The Apartment Above the Photo Hut - Sunday Morning

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It was father’s day and Liz wanted to be able to do something special for Prompto, so she had gotten up early and had gotten Noctra up and ready, then she started work on making breakfast.

Liz was focusing on the eggs and bacon and keeping an eye on Noctra, who had insisted on helping with breakfast as well so Noctra was helping stir the pancake batter, some of the batter was ending up on the floor so there was going to be a clean up later but for the time being Liz was focused on getting breakfast ready for when Prompto woke up.

[for the husband!}

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Look, between Prompto and Ignis, they'd created a little cooking monster. But the smell of bacon was always going to be one of the best alarm clocks ever, and so it was a still sleepy Prompto shuffling out to thr kitchen with a smile on his face.

"You guys are making breakfast?" he asked, having completely forgotten there was a reason for that today. But he was stepping over (miraculously avoiding any batter on the floor), to take a closer look, and give Liz a kiss on the cheek and reach over to ruffle Noctra's hair.

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Liz smiled at the kiss as she finished turning the bacon, "we are, I wanted to make something special for today," she smiled, "especially being Father's Day," she added fondly.

"I'm helping too," Noctra spoke up proudly, holding up the bowl with the mostly intact and stirred batter.

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"Is that what you're doing?" Prompto said with a chuckle as he inspected what Noctra was working on. "Letting your mom see what a good helper you are, huh?"

He gave a sheepish chuckle after that, rubbing the back of his neck. "I completely forgot it was Father's Day today."

And even though he'd been a father for more than two years now, it was always a little surreal to think about.

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Noctra smiled happily at that as she handed the bowl to Liz so that Liz could start getting the pancakes ready.

"It's definitely something to celebrate," Liz told him fondly, "I thought we could do a nice breakfast for today, we've got bacon and eggs, and I'll get started on the pancakes,"

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"Mmmm, sounds pretty good," Prompto said, eyes looking over what was already prepared with hungry approval. "Anything I can do to help?"

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"We haven't finished setting the table yet, if you wanted to help finish with that but otherwise we're pretty right with the food," Liz assured him, as she started on the pancakes, Noctra closely watching the batter that she had helped stir as Liz began to pour.

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"I think I can handle that!" Prompto said with eager confidence, swooping in to steal one more kiss from Liz and boop Noctra on the nose before he headed over to the cabinets and drawers to grab what they'd need, and it was funny, such a simple thing like grabbing plates, something he'd done plenty of times before, suddenly filling him with a spreading warmth through his chest, and he grinned over his shoulder at Liz and her careful pouring and Noctra's attentive watching with an almost overwhelming contentment.

"Thanks for doing this, babe," he said. Because, yeah, it was a pretty simple thing, just breakfast on a Sunday, not like some big elaborate thing that Iggy and Liliana would do, or even some big active go-get-'er thing that Gladio and Nell would, but just something simple and nice, their happy little domestic microcosm, their small but growing family.

Pretty much perfect, really.

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“You’re welcome,” Liz smiled fondly as she worked on finishing the pancakes, “I hope you do enjoy breakfast and that today is a wonderful day for you,” she added.

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"You got anything else on the agenda after breakfast?" Prompto wondered, finally setting out the plates and trying to think of just what kind of wonderful day might be ahead of him.

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“Actually I do,” Liz smiled fondly as she started to serve the food, “I thought after breakfast that we might watch a movie or play a game, depending on which one you wanted to do,” she added.

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"I mean," Prompto pointed out, "we've got all day, right? Why not both? Watch a movie and kick your butt at Super Plumber Brothers Racing."

That wasn't true. Noctra was clearly the one kicking their butts, even if all she tended to do was drive her car into walls and want to look at the cows.

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Liz smiled at that, “we can definitely do both,” she assured him, “and then later on I thought we could get some takeout delivered as well,” she added.

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"Less clean-up with take-out," Prompto noted with a faint snort, as he looked at the pancake batter splotches everywhere and imagined them finding even more in unexpected places all week. "But then I'll have to actually pick something, won't I?"

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“That is true,” Liz agreed with a fond smile as she looked at the mess she would have to clean up, “was there something in particular that you would like?”

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"Hmmmm," Prompto rubbed his chin thoughtfully, "might be a little too early to tell, especially when I've got those pancakes on my mind! We'll have to just see what I'm feeling later maybe."

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Liz smiled, “okay, we can definitely leave it later, and focus on having breakfast first,” she said.

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And with that, Prompto had also set put the silver ware and then moved toward the fridge for drinks. "Juice?" he asked. "Maybe some coffee? Something else?"

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"I think I might have a juice please," Liz considered as she finished putting the food on the table.

"Can I have a juice too please?" Noctra spoke up as well, where she eying the food on her plate, eager to get started with eating.

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"Juices all around, then!" Prompto said, chuckling a little at the little echo of Liz's request in Noctra's, as he grabbed the juice and some cups. "I'm surprised you didn't go with coffee, though, Noctra!"

To which Noctra scrunched up her face and said, "Blech."

Prompto got hers in her sippy cup first, setting it down with a grin toward Liz. "I caught her sneaking a sip from one of Iggy's Ebony the other day. It did not go well for her!"

And then he suddenly seemed struck by something, his eyes widening. "Oh, shi--" he started, remembered the company, and amended, "shoot. I didn't tell you yet, did I? About Igs and Lils?"

That he would forget to mention it was astounding, but also made for funnier narrative, so...

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Liz gave a fond smile at Noctra's reaction to the coffee and then focused on what Prompto was saying, "no, I don't think you told me," she said as she thought back, "what happened?" she asked curiously.

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"They got ~engaaa~aaaaged~,' said Prompto, grinning broadly from ear to ear as he set down thr juices for him and Liz and then sat down, wagging his eyebrows. "The other week, when they were in Argentina! Iggy just told us yesterday. But don't tell anyone yet, they're doing this big engagement party for it."

Because of course they were.

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"Oh that's wonderful news," Liz said with a smile, "I'm so happy for them and I definitely won't say anything," she promised.

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"Yeah," Prompto big grin got a little doopy and squishy around the edges, "it's pretty great. Even if Gladio said he was going to shove me in to a locker if I start needling him about him and Nell being next. You're not gonna go babbling to everyone about it, either, right, nugget?"

Noctra just sort of stared at him for a moment before giving a big nod. "Right!"

She had no idea what she was agreeing to, she just knew she had pancakes now.

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"It definitely is incredible news," Liz smiled fondly and then looked over at Noctra, "I think Noctra's definitely ready for breakfast," she grinned at how closely Noctra was eying those pancakes.

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"I think that's makes two of us!" Prompto said with a laugh. "Bring on the breakfast!"

He lifted up a fork to go with the rallying cheer, with Noctra imitating him with an eager squeal to go with it.