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It wasn't uncommon for Ignis to be out late at night. Between his work and keeping an eye on his charge, nights were definitely something he was used to, though most would say he was a creature better suited to the sunlight. Most of the time, he just offered those that dared say anything a cool stare and his back as he moved on past them. It wasn't really him being rude. He simply didn't have the time for such silliness. Not when there were always things to do.

On nicer nights, he would walk himself home from Noctis' and tonight was no different. The moon was close to being full, if not already full, and the night was pleasantly warm. The walk might be longer than most would like, but he enjoyed the chance to have some peace and quiet while mulling over the business of the day. Court politics could anger the calmest among them and the chance to think things through had left Ignis better able to handle such things.

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"Barely."

He'd been so tempted to let Gladio do as he threatened, to let him bend him over his desk and go at it right there in Ignis' office, but some semblance of order and decorum had saved Ignis that minor disgrace even if he was starting to feel a sliver of shame knowing that he'd been dragged out of the office smelling like... well, a desperate were in heat.

"No wonder Cor tried to get me to leave early. I should remember to thank him the next time I see him, if I can even manage to look him in the face after that."

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Gladio could sense his mate starting to think too hard on the scenario, and rumbles soothingly to him, much like he had often heard when Ignis was frustrated and confused with his first transformation as a were.

"You did good, and I got you all the way home without having to haul you over my shoulder." He chuckles a little bit, trying to lighten the mood. "It was your first one after all. I've made much more of a fool of myself un front of him before, so I'm sure he won't think anything of it."

If anything. He'll scold Gladio later for not noticing sooner, but perhaps admit that the night shifts had made it hard on both of them. Gladio pauses for a moment, taking a deep breath before gently trying to move. He is still in his mate but seems to have lost his knot now, so Gladiolus makes it easier for Ignis to stretch out underneath him by finally sliding out of him, spend still slick and deep in his mate.

"I've got something I wanna tell you too. Don't laugh, okay?"

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That rumble was instantly soothing and again, instinct led Ignis to answer back, his own purr a bit more pronounced this time. Gladio had always had an easier time tempering Ignis' moods when he had them, but since his coming out as a were, it'd been even easier. Just being around Gladio, his scent close by, had a calming effect on Ignis. Only when he was truly wound up about something did it have trouble working now.

The feel of Gladio sliding out of him pulled a low hiss from Ignis, already quietly lamenting the emptiness that it left behind. The knot of heat still lingering in his belly tightened, as if the needy were in him wasn't pleased and wanted that changed right now, but it wasn't enough to drive Ignis back to the desperate mess he was earlier.

".... I promise I'll try not to?"

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Gladio grins at that, all too happy and just enjoying being close to his wonderful, beautiful mate.

"You're prolly gonna drag me into heat by the time the full moon is up. That's not the part I wanted to tell you tho- I've never been in heat with someone else before. I'm glad it gets to be you."


And always will be Ignis, if they get any say in such.

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Part of Ignis just knew, but part of him was shocked at that admission. When they'd first started to even imagine being together, Gladio was desired by many and why not? He was handsome and strong and charming, friends with damn near everyone. There were times that Ignis still quietly wondered how he was able to capture the Shield's heart when there were so many out there that had seemed to be better suited to him when they were both younger.

A long moment drug out between them, Ignis sighing softly as he let that admission wash over him. A first they would share, and that was something that Ignis had never imagined would happen. Another moment, then he reached up to cup that scruffy cheek, his gaze warm and his lips curled into a faint smile.

"I certainly hope it'll be memorable for you. I know it will be for me."

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"Mm, I do like the thought of you having some of my firsts."

There were are lot of things that they didn't, but at the same time it was only really after he and Ignis had started to admit their feelings for each other he had dealt with his heats. By himself, though offers had been given- even when he thought that Ignis was just human it didn't seem fair to share that part of himself with others.

He leans into Ignis' touch, rubbing his cheek against an ungloved palm happily for a few moments.

"Do you need me to get you anything? If yoi're hungry I'm sure I can hunt up some grub from the fridge." Or, well, they could stay right where they were and have sex for the rest of the week if that was what his mate wanted.

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Was he hungry? Absolutely. He hadn't had time to finish his lunch during his usual working hours thanks to his increasingly hectic schedule and after their earlier exertions, his stomach was protesting. He couldn't be sure if it was lack of food or another kind of hunger knotting up his gut, but there was only one way to find out.

Another moment as Ignis leaned up to brush a kiss along Gladio's scruffy jaw and he was pulling away, clearly intent on getting out of bed and heading into the kitchen. Heat or not, he could surely whip something up quickly enough to eat before his need ramped up again.

.... right?

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Well, it was still early evening after all, they had managed not to waste the entire rest of the day on sex. Gladio chuckles and watches his baked mate pad out toward the kitchen, besotted look on his face before he stretches out and follows suit.

"Could order in too, if nothing's feeling your fancy."

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"I'm not answering the door naked, are-"

There was a beat as Ignis' voice faded. Honestly, he wouldn't put it past his mate to do just that, heat or no. Huffing as his cheeks pinked up, he reached up to shove his hand through his mussed hair as he padded into their little kitchen. He'd have to be quick, though. Already, he could feel that temptingly sinister knot of want tightening up in his gut and he knew he might not have a lot of time.

"... at least put something on if you do so. I won't have you showing off what's mine."

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Gladio can't help but laugh at seeing Ignis blush, his mate comfortably in his heat enough to worry about someone stealing him away. It would never happen of course, though Gladio's alpha instincts do have him considering opening the door without clothes, the scent of heat and sex marking this as their domain...

He snaps out of it a second later, reaching over to swat Ignis' perky little behind as his mate passes, unable to stay away from him for too long.

"I'm all yours, babe. You've got nothing to worry about." How could he even conceive of worrying his mate at a time like this? It's Ignis' heat, and as Gladio tidies up their bedroom turned den and adds more blankets to the mix he endeavors to take care of him just as much as Ignis does to him.

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There was an absent wave of Ignis' hand as Gladio's caught his ass, a low snort showing the thinly veiled amusement at the gesture. When they'd first started dating, Ignis had been a bit of a prude but time spent around Gladio and his libido had fixed that pretty quickly. Now, he had moments where he was just as bad a the big were, even more so now that he'd gone through his own change.

Before he could get distracted, he made his way to the kitchen, bent down to peer into the fridge to see what kind of leftovers they could make due with while his heat worked itself out.

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Gladio does not take to much longer to get out of bed, remaking it with nice sheets and lots of blankets to nest in before throwing dirty clothes and sheets into the hamper. Still nude and smelling of sex, he follows the scent of his mate to the kitchen, back in his human form by the time he wraps his arms around the other from behind and drags his tongue over Ignis' mating mark.

"Need a hand, love?"

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Every part of Ignis was keenly aware of Gladio. Where he was, what he was doing, everything. He knew when he was approaching, still smelling of their mingled scents and the heady tang of sex that seemed to permeate the whole apartment. In the back of his mind, Ignis idly wondered if that was simply because he was in heat or if it was something more.

There were words on the tip of Ignis' tongue as he felt those strong arms around around him, but any semblance of spoken words skittered to a halt when he felt damp heat glide along his scarred neck. He'd been trying so hard to keep some shred of control for as long as he could, but that simple action by Gladio had him groaning as heat clenched low in his gut and his cock gave an interested twitch...

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He. Well, okay he had intended to get a reaction out of his mate with that, in a sweet but possessive reminder that Ignis was his as much as Gladio was his back. That groan makes those hands that had come around him caress Ignis' bare skin, one petting low over his stomach while the other slides up to cup Ignis' chest over his mate's heart. Stroking his strong pectoral and teasing the nipple there.

"So beautiful, babe- And you're all mine to make feel good." He sighs happily, content to stroke the fires of Ignis' heat with his amorous behavior. His huge frame is pressed against his lover's back, giving off his scent that wraps around the both of them. The full moon may not be here yet, but it was a sure sign the the of them would be spending nearly all of it in a mutual heat.

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There was another effort to regain what little control he had from earlier, but as the rich scent of smoke and leather washed over him, he stopped trying. With a low groan of his mate's name, he let his head drop back to rest against Gladio's shoulder while his hands moved to glide along those thick, corded arms that held him so tight.

Food would have to wait. Ignis' body was starting to grow demanding again as the heat rose up again, driving the slim man to eagerly give in to whatever his mate wanted.

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Gladio growls out in satisfaction as Ignis touches him. Even a human touch along his own human form is electric and always has been. Plus there was something particularly naughty working Ignis up in his beloved Kitchen, breaking the rules that are usually so set in stone for them.

He smiles against his lover's neck, making his way up to kiss his mouth. Slow and sloppy as he shuts the fridge door before pressing Ignis' body against it, his mate caught between the inferno of Gladio's body and the cool surface there.

"So beautiful, Iggy." Gladio sighs in pleasure, hand low over the man finding his cock, starting to stroke him so that it filled and thickened. "My wonderful, amazing mate. You need more from me already, don't you?"

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Ignis just didn't have it in him to chide Gladio for getting him going in the kitchen. Usually, that was the one place that Ignis always counted as 'off-limits' for such things, but Gladio always seemed to countermand the adviser's sensible side.

There was no effort made to bite back the low moan that tore from Ignis' throat when Gladio found his thickening cock, nor was there a shred of denial in his posture. They both knew that he needed Gladio even if the big were had egged him on a bit.

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That moan is sweet to his ears. Hearing his mate call to him. He knows just from it what his love needs. To feel him again, to feel full and complete. Even if they will never be able to use either of their heats to breed, obviously, that does not make it any less important to their need for each other.

"I've got you."

Gladio sighs softly, glad that his stamina lets him go a few times in a row. Being outside the full moon may make him run exhausted and unable to preform eventually, but he bets with some creative use of toys he can keep Ignis from even noticing. For now however his cock twitches with intrest, the way Ignis is easily pliant under him making him want. His mate leans forward and Gladio's cock slides between the cheeks of his ass, the thick head of it occasionally catching against the rim of his hole with sweet pressure.

"You can have whatever you want of me, my love. I will give you the world if you let me."

He does not make him wait too much longer. Still messily slick with his cum, Ignis accepts his cock easily after being knotted once already, the bigger alpha soothing with noises and touches as he pushes into him again.

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If he were cognizant enough to manage full sentences, he'd tell his mate that he didn't want the world. He only wanted him. At moments like the current one, the world could go hang.

If he'd had any idea that heats could be such a driving, instinct driven time, he'd planned for it. Hells, he had only for it to keep pushing back and back until he privately thought that maybe, just maybe, it wouldn't affect him. After all, he'd been late to shift and it'd been a hard time at that.

Each tease of that thick length catching at his rim made Ignis growl in muted frustration only to have that change into a sharp, pleased hiss when his lover finally slid home. There was no hesitation as Ignis pressed back, hips rolling as best the could from how he was pinned. He wanted more and there was no way to miss the not so subtle demands that every inch of his body was screaming.

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Gladio did not miss his mate's need at all, the low growls and the way he arches against him a demand more than a request. He had promised to give him whatever he wants, and Ignis can have it.

With a low groan he works deep into the other, hips rolling forward to sink deep into Ignis. Keeping up a pace that seems to please his mate in heat to please him, to let his lover feel him all the way through.

"Mm, you feel so good, babe... and all of this, it is all yours and mine. Always will be."

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And he thought he'd been mindless before, when he'd first started to shift. No, his heat seemed to drive all sense from him and conspired to leave him a creature of instinct driven desire. Right then, nothing else mattered. Just Gladio's thick scent around him and the warmth of his body as he let himself slip a little deeper into that heat driven lust. Instinct told him that Gladio would be there, that his mate would give him what he wanted... no, needed and at that moment, all was right with his little world.

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Instead of keeping his hands over Ignis' hips he leans forward, arm sliding around his mate's body and one reaching forward to thread his fingers through Ignis' own. Pressed against his back as the were growls low, eyes bright and muttering filthy, heat laced promises into Ignis' ear. That he was his, that he was going to be so full and how everyone would know that Gladio belonged to Ignis and always would.

He would make sure of that as they get lost in their own little world of need and the relentless way Gladio's cock fills his mate.

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Each word in Gladio's low voice just spurred Ignis on. His fingers tightened on Gladio's while his other hand slid aimlessly along the surface of the fridge he was pressed against. Maybe later, he'd remember to fuss at Gladio for working him up yet again in his precious kitchen, but for now, the big were was safe from his ire.

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Ignis is usually so quiet, that even these soft little noises spurred on by his heat drive Gladio wild. He groans and holds his whole body as close to his mate as possible. Ignis feels so damn good and knowing he was making the other feel good spurring him on.

"M' gonna... Iggy."

He groans. Hand coming down to wrap around his' lover's cock, trying to drag him there with him. His teeth nip at the sensitive spots at the back of his lover's neck, and with a long groan he works on keeping from transforming. Knotting him here would be an awful pain afterward after all.