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[The response doesn't come immediately, but it certainly does arrive.]

Both early and an extra paragraph. I wonder, are you trying to impress me, Prompto?

[Ardyn actually is pleasantly surprised, however. He didn't expect such expediency, much less such a thoughtful short essay. No offense.]

[prompto's response is almost 24 hours late in arrival]

i just kinda wanted it out of the way to be honest
but i did put effort into it!

ugh there's so many typos and errors...

[24 hours later and Ardyn's phone goes off again. He miraculously has no business on campus today outside of his usual morning routine, and so when he responds, it's from his home this time around.]

More for you to worry about if this was an actual grade. As it stands, it's not, though it does speak for your character in quite enlightening ways.

You're more responsible than you initially seem, aren't you? Even though you were obviously in a hurry to "hunt monsters" [wtf prompto] you still felt an obligation to write this essay about a Joy Division song, an assignment I gave to you on a whim. You know that, don't you?

[prompto's responses are now in par with ardyn's!]

i guess this works in my favour somehow, being the unexpected punch of flavour
i'm not allowed to talk about the monster until further notice but yeah, i guess i just didn't want to disappoint? it's not like it proves anything
also i suppose this is the academic way of telling a friend what you thought of a movie they liked.. except to a professor instead
in conclusion: i liked the song but it also made me feel all sorts of twisted sad

Edited 2017-02-08 05:23 (UTC)

[You know what? He won't ask about the "monster", then. He can be amused by whatever this revelation is later, he's sure.]

It's proves you don't like to disappoint, I think.

[Another message follows up like 30 seconds later.]

It's admittedly not the most cheerful song I could have chosen for you. [He just picked the first Joy Division song that came to his head at the time.] But I appreciate its sentiment. Despite what the media likes to tell us, love does not solve all the problems of a relationship; it's no magical, saving grace. It's an emotion that fluctuates between extremes, sometimes only making it worse, and the sense of anxiety you felt while listening was appropriate.

yeah struck close to home i guess lol

[fuck, fuck, don't even think about it prompto. 'lol' to make it nice on himself.]

i feel bad for the vocalist anyway. but i mean even if you had chosen a more 'cheerful' song, 80s rock and punk isn't generally about happy things
it was a bit unexpected how much of an impact it'd have because of the context at least for me

[A moment, then, while Ardyn decides how to approach this. He's faced with honesty from Prompto, and he's well-aware of his own tendencies to be flippant and airy; the man has enough empathy to make an attempt to tone it down when necessary. (For now, at least.......)]

Do you feel as if you're going through something similar? Songs that you can relate to can be cathartic, but only if you allow them to be.

oh no i'm good it's just

i don't know
i guess it just made me think of my parents
haven't done that in a while

[How. How to deal with this text.

Scraping kindness out of the bottom of the barrel, look, it exists. There's actually a fair amount, he just doesn't like to always keep his heart on his sleeve and show it.]

I wasn't trying to bring up anything difficult for you to talk about.

That being said, if you do wish to talk about it, you have my number. You know where my office is. Etc. Thinking is all well and good, but when it starts to overflow, your focus will be utterly shattered for days to come. You can even tell me what you're thinking now, if you like.

don't worry sir i've made my peace with what happened
remembering it is just like "what the fuck for real?" kind of moment
sorry for swearing
sorry for bringing it up too LOL that was lame
but i do appreciate your offer

I'm so very offended. Never swear again. [He's joking. He doesn't care about swearing; he finds it novel that Prompto even apologized for it.]

If it's any consolation, I have those moments often enough as well. Misery loves company, or so they say.

[figures he is]

we wouldn't be human if we didn't have those moments eh
insert joke about your star student being my best friend here haha

[and this text comes nigh immediately, it's almost comical]

"Star student" is an interesting phrase for it. He certainly does enjoy the spotlight regardless.

[By which he means Ardyn is always calling on him when he sees a certain someone about to doze off. Which seems to happen a lot.]

i promise it's nothing personal! he's just always been like that

He's an intelligent young man, which would be more obvious if not for the fact that he's prone to drooling on his desk.

[Exaggerating? The world may never know.]

There's little I hate more than wasted potential.

i would say i'll talk to him but i don't think that'll help much
he just needs extra pushes

What do you think I've been trying to do?

Though, if you've any suggestions, I'm more than eager to hear them.

i'll think of something or another... but we're gonna go play vidya right now
so i'll let you know!
please don't leave me more assignments i'll feel compelled to work on
though thanks for the new music

[Prompto shouldn't you boys be

studying]

I'll ignore the first half of your text for the sake of the last.

Have a good afternoon, Prompto.

i will! have a good one too professor!

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