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[shootsoff]

Wait, why shit? What are you shitting about?

[That sounds suspicious.]

Why do you need to know so bad?

[indeferent]

Curiosity?

<sub>[ And then quietly: ]

Noct and I maaaaaaaay have also placed a bet or two.</sub>

[shootsoff]

That's it. Information diet time.

[indeferent]

Aw, come on! You used to grill me about my dates!

[shootsoff]

Not so I could win a bet!

[indeferent]

The bets came after!

[shootsoff]

What.

[indeferent]

After you left, we were settling down for the night and we were talking. Just... Y'know, wondering if you were gonna be okay, all that stuff?

[shootsoff]

Betting on whether I'd make out with a boy, you mean.

[indeferent]

Betting on whether or not you'd pull a me.

[shootsoff]

Pull a you? You mean be charming and suave?

[indeferent]

I figured you guys would be pretty shy, honestly. Both of you. Not that it's a bad thing, I mean?

[shootsoff]

If you're trying to say you're shy...

[indeferent]

I'm tryin' to say you don't strike me as the kind to go all the way on the first date.

[shootsoff]

I guess I'm not. It was really good though.

[A pause.]

There was a little bit of tongue.

[indeferent]

<sub>Damn it. Oi, quit looking at me like that, Princess. Take it and can it.

[ The sound of coins in a bag smacking something, and another grumble from Gladio. There might even be a half-snort from someone, but he's too busy brooding over it for a few seconds. ]</sub>

More like a brat than a prince...

_{[ A sigh, and he shakes his head to himself. ]}

Anyway, I ain't your dad so I'm not gonna lecture you on the whole... _{[ He raises his voice an octave to try and match his father's- ]} "You're an adult, so it's time you start acting like one and think with the head on your shoulders instead of the other one" - _{[ His voice drops back to normal, and he sniffs once. ]} That whole thing like my dad used to. All I wanna say is... I 'unno.

[shootsoff]

[He can't help it, he finally gives in and laughs at that.]

Sounds like he won. Let me guess, he bet nothing would happen?

[A little bit 'ouch' but still mostly funny.]

You wanna say you dunno? Don't worry, I'll be careful. You know me. Always careful.

[indeferent]

More like I was the one who bet nothing would happen. He put money down on you two going at it like a couple teenagers at a drive-in.

_{[ Did they even have drive-ins in Insomnia? Spoiler alert: Totally. Gladio has in fact taken a date or two there just to see what all the hype was about, and he's almost a little ashamed to say he found himself getting too engrossed in the movie - usually old, cheesy films in black and white from his father's day and age - instead of his date. ]}

I— W-Well, I mean, there's that but I also, uh. It's important that you guys're safe, yeah, but it's just as important that you guys had fun.

[shootsoff]

Gross, but not inaccurate.

[Put that way, it kind of is gross-sounding. It sure hadn't felt gross though, when it was happening.]

We did have fun. A lot of fun actually. Law is...well, he's a lot of fun. And sooo dorky, oh my god. He kept blushing and tripping and stuff, it was really cute.

[Nevermind that Prompto did the same things. It's not cute when HE does it, okay?]

[indeferent]

Gross? Aren't you twenty? That's still on the cusp of nineteen, you know.

_{[ By comparison in this day and age he and Ignis are like. Old. Lame, boring adults. ]}

Both of you were dorks all over the journals, Blondie. I dunno what to tell you there. But... Y'think there'll be a second date?

[shootsoff]

It's not gross because I'm twenty, it's gross that you're speculating on my love life!

[Ignis and Gladio will never be old lame adults as far as Prompto is concerned. They're too cool.]

I know I was a dork! It just isn't cute when I do it, but it's totally cute when he does. And yeah I think maybe there will be.

[indeferent]

It's healthy gossip! 'Least we don't gotta worry about tabloids or anything stupid like that... Lemme tell you - those things? Terrifying when you see your pictures in 'em.

_{[ Gotta love having that Amicitia name putting a big ol TARGET right on your entire private life. And the whole close ties to the other royal family. The Big Royal Family. ]}

Where you gettin' the idea that it isn't cute? Hell, had I known you swung that was I might've taken a shot in the dark, too.

[shootsoff]

Ugh, even the thought of my name in a tabloid is scary.

[Thankfully that's nothing he's had to worry about. He might've been best friend to the Prince, but he'd never done anything tabloid-worthy and wasn't famous or anything on his own.]

Wait, what? Really?

[Does his voice squeak on that last word? Yep, it sure does.]

[indeferent]

I can see it now. "Prince's Hot Young Retainer Has A New Beau!!!! Upset In The Royal Family!" with a picture of you plastered all over the front page.

_{[ Maybe with some overly dramatic little blurb with Noct's head on it too. Something that says "Betrayal!!!!" in the corner? Man, he doesn't miss those things. ]}

Yeah, really. Hell, what was the worst that could've happened? I may not know you as well as Noct does, but you never struck me as the kind of guy to cut and run from a friendship after an awkward date. Best case scenario? You have a good time. Worst case? Eh, you refuse or we just get dinner. Nothing would really change.

[shootsoff]

Oh my god, no! That sounds awful.

[Just the thought of it is making the hairs on the back of his neck stand up. That's not the type of attention Prompto has ever wanted.]

No, I'm not. And...you're right. It wouldn't have been a bad thing. I...probably would've even said yes.

[God this has been a strange week, finding out that half the people he'd been traveling with might've asked him out in other circumstances. The last thing he'd expected when he'd spontaneously asked Law out was finding all this out.]