[Ignis had been able to hide his scandalized look pretty well, though being the mom-friend is a joke about how he fusses over all of them and has been made before. Gladio, however, nearly dies choking on his drink at the sudden snappy response from the Prince, and that fucking word. .

Of course Gladio couldn't let himself just get so embarrassed without a parting shot, so he had replied back with something snappy cool to say so he doesn't get shown up. 'I only let good boys and girls call me daddy.'

Iggy scolds him of course, because even tho Noct started it the retainer is too damn soft on the teenager and probably thinks his ears are delicate and he hasn't heard worse stuff in school. Or that Gladio's got a bit of a reputation for being a hedonist. Ignis doesn't know what they've been getting up to or at least he pretends he doesn't for the sake of needing to bleach his brain, and after throwing his hands up and promising to be more 'wholesome' so as not to scandalize their future King, they had let the subject wander into something else.

Except now Iggy is gone and it's just the two of them. Gladio was planning on staying because they have warp-strike training at an awfully early time in the morning and they have to get there before the Glaives nd somebody has to get the prince out of bed, but something's been weird since dinner. Noct isn't even paying attention to the boss they were mutually trying to strike down, and Gladio groan in frustration when the other gives up on him.]

Man, you're concentration is shit today Noct. You'd better pull it together tomorrow or Nyx is going to kick your ass.