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Knight of Flames

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Bloomin'ek! Enjoy some flowers in these trying times 🌺

A pair of lilac hibiscus flowers in full bloom, still on the bush.

A purple hibiscus flower in full bloom, with a couple of tiny water droplets clinging to one of the petals and the greenery of its leaves in the background

July 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM

Knight of Flames

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I've seen at least 3 species of butterfly visiting my garden buddlea this week (plus a load of bees). Enjoy these beauties with me :)

Peacock butterfly showing off the eye spots on its wings while sitting on a large stalk of light purple buddlea flowers

A comma butterfly on top of light purple buddlea flowers against a backdrop of a blue sky with clouds

July 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM

Knight of Flames

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Alas, I'm writing slower than ever so here's a wip snippet for this Ignoct week inspired by the Fairytale/Folklore prompt. It's providing me with some interesting research rabbit holes to follow 😄
@ignoct-events.bsky.social #fanfics

“Where should we take our walk this evening, Noct?” His answer came in the form of a soft huff and a gentle head bump against his thigh. Ignis chuckled. “Of course I had not forgotten. Lead on.”
The air had a bite to it tonight although not enough to make Ignis regret not bringing a coat and despite Noctis’ inclination to not take long walks, preferring to sprawl across the sofa at home instead, Ignis knew the distance to their destination would be sufficient to warm him. Noctis’ claws clicked on the pavement beside him – paws and footsteps creating the only notable sounds along the quiet residential streets. There wouldn’t be much activity around until the village hall emptied. With only a few nudges from Noctis to steer Ignis away from some cars half parked on the pavement they made their way towards Kingness’ churchyard and the patch of woodland that bordered it.
There were nearly to their destination when Noctis stopped to scratch at the churchyard’s wooden gate. Ignis reached over for the latch his fingers made clumsy with anticipation and something not helped by the pathetic whine from his side.
“I’m just as impatient as you are. Give me a moment.” The metal latch gave a satisfying clunk and the gate could swing open allowing Noctis to push his way through the widening gap first.

March 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM

Knight of Flames

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Reposting some Ignoct fluff and softness for Valentine's day, containing:
🌹 mutual pining
🌹 obliviousness
🌹 first kiss

archiveofourown.org/works/29412732

#fanfics #FFXV #Ignoct

Surprise Valentine by Knight of Flames.
Fanfic summary - Noctis and Ignis have been giving each other anonymous Valentine's messages and gifts for years, but neither has realised who they came from until now.

February 13, 2025 at 11:34 PM

Knight of Flames

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It's got to be this one. It took about 2 years (plus a few months for its initial iteration) with a year of that wrestling a block inbetween posting chapter 36 and finishing the final chapter 🙈 a labour of love though

archiveofourown.org/works/247537...

#24adventthings #ffxv #ignoct #fanfics

Glimpses of Together by Knight of Flames.
Final Fantasy 15. Explicit rating. Ignoct. 37 chapters. 159562 words.
Slow burn. Angst and comfort. Smut. Sex. Masturbation. Mutual pining. Love confessions. First kiss. Canonical character death. Episode Ignis dlc.
Summary - for a moment, Ignis considered saying damn the consequences. It would be so easy to take those outstretched hands and be swept up in everything that was Noctis. But whatever happened between them would only ever be temporary and it would have to be kept secret. His love could ruin Noctis, and that was something he couldn't allow.

December 19, 2024 at 7:42 PM

Knight of Flames

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I wrote this as an emotional vent piece a couple of years ago while I was having some struggles. I had the sense that Noctis would be able to relate to some of those feelings so he became my channel, poor lad.

archiveofourown.org/works/37576504

#24adventthings #ffxv #ignoct #fanfics

Overwhelmed by Knight of Flames.
Final Fantasy 15. General audience rating. Ignoct. 1045 words. Anxiety attacks. Comfort.
Summary - Noctis becomes overwhelmed by his anxieties, but Ignis is there to help him through.

December 19, 2024 at 6:12 PM

Knight of Flames

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I got really carried away with this AU for the Ignoct white day gift exchange in 2022 but I'm so glad I did

archiveofourown.org/works/378165...

#24adventthings #ffxv #ignoct #fanfics

Mr Sandman bring me a dream by Knight of Flames
Final Fantasy 15. Mature rating. Ignoct. 14355 words.
Dream spirit Noctis. Curses. Fluff. Falling in love. First kiss. Love confessions. Frotting.
Summary - unknowingly moving into a haunted apartment, Ignis finds his life entirely upended by his unexpected housemate. But to find a way to help Noctis break his curse and potentially leave forever, Ignis has to accept and be willing to act upon the feelings he develops as they grow closer.

December 13, 2024 at 1:26 PM

Knight of Flames

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Writing poetry in a fic started as a one off to stretch myself, and thanks to readers' encouragement turned into a mini series of fics with combined poetry and prose. Each one uses a different type of poem form too.

archiveofourown.org/series/2147355

#24adventthings #ffxv #ignoct #fanfics

Ignis' Little Black Notebook by Knight of Flames.
Final Fantasy 15. General audience rating. Ignoct. Series containing six works and totalling 10689 words.
Poetry. Fluff. Developing relationship. Sick character. Caretaking. Nursing. First kiss.
Summary - A series covering some of what Ignis has been adding to his notebook during the roadtrip, this feelings for Noctis and their gradually developing story.

December 12, 2024 at 1:52 PM

Knight of Flames

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Most of my stuff on AO3 would count 😂 especially the half that are mature or explicit from various levels of kink and smut, so I'll just pick one fairly spicy fic to link to today

archiveofourown.org/works/42398388

#24adventthings #ffxv #ignoct #fanfics

Sweet Nostalgia by Knight of Flames.
Final Fantasy 15. Explicit rating. Ignoct. 6890 words
Fluff and smut. Sappy. Light kink. Blindfolds. Anal sex. Ignis and Noctis in their forties. Post episode Ignis verse 2.
Summary - for so long during the early reconstruction efforts, the closest Noctis or Ignis had come to a holiday was diplomatic trips to Accordo, Tenebrae and the remains of Niflheim, but things had been gradually easing over the past few years. And since it was their tenth wedding anniversary, well, this could be considered something of a second honeymoon. A whole weekend off still felt like an indulgence, so a fortnight was going to be bliss, especially with the plans Noctis had in mind; sleeping in, catching fish for them to eat, lazy afternoon naps, quality time together and of course, lots of sex.

December 10, 2024 at 4:01 PM

Knight of Flames

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I'm really happy with how this interview style fic turned out. It was one of two pieces I wrote for Insomniac - An Ignis Pinup zine.
I do enjoy writing in Ignis' voice and it was a great chance to try something different.

archiveofourown.org/works/48830482

#24adventthings #ffxv #ignis #fanfics

Scars and Skin by Knight of Flames.
Final Fantasy 15. General rating. No ship. 1212 words. Post episode Ignis verse 2. Modelling.
Summary - Ignis Scientia is most well known and admired for being the chief advisor and hand of the King as well as having played a key role in the endurance and survival of Lucis through the Long Night, however, in his earlier years he took Insomnia by storm through his modelling and looks set to do it all over again.
A magazine interview with Ignis Scientia covering his side career as a model.

December 6, 2024 at 10:21 PM

Knight of Flames

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Ahh, the xvtober prompt for a song fic from a couple of years ago. The sleeping beauty waltz and song from the disney film came to me so quick it's almost as if my mind had been waiting for an opportunity to use it 😄
archiveofourown.org/works/42239736

#24adventthings #ffxv #ignoct #fanfics

Once upon a dream by Knight of Flames.
Final Fantasy 15. General rating. Ignoct. 1384 words. Alternate universe - reincarnation, ballroom dancing, dancing lessons, song lyrics.
Summary - Noctis has been taking dancing lessons for a while now with little progress, but when his usual instructor is ill he finds it all comes unexpectedly naturally with her stand in, almost as if they had done this before.
Day 8 of XV tober 2022

December 5, 2024 at 11:05 PM

Knight of Flames

@knight-of-flames.bsky.social

This was a fun piece I enjoyed writing for @foxloresartden.bsky.social as a little surprise.
[Go check out their beautiful art if you haven't already!]
archiveofourown.org/works/38583954

(late but getting there 😅)
#24adventthings #ffxv #ignoct #fanfics

A Princely Distraction by Knight of Flames for Foxlores Art Den
Final Fantasy 15. Mature rating. Ignoct. 1434 words. Flirting, dry humping, established relationship. Noctis being a distraction.
Summary - Bored while waiting for Ignis to finish up his work for the day, Noctis finds the Eos equivalent of AO3 and picks up a few ideas.

December 4, 2024 at 3:15 PM

Knight of Flames

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Here's the first fic I uploaded to AO3 when the creative fire from FFXV was first ignited.
Only visible if you're logged in I'm afraid.
archiveofourown.org/works/24946099

(catching up on late days 😅)
#24adventthings #ffxv #ignoct

Such a tease by Knight of Flames.
Final Fantasy 15. Mature rating. Ignoct. Implied sexual content. 830 words.
Summary - if I have told you once, your highness, I have told you a thousand times. This is no time for playing games.

December 4, 2024 at 2:53 PM

Knight of Flames

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I'll give it a go

One heart equals one fic I want to write

November 21, 2024 at 10:23 PM

Knight of Flames

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Feeling really chuffed at reaching Elden Ring's final boss. It's taken me 140 hours to get here and I really did not think I'd get this far 😂

An armoured warrior is facing away from the camera and towards an ornate, large opening that is partly on fire and flanked by pillars. There is the light of grace to their left.

November 9, 2024 at 9:14 PM

Knight of Flames

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A bit of an FFXV AU that I will get back to when writer's block loosens its grip
#FFXV #wordgamewednesday

“Morning, Noct.” The bright and cheerful voice that came seemingly from nowhere made Noctis nearly jump out of his skin. Upon closer inspection, there was a tuft of blonde hair peeking up over the edge of the counter from the customers’ side. A moment later, the freckled face of Noctis’ friend and colleague popped up to greet him with a smile.

November 7, 2024 at 12:16 PM

Knight of Flames

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Date yourself by posting a game that was released when you were 18.

Yep, the OG not the Golden version

Cover art for the Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 video game

October 24, 2024 at 8:33 AM

Knight of Flames

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Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,096,272!

How quickly (nearly) a year flies

September 17, 2024 at 2:43 PM

Knight of Flames

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Here's the link to my full contribution piece for the FFXV Wanderlust Zine — "I. Scientia Travel Diary - Altissia"
It's such a wonderful project to have been a part of 😊 #ffxv #ff15

🔗: archiveofourown.org/works/58678300
(you'll need to be logged in to AO3 to read it, sorry)