Two Drabbles

[bofoddity]

I was going to force my unpopular opinions on people, but then I remembered that I have stuff to post.

Disclaimer: Final Fantasy VII isn't mine and the story isn't written for profit.

Title: Easy Living
Fandom: Final Fantasy VII
Pairing: Cloud
Rating: PG
Words: 100
Summary: Cloud and his job choice. Pre-game.

Mercenary's career wasn't what Cloud had dreamed of, but it came with advantages. Having no superiors to answer to was one. Having no obligations to others was another. As he listened to Wallace and Tifa debate about whether he was trustworthy or not, he thought how easy it would be to walk away. If anything, that was freedom.

Looks like I'm doing just fine with your life.

The thought passed too fast for Cloud to truly memorize it, or to wonder who it was for, but it left behind a feeling so satisfying that he had no reason to mind.

Title: Anniversary
Fandom: Final Fantasy VII
Pairing: Nanaki
Rating: G
Words: 100
Summary: Nanaki celebrates his birthday. Post-game.

When Nanaki turns 300, his friends in AVALANCHE are long-gone, their descendants impossible to track. But when his human friends bring him a cake made of beef and his children gather around him, he smiles.

"Grandpa's going to cry," one of his grandchildren laughs, and Nanaki recalls a time he thought he would die the last of his kind, a time he and Tanja believed they would never have children who lived. None of those around him know the grief of those years. It's a blessing.

"I believe I will." His children laugh out, chasing the rest of his sadness away.

I have also been challenged to write about another surprise character, which I hope to get on with now that my crazy cough actually may start healing. Hopefully this will be a good writing year.

Comments

[kimouski.livejournal.com]

There's you writing Cloud with a darkish mettle again. I like that instead of dwelling on the feeling (and letting it eat him up in, say, a church) he almost cheerfully ignores it.

And Nanaki...I get sort of a "somber fluff" feel from it. It makes me go "Aww".

[bofoddity.livejournal.com]

Well, Cloud is comfortable with his illusion at this point, so I think he might not care enough to dwell too deeply on anything. He might just be missing his emo environment, though.

I honestly aimed for fluff in Nanaki, but then the somber said "hi". I should try resisting it one day.