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ᴀʟɪsᴀɪᴇ "ғɪᴛᴇ ᴍᴇ" ʟᴇᴠᴇɪʟʟᴇᴜʀ ([personal profile] adelphoi) wrote2017-12-02 01:30 am

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[ never before has alisaie so deeply, keenly known what it is to feel bittersweet.

arriving on hydaelyn again, surrounded by the familiar walls of the rising stones, eorzea's peoples and lands safe, restored, full - is it not what she had dreamt of since first she awoke in that icy pod? since she looked out over a wide vista of stars and attempted to process the fact that her home was gone? mourning an entire world had been a monumental effort, and when the news had come that their homes could yet be salvaged she had never been more relieved.

that relief, of course, had been soon followed by a sweeping despair. they were to return home, and only home, the natha had a duty to fulfill, to see to it that everything was restored exactly as it was, no exception, no compromise. for the greater good, they had insisted, and alisaie's heart had broken clean in two. she had made so many connections, so many close friends, she had carved a life out for herself on el nysa and -

- and prompto. to lose him forever was an ache she could not bear. she had already lost so much, so many, and to lose him.. of course she fought. she railed and shouted herself hoarse, she petitioned the natha again and again, begged, but they would not be moved. and so she was home again, surrounded by familiar walls and familiar friends, but on her clothing she could still smell prompto's skin, the sensation of his last kiss clinging to her mouth like a ghost.

a week of stunned grieving was all she allowed herself, but alisaie would not be defeated. traveling to other worlds.. it is possible, she has seen it done. the ascians, the warriors of the first - all had traveled between the planes, and alisaie was entirely certain, with all of her heart, that his eos was one of the many echoes, the worlds connected to her own by the sundering of the mothercrystal. prompto was gone and yet he still somehow felt so very close, just out of reach of her touch, her voice, her heart.

the pregnancy, of course, had been.. entirely unexpected. the natha had rendered them sterile, but she can only assume that they had reversed it some time before their restoration of their homes, long enough for him to quicken within her womb and leave her with a soul to remember him by, a sweet child with her own dark eyes and prompto's fair hair, and smile, and laugh that breaks her heart to hear. but gods she loves him, this little sunshine boy who thrives on touch and love, who sleeps well and smiles often and gives her the extra drive she needs to work, to finish, to find the way to drive open the doorway between their worlds. it is unstable, and unable to linger for long, it is entirely possible that this is a one-way trip, that she will never be able to find her way back, and that is all that stalls her. prompto is her heart, her husband, the mother of her child - but hydaelyn is her home, her family is here, and the thought of leaving her brother behind forever, leaving urianger, and the scions..

gods, it is nearly enough to unmake her, to convince her to abandon her work.

but they remind her, all of them, that prompto too is her family, that their child deserves to know his father, that if she does not make this step she will never see him again. she will.. simply have to do it again, to find a way to keep the doorway open. and if she has not, at least she has said her goodbyes, she has made her peace, and decided what it is that she needs.

and so that is what brings her here at last, to eos, where the air is thick with darkness, where the aether is in upheaval. gods, this is the home he had returned to? this is where he has been? the atmosphere is heady and oppressive, the roads swarmed with terrible daemons. she had made the right decision.

finding him, however, was much more difficult. finding her way to a well lit station had been difficult enough in a foreign world, and she had learned quickly to arrange her hair to cover her ears, avoiding questions she does not have the time to answer. but soon enough she had learned of him, where he was, and how to arrive there - to a city called lestallum, the last great bastion against the doom hovering on the horizon.

alisaie's heart is pounding when she arrives before the worn wooden door, in a narrow staircase with yellow walls, the paint peeling and the light harsh. she's ruffled and dusty with travel, exhausted and anxious, smelling of sweat and chocobo but once she had arrived in the city she could not bring herself to wait another second before searching him out, finding him. hefting the sleeping child higher on her hip, alisaie presses a kiss to his pale blonde head, taking a deep, stilling breath.

and she knocks. ]
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[personal profile] punshots 2017-12-16 09:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Yep, they grow up so fast...better get crack-a-lackin' on popping out those twins!!! ]

Yeah. Canals and gondolas and water everywhere. It's a sight! Or...it was, at least.

[ He trots towards the door to open it for them, and then pulls it shut behind them. It's a bit lighter than it was the night before, but there is, of course, no true sun in the sky. It's like it keeps trying to rise but just can't muster the energy for it, bathing the morning in a cool, predawn light that never ends. ]

It got pretty beat up by the Hydraean, but in its heyday, man. I'll have to show you some pics later.
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[personal profile] punshots 2017-12-16 10:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Of course she does. It's not surprising, but his smile warms all the same. It's radiant, really, and doesn't dim as they walk along the dusty road, the city beginning to wake up as he steers her towards the main thoroughfare, one arm around her shoulders.

It's impossible not to look at them, to just appreciate the simple existence of this moment, and after they go along for a moment in silence, Prompto laughs quickly, his eyes warm and bright as he takes the pair of them in. His beautiful, fierce, passionate wife, and his perfect, smiling son. Gods, how his heart swells with adoration for the both of them. ]
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[personal profile] punshots 2017-12-16 11:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[ His smile cracks wider when she calls him out, almost as if he'd been waiting for her to notice. He can't keep his eyes off her, or his hands off her, and it's going to make for a very distracting day. But they'll manage... ]

I just - you're here! And Louie - it's...I still can't really believe it.

[ This - this exact thing, right here, is what he has wanted for so long. ]
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[personal profile] punshots 2017-12-17 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah...it does.

[ But it's gone on long enough now that Prompto knows in his heart that it is not a dream. It's still too good to be true, yes, but it is still true, nevertheless. She's really here with him, he really has a son, and everything is going to be different now. ]

C'mon. I got an old friend you gotta meet.
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[personal profile] punshots 2017-12-17 03:18 am (UTC)(link)
[ They have so much to catch up on - affection and stories both, but this too is a part of that end. As he heads up the main walkway of Lestallum, he veers off towards a second of town that is less thickly populated. This is the makeshift headquarters of the Kingsglaive now, but he doesn't stop to greet any of the leaders or commanders moving about. Most don't give him a second look in passing, anyway, though some certainly do, noting the addition of a woman and a child with him that have certainly not been with him before. ]

Wait here.

[ With an eager grin, Prompto trots up to one of the weapons stalls, where a young boy, now barely a teenager, is looking over a few tomes. It's clear, even from a distance, that these two know each other well, and get on much better than Prompto does with many of the glaives.

A moment later, the boy disappears into the building behind him, the door ajar, and then scrambling out comes Peo. A few years older and grayer, a bit slower than he used to be, but Peo all the same, and while he spares Prompto a moment of greeting in the form of slathered kisses, as soon as Alisaie catches the dog's attention, he makes a beeline for her, all four legs off the ground at a time as he runs and barks warmly at her. ]
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[personal profile] punshots 2017-12-17 04:49 am (UTC)(link)
[ He had expecting their reunion to be heartwarming, for Alisaie had always loved Peo as much as Prompto did, though he was the one who got to bring him home. The nature of his work had made it difficult for him to keep him at his side, which is why he often ended up in Talcott's care, but Peo was always such a sweet reminder of what had been, of the tiny family he had been able to build on El Nysa. Ever their faithful companion, through sickness and health, good times and the bad, and really, he should have expected an emotional outpouring such as this.

But all the same, he takes Louisoix into his arms so Alisaie and Peo can get properly reacquainted, with tears of joy and happy yelps and tail-wagging more furious than Prompto has ever witnessed. It's impossible to not let the tears surface in his own eyes, even as Louisoix grabs at his face with his tiny, chubby fingers. The three of them are now the four of them, and there are no words for how complete and fulfilled he is at that moment, kneeling down so he and Louie are at eye level with the other two. ]


Think he missed you just a bit.

[ A tearful laugh breaks around his words. ]
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[personal profile] punshots 2017-12-17 06:17 am (UTC)(link)
[ Peo yaps in response, almost chastising in asking why it took her so long. But dogs are quick to forgive and forget, and so he nuzzles close, sniffing and whining in delight beneath her hands, until a new smell catches his attention.

The dog's attention shifts to the small, squirming human in Prompto's arms. Louisoix squeals with laughter as Peo draws near, sniffing curiously and then when he's decided this new thing is good, he starts to generously slather Louie with kisses on his chubby cheeks and hands, getting better acquainted with his little brother.

And from the way Louisoix laughs, he seems to like it alright, too. ]


Looks like these two are gonna get along juuuust fine.

[ Probably a little too well. Should they be worried... ]
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[personal profile] punshots 2017-12-17 07:24 am (UTC)(link)
[ It's about the cutest thing Prompto has ever witnessed, his dog and his boy meeting and getting acquainted, and Alisaie beaming at them, too. His heart aches with how pure and good it is, with how something so simple and lovely could exist in a world so corrupted and broken. He laughs just to laugh, just for the warm feeling that fills him as his family surrounds him, whole and complete and perfect. His family - a thing they had to forge, to fight for, that Alisaie had literally torn a hole through the fabric of space to see brought together once more.

He could do anything now, if these are the loved ones beside him.

At last he straightens again, nuzzling against Louie's cheek and wiping a tear from the corner of his own eye. ]


So...where were we?

[ On to the rest of this glorious, wonderful, perfect day. ]
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how dare you i wanted to play out them buying eggs for breakfast!!!

[personal profile] punshots 2017-12-17 07:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He still marvels routinely at how this has become his life now. How everything had fallen into place over these last few months since Alisaie had arrived in Eos, and he's almost - almost - to the point where he no longer fears waking up in the morning only to find her and Louisoix gone. Maybe it's an old hold-over from when he'd feared she would return to stasis on him. Maybe it's a fear that she's still tied to her world, and it's only a matter of time until it pulls her back into it. Could this happiness truly last?

But it does last, though it is not easy. Really, Prompto has to work harder than ever before - not only to fight the daemons, to train himself for the king's return, but to protect his family, small and precious and everything in the world to him. It helps, of course, that he has Alisaie as his partner in this. He trusts her skill more than he trusts his own, and so when he must go out on longer hunts, he doesn't have to worry about something happening to her and Louie while he is gone. Or...he worries less, at least.

Even with all of these things to keep him preoccupied, raising a son and protecting the world, they find time for each other, to simply hold each other close and appreciate the presence of the other. He'll never get over it - loving her, being with her, feeling valued and worthwhile and happy in ways he never thought he could be in a world of ruin. He wouldn't change a thing about it.

But change is inevitable, even if he does not always see it coming. Alisaie hasn't seemed completely well lately, but his inquiries after her health were easily brushed aside. Her symptoms weren't typical of any kind of illness brought on by the Starscourge, and thank the gods for that, and she didn't seemed too concerned about them, so he wasn't, either. No, she'd get better in time, and life would go on in this new normal pattern they've established.

...The moment he steps through the door and Alisaie greets him, however, he can tell something is up. Something in her smile tells him so, as does the weighty way she sets that cup down on the mantle. A kernel of worry nestles in his stomach. Maybe he's reading too much into nothing, but...they know each other so well now. He knows her tells, her smiles, her eyes and that note of hesitation in her voice. Alisaie rarely hesitated about anything, and the things she did, well...

They were Big.

So if doesn't matter if he's had a long day, or if he's busy. (He's not.) She has his full and undivided attention now, leaning into kiss her cheek in greeting. ]


Yeah, of course. What's up?

[ Instinctively, he reaches down to take her hands in his, winding their fingers together. ]
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[personal profile] punshots 2017-12-18 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
[ He isn't sure what to expect, with a look like that in her eyes. Was she getting sicker? She'd been so sure it was nothing, but maybe they should have been more diligent. Something with Louie? He sleeps peacefully on the couch across from them, napping without a care in the world. Surely not. Had she received some news? Seen a greater daemon straying too close to the house? It could be any number of things worthy of concern, but whatever it is, he's ready for it.

Suffice it to say, he is not ready for what she actually says.

I'm pregnant, Prompto.

The words wash over him in a rush, eyes widening and his breath shuddering, even as his mind makes room for the enormity of this revelation. Of course, they'd talked about it here and there, how they would like to expand their family further and continue to grow but they hadn't been explicitly...trying. Then again, they hadn't been, uh, not trying, either. He just - hadn't expected -

But oh, how good an sweet those words are, how they swell in his heart and prickle as tears in his eyes. He hadn't been able to hear her announce this the first time; he hand't been there for her pregnancy and the birth of his son. For as unconditionally as he loved Louisoix, there's no denying the heartache he felt at the fact that he hadn't been there for that part of their lives, and that he would never be able to hold those memories dear. But now...his heart squeezes in his chest, replaying her words over and over again in his head as he soaks them in. She's pregnant. Alisaie is pregnant, and as his fingers tighten around hers, an irrepressible grin splits his face. ]


Y-you are? [ Though his voice quivers, it contains nothing but unabashed joy, as do the tears that gather in his eyes and spill forth. Pregnant...they're going to have another child, and this time, he will be here through the whole thing.

Unable to contain himself, Prompto laughs around a sob before pulling her tightly against him in a ferocious hug. ]


G-gods, Alisaie, I-I -

[ He can't even get the words out, overcome with emotion as it is. All he can do is cry and laugh, the tears rolling into her hair, and cling to her with all the dear, dear love he hadn't been able to the first time she had come to this realization. ]
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[personal profile] punshots 2017-12-19 07:02 am (UTC)(link)
[ Once the tears start, it's nearly impossible to stop them, to keep himself composed. Not that he ever really needed to keep himself composed - not around her - and with news like this, his hiccuping sobs are fairly justifiable. Every time his mind rolls over the fact, it feels fresh and new, thrilling and exciting, bursting with warmth and love. She's pregnant. They're going to have a baby. There will be another life in this home, another light.

He at last cracks his eyes open when Alisaie leans her forehead against his, meeting her gaze and seeing reflected in it the same joy he feels, the same joy he's certain he will be feeling for days. Weeks. Months - nine months, to be exact. He has so many questions, and they will have so much to figure out - and as she says, they must be careful. Even in his elation, he knows it won't be easy, but gods, he wants this. He wants this more than anything. ]


I - [ he swallows thickly ] - I'll be here this time.

[ An obvious fact, but one he wants to commit to words anyway, for how wonderful it is, how great it feels to say as much. ]
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[personal profile] punshots 2017-12-28 06:31 am (UTC)(link)
[ It's so sweet - all of it, everything that his life has become, even in this dark and broken world. There were pockets of light and hope here and there, and the ever-present promise of the king's return would have been enough to keep Prompto on his feet through all of this. But that he has her, that he has Alisaie and Louisoix and a new child on the way is enough to fill his heart up so full that it might burst. Her kisses warm him from head to toe, envelop him in an impossibly comforting heat that he never wants to step away from. He knows it won't be easy, and he has so much to learn about pregnancy. (He has no idea what he's in for, really.) But to be there every step of the way this time is more than enough to make him eager to learn everything he can about it.

When his tears finally cease, his smile irrevocable, Prompto nuzzles against her cheek, warm and fond, hands slipping against her stomach again. ]


Anything you need...just tell me.

[ He will do anything and everything he can. ]
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[personal profile] punshots 2018-01-12 07:29 am (UTC)(link)
[ It's subtle, but he knows her body better than he knows own, and the swell of her stomach is unmistakable, and remarkable. They'd created a child together before, obviously, but it's different, to be able to see the signs so early in her, to feel the very beginnings of life beneath his fingertips. ]

You got it. I mean, I'm just returnin' the favor, after all you put up with from me.

[ There's a rolling laugh in his voice, but, well...it's true... ]

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