[ It's all right, Ignis is so often the quickest amongst them, the strategist with an intelligence so razor-sharp it's terrifying to others who find themselves on the wrong side of him, there's space for error when it comes to mealtimes.
He pushes his muffin and sausage to him, a sure sign of love, but his smile fades when Ignis brings up the question. He's thought of it, of course -- the question of succession has been a nagging one on the backburner, but there had always been more urgent situations to see to and resolve. He had never thought past his days with Ignis, and had always imagined that it could always be put off to another day. What does Ignis think about all this? To tell him that he's considering surrogacy seems like so much presumptuousness that Ignis would consent to spend the rest of his life with him. Kings don't marry their fellow male advisers; it hasn't been done in the entire Lucian history, and that is a tangle Noctis doesn't yet feel ready to undo. Especially when he hasn't even asked Ignis yet.
Of course, their relationship isn't a secret to those in the know, but having a lover and having an heir are two very different things. A king must have a queen, even though Noctis finds that patentedly ridiculous, and what of the political ramifications of such a thing? Would there be any at all? After Luna, he's determined that his marriage and lifelong happiness not be put up as a political pawn. But what if it becomes necessary? ]
They must have already brought it up to you. What do you think, Iggy? [ He asks at last, a knot in his stomach. Surely he must have some ideas, even if Ignis has always made a point of deferring decisions to him. ]
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He pushes his muffin and sausage to him, a sure sign of love, but his smile fades when Ignis brings up the question. He's thought of it, of course -- the question of succession has been a nagging one on the backburner, but there had always been more urgent situations to see to and resolve. He had never thought past his days with Ignis, and had always imagined that it could always be put off to another day. What does Ignis think about all this? To tell him that he's considering surrogacy seems like so much presumptuousness that Ignis would consent to spend the rest of his life with him. Kings don't marry their fellow male advisers; it hasn't been done in the entire Lucian history, and that is a tangle Noctis doesn't yet feel ready to undo. Especially when he hasn't even asked Ignis yet.
Of course, their relationship isn't a secret to those in the know, but having a lover and having an heir are two very different things. A king must have a queen, even though Noctis finds that patentedly ridiculous, and what of the political ramifications of such a thing? Would there be any at all? After Luna, he's determined that his marriage and lifelong happiness not be put up as a political pawn. But what if it becomes necessary? ]
They must have already brought it up to you. What do you think, Iggy? [ He asks at last, a knot in his stomach. Surely he must have some ideas, even if Ignis has always made a point of deferring decisions to him. ]