[ That's the beauty of it, really. Their king and savior walks among them like it doesn't even matter. Ardyn hadn't cared about the world. He'd been spiteful, wanting to spurn the crystal and the Astrals out of misplaced anger that had nowhere else to go. He'd manipulated people like dolls just to see what they would do in some circumstances, and to further his goals in others. He didn't have allies, he had pawns, or underlings, or people who he had evidently wiped the minds of, just to see what would happen.
What would happen if he were sitting across from Ardyn as king right now? If Ardyn had brought back the light, taken him to some hole in the wall restaurant and offered him cheesecake? The thought is almost too bizarre to entertain so Ignis takes his fork and delicately slices a portion off of it, eating it just as carefully. It is good. They live in a world where it's possible to buy milk and sugar and cream, now, where you can eat cheesecake on a whim. It's sometimes overwhelming to realize.
Ardyn would have been a poor choice. Ignis knows that. But he isn't prepared for the realization that there is no better choice than Noctis. A man that's been through the worst of everything and come back out alive and well and cares enough to make it better. ]
I should earn my keep here. More than I am already.
[ Once it's out of his mouth, there's no taking it back. Ignis takes another slice of cheesecake and lets it linger on his tongue before continuing. ]
I may not have all of his memories but I can be useful.
*an entire cheesecake not one jfc self
What would happen if he were sitting across from Ardyn as king right now? If Ardyn had brought back the light, taken him to some hole in the wall restaurant and offered him cheesecake? The thought is almost too bizarre to entertain so Ignis takes his fork and delicately slices a portion off of it, eating it just as carefully. It is good. They live in a world where it's possible to buy milk and sugar and cream, now, where you can eat cheesecake on a whim. It's sometimes overwhelming to realize.
Ardyn would have been a poor choice. Ignis knows that. But he isn't prepared for the realization that there is no better choice than Noctis. A man that's been through the worst of everything and come back out alive and well and cares enough to make it better. ]
I should earn my keep here. More than I am already.
[ Once it's out of his mouth, there's no taking it back. Ignis takes another slice of cheesecake and lets it linger on his tongue before continuing. ]
I may not have all of his memories but I can be useful.