Camping

Based on the gameplay element of camping in FFXV.

Tumblr Prompt Request: Stay here tonight.


Lightning's eyes snapped open as she felt the first drop of rain on her cheek. The night sky was unusually murky as the clouds obstructed the moon and stars. Another drop fell and then another until it turned into a light drizzle.

She sighed, shifting the hood of the sleeping bag over her head and sat upright. Immediately, she felt a headache on its way. This was going to be troublesome. With the way those clouds looked, it was going to be a complete downpour tonight, and soon.

She glanced at the tent beside her, a few feet away, and she could hear the muffled snores of Gladio and Prompto. Earlier in the evening, Ignis inquired about the weather from a Coernix Station. The shopkeeper claimed with brimming confidence that tonight's forecast was as clear as day. She scoffed at the memory of the shopkeeper's face, what a load of Behemoth dung. Thanks to the information that was yet to be proven false, the Prince and his retinue settled at a haven in the middle of the Alstor Slough, near the Neeglyss Pond.

When they weren't sleeping in a motel or a caravan, they would camp in havens. If the weather was fine, Lightning would sleep outside with her sleeping bag while the boys were in the tent. It was something Noctis protested. He reasoned it was inappropriate, ungentlemanly he once said with a flushed face, to let a woman sleep outside. However, she concluded that it was part of her job as his Glaive, making a point that sleeping outside was the first line of defense if something were to happen. Though reluctant, the boys eventually agreed while Ignis added that it was more appropriate to separate four males and a female when sleeping.

From the corner of her eye, she saw the dim light of a lamp turn on in the tent. She heard some shuffling noise until the unzipping of the tent and, to her surprise, the head of a sleepy Prince popped out.

"Light?" Noctis called out, a bit groggily.

Still in her sleeping bag to avoid getting drenched from the rain, which just started to pour heavier, she wormed her way to the tent's opening. "Hey."

"I heard the rain." He blinked a few times as he tried to make out her face. "If I knew, we would've stayed at a caravan."

She shrugged, cocooning herself in the sleeping bag. "It's no one's fault."

"Stay here tonight." He said, opening up the tent carefully to not disturb the others.

"Noct-"

"Don't be ridiculous." He cut her off. "There's no way I'm letting you stay out here."

She opened her mouth to get a word in but he wouldn't have any of it. "And don't even think about suggesting to go to the Regalia. The daemons are out, I won't risk it." He sighed. "Just get in the damn tent, Light."

A soft laugh escaped her lips. "Okay, Princess." She shuffled out of her bag, maneuvering into the tent without getting the inside nor herself wet and left the bag outside. Crawling in all fours, she stepped on the spaces between Gladio and Prompto's legs. "Don't get your panties in a twist." She muttered as she passed Noctis by.

"I have half a mind to leave you out there." He zipped up the tent close, being careful not to hit Ignis. "But lucky for you, I'm feeling rather generous tonight."

Settling on the far end of the tent, they both managed to fit in the space. Clicking the lamp off, they huddled together into a comfortable position. Her head faced his chest while his rested on a folded arm and the other arm pulled up the blanket to cover them both. She moved closer, barely touching him and finding warmth she would never find in a sleeping bag.

As the rain poured harder, it created a rhythm that induced them to slumber. But before she could allow sleep to take over, Lightning needed to get something off her chest.

"Hey, Noct."

"Hm?" He mumbled.

Her lips curled into a smile. "Thanks."


AN: I've always wanted to do a Lightis camping scene.