[Fic] Final Fantasy XV: Recovery

[spindizzy]

Me: I will just ease my way back into writing fic with drabbles! That will be fine!
Also me: I forgot that drabbles are actually an exercise in word choice and mood and that they're actually bloody difficult.

By which I mean: hello! I am rusty! Have an FFXV drabble courtesy of thebaconfat sending me the FFXV prologue and the drabble_zone prompt "Laying the Blame". (Literally, I cut double the length of this drabble from it, I am SO RUSTY.)

Final Fantasy XV // Recovery
G | 100 words | Ignis, Noctis | Set before the game | Noctis: I hated being stuck in here. [...] Ignis: Which is why I had no choice but to accompany you whenever you left this room.

A better retainer might have encouraged Noctis back to bed with a book after catching him mid-escape out the window. Instead, Ignis said "I'll go with you."

Noctis started. "What? Why? We're gonna get in trouble, you hate that." The prince's use of we was generous; the blame would fall entirely on Ignis. But for the first time in months the flush on Noctis' face had been temper and effort rather than fever, and Ignis had suddenly, nonsensically, thought Oh, there you are.

"No matter," Ignis said, climbing onto the window sill. "We'll just have to avoid getting caught."

Comments

[rionaleonhart]

Oh, wow, this is perfect. Drabbles, as you say, are hard, but you've neatly worked so much personality into a tiny space. I particularly like Ignis reflecting on what 'a better retainer' would do. What a lovely moment in time.

[thebaconfat]

UGGHHHHHHHH this is GOOD and I have FEELINGS

I have such a hard time giving feeedback on your drabbles because I feel like I'll just end up quoting the whole thing -- each word fits as part of the piece and pulling them out to try and talk about them leaves me floundering.

But the entire second paragraph is perfect, especially The prince's use of we was generous, and Ignis had suddenly, nonsensically, thought Oh, there you are.

Thank you for sharing this, I love it!

[squeemu]

fsafsa I LOVE THIS, I'm so glad you jumped back into the pit with us aaaaaaaa

This is so perfect, I can't. ;___; This is all so Ignis (and Noct!): the better retainer, the use of we, there you are, we'll just have to avoid getting caught. UGH I LOVE THIS WITH ALL MY BEING

BUT ALSO!!! It's so perfectly laid out. The ending is glorious and a triumph over drabbles; the beginning is perfect and catches the attention. AND THE MIDDLE HAS ALL THE MEAT AND EMOTIONAL DEVASTATION OF A NOVEL

I'm so glad you wrote this!!!