The Count Down To New

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Sometimes feelings build up. Sometimes all it takes is a resolution, some liquid courage, and the rush of celebration to break through the silence. This is what happens on those nights



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[faithfulsupport]

"That can be arranged." Ignis muttered as he continued to glare occasionally back over his shoulder. "I'm quite sure they simply have questions."

That he totally wasn't going to be inclined to give answers to. And if Nida paid the price the advisor would find out about it.

[skyward_eyes]

"I guess we all do at this point," Nida admits with a shrug. "That's just what it is, isn't it?"

TOnight was about questions. Asking them. Answers could come later.

"You'd think that you don't dance from the way they stare."

[faithfulsupport]

"I suppose." Ignis replied, trying to keep an eye on Nida in case he needed help. And after they sat back down, he was quiet, lost in thought as he ate. But his mind never stopped going and he looked at Nida. "I can escort you to your room whenever you're ready to retire for the evening."

[skyward_eyes]

"An escort?" Nida asks, and then he laughs.

Here he was, Kingsglaive, a guardian of the royal line and the people important to the nation. And he's the one being escorted.

"I think I'd like that."

[faithfulsupport]

"To make sure you get back to your room of course." Ignis smiled. Really he didn't want to find out something had happened to the man which had prevented him from getting to his room safely. Especially not when it could have very easily been skirted in the first place had the advisor taken an extra few minutes out of his night.

But he smiled when Nida agreed to it. "Then an escort it will be."

Secretly he liked the idea anyhow, because it would be as if he was walking the man home even if it wasn't far. And then the calculating part of his mind went off which would involve talking to Gladio and perhaps Noct to see if the Glaive could get the day off.

[skyward_eyes]

"Well, once I finish this plate, we can go," he says, smiling. "My shift is over."

Not that he wanted to leave the party. but if he slept and rested, then he could wake up and see if Ignis was real.

[faithfulsupport]

"Alright."

Ignis finished what he had and wondered how the other would act tomorrow. Certainly there wouldn't be as much insight as there had been this evening to how the man felt, but at least he knew which was more than he could've said at the start of the evening.

He checked his watch and nodded. "I'll come to you around eleven which should give you plenty of time to sleep. Or I could simply have you text me to let me know when you're awake if you prefer." That gave Nida the chance to say yes or no to having his phone number.

But really there was no point in thinking the other would be awake if he wasn't, and knocking on the man's door would be rude if he was still asleep or not up to going out due to being hungover.

[skyward_eyes]

"Uh... I could text you," Nida says, a bit shy. He could have Ignis's number. That was exciting. "Is that okay?"

He looks so nervous over this, reaching for his phone.

[faithfulsupport]

His eyes crinkled with unexpressed mirth as Nida seemed shy all of a sudden. But he waited until the other had his phone and he gave his own number and had the man test text him to make sure it worked.

Once it was successful, he nodded. "Just text me when you're awake and then you can text me when you're ready to go." That would make it easier on Nida in the advisor's eyes.

[skyward_eyes]

Ignis's number in his phone would mean that it was real, so Nida handed over his phone.

"Here," he said, smiling.

[faithfulsupport]

That smile was adorable and it made it tough for Ignis to concentrate on putting his number in the other's phone. But somehow he got it done and handed it back. Fussing a little, he looked over at Nida.

"Send me a text if you would please."

And of course Ignis had pulled out his own phone.

[skyward_eyes]

Oh, yeah, that's fair too. Nida quickly types out a text, with just his name and which room in the Citadel was his. Not to flirt or anything. But so Ignis could find his way tomorrow.

[faithfulsupport]

Ignis typed up a reply on his phone that he got the text message and to text him when he woke up and ready to go or whatever worked best. He wasn't trying to rush the man or anything else of that nature.

One thing he did know was that he had a long night ahead of him so he was trying to enjoy every moment he could with this man.

[skyward_eyes]

That text was going to blow Nida's mind in the morning.

"Alright then. That's... I think I'll believe this when I wake up."

He smiles and looks at Ignis. "Thank you. For coming in through my door."

[faithfulsupport]

"I would certainly hope so, texts can't be faked or imagined." It was really adorable how Nida had thought so highly of Ignis. And as flattering as it was, it didn't register that he was some sort of hero because he never thought of himself that way. He was just an advisor and not royalty.

None of it made sense, but he was happy the man had noticed him.

Those dark eyes just entranced him but he couldn't let it show. "You're quite welcome."

[skyward_eyes]

Okay, they could, but he'd not saying that. But Ignis doesn't get it.

"You know... I've been interested in you since I graduated high school and first tried out for the Kingsglaive. I saw you that day, and I just... I was wowed by you."

[faithfulsupport]

That caught his attention. "You tried out for the.." Wait, what? This has Ignis a little flustered. "What..what was I even doing that was so..interesting that I merited your attention?" Had he been sparring with Gladio? Was he just standing around?

Nida just was slaying him with the things he was saying, and here Ignis had thought he'd heard the whole story. Turns out he was wrong and didn't mind being wrong.

[skyward_eyes]

"I didn't make it first time," Nida shrugs. The Glaive was beyond him at the time. But he was happy to admit this.

"I was lost. I opened the wrong training room door. And there you were, with the Shield. You were... poetry."

[faithfulsupport]

Poetry, that wasn't something he'd ever heard about himself and he smiled. "I take it Gladio and I were sparring or training somehow?" He couldn't seem to recall what he'd been doing the first time he'd laid eyes on the man. But he did remember the ceremony and how handsome the other had looked.

Ignis was part of the Glaive so he tried to be there for as many inductions into the Glaive as there were since they'd been started by His Majesty King Regis. Obviously as many weren't needed anymore but it was still an honour to meet those that made the prestigious cut.

[skyward_eyes]

They were, and Nida smiled. He'd been... He'd been so beautiful.

Stunningly so. To the point where he would want to wrap his arms around Ignis. But it's better not to say much more. He'd embarrass himself. So instead he popped another tidbit into his mouth and smiled at Ignis.

"Walk with me?"

[faithfulsupport]

Ignis nodded, ready at once to get up. "Of course. So I'm walking you to your room then?" It was good to make sure to know where they were going. And now that Nida had his number, communication without other prying eyes would be far easier.

However, Gladio would be paid a visit proper tonight for the request.

[skyward_eyes]

"Yes," Nida decides with a smile. "If that's okay? Would you?"

[faithfulsupport]

"I'd be delighted." Ignis smiled. He didn't know whether or not to offer his arm, but if Nida stumbled or fell the man would get assistance right away from him. So he just made sure that he would keep time with the other's steps to ensure his safety.

[skyward_eyes]

The arm isn't offered, and Nida doesn't reach for it. But he does head back in with Ignis, hands off his dish to a collection bin, and moves out of the room. It's not until they're more away from prying eyes that Nida's composure fumbles a bit, and he stumbles half a step forward.

[faithfulsupport]

Ignis caught Nida after he stumbled and smiled. "I'll help you." So he ducked down and allowed the other to wrap an arm around his neck. "If you're comfortable this way, we can carry on."

It was inappropriate to be certain but since his own room was closer, that offer wasn't completely off of the table. He could sleep on the floor or in another room quite comfortably.