Alright I'm starting a horrible habit of starting new stories without finishing others. But this idea wouldn't go away and I just needed to write out the plotline (I'm currently on chapter 8 rip me).

Note: This is an AU where everything doesn't go to shit because I ain't accepting the fact that our boys have went through...a less than ideal ending. So we have our boys going to college (except for Ignis and Gladio) and this is mainly going to have a slice-of-life feel to it. Rating may change in later chapters.

Hope you enjoy!

Chapter 1

Hello Sunshine

Her cup of coffee had been severely depleted within the first fifteen minutes in the café. All day her nose had been buried in books, papers, and screens. This particular semester at the University of Insomnia was even more tolling for Evie due to all the events that were scheduled, and her team had to cover a number of happenings that were going to transpire on campus before the submission date. Sometimes she wondered if being section editor was really worth it.

She was skimming over an article one of the students submitted to her, making sure that it was polished enough to send to the editor in chief. Evie rolled out her neck and let out an appreciative sigh before going back to her laptop screen.

The café was located just outside the gates of campus. Out of all the places that she could go to study or write articles for the campus' paper, this was her favorite spot. It wasn't too loud or quiet, and personally the ambiance gave her more motivation to actually get her shit done.

Her stomach rumbled. Guess living solely off of caffeine wasn't enough for her. She sighed and reached over to her bag to fish out some cash for a quick snack. Evie hopped off her stool and stood in line, trying to get a good view of the menu that hung on the wall. As she was glazing over the snacks something caught her attention.

In her peripheral vision she saw a tuft of bright blonde hair that clashed against the dark walls of the café. She let her eyes wander out of curiosity and found a guy standing to the side, his gaze somewhat aligned with hers. Evie blinked and casted her eyes away trying to avoid the awkward stare off. Ah, who was she kidding? Was he even looking at her? She didn't get a good look at him so maybe he was just staring in her general direction.

Evie returned her attention to the menu and when she reached the cashier she ordered a simple bagel and chocolate muffin. When she got her food she went back to her table and broke off a piece of the chocolate muffin. During those five minutes of getting her food she couldn't help but notice that same guy hadn't moved from his spot. His bright hair wasn't that hard to miss.

Just before she put in her earbuds a hand tapped on the table. She looked up to see Mr. Blondie with a small smile on his face.

"Uh, hi there," he said with a sheepish grin. "Sorry to bother you. Can I ask you something?"

Evie blinked. "Um sure?" Normally if some random guy walked up to her she would've shrunk back, but his blue eyes and the light dusting of freckles on his face gave him a soft look. This guy looked like he smiled a lot too.

"Could I take a picture of you?" He asked. When she didn't respond he quickly added: "It's for my portfolio. The lighting is perfect right now―if you don't want me to that's totally fine." Mr. Blondie tilted his head slightly, eagerly waiting for her answer.

She straightened up, bewildered. "I guess?" She said slowly. Evie saw his grin get wider. It even looked like his eyes were smiling at her.

"Great! Thank you so much," he exclaimed and rifled through a camera bag that was slung over his shoulder. He took out the camera that looked more expensive than her textbooks and took a few steps back. "You don't need to do anything special. Just stay right where you are and pretend I'm not here." He peered through the lens and Evie put her back on the guy.

Okay, how could she pretend that he wasn't there? It wasn't like she was constantly asked to take a picture of. Evie awkwardly reached for her coffee and took a sip, 100% aware that some total stranger was taking pictures of her. Wouldn't she be more creeped out about this?

A few minutes ticked away and she heard the shutter go off a few times. Evie did her best to get her attention back on the article she was reviewing. She ran a hand through her short wavy strawberry blonde hair, stopping at the back of her neck. Is it over yet? How long does it take for someone to take a picture? She took in a breath and shoved the sudden photoshoot on the back burners to actually dive into the article. Evie wiped off any possible muffin crumbs from her mouth while she was reading the third paragraph and then his voice snapped her out of her thoughts.

"Alright, all set." He said and nodded appreciatively at the screen of his camera. He took a few steps forward, scrolling through all the photos he took.

"Can I see?" She inquired. The guy looked up at her and gave her a guilty smile.

"Sure! But uh, actually I'm gonna make a few edits―not that there's anything wrong with you! No, you were great," he insisted, as if deathly afraid to insult her, "actually perfect." He cleared his throat to regain his composure followed by a light laugh. "I'm just going to edit the color scheme and stuff to make it look nicer." He stood on her left side and held the camera in front of her.

It was a simple shot of her reading the article with her hand in front of her mouth. She couldn't really make out her face but she liked it. "Oh, I like that one." She nodded, soaking in the image. He fumbled to put the camera away as Evie gave him an amused grin. He seemed friendly enough. "Well when the photo is ready do you mind if I see the finished product?"

"Yeah of course! You'll be the first person to see it." He put a hand in his pocket. "If you want I can give you my number so I can let you know when I'm done?"

Lyra will never believe me if I told her that this actually happened. She let the thought sit in her head before picking her phone up from the table. She opened a new contact tab and handed her phone to him. He quickly put in his numbers and gave it back to her. She quirked an eyebrow at the name with a smirk to match.

"'Prompto'? That's a first."

"Yeah. I'm probably the only Prompto you'll ever know," he laughed. "So what's your name?"

"Evie."

"Hey well it was nice to meet you―" his eyes flickered over to her laptop screen and he leaned in closer, interest piqued. "Ehhh, you go to U of I?"

"Yeah." She nodded. "I work the the school's paper."

"Wow! Small world. I'm majoring in photography." Prompto stated and took a seat across from her. It occurred to her that he had a half empty cup of a bright orange smoothie.

Evie closed her laptop to get a better view of him. He was leaning over the table, arms on top. He was just beaming.

How can someone be so happy? He's probably never had a bad day in his life. "So if you're in photography how come you aren't working for the paper?"

"I'm more of an impromptu kind of person." It was like he was just waiting for her to catch the joke. She rolled her eyes and laughed.

"Wow. Very smooth."

"Ah! I made you laugh!" He pointed at her. "Score one for Prompto!"

Gods, is this guy for real? "So then what kind of photos do you take then?"

He hummed thoughtfully and took a sip of his drink. "Urban backdrops. Candid shots. Anything that catches my eye really. Oh! And animals too. Dogs and chocobos are the cutest things in the world."

"Chocobos? You've been up close to one?"

"Hah! Up close? My friends and I rented a few during the summer." Figures he would be the type to. "What about you hmm?"

"Never seen one in real life. I've lived in the capital all my life."

"Ehhh? You need to start exploring! I've been to so many places. I bet you'd love chocobos when you actually see them. They're super soft not to mention they can run pretty fast. My pal Noct fell in love with this one black chocobo. It was so tiny and cute!"

Evie couldn't help but smile at Prompto's enthusiasm. She couldn't stop grinning and her face was starting to hurt. She took of another piece of her muffin and popped it in her mouth. She waited after she swallowed. "Who knows, I might just do that." Something clicked in her brain. "Noct?" She repeated. "As in Prince Noctis?"

"Oh―" he paused. "Yeah! I've been friends with him since middle school."

"No way. I can't believe it. How's that like? Being friends with a royal."

He shrugged. "There's nothing different about it. He's living outside the palace so it's not like he's surrounded by a million servants or whatever."

"So does he really go to U of I? How come I never see him then?"

"He's probably napping somewhere," he laughed. "Besides he takes night classes."

"Why? Can he not wake up early?"

"He gets up around noon, unless if someone's making food. The guy sleeps like a rock. Someone can bust through the wall and he'll be sound asleep." He looked like as if that actually happened. Evie let out a silent chuckle.

"I would kill to be a heavy sleeper. The smallest sound and I'm wide awake."

"When we were traveling last summer our schedule kept on getting put back because we couldn't wake him up faster. I actually have a picture of my friend Gladio and I stack stuff on him."

If Evie wasn't drinking her coffee she sure would've choked on it. She let out a laugh and covered her mouth. Prompto laughed with her and he leaned back in his chair.

It was one of those rare moments that Evie lost track of time. She had been sitting with Prompto talking for a few hours about the most random things. He was jumping from one conversation to another, telling her stories of his adventures with his friends while he occasionally asked about her life. Her 'adventures' paled in comparison but he insisted that her stories were just as interesting.

Prompto had showed a few pictures he took and sure enough she saw a picture of Noctis feeding the small chocobo chick. Hey, Prompto wasn't joking when he said the chocobo was adorable but she was amused after learning the fact that Noctis felt a particular connection with the chocobo chick.

Evie finally broke her green eyes from Prompto's to look out the window. The sun was nearly setting. "Oh wow. It's getting late." She commented.

He turned in his seat. "Wow! Time flew!" He exclaimed. Their drinks had been long forgotten and she felt a little bad that her quarter-eaten muffin had been standing on its lonesome with its bagel friend on top of her laptop. "Sorry, I was just having so much fun talking." He said and stretched.

"You don't have to apologize. The feeling's mutual." Evie looked at her phone. "But I think I need to get going." She gave him a guilty look but he brushed it off with a wave of his hand.

"Hey we have our own things to do. I totally get ya. Sorry I distracted you from your article."

"Eh, I needed a break from reading anyways." She said and started putting her things in her backpack. Evie quickly got a small to-go bag from the counter to put her snacks in and got out of her chair, pushing it in. Prompto followed suit and they tossed their drinks.

Evie left the café and had the door open for Prompto and the two walked down the sidewalk back to campus. "So are you at the dorms?" Evie asked.

"Nah, I'm in the student apartments," he pointed in the direction of them. "It's not super close to campus but it's cheaper."

"Whatever saves money is good." She offered and he nodded. They reached a crosswalk and they waited for the light to change.

"Guess we gotta separate here. My place is this way," he pointed. "I hope we can see each other more."

"Yeah. I mean, I still need to see when you finish my picture." Evie said. The light finally changed. "Do you have classes tomorrow?"

"Nope. That's my day off. Maybe we'll see each other on campus later. Text me!" He waved as he started to go down the adjacent crosswalk.

Evie went back to her dorm and just continued the evening with the usual routine. Finish up on possible homework, watch tv, maybe a movie. Despite her surprisingly pleasant conversations with Prompto she never ending up texting him later that day. Blame her forgetfulness on that.

So this was my first FFXV fanfic and I really hope you enjoyed this first chapter! I love Prompto (my ever perfect ball of sunshine). Ah who am I kidding, I love all my chocobros (not as much with Noctis idk why maybe it's because he's so much like me and I can't imagine dating myself because I'd probably go insane). And forgive Evie―she didn't mean to not text him back. Give me your thoughts in a review!

-Jen