[Whether Ardyn will admit it or not that alone says a lot and Gladio slides an arm around his shoulders, tugging him down to the floor of the throne room with him. Just sit your ass down, but the weapons away, and accept some godsdamned affection.]

What would be the point?

Come on, Ardyn. The point is to find the things that at least make you less miserable and repeat them. So you don't need to sleep, doesn't mean it's not nice to curl up with Ignis and take a nap sometimes. To let the crap up here [A gentle ruffle of already horribly messy hair.] shut up for a bit and just be held y'know?

So maybe it's not happiness the way you think it's supposed to be. But if it makes anything better, even if just for a moment or two... that doesn't make you less human, dude, that makes you just like the rest of us, fumbling through life trying to figure out what makes it worthwhile and then repeating that action as many times as you can. Like spending time with Hresvelgr, seeing how pretty she's grown up.

Not all happiness is this blindingly bright burst of joy with a singing choir and trumpets. Most of it, the best parts of it, are the things that just... make you feel warm and content in the moment.