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First Times (FFIV 35th anniversary prompt challenge)
Disclaimer : My modest contribution to Bogwitch Extraordinaireβs prompt challenge on Ao3 in the form of a drabble series. I thought it was interesting. I cheated a bit, itβs more "first time *with*". Nothing really graphic, itβs more about how it happens, how the characters feel about it.
Also in this whimsy AU, itβs not about who sleeps with who, but who doesnβt sleep with who, if you see what mean. I know thatβs not for everyone ...
Summary :
*Cecil* x Edward (hurt/comfort)
*Kain* Γ Golbez x Barbariccia (shameless relationship, magic)
Rydia x Succubus (comedy) bonus, not in the challenge
Edge, Edge x Rydia (comedy + fluff) bonus, not in the challenge
*Rosa* x Kain (marine methaphore)
Kain x Cecil (hurt/comfort, bonus conclusion)
*Shadowy Past* (Cecil x Edward)
Was it because of the wine he had been drinking all evening long, attempting to play his lute, the pain in his broken heart or some anger awakening in his pure soul ? Nevertheless, Edwardβs fierce kisses had caught Cecil by surprise. He had have to keep up with this demanding mouth, to refuse with all his patience to go as far as those swift hands wanted to lead him. It had been nothing like Kainβs gentle embraces. Caressing the sleeping princeβs blonde hair, he felt that Edward had an erratic affective life before Anna, and was bitterly back at it.
*Drunk on Power* (Kain x Golbez x Barbariccia)
Before placing the fire crystal on the altar at the Tower of Babil, Golbez had to clear it from its residual magic. At the end of the process, he was radiant with power. « Not hereΒ Β» he softly told Barbariccia who was clinging to his arm, visibly entranced. « Kain β¦ Come with us. Β» They shared the crystalβs power, in a quiet room nearby. Magic circulated from mouth to mouth in billowing ribbons of glowing mist. Kisses were insidiously followed by lascivious embraces. It felt wonderful, as natural as drinking water. Suggestive flashes of this moment still intruded into Kainβs mind years later.
*Giving it a try* (Rydia x Succubus)
Rydia was staring at the ceiling of her friendβs room. The succubus had covered her body with kisses, from the forehead to the toes. She was certainly supposed to feel something, but it only tickled and felt more oppressive as the demon ventured between her legs.
« Whatβs the matter ?Β Β»
« I donβt know β¦ I donβt want to do it anymore.Β Β»
The succubusβ luscious mouth opened wide with shock.
« ⦠Okay ⦠Let me try again !»
She was stopped by Rydiaβs sheepish smile. Falling on her back, she puffed her cheeks.
« What in the seven worlds ? β¦ Itβs the first time it happens to me ! Β»
*Change of Time* (Edge, Edge x Rydia)
Edgeβs first Shunga was engraved in his memory. He had stolen it from his fatherβs lieutenant. Proud of his achievement, he brought the handscroll to his bedroom. The picture of two untidy, weirdly entangled townspeople unrolled under his eyes, displaying their grotesque interlocked private parts. Blood withdrew from his face, and he quickly hid it under his mattress. It took him several attempts to dare to read the complete story around the woodcut. He was obsessed, excited himself with it for days, searched for more. If heβd known then heβd be now content with soft cuddles with his beloved Rydia β¦
*Drifting away* (Rosa x Kain)
Still tossed about by her worries, Rosa reached Kainβs longing lips with hers. He folded his arms around her and she felt like a twig lifted by a groundswell. Shivering, she found herself sitting on him, eye-to-eye. She suddenly realized that she had never truly looked at him. How did the sudden wave of lust happened, sweeping her doubts ? Maybe it was born from a whisper, a furtive touch of the lips, the stranding of a breath near her ear ? She gave herself to him, on his swaying hips, until she became as light as the foam on the sea.
*First Time after so long*(Kain x Cecil)
The training turned into a showdown. There was an accident. Suddenly sobered from anger, Kain helped his friend to his room, still outraged by Cecilβs tricks to push Rosa into his arms. Then he realized the loneliness at the top had filled his friendβs azure eyes with torments. Heβd give him his beloved queen and his kingdom away.
« Fulfill my dark obsessions⦠What about my dreams ? To fight for Baron, staying at your side until the end ? »
After all these years, their eyes met again. An ancient flame rekindled, not in joyful flickery yellow anymore, but in deep warmer reds.
I canβt finish this for the Final Fantasy IV 35th anniversary, so Iβll just post the work in progress. *sigh* I hope some other fans have a bit of time to be able to post something for the occasion. <3
Watching the little green haired girl checking on Edward at the other side of the boat, Yang stayed pensive. He didnβt know much about Rydia, yet he couldnβt help but feel impressed. The way she never let hardships overwhelm her, the morale strength she possessed to turn things around and remind others what was possible rather than lament on the impossible, that was an uncommon quality. Back in the crystal room after the defeat, she taught adults a lesson. Master or parent, whoever transmitted her that spirit was a remarkable person. He looked questioningly at Cecil. Who was she, really ?
She stood speechless, her cheeks burning with humiliation. After all they went through together, he still wasnβt taking her seriously. She stormed away to the boarding bridge, unwilling to cry in front of him. She hated these chivalrous piffles so much. Stay safely behind. Everything will be all right. Lies ! In one night she and her mother became an orphaned teenager and a widow. « Rosa ! Wait ! How can you let them go away like this ?Β Β» She cut off Rydiaβs pleadings by seizing her friendβs wrist and watched patiently the Lunar Whale's rotating maeuvering towards the moon above their heads.
He knew everything : the weather for tomorrow, every star in the night, every story in the world. He knew which bow was the most suited for her, the minute they entered a weapon shop. He knew the words to lift her up when she felt disheartened, how to tone her enthousiasm down when she was overconfident. He knew when to stay silent. He backed her when Cecil wanted to send her home. he and she were brothers in arms after all, he once said. Nothing could make her ever feel warmer. But this cold hearted Kain, Rosa didnβt know him.
It was at first an entertainment to watch the frail Rosa courting tirelessly his bashful dark knight of a friend. Kain was taking a mischievous pleasure in answering with a candid smile to Cecilβs desperate expressions begging him to take a resolution in his place. Time passed by, Cecil still hesitated, Rosa continued to find strategies to accompany them. And her smile began to haunt Kainβs nights. The dragoon tried to escape these feelings, unsuccessfully. Then he silently, patiently hoped that sheβd someday realize that chasing Cecilβs heart was a foolish attempt at fishing the moonβs reflection on the river.
Am I going to turn into a monster too ? (FFIV drabble)
The spontaneity of the childβs question made the divinity blink. Since the revelation that her mother hadnβt exactly perished, but existed now as an ethereal entity slowly regaining her powers in the Feymarch realm, the green haired girl was boiling with excitement again. This little mortal was such a distraction, and yet Asura enjoyed her presence tremendously.
« Humans rarely become eidolons. This is a long spiritual journey, an uncertain quest, a path of righteousness ⦠»
Rydia nodded vigorously, swinging her legs. It wasnβt difficult to guess that she was only thinking about playing on equal terms with her little monster friends β¦
Cid wasnβt being paranoid. Two bright eyes were watching him from the darkness of the engine room.
« Hey kiddo, what youβre doing here ?Β Β»
A small dwarf girl showed herself.
« Princess ? Itβs not safe here. What if thereβs a fire ? Youβre going to roast like a little potato !Β Β»
« Youβd never let this happen ! Say, grandpa β¦Β - she showed the little chest she was carrying - are my dolls going to be wicked again ?Β Β»
« Grandpa ? Thatβs Uncle Cid for you ! Alright, you keep their remains, but you fear they can repair themselvesβ¦. Hmmm β¦ Donβt worry. Thereβs certainly a way to make them hack proof ! Β»
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