The first time they fight, Ignis is seven and Noctis won't stop screaming for his father.
Ignis shouldn't be mad; he knows that Noctis is scared and in pain and there's nothing Ignis can do about it. There are tiny welts popping and blistering on his hands, and Ignis isn't faring much better. The pot of tea is on its side, contents splattered across the wooden table. There's a crack in the pot and Ignis knows how much trouble he will be in soon. The King loved that teapot…
But Noctis just had to have it.
And Ignis is angry because Noctis won't stop crying and screaming and Ignis can feel nothing but the pain lacing through his arm. When Noctis goes to grab for it, Ignis doesn't mean to hit him.
But he does.
And the sudden stillness, the silence, is so much worse than the cries. And then the blood trickles down Noct's chin.
It isn't Noctis who breaks into sobs, but Ignis. And it isn't Ignis who comforts, but Noctis.
There's a small scar on the bottom left corner of Noctis's chin. If one isn't looking for it, it's easy enough to miss. Even Noctis forgets it's there.
Ignis doesn't.
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