ He should probably get up and put another shirt on but he can't bring himself to move more than the few inches he's already moved to drape over Noctis. ]
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[ He's realistic, not fatalistic. He hates it, that this conversation is even necessary but in his mind it is. Losing Noctis would be unbearable for all of them but worse for Insomnia, for Lucis. They can't afford that right now, not with everything as politically unstable as it is, not with the Empire as it is. They need to be careful and ensure each step is measured, well thought out.
Still, he's not going to win this argument right now, he's sure, and it isn't the best time to try and die on this particular hill so he exhales unhappily and allows himself to lie there, Noctis' chest rising and falling soothingly. ]
I'm not certain if I can get back to sleep as quickly as I'd like, but you should try. I shouldn't keep you up.
[ He should probably get up and put another shirt on but he can't bring himself to move more than the few inches he's already moved to drape over Noctis. ]