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Indie Private Barret Wallace Sideblog to greenhorn-turk Written by Julian

[halfwayriight]

Final Fantasy VII Remake - Barret Wallace

[allsortsoflicorice]

Barret is phenomenal in the Remake. He is truly the emotional heart and soul of Part 1. If there are Oscars for voice-acting, his VA should win one. Because I’m not American, I never fully understood the concerns around stereotyping that a lot of fans had with OG Barret; I always loved him for his energy and passion, his devotion to family and friends, his single-mindedness, and his steadiness of purpose. I wonder if the Remake will cut his line about realising he is not the stuff of which leaders are made. Remake Barret is most definitely a leader. More so than Cloud, I would say. 

[risingoflights]

2011 vs 2020

[destiny-islanders]

Just gonna keep doodling characters from Final Fantasy VII Remake don’t mind me :)

[ungarmax]

tfw ur boyfriend too tall

@ffviirarepairweek - day 7 : free day

[ id - a digital artwork of cloud strife and barret wallace from final fantasy vii.  cloud is wearing the outfit he wears in advent children, but without the shoulder piece and excess belts.  barret’s outfit looks similar to what he wears in the original game, but his cybernetic arm looks more like his advent children one, and his hair is in cornrows like it is in advent children.  cloud is yanking barret down by his vest to kiss him on the mouth with a slightly frustrated expression on his face, and barret looks surprised.  there’s a little red heart floating above their heads. ]

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[stewardofmidgar]

Aftermath

[goldenshinywire]

stewardofmidgar‌:

Reeve jumped when Barret spoke out of the blue – he’d been lost in thought; hadn’t even heard the bigger man approaching. After a moment, he sighed. “I don’t know,” he admitted, glancing up at him. “I’m– not even exhausted. I guess… numb, is the best word for it.”

His body still ached from the abuse he’d undergone after Scarlet and Heidegger had caught him feeding information to AVALANCHE. Never mind Meteor in the sky, never mind Hojo hijacking the souped-up mako canon to somehow empower Sephiroth, never mind the danger to all of Midgar – they still considered AVALANCHE the enemy, and thus Reeve was a traitor.

He’d been suitably rewarded for it – there was no sign of his mother anywhere, and the last he’d heard, she’d been refusing to evacuate. It boded ill.

“How’s Marlene?” he asked, trying to change the subject.

Barret settled himself beside Reeve, not looking at him. He didn’t think Reeve was ready for that, not yet. Men’s emotions could be fragile as glass, especially when a man felt the need to be at his strongest. 

“She’s alright. Hell, more than alright--bravest damn kid I know. Told me not to worry, that she’d take care of Granny Elmyra and anyone else who came needing help.” He smiled, bursting with pride at the memory. She’d also told him she knew she’d be safe because Aerith was there. But he’d leave that part out for now. Besides, they’d all felt the same thing. They knew.

“So I gotta make sure I’m being a role model deserving of such a good kid, you know? Do my part looking out for the folks around me.” He gave Reeve a small sideways glance and then looked away. Next part was hard. It was easier to relate to people’s anger than their grief.

“Things like this can really fill your heart up with demons,” he said, speaking softly. “During the day you can dig deep and keep moving, keep fighting. But once you lay down, there’s no more keeping them at arm’s length. So it helps sometimes, to try to draw a few out to fight while it’s daylight, and you got back up. Makes ‘em a little bit weaker, for later on, when you’re by yourself.”

[daddyschlongleg]

:*

[stewardofmidgar]

Aftermath

@goldenshinywire hit 💙 for a starter!

He’d been working nonstop since recieving the call, going until his body gave out on him, then waking up and diving back into work. Thanks to Veld and the rest of the rogue Turks, his orders were being followed, so by the time AVALANCHE reached the remains of Midgar, they found a city of tents and makeshift shelters, several food prep areas, and well-guarded supplies from Kalm, Junon, and other cities.

Reeve himself had taken time to wander away from the Edge encampment, enjoying relative quiet as he looked over the ruins of the city he’d loved.

[goldenshinywire]

He’d spotted Reeve making his way off away from the crowds a bit ago, and had debated to himself whether he ought to follow or give the man some time. At first Barret thought it best to leave him be for now, but soon found himself distracted, fretting, and heading over in the general direction Reeve had gone with just a quick word to Tifa that he’d be back in a minute. He just couldn’t leave a member of their team alone at a time like this, not when he knew so well the pain they were going through.

As he saw the ruins of Midgar past Reeve’s back, he couldn’t help but note the irony that this was AVALANCHE’s original goal--all the reactors shut down and dark. Not like this though. 

“You doin’ okay? I got a shoulder if you need it. Ain’t nobody gonna judge.” 

[goldenshinywire]

Shows up out of the blue with a bottle filled with clear liquid and a 2 liter of Bright Green Soda™. "So uh. I may have found an old family recipe and uh. Purchased a stil...."

Barret raised a doubtful brow at Cloud. 

“This sounds suspiciously like somethin’ that would have gotten me in trouble in my twenties,” he chuckled. “So it’s good to see you actin’ your damn age for once, I guess.” He rolled up his sleeves. 

“Alright, show me how it’s done.”

[adilia-the-kouhai]

what’s wrong tough guy 

[shortyyyyhottttoasterr]

[goldenshinywire]

urbdevinspire‌:

“Is that the aesthetic he’s going for, or should I send him some people to fix the outside up?” Reeve asked with a smile, only half-joking. Most of Edge looked like it should be condemned, and while Reeve had yet to give up on keeping track of everything that needed fixed, it was an increasingly Herculean task. He did like burgers; some of the best food he’d ever had came from holes-in-the-wall.

“Nah, he’s the type who wants to scare folks off. If everyone in town was comin’ in, he wouldn’t be able to just sit in his kitchen, smokin’ and cookin’ in peace. See what I mean?” 

Barret gestured to a door only marked as a business by the paper sign taped to it that read HOURS: WHENEVER I FEEL LIKE IT scrawled in permanent marker. The lights inside were so dim it almost looked closed. Only the silhouette of a single waitress moving around let anyone coming by know it wasn’t. A bell rang as Barret opened the door and held it, and the scent of grease and fresh fries and warm rolls and beer washed out over them. 

The place was about the size of a closet; just a counter with coffee and teas and taps behind it on one side, and booths lining the wall opposite, with barely enough room for anyone to walk in between. 

“Pick whatever spot you like,” Barret said. “No waiting to be seated around here.”

[onewinged-sephiroth]

THE TRIO

[goldenshinywire]

urbdevinspire‌:

Reeve was about to protest that he still had work to do… but hell, Barret was right. He couldn’t actually remember when he’d last had dinner before midnight.

“No, I haven’t eaten,” he said, bowing to the inevitable and the fact that if he so chose, Barret could certainly haul him out of the office over his shoulder, and just might if Reeve was too stubborn. “I’d be pleased to join you.”

“Good!” He clapped Reeve on the back with his left hand and started leading the way. 

“Old buddy of mine has a little hole-in-the-wall joint just around the corner from here. Outside of the damn place looks like it oughta be condemned, but he makes the best damn burgers you ever had in your life! Trust me!” 

[goldenshinywire]

urbdevinspire‌:

Reeve snorted, smiling down (for a change) at the bigger man. “No, unless the cats decided to throw a party. I haven’t been home yet, is all.” There were far too many nights at HQ like that; it was why his neighbour had a key to feed the cats and why his office couch was comfortable enough to sleep on.

One part of his mind absently noted how absurd Barret’s hands looked against the keyboard, and he filed a reminder to order a larger one.

“Well then, I might have an idea then.” Barret stood, crossing his arms and grinning. He was no stranger to busting his ass day and night, but he also knew that even the hardest working man needed to take time to relax. 

“I promised Marlene I’d let Tifa look after her and her friends for the night, and you need to get the hell out of the office. So how about you come hang with me for tonight? You even had dinner yet?”  

[goldenshinywire]

@xmeteodrive cont. from here

“Ssh! Keep it down!” He looked around to make sure the coast was clear. 

“You know how hard it is to keep cookies secret in this house? Now you want in on these, or not?”

[yinza]

Just two proud dads.

[allsortsoflicorice]

Why must you stir my heart like this?

[goldenshinywire]

The Losers Starters Pt 2

"I know it makes no sense, but yes!"

"Well, what if it was pointed at YOUR dick?"

"So... you, uh, ladies liking the angle of the dangle?"

"Cats, man. Not to be trusted."

"You know what? Do me a favor - NEVER say that again."

"They did stuff to me. Spooky stuff... Anal stuff."

"It turned me into a dangerous telekinetic."

"It's pretty much a suicide mission."

"If I were lying, I wouldn't have used the words "suicide mission."

"Oh my God, I'm the black MacGyver."

"Every time we mess up, it's because of a woman."

"[Name} doesn't count. I didn't sleep with [Name]."

"No, because she put a bomb in your car!"

"All right, I admit - that did take a little of the romance out of it."

"I ain't getting killed by no girl."

"Been a long time since anyone called me a girl."

"That look like small arms to you? Huh? That's a cannon."

"Pretty much everyone with the exception of PETA wants this chick am-scrayed."

"When I was little, I collected human ears."

"[Name] could set up over there by the taco stand, and [Name] could set up communications right there by the hookers."

"No, I specifically requested the only hotel room in the world that doesn't have a bathroom."

"How'd you know we were alive?"

"You had them killed four months ago."

"I've done a lot in four months, [Name]. I'm a very busy man."

"Did you happen to find out who's behind them?"

"We're not going anywhere until you two squash this bullshit."

"I say we go watch [Name] get himself killed, yeah?"

"War was my only mother."

"I firebombed my first tank when I was twelve years old and machine-gunned the crew as they fled, burning."

"So they're selling shit to the American people to raise money to protect the American people from the guys that produce the shit they're selling them in the first place."

"Gee, I hope they don't see us sitting in this bright yellow Pinto."

"That was a 'hit em in the face nod, not a throw em off the roof nod'."

"There's only one way this can end... you die very badly."

"Get down on the ground, or I'll blow your heart up with my MIND!"