but if you try sometimes you might find

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[ Ignis is aware that his role is very much to ensure that Noctis has what he needs, not what he wants. It’s a distinction that’s become increasingly useful now that they’re romantically involved. It’s important that there are clear lines drawn between Ignis Scientia, chamberlain and advisor to the prince, and Ignis, Noct’s boyfriend. As chamberlain he makes sure that Noctis makes it to his appointments and attends all the official meetings and functions that make Noctis so uncomfortable, and as boyfriend Ignis can take him home afterwards and help him unwind from the stress of Being The Prince with a favourite meal, cuddles and a film on the couch, or slow kisses and gentle touches until all the pressure-induced tension bleeds out of him. It’s a wonderful thing, and Ignis treasures it.

Today, however, it seems that Noctis has other ideas. The prince has the day off; the advisor does not, with back-to-back meetings until early evening which will then leave him a stack of reports he’ll have to go through, weeding out the insignificances and anything that can be bumped down the food chain until he can present Noctis with only those matters that warrant his royal attention. The battle had begun almost as soon as he awoke, when he tried to get out of bed. Noctis, he has learned, does not need to be awake to object violently to Ignis attempting to leave his side. The prince had made a low sound of disapproval and latched onto Ignis with the tenacity of a barnacle, and when Ignis’ attempt to extract himself actually woke Noct up, he’d sent his hand directly for Ignis’ dick with an expression that sat worryingly between cross and smug.

Ignis had been five minutes late for his first meeting of the day, pleading car trouble in lieu of disclosing that he’d only manged to escape by putting Noctis back to sleep with an early-morning blowjob. An effective one, it seems, because it was ten-thirty before Ignis received the first text complaining of his absence. He’d apologised and reminded Noct of his meetings, and received a stream of texts in response that began at telling Ignis he was missed, journeyed through asking him to come home and ordering him to come home, and eventually culminated with a four second video of Noct’s bare torso, stomach muscles tensed, his arm nearly a blur of movement in front of him.

It is a good thing that Ignis learned early on never to open any type of media file from Noctis in the presence of anyone else.

He manages to wrap up earlier than expected, the sun just beginning to set as he leaves for the day. It’s plenty of time for him to formulate a plan to teach Noctis the value of patience, and he makes a detour on his way home via a little store he knows of that is classy, discreet, and a goldmine for anyone with a mind for tactics and a filthy imagination. Nothing too advanced, of course; they’ve not done much that required anything more than their own bodies and the occasional creative use of a necktie before, after all. This restraint is in no way sufficient to prevent him from wearing a tiny, devious smile as he lets himself into Noct’s apartment that evening, laptop case and paperwork in one hand and subtle black bag in the other.

Tonight, Ignis the boyfriend is going to set aside what Noctis wants in favour of what he so clearly needs. ]

Evening.

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I'm glad.

[ It's a completely pointless thing to say. By now Ignis is reasonably sure that Noctis is well aware that the only thing Ignis enjoys more than making Noctis happy is making him happy via sex. On the other hand, he doesn't think he'll ever tire of letting Noct know that -- it's like I love you. Before they were together, Ignis would probably have fallen into the camp that believed you could say it too much, diminish its power through overuse. Now he thinks it's just possible he'll never say it enough. ]

Can you find it in your heart to forgive me for my tardiness?

[ That's in a lighter tone than his thoughts might suggest, largely because if the response isn't a variation on not yet he may need to reassess just how well he knows the love of his life after all. ]

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[ honestly, if noctis leaned into the feeling, he could almost definitely fall asleep like this. afterglow always puts him in the mood for a nap, and the feeling is nearly irresistible when he's wrapped up snugly in the warmth of ignis' arms.

but! there's an important reason to push sleep off for a bit, and the teasing question that ignis poses him is reminder enough. so noctis sits halfway up, propping himself up on his elbow and looking down at the other man with a little gleam in his eyes. ]

No way. [ kings are supposed to be merciful, but noctis isn't required to be a king with ignis. ] You haven't even given me what I really want.

[ and, just in case there's any doubt what he's referring to, he reaches right on down to wrap his fingers around ignis' dick and give him a firm squeeze. ]

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[ Noctis wraps strong, warm fingers around Ignis' cock and Ignis moans, his eyes falling closed with a flutter. Noct's touch from before and the desperately arousing way Noct had reacted to the plug have Ignis keyed up enough that bluffing his way through this is a cause absolutely lost, and it's... somewhat satisfying to just give over to it. He rocks his his forward into Noct's grip just a little, laughing quietly at himself. ]

And here I thought I was the one supposed to be teaching you a lesson.

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You already did.

[ and there's a decidedly impish cast to his grin as he reaches over for the discarded bottle of lube with his free hand, thumbing at the slit of ignis' cock with the other. ] My turn.

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[ Is the sudden twitch of Ignis' cock due to the slick drag of Noct's thumb, or what he says? We'll never know, but what we do know is that Ignis' eyes darken and his lips part around the pink press of his tongue before he swallows, heavily, and smiles. ]

I'm not sure if that's promising or terrifying.

[ Both, it's both. ]