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Sorta wanna write a straight up Regisson AU where Nyx is actually born with his father’s eyes and literally no-one in Lucis notices.
Like, Nyx is obviously a royal bastard - he looks far too much like his father, especially when you put them side to side - but, for some reason, the Lucians just don’t notice.
Pretty much everyone else knows who Nyx is - including Niflheim, Nyx has been fighting off assassination and kidnapping attempts ofr years - but the Lucians don’t.
Queue entertaining shenanigans as the Galahdians try to see exactly how far they can push the Lucians obliviousness before someone figures it out.
(Hint: very, very, very far)
@charlottedabookworm
To be somewhat fair to the Lucians - people tend to see what they expect to see, and absolutely no one expects to see Regis in Nyx’s face. That said, absolutely no one is trying to hide it, and there are a number of increasingly outlandish bets regarding How They’re Going To Find Out. Libertus - who is currently acting as bookie - expects to make a small fortune somewhere down the line.
Cor probably puts two and two together somewhere down the line, places a bet of his own, and gleefully sits on the sidelines with the Galahdians, passing popcorn and heckling his brothers-in-arms.
@hamelin-born
Yeah, I mean, I get that - they see Nyx and they expect a Galahdian refugee, not the bastard son of the King, but still. When you’ve got Nyx standing side-by-side with Noctis and Regis and you still don’t see it, well.
When he was a kid, the idea of Nyx being recognised as Regis’ bastard son terrified him. The first couple of months in Insomnia, same deal. Then it got a bit funny. But after a couple years of this? He is just, so done.
Everyone except the native Lucians have figured him out and suddenly Nyx is just, so glad that he wasn’t raised in Insomnia. He has never been happier to be Galahdian in his life. The betting pool has a small fortune in spare change and favours and food in it, the person who wins is going to be very very rich eventually. Lib already is honestly, he’s the go-to bookie for it all.
Cor figured it out a couple months in, before the really outlandish stuff started (Nyx didn’t start barbequing steaks using his magic in the middle of the Glaive’s training area until the end of the first year, by the second Nyx was using his armiger to catch fish while on missions and muttering about interfering ancestors in the halls of the Citadel), after he saw Nyx in a spar with the exact grin on his face that Regis had used to sport. He promptly bought into the betting pool with a bet several years in the future with Regis et al only figuring it out during a deadly situation where Nyx is using his armiger - because, look, Cor knows how much of an idiot his friends are.
#nyx doesn’t even try to hide who he is by this point#all of his reports are full of references to him using magic#and so are the other glaives#even /drautos/ has commented on it in Regis et al’s hearing before#but they don’t /notice/#ffs all of the immigrant district knows who Nyx is#at some point Prom will catch sight of Nyx and ask Noct why he didn’t tell him he had an older brother in the glaive#and Noct just goes ‘I don’t’ and walks away#several glaives - who had been watching the convo intently - facepalm#Prom is /so confused/ until Nyx speaks to him#and that is the moment he realises that he’s best friends with an idiot#regisson au#nyx is regis’ son#my fic
@charlottedabookworm
It’s the worst kept not-secret in Insomnia’s history, and the Lucians still aren’t getting it. Nyx et al are seriously wondering by now if there’s something in the water, because really? Seriously? Nyx has outright used his magic in front of the king, and all he’s gotten is a commendation on his ‘originality’ and ‘creativity’ when it comes to utilizing the King’s magic. Nyx just. Gives up, and uses his magic for increasingly weird and frivolous purposes.
Cor approves. And is laughing internally. Yep, that’s Reggie’s son; Cor probably also makes the effort to introduce Nyx to Cid and Wes - who just about kill themselves laughing, and swear to keep it quiet until Reggie and Clarus discover the truth for themselves. (Cid likes this punk. Wes just wants to feed him.)
Even Old Man Ramuh placed a bet with Libertus, who faithfully recorded said bet and refuses to share the particulars thereof. Libertus is the bookie, after all, he has some professional pride.
Honestly, I have the mental image of Ardyn showing up to investigate this supposed bastard son of the king - only to find said bastard walking around and being Very Obvious with regards to who his father is, and everyone except the Lucians are getting it. I see him bonding with Cor over Just. How. Stupid this all is - and placing his own bet, of course, this is one of the most hilarious things he’s seen in literally aeons. (Libertus blinked, and gave him hundred-to-one-odds on Regis et al getting Frogged and Nyx being revealed as a Royal Bastard via un-Frogging them.) And that’s how Cor and Ardyn’s relationship begins.
*snicker* Why do I see a frustrated Prompto setting up a powerpoint presentation in an attempt to hammer the Truth into Noctis’ head? (Galahdians: You go, little chocobo-man! They’re also vaguely curious as to whether this attempt will frustrated the patented Lucia Caelum Idiocy.)
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Nyx let his eyes glow with his magic and got a comment on the lighting of the room - the lights were out, there was a power cut, he is not allowed to strangle the King. He uses his magic in front of the entire Council, in a way that the Glaives most certainly can’t, and they give him a written commendation for forward-thinking and originality and creativity - Nyx reminds himself that skewering them all with his armiger would be considered murder. Cor convinces him to wear a suit and he spends the entire day walking around as <>a literal mirror image of Regis, and all Regis does is mention that he used to wear a suit just like that one - Nyx gives up and jumps out fo a window.
Nyx is just so done with all of this shit. Fuck them all. They are just idiots. He uses his magic for whatever he wants and doesn’t even try to make them figure out who he is anymore.
It has to be something in the water, or maybe being born in Bahamut’s territory or something. No group of people is naturally this obvious.
Cor is laughing in the background because this shit is hilarious and Nyx takes after Regis so much that he can’t even believe - Nyx used his armiger to create a breeze at one point on a hot day because why not? - but he is also face-palming with increasing regularity because wtf guys, really? Cid and Wesk decide that they like the kid, but also Insomnia has gone seriously downhill because they haven’t noticed, and they both get in on the betting pool - Wesk quietly and Cid while cackling.
Nyx gains two uncles to go along with Cor who is his friend. He contents himself with the fact that his father didn’t surround himself with idiots despite being an idiot himself.
And, lol. Ardyn appears to confirm the rumours only to find the worst kept secret in Lucian history because everyone is actually trying to show it off - it’s hilarious but Ardyn suddenly wonders why he hasn’t completely crushed Lucis yet if this was there King, his plans had all involved people who were a bit smarter. Wtaf? Also, Ardyn and Cor bonding over this shit is just awesome and I love it.
Everyone who is Not Lucian is in on the betting pool - Shiva is in the betting pool, even if it’s as Gentiana - and Libertus is just, so rich from this.
(Sudden mental image of Lib, once Regis finally figures out Nyx is his son, going “Damn it Nyx!” and lunging for him, trying to strangle his idiot best friend. “You just cost me the best paying job I’ve ever had!”
And Nyx is laughing as he dodges, “Not my fault, Libs. I gave up on them figuring it out ages ago.”
Lib snarls and lunges again. “I’d nearly saved up enough for a new kitchen!”
“Okay, okay. I’ll get Wesk to send you some of those rare spices you like, deal?”
Regis and Clarus are just watching in shock)
The Galahdians wish Prom luck with his powerpoint. More than a few show up to watch because it seems interesting and their curious as to is it will work. It doesn’t, Noct sits through the power point - appropriately titled “Reasons why Nyx Ulric is a Lucis Caelum and your Older Bastard Brother you Godsdamned idiot” - and then just shrugs and goes “I don’t really see it, are you sure you haven’t been spending time on those conspiracy theory sites again?” and leaves.
Prompto screams in despair.
Prom gets invited around to Nyx’s flat where Lib feeds him and he can scream into a pillow about it all Nyx pats him on the back - he’s been there he just gave up after the first 2 years
@charlottedabookworm
Cor may or may not be quietly leading an investigation regarding the environmental conditions of Insomnia and their long-term effect thereof on its citizens, because what the fuck, Regis? Sure, this is absolutely hilarious - it’s the best/worst thing Cor has ever had the (dis)privilege to witness - but seriously. Seriously? He also subsequently emphasizes observation and analysis during mandatory Crownsguard training; he wants the ‘guard to at least recognize the obvious.
Later, when Regis realizes The Truth: “Wait, is that why Cid called me out of the blue suddenly just to laugh at me for five minutes?” Cid and Wesk like their sort-of nephew; he’s a good kid, who was fortunate enough not to be infected with his father’s sheer obliviousness. Even if he did inherit his recklessness in abundance; it’s as if someone exponentially multiplied all of Regis’ impulsiveness and trollish tendencies and then set him loose without any of the duty/responsibility of the Crown to hold him back.
I just. Have the mental image of a Nyx trying to work out how to make ice-cream via ice-magic, with all the Glaive cheering him on. Cor, and Ardyn are probably chilling in the background, aw, look at all the children go. (Nyx later gets an Official Commendation for figuring out this innovative use of magic and teaching others. He wants to tear his hair out and scream.)
And yes for Ardyn/Cor bonding! Ardyn may or may not decide to adopt Nyx because this is just so. Fucking. Hilarious; Nyx subsequently learns more magic then he ever has in his life from an amused Accursed who puts him through his paces while Cor cheers in the background and takes detailed notes on training methods to use with the ‘guard. Also - well. A subsequent side-bet springs up; how long will it take for someone to notice that Ardyn is a Lucis Caelum? (Cor, by this point, is just deadpan. Sure, Ardyn is a Lucis Caelum - apparently, the family is literally incapable of keeping track of all its offshoots. See Exhibit A, namely, one Regis Lucis Caelum;). In return, Nyx teaches Ardyn the ice-cream spell, which Ardyn abuses mercilessly.
Ardyn may or may not also decide to stop hiding his own magic. After all, it’s a proven fact that people in Insomnia are just. So. So. Dumb.
Prompto is slowly coming this realization. Why is his best friend a moron? Upon this moment of enlightenment, he finds himself adopted by the Glaives/Galahdian immigrants. Who cheerfully provide him with a number of tips and tricks for dealing with Lucis Caelums in general - ‘They get cranky when their blood sugar drops, keeping an emergency chocolate bar on hand really helps when you’re dealing with an irritable royal.’.
And now I really can’t help but wonder under what circumstances The Bet gets settled - meaning, how Regis et al actually realize that Nyx really is his bastard son. (Nyx: It’s not like I was keeping it a secret! We’ve literally been trying to tell you and Prince Noctis for years!) And Regis’ reaction to learning of The Bet - huh. Now I’m wondering who actually won the thing? Who is the proud recipient of the largest accumulation of gil, favors, and various miscellaneous items in the history of Insomnia? Forget the expression on King Regis’ face; when the realization sinks in that the King actually gets it (finally!) everyone is clamoring at Libertus to ask who won, who won, who won?
…tempted to say Libertus. Yes, he was the bookie, and yes, he placed his own bet, but it’s not until he actually goes back to consult the records of who bet what that he realizes he won it all.
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