PROMPTIS HIGH

Episode 11: Physically Close

( Smut Warning ⚠)

1 hour later

KINGSGLAIVE Movie ends.

"You didn't come out" Prompto said.

"I told you didn't I?" Noct ate the last popcorn.

Prompto raised both his legs on the couch and hugged his knees against his chest.

"So.......you've been alone all this years?" Noct sat inches beside him.

Prompto frowned,  "uh-, I.... Hmm" he nodded.

Noct scooted closer to Prompto until their shoulders touched.

Prompto flinched a bit.

Noct looked at him and asked softly,  "What I said earlier during breakfast....... If you had eaten..... when was the last time,  you had a proper meal?"

Prompto looked at him and sadly whispered,  "...when I no longer had them by my side"

".....didn't you learn to cook?" Noct carefully asked.

"Hmm.... How can I?  No one could teach me and even if I could learn by watching the chefs cook at the place that I work in.... I didn't have enough money to buy the ingredients. So how can I possibly cook for myself"

Noct sadly listened,  "so is rice balls all you have eaten?" Noct asked.

"...Yeah,  it's easy to make and filling to me" Prompto rested his cheek on his knee and looked away from Noct.

"So why didn't you tell anyone, or a teacher about your situation?" Noct asked.

"Teachers would turn me in to social workers. And none of the classmates of mine are very trustful. They talk a lot. They are fun to be around but that's the reason I don't say anything because then everyone will look at me different. An orphan. I'll be the talk of the town"

"... you don't have any relatives?"

"No"

"......how many days a week do you work?" Noct asked.

"......Monday through Saturday. Saturdays I work from 8am - 4pm. And you must know what hours I work during the week..... and I only get paid minimum wage" Prompto said without looking at Noct.

Noct tugged on Prompto's shirt a bit and Prompto turned his head towards Noct,  "you want to move in with me?"

Prompto's eyes widened a bit and he sat properly.

"Prompto... " Noct stared at him.

"We just met" Prompto said.

"I know..  But we are together now... Besides... I don't plan on letting you go any time soon" Noct whispered.

Prompto blushed and he turned away.

"Even if you let me stay,  I'll probably just cause nothing but trouble" Prompto looked down.

"Stop looking so down at yourself. Who are you to decide if you cause trouble? What happened and what you have gone through does not reflect who you are.  Be who you want to be and don't live the life that you think others might want from you"