Prompto's day so far had been a rollercoaster. He had woken up in Noctis' room only to leave in the next nanosecond. He had ran to school- which was a thirty minute ride by car- and had made it there in ten minutes this morning when he ran, a new record for him. Had barely enough to time to finish the test he was given, was mocked by his friends for wearing his pajamas to school (He forgot he was wearing Noctis' clothes during the panic he had this morning), and then was mocked by them again for the hickeys on his neck (How did he miss them? He was so going to strangle Noctis later). And as he was leaving school, he got the weirdest phone call.
"Good afternoon, is this Prompto Argentum?" Was the first thing he heard as he answered the phone.
"It is. Can I ask who wants to know?"
"Hello, Mr. Argentum. My name is Anette Grande from the financial center of the University of Insomnia. I have called you today to talk about your financial status."
Prompto's immediately went to the worst. Maybe his financial aid has dropped him and now they're going to kick him out of college. What was he going to do?
"All of your tuition and student loans have been paid off for the rest of your school years. You will not have to worry about them anymore. Thank you and have a nice day." Prompto stared at his phone for a minute after the woman had hung up in disbelief. How in the world did this happen? Prompto hasn't made any payments this week for his tuition and he knows his dad hasn't done it either.
A sudden thought came into his mind and he almost pushed it away for being too crazy, but it was worth a shot. And if he remembers correctly then he should have something that Noctis gave him earlier. A business card or a coupon or a piece of paper.
Prompto held it up in front of him in triumph. He quickly typed the number into his phone and held it up to his ear, listening to the ringing before Noctis picked up.
"Hello?" Even through the phone his voice sounded amazing.
"Noctis! I have a really weird question so just bear with me, okay?" He heard Noctis hum in acknowledgement. "Did you, by any chance, pay off all of my college tuition?" Prompto held his breath in anticipation. This was the most anxious moment he's felt since last week and he couldn't wait for the answer.
"Yeah, I did." Noctis said it as if he were talking about the weather.
"Why?" Prompto was shocked. He didn't actually think that Noctis would have done such a thing.
"Because I wanted to do something nice for you. Am I not allowed to?" Prompto could hear the frown in his voice.
"No, no, no! It's fine. I was just surprised, you know? Thank you so much, Noct!" Prompto wanted nothing more than to jump through the phone and hug Noctis till the world ended. He was smiling from ear to ear and was bouncing in place. He's pretty sure that some of the other students were giving him weird looks. But none of that mattered to him at the moment.
"'Noct'?"
"Oh, it's a nickname. I tend to give them out to people I know, but if you don't want it then I can just call you Noctis." Prompto smacked himself in the forehead. Way to weird out someone you've only known for a day.
"No, I like it. It sounds nice coming from you." Noctis knew just what to say to make Prompto a blushing mess. "By the way, I was wondering if you're free on Friday. I'd like to take you out, just roam the city. If that's alright with you."
Prompto wanted to dance around like a kid on his birthday. "Of course! I mean," He cleared his throat, "Yes, I would very much enjoy spending time with you."
He heard Noctis laugh, "Great. Meet me at the Crow's Nest down on Furor Street at one o'clock. I'll see you then." Prompto said his own goodbyes before hanging up. Now that there was no way that Noctis could hear him, Prompto let out a scream of excitement and began to dance. He startled some of the people around him but he was too busy to pay them any mind.
Prompto stood outside of the Crow's Nest ten minutes earlier then he needed to. He wanted to make sure that he didn't run late and end up missing this time to spend with Noctis. He constantly checked his phone every few seconds as his nerves began to act up. He wasn't sure why he was acting so nervous all of a sudden. He had slept the night at Noctis' place last night and didn't break a sweat, but that was mostly due to alcohol.
Luckily, he didn't have to think about it any longer as the regalia pulled up beside him. The window rolled down to reveal Noctis smiling up at him, "Hey, baby. You come around here often?"
Prompto almost melted on the spot when Noctis called him baby. He leaned forward until his arms rested on the door, "No, but for you I can." He threw a wink in Noctis' direction, "You lonely? Want some company?"
"You know I do. Door's unlocked." Noctis and Prompto shared a laugh as Prompto climbed into the passenger seat. Noctis pulled out of the Crow's Nest and started to drive anywhere he felt was right. He snuck a glance at Prompto and admired how joyful he looked just by driving around aimlessly in a car.
He decided to break their silence, "How was your day?"
Prompto turned towards him, "It was alright. I passed that test I told you about. You know, the one where I had to run out of the room to make it on time?" Prompto laughed again before continuing, "And I got invited to a party this weekend. Which means I have to try to find something to wear. Which reminds me that I have no clothes to wear. I need to go shopping." Prompto furrowed his eyebrows in thought about where he was possibly going to find clothes.
Noctis hummed to show Prompto that he was listening. He had no idea where he was going to take Prompto but now he knew exactly where they were going to go.
After a few more minutes of idle chatter, Noctis parked the car and motioned for Prompto to get out. Prompto looked around before realizing that they were in the wealthier part of the neighborhood. He was confused as to why Noctis had brought him here but easily got sidetracked as he saw an electronic store. He rushed over to the store window and motioned for Noctis to come over as well. When Noctis joined Prompto, he excitedly pointed to the camera being displayed in the window.
"Do you know what that is?" He didn't give Noctis any time to answer, "That is a LOKTON LX-X1R! That's the newest edition of the LOKTON LX-30! I hear that it comes with a new filter and that the sharpness of it is best to none. Look at it. It's beautiful." Prompto sounded like he was in love. Noctis could only chuckle as he watched Prompto press himself to the glass as if he was going to phase through it and grab the camera. But eventually, Prompto pushed himself away from the window and turned towards Noctis, "Sorry, I get a bit too excited when I start thinking about photography. Why did you bring us here?" Noctis grabbed his hand and led him down the street until they stood in front of another store. Prompto read the name of the store, "Trends and Threads. Noctis this place is super expensive and they're already closed, look." Prompto pointed to the closed sign hanging on the door. He wondered how a store could only be open for a few hours and still be successful like them.
Noctis smiled at him, "I think I can talk them into letting us in." He winked at Prompto before motioning for Prompto to stay put as he walked into the store. Once inside, he looked around to see if anyone was still inside. Clothing racks and mannequins littered the store and sported the newest trends of clothing in Lucis.
"Excuse me, can I help you?" An angry voice called out to Noctis from the back of the store. He looked to see a man around his fifties glaring at him before realizing who he was. His angry scowl quickly turned into a pleased smile as he made his way over to Noctis, "Please forgive me, your Majesty. Is there anything I can help you with?"
"Yes, actually. I have a very special friend outside who needs clothes for a party this weekend. Do you think that you can help him out?" Noctis watched the man nod his head.
"Of course, your Majesty. Please bring him in."
"Thank you." Noctis thought for a second, "And if it is not too much to ask, please call me Mr. Caelum."
"Of course, your- Mr. Caelum."
Noctis smiled at the man before going to the door and holding it open for Prompto. Prompto walked into the store and wondered what Noctis did to get them access to the store.
The man walked up to Prompto and grabbed his hands, "Welcome, you must be Mr. Caelum's friend. Whatever pleases your eye let me know and I will get it for you. Do not hesitate to ask for anything."
Prompto took the man up on his word. He had tried on at least five different outfits and showed them all to Noctis to get his opinion on them. He exited the dressing room again to show Noctis.
"What do you think? How about this one?" A plain tee, dark jeans, a varsity jacket, and a beanie was what he had taken into the dressing room to try on.
"I like that one. Really suits you." Noctis had his head in his hand as he stared at Prompto with admiration in his eyes.
Prompto huffed, "You said that about the past four outfits."
Noctis shrugged, "They all look good on you. Just get them all."
Prompto shook his head, "There's no way I can pay for all of them."
"Who said you were paying? Change back into your clothes. Excuse me, sir," Noctis motioned for the store owner to come over, "Everything that he comes out with, we'll take."
"Yes sir. I hope you have enjoyed your time here at Trends and Threads." He bowed down to Noctis.
"Now let me see if I can find my card." Noctis began to search for his wallet. The man frantically shook his head.
"No, no! I cannot have you pay, Mr. Caelum. Please accept these on my behalf."
Noctis shook his head, "No, I request that I be treated like any other customer." It didn't sound like a request but more like a demand. The man nodded weakly as he took the card that Noctis handed to him. Prompto exited the dressing room, hands full as the man left.
"What was all that about? Why does he treat you like you're royalty?"
Noctis shifted his eyes around the store, "I'm very big in the management business around here. I run a very important company." Noctis stood up.
"Oh really? That's cool. How big?" Prompto followed Noctis to the front counter.
"The size of a country." Noctis sighed in relief when he heard Prompto laugh. But his nerves jumped again when he heard Prompto gasp.
"Noct, one outfit is ten thousand gil. I can't pay you back." Prompto's face had fallen as he stared at the cash register displaying their increasing total.
Noctis laughed at Prompto, "You don't have to pay me back. Just let me do this for you." Prompto opened his mouth to protest but was cut off by Noctis placing his finger over his mouth. "Just accept it. How about this? After this, we can go back to my place, order some food, and I'll let you beat me at any video game you want."
"Let me beat you? Excuse me, I have natural talent. That stupid racing game just threw me off because I don't play racing games. But if we play a fighting game then you can kiss your butt goodbye." Prompto seemed to forget about the price momentarily as Noctis lit a competitive fire inside of him.
"Great. Then let's get going so you can lose to me again." And with that, they left the store.
The ride to the hotel was filled with friendly competitive talk between the two. Prompto swore up and down that he was finally going to defeat Noctis and Noctis just laughed him off. They made their way straight up to the penthouse as soon as they entered the parking lot. Noctis opened the door for them and toed off his shoes. Prompto did the same thing, dropping the clothes bag so he could pull his shoes off. He caught a glance of the clothes in the bag and immediately the guilt of not being able to pay Noctis back came rushing over him like a wave of water.
"You know, Noct," Prompto began as he moved over to where Noctis was sitting on the couch. He stood a few feet away from him, staring down at the floor. "I really appreciate what you did for me, so if there is anything that I can do for you please let me know." Prompto looked like he was a kicked puppy and Noctis wanted nothing more than to take him into his arms.
An idea popped into Noctis' mind and he smirked at Prompto as he leaned back on the couch. "Now that I think about it, there is something that you can do for me." Noctis' smirk grew bigger when he saw Prompto's head snap up. "I've been very stressed lately and I think that you can help me unwind."
Prompto grinned at Noctis when he caught what Noctis was trying to imply. His eyes became half-lidded as he made his way over to Noctis, "Is that so, Mr. Caelum?"
Noctis groaned. He was going to have a hard time hearing his own name without thinking about the way Prompto had just said it. He was going to have a very hard time.
Prompto straddled Noctis' lap and let his fingers tangle themselves in Noctis' hair. He brought his face closer to Noctis' until their lips were ghosting over each other, "Well in that case, let me help you relax." He whispered before pressing his lips to Noctis'. Noctis' hands grabbed Prompto's hips and he brought his body closer until they were rubbing against each other.
Clothes littered the floor and moans filled the room as the promised food and video games were forgotten.
Prompto should have gotten used to his new schedule by now. For the past few weeks on every Friday he would meet up with Noctis at the Crow's Nest. They would then proceed to go on some extraordinary adventure around town- and Prompto swears that each one is better than the last. And finally, they would return to Noctis' hotel to enjoy the rest of the evening.
But every week Prompto would be surprised to see Noctis greet him with some sort of gift. And expensive ones at that. And the places that they go are way out of Prompto's budget. Prompto has told Noctis countless times that he doesn't deserve such exquisite gifts and that a simple walk in the park would make him more than happy. But Noctis would always shake his head and tell him that he is worth more than all of the things in the world. So Prompto did the only thing that he knew would be a good enough repayment to Noctis; to please him. He knew that Noctis enjoyed his company but it was an extra push in their relationship that made both of them happy.
So it shouldn't have been a surprise when Noctis handed Prompto a box wrapped in colorful paper on Friday.
"Noct, we've talked about this." Prompto looked at Noctis through his eyelashes.
Noctis shrugged, "I was probably asleep when we had the conversation. Go ahead and open it. I know you'll love it." He seemed more excited to open it than Prompto was.
Prompto let out a little sigh as he began to tear the paper away from the box. He gasped and almost dropped it when he saw what was inside.
The camera that he has been dying to have, the camera that he's been saving up his money for, the camera that he has had dreams about. In his hands was the LOKTON LX-X1R.
Noctis was startled when he saw tears pricking Prompto's eyes. Had he gotten the wrong camera? He could've sworn that this was the one that Prompto told him about weeks ago. He was about to apologize when Prompto rushed forward and hugged Noctis tightly. Noctis was startled again by the sudden action but quickly wrapped his arms around Prompto as well.
"Thank you so much, Noct. You don't know how much this means to me. This is one of the nicest things anyone has ever done for me. I just- I just don't know what to say." Prompto did his best to keep his voice steady so that Noctis wouldn't know that he was, indeed, crying.
Noctis lifted Prompto's head up and stared into his teary eyes. "You don't have to say anything. Your happiness is more than enough." He placed a gentle kiss on Prompto's forehead.
Prompto wiped his tears away from his cheeks before smiling up at Noctis, "Let's test this baby out! Let's take a selfie." Prompto didn't give Noctis time to think about it as he held the camera up. He gave Noctis a quick warning ("Say cheese!") before snapping a shot of them. He looked at the picture, "Wow. You look amazing." He turned the camera to show Noctis the picture.
The camera was held above them, giving the picture a downward angle on them. The two of them were pressed together, still in their hug, and huge smiles were on both of their faces. It was a simple picture but to them it was an important memento.
"Now we know that it works great," Noctis watched Prompto nod along, "Because I think that you're going to get some great shots of Altissia."
Prompto's head shot up, "Altissia? Why are you bringing Altissia up?"
Noctis walked Prompto over to the Regalia and opened the door for him, "Because, my dear Prompto, we are going to be on our way there in just a few hours." Noctis didn't give him time to protest as he shut the door and slid into the driver's seat. Prompto gave him an exasperated look but Noctis just laughed at him as he pulled out of the Crow's Nest and began his way to Cape Caem.
Just like Noctis had said, it did take them a few hours to get to Altissia. Well, a few hours to get to Cape Caem.
When they arrived, Noctis and Prompto were greeted by men who were more than happy to take them to Altissia. They requested that the two of them relax for a few moments as they completed preparations for the boat.
"Boat? We're going by boat?" Prompto asked when the men left them alone.
Noctis nodded, "Yeah. I hope you don't get sea sick or else we're going to have to think of something else to do." He smiled when Prompto shook his head, "Good. Make sure you get some good photos on our way to Altissia too. The sea looks amazing at this time of year."
Prompto nodded, excited to take some pictures with his new camera. The men came back to tell them that the boat was all prepared and that they could board whenever they were ready. Noctis took Prompto's hand and guided him to the boat. Noctis sat in the last seat and watched as Prompto went from one side of the boat to the other, snapping pictures of whatever caught his eye. He had to grip onto the railing as the boat lurched forward while Noctis laughed at his surprised face. Prompto just gave him a smile in return, too excited to fuss at him.
"Oh man, Vyv is gonna love these photos!" Prompto looked at the photos he had already taken.
"Who?" Noctis called out to him.
"Vyv, my boss. He runs a publication company and I take the photos for him. He pays pretty good for someone with a small business." Prompto went back to taking photos of the sea. He took a few before quickly turning around, "Hey, Noct! Smile!" He quickly took a photo and was certain that he had taken a crazy picture of Noctis. But when he looked at it he saw that Noctis was staring off in the distance as if he was in deep thought and didn't hear Prompto call out to him.
"Man, why is it so hard to catch you off guard?" Prompto made him way to Noctis and plopped in the seat next to him to show him the photo he had taken.
Noctis laughed, "Guess I'm just too good looking."
Prompto kissed him on the jaw, "You've got that right."
Noctis grabbed Prompto and dragged him closer until he was sitting in his lap. He kissed Prompto on the lips before moving down to kiss at his neck.
"Noct, wait." Prompto tried to avoid hitting Noctis with his camera as he tried to get Noctis to look at him. When Noctis finally turned away from his neck, Prompto looked behind himself anxiously. "There are people on the boat too. We can't do something like this here." He tried to whisper but had to raise his voice so that Noctis could hear him.
Noctis gave him a smug smile, "Not if you keep your voice down." He returned to Prompto's neck to leave more kisses. Prompto did his best to listen to Noctis but he wasn't sure if the engine drowned out his pleasure filled moans or not.
The thought of their relationship status came to him all of a sudden when Noctis dropped him off from one of their outings.
He knew that they were more than friends but neither of them had said anything about wanting to enter a relationship with the other. But there were defiantly more than just casual friends. Maybe the internet can tell him exactly what they are to each other.
'What are friends who hang out and have sex?'
Prompto was met with dozens of links to articles about friends with benefits. He clicked on the first link that directed him to an explanation. He read it over before thinking about it. He and Noct were friends who had casual sex but whether or not it didn't have emotion to it was another thing. He knew that there had to be some sort of emotion when they were in each other's arms.
So Prompto decided to try another search.
'Friends where one gives the other expensive gifts and they have sex'
Prompto rolled his eyes when articles about how to get men to give their money away popped up. He clicked through the search pages trying to find something that sounded like his relationship with Noctis.
He was about to give up when an article caught his eye. It was titled Sugar Daddies and Their Babies. Prompto had heard of the term 'sugar daddy' before but he never really paid attention to fully grasp what it was. So he decided to test his luck and clicked on the article and read through it.
"A sugar daddy is an older wealthy gentleman who lavishes younger people with gifts and money in exchange for their company or sex…" Prompto mumbled to himself before he sat back in his seat, eyes a bit wide.
He had a sugar daddy.
Noctis was his sugar daddy.
He needed to talk to someone. Someone who he could trust with this information and give him advice about what to do. But who?
Prompto snapped his fingers, "Ignis! He's always there for me. He should be able to help me out. I'll tell him tomorrow." Prompto whipped his phone out and began to text Ignis if they could meet up the next day.
Update! Y'all can tell that I have no life, huh?
I'm so sorry if this chapter feels like a filler chapter. (;﹏;) It kinda is. I wanted it to be known that Prompto wasn't aware of having a sugar daddy. But now he does and now he gets to have a funny conversation with Ignis in the next chapter.
Also! Please tell me if they're OOC! If you leave a comment, take a moment to say yes or no! And if it is no then tell me why! I want to amke sure that they're in character so y'all can enjoy the story to your fullest!
Kudos, comments, and fanart are always welcome! Enjoy!
