IC INBOX - PHANRIFT

[founderinglight]

one for sorrow, two for mirth
three for marriage, four for birth
five for the truth and six for lying
seven for sickness, eight for dying
nine for silver, ten for gold
eleven for a secret that shall never be told
twelve for the moon, thirteen for the sky
fourteen for the accursed unable to die
and fifteen for my heart's last desire
a new day's dawn, reborn in fire



Izunia Lucis Caelum
Keystone Station Room #11
Network @elevencrows

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[burninglight]

...Noctis' father.

[Which did make it rather clear as to why it was on Izunia's mind, didn't it.]

[founderinglight]

[Sure the fuck does.]

Indeed. This would have been about... Oh, ten years or so before Noctis was born.

[motherfucking_ghost]

...Oh. 'least the good looks really do run in the family...? [levity!!]

[burninglight]

[Ardyn tilted his head at the picture and frowned slightly as if considering something...then just shook his head and shrugged.]

Of course they do. Bloodline's an attractive one if nothing else.

[founderinglight]

We've always tended to be quite striking, it's true. And I confess the black hair of the later generations matches the aesthetic better than our red, nice as it is.

[motherfucking_ghost]

I cannot fucking imagine having a family aesthetic. You're all extra assholes.

[burninglight]

I liked the red better than the black, myself. Then again, Noctis would look absurd as a redhead.

[Another shrug.]

You're right, it's highly unnecessary.

[founderinglight]

...You do realize that 'Noctis as a redhead' is basically 'us, but shorter,' don't you?

[Ardyn, darling. Brother dearest.

Izunia pulls a page out of the sketchbook and idly sets to work on another sketch - a handful of lines of pencil first indicate that this one's a woman.]

[motherfucking_ghost]

Listen. You know I hit on him, too. I can't deny good looks unless they're invisible bad luck pirate boyfriends, then I'll deny it all day.

[burninglight]

I stand by it regardless.

[ardyn...]

And I really should find it weird that you flirted with my generationally-distant nephew, but considering it's you I'm just moderately unsurprised.

[founderinglight]

Great, going to be stuck in my head again now...

[You can't just say the words 'stand by' in front of your biggest fans, Ardyn, that's not how this works.]

He yelled at me for ruining the idea of twin threesomes at one point.

[So Izunia's not at all surprised either.]

[motherfucking_ghost]

Listen, it is not an unusual fantasy to have even if it'd in reality be weird for the twins, that's why it's a fantasy, and you have to go and be you!

[burninglight]

You're both idiots and let's talk about anything else.

[founderinglight]

I'm extremely aware of how common a fantasy it is, I've lost count of the number of times I've been asked about it.

[HUFF. Back to drawing.]

[motherfucking_ghost]

I could talk about how happy I am with my extremely more attractive than his brother husband.

[burninglight]

Leonard, don't pick a fight that'll end in me having to throw someone off the Station.

[founderinglight]

[Ardyn as Church trying to pick a fight goes that doesn't even rate. Raised eyebrows.]

It's alright, I wouldn't expect him to have any other opinion.

[motherfucking_ghost]

He knows how much more handsome you are. I've made him very aware.

[burninglight]

I'm not arguing that I'm the better-looking twin, just that I'm in no mood for antagonizing today.

[founderinglight]

On the scale of it all, this doesn't even count as antagonizing, Ardyn. It's fine.

[motherfucking_ghost]

This is just a fact-stating session.

We can go if that'd be better.

[burninglight]

I don't have to turn and run every time I see my little brother, you know.

[motherfucking_ghost]

...Right, okay. I know you two are...would 'getting along' be an overstatement?

[burninglight]

I prefer 'coexisting'. Implying we'll ever get along for more than perhaps ten minutes at a time is a bit much.

[founderinglight]

Somewhere in the middle, I would think. Things are... very gradually getting better.

[They haven't acted on the urge to hit each other in a while.]