Hoperai

No Hope without Light, and no Light without Hope.

[larimey-deactivated20230630]

Can you feel it?

[nekoia96]

Run Away With Me

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[harunase2-deactivated20160708]

[aesirfalling]

Okay but let me tell you about this moment

This is the moment that Hope Estheim became my favorite character of all time

Like okay my previous FCOAT was Sayaka Miki who also had a scene that really made me fall in love with them but this scene

Hope dwells; a lot of people hate on him (and XIII in general) for not speaking up more/earlier to Snow, but a large part of why he doesn’t is because he knows perfectly well that it’s futile. He’s not so much holding a grudge for Nora’s sake, he’s doing it for himself because he wants to live. The rational part of his mind is making him sit on his pain, telling it to drive him, letting it force him to keep running and keep breathing - but it hurts regardless because it’s not fair and he loves too much to just never break through his own rational chains. He remembers a vision of love, loses his resolve because he knows how beautiful the memory was and how much he misses and loves his mother, and he decides to get an answer, rationality be damned.

So in a way you could say this is the flaw of Hope as a rationalist and intellectual, that he will eventually let his heart get the better of him because if you force him into a corner enough he will want and need answers that don’t exist (the rose haired phantom comes to mind), but Hope possessing enough of a heart to overpower that mind of his is probably also why he’s so human and strong in the first place: he empathizes before pure reason, so as much as he can design and derive like a machine, he’ll never become one. 

[starrylionking]

It totally said the things I thought.

[roberta0704]

っていうホプライが描きたかった。

[crystamined]

When Lightning’s falling into the chaos and soon realizes she doesn’t want to be alone she begs for help from what seemed at first, an inevitable task: protecting everyone, and that included  Hope, from Bhunivelze in the new world.  The reason why she rapidly changed her mind was because the fake Serah brought her to reason and made it possible for Lightning to accept Lumina, her rejected soul’s fragment. She became human again, she had her humanity back. She was a whole again instead of a fragmented being who’s true self was tore apart long before God was even pulling the strings. She only opened her heart to the two people she trusted the most, her beloved sister and now her partner, Hope, who calmed her down by greeting her with “It’s okay. We could hear you, Light. Let’s go. We’ll be together.” She felt what she thought was lost long ago, hope. She found the hope he was named for. And so, the journey ends, and the last words she says are the words she memorized from her partner and friend, Hope Estheim.

“This journey is over. I wonder when the next will begin. I only know… that soon, we’ll be together.”

[chocolatecandy313-deactivated20]

ホープつめつめ

[chocolatecandy313-deactivated20]

↑The Ark ↓The Gapra Whitewood

[starrylionking]

Recently, I have done some practice.

[thewild--flower]

[Doujinshi English Translation] I wish I could see you in my dream. by パパンダ

Story Summary: Still on the run from their pursuers, the XIII gang convince Lightning to let them take a short look around Nautilus Park for some well-earned R&R.

The artist mentions in a note on pixiv, that the title spoils the meaning of the story, which could lead to a different interpretation of the ending depending on how you want to see it.

Credit: Original pixiv link. Artist’s tumblr. (please check out her wonderful Hopelight art!)

View the pages in full view here at pixiv (can still be viewed without a pixiv account, just hit the x button on the log in box), the full translation is below.

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[starrylionking]

10 hours ⊙_⊙ I really love this song, it is so touching and warm~

[starrylionking]

Hoperai week, Day 7 Theme: Because you are here …………Before I regret, let me post this shoddy work. Drawing is so hard! I can not recreate my imagine scene at all… Well, just imagine that when Hope is facing a new challage, he need to go on, and he remind himself that Light will be with him. Thank you for everyone who joined the activity, I am so satisfy, because of you guys' amazing works.

[ff13fandom]

YOUR PARENTS CREEPS ME OUT

HOPERAIWEEK2017 DAY 6: MEET THE PARENTS TITLE: YOUR PARENTS CREEPS ME OUT

Hope finally confess his feeling towards Lightning. And Lightning can’t help it but accept him as her lover since she was also has feelings towards the silver-haired-man-who-was-a-time-traveler-director-of-academia-scientist-world-leader-god-and-not-to-forget-the-most-good-looking-guy-that-lightning-ever-met.

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Hope brings Lightning to go see his parents since his mom was really dying to meet Lightning. Lightning refused so many time because she was not ready the for the 20th time, she finally accept it but she was not ready at all.

Lightning and Hope was now in front of the Estheim House. Hope who stood beside her can sense that she was nervous wreck. Hope grab her hand trying to calm her down. She was looking at him with a really hopeless face.

When someone opened the door, Lightning automatically remove her hand from Hope’s grip.

“Hey Honey! Welcome home!” Said Nora Estheim, Hope’s mother.

Just about Nora wants to embrace her son, she saw Lightning who stood beside his son while smilling at her.

“And this must be the great Lightning Farron!”

Nora was embracing Lightning.

“Oh it was sooo nice to finally meeting you”

Said Nora while embracing Lightning who was actually surprised with her action.

—

“Is Hope mad at Snow because he’s mistaken that Snow the one who killed me?”

“Is Hope holding a grudge for too long?”

“Is Hope was an easy going person or was a kid who complain literally everything?”

“Is my child well behave around all of you?”

“Is my child do something that he shouldn’t do?”

“Is Hope always teasing and flirting with you?”

“Do you know how many girls he dated before you?”

“How did you guys realized that you guys have a feelings for each other”

“Are you and my son already did that???”

Nora and Barthalomew fire Lightning with a lot of question and Lightning who was nervous wreck was trying to answer their question one by one. Hope who was watching his parents action and his girlfried chuckle during their conversation. He felt bad for Lightning who was looking like a prey surrounded by predators but he was also enjoy watching them.

—

On their way home after vissiting Hope’s parents, Lightning began to speak.

“You parents creeps me out”

Hope laughed really hard.

“And you just sit there and watch, why you didn’t help me tho” Lightning looked at her boyfriend who was still laughing like an idiot.

“Because i love to see you being a prey” Said Hope.

“Oh i will show you who’s the real prey is” Said Lightning while smirking.

“I am going to die tonight but can’t wait tho”

[thewild--flower]

[Doujinshi English Translation] warmth is right beside you by パパンダ

Credit: Original pixiv link. Artist’s tumblr. (please check out her wonderful Hopelight art!)

fx: tap tap

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fx: close

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Hope: Sigh—finally finished half of it.

Hope: It was more complicated than I thought…

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Hope: But if I don’t finish this up,

Hope: I can’t help Serah and the others.

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[starrylionking]

When I first read this comic, I felt so warm, the person who is gentle so that the people arond him is gentle too. Yes, he worth to be treat in love. Many times, I suppose the if he don’t be so great, don’t put himself in the last place, don’t always sacrifice himself, being a little bit more selfish, maybe his life will be easier. At least he won’t be caught by god. However, this stupid guy who totally don’t cherish himself is Hope Estheim, the one I love.

[tensai-shoujo]

Here is my small contribution to Hoperai Week 2017! This is We’re Beginning Our Life Together by RuX3.

You can find this scanlation over at my community, The Light of Hope. Be sure to carefully read the rules if you’re joining!

[hoperaifandom]

oh god! oh god!

[starrylionking]

Lovely story!

[ff13fandom]

#HOPERAIWEEK2017 DAY 1: Unexpected Meeting TITLE: The Chains Of Bonds

After the event of Final Fantasy XIII: LIGHTNING RETURNS, The gang reborn in the new world. Lightning, who was taking a break from her long fight is now are abroad from her hometown.

She walked around the stalls that selling souvenirs, she was attracted to a stall that filled with cute keychains, cap, mini purse, teddy bears, plushies, clothes, scarf and many more. Lightning gets inside the stall to search something that she can buy for her friends.

After minutes of searching she found one cap for her future brother-in-law, Snow, a big moogle plushie for Serah because Lightning knows that her sister really missed Moogle, chocobo plushie and one pair of glove for Dajh and Sazh and for those two oerban, Lightning found a necklace for Vanille and one pair of unique earings for fang.

After she found all of them she went to the counter to pay the souvenirs, the seller that taking care of the stall smiled at Lightning then her eyes scanned on the things that Lightning wants to buy, then the seller said:

“Madam, i suggest you buy our custom-made keychain. You can choose whatever keychain design you want us to put any name or words on it”

The seller showing all of the keychain design while recommending her to buy this keychain. There’s many different design of keychain that the seller shows to her such as surf board, palm tree, square, star, moon, sunflower, bag and more.

“Its oka-”

just about Lightning want to refuse, there’s this keychain that got her attention, the keychain that makes her remember about her past life.

Boomerang

Lightning finally realized that she haven’t found anything for Hope, the reason why she forgot is because Hope is the only person that she haven’t reunited yet, she gets to reunite with everyone except him and unfortunetly non one of them know where is Hope Estheim live, she was dissapointed at first because she always thought that she will reunite with him first but in ended up she reunited with others before him, a few months after that she seems to forgot about him.

“You know what… can i have this boomerang keychain and write “Hope” name at the in front and “missing you” at the back?“ Said Lightning to the seller.

"Sure” said the seller

After minutes of waiting, the boomerang keychain is complete with Hope’s name and “missing you” words on it, after that she bought all of the stuff then received a paper bag that filled with souvenirs that she bought.

When she got outside from the stall and headed back to the hotel that she stayed, she accidently hit a man that probably didn’t nottice her too, they both are on their knees now and the paper bag fell on the ground.

“Im so so sorry” said the man.

Lightning who is massaging her forehead thought that she heard a familliar voice. She look up and saw the silver-haired man trying to regain his unconcious.

“Hope????”

The silver-haired man look up to meet her blue eyes.

“Light!”

Hope immediately stood up from the ground and lend Lightning a hand to get up, Lightning took his hand and got up.

“Oh sorry again Light” Hope said as soon as he saw Lightning’s paper bag is on the ground. Hope bend down then he was picking up all of the souvenirs that fell on the floor to put inside the paper bag back until he was trying to reach the boomerang keychain.

When he picked up the keychain he saw his name on it while Lightning saw something that fell from Hope’s pocket when he was bending down to help her, so she was bending down to take the thing that fell, she scanned the thing and it turns out it was a  pink rose keychain that had her name on it.

They both scanning the keychain again. Hope turned the keychain around and saw the words “missing you” at the back while Lightning…  well she’s never been so surprised before because the only words that she saw at the back of the keychain is:

‘i love you’

Both of them looked up at the same time to meet each other eyes.

“Where have you been???”

Both of them said one at the same time while Hope was smilling at her while Lightning stayed in shock.

-The Chains Of Bonds-

Holla how are you guysss! 

It was an honour to be the host for this year #hoperaiweek2017

What is #hoperaiweek2017? It’s a week that happens once a year where we celebrate this lovely pairing (Hope And Lightning from Final Fantasy XIII) Everyone can join this event with only post something or maybe write or draw or edit video/photo something that is about Hoperai based on the theme that has been given. For more information please check out @hoperaiweek2017 on tumblr thank you

-ADM

[starrylionking]

I love this! It is so sweet!!!!!(>﹏<)

[starrylionking]

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Finally I can reply and send the message to the others, it is so strange, I have confirmed my E-Mail before, why Tumblr request me to confirm again to unlock the above functions?? However, I am so happy that I know how to use Tumblr now. :D

[starrylionking]

I love them, and I really hope that Adult Hope can meet his Light, his goddess. When he meet her again, he must will be so touched and maybe don’t know how to control his facial expression? I guess he will wrapped Light’s hands with his, such as he did to Serah before haha.

I wanted to join the hoperai week before, however, I found out that these two PS seemed did not meet the theme... Light was so calm and seems hadn’t being surprised at all... When I printed screen the pictures I really felt that she was surprised! How come her surprise are gone after I zoomed out the pictures?!