fic: understand the miracle of living (final fantasy vi)

Title: Understand the Miracle of Living
Fandom: Final Fantasy VI
Characters: Setzer Gabbiani, Darill (Final Fantasy VI), Celes Chere, Edgar Roni Figaro, Sabin Rene Figaro
Pairing: Darill/Setzer Gabbiani
Rating: Teen and Up
AO3 Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, Disabled Character, Amputation, Injury Recovery, Pre-Canon, Mid-Canon, World of Ruin, Established Relationship
Summary: Sometimes a fiery ending is the only way to spark a new beginning.

Notes: For runicmagitek as part of press_start_comm. I hope you enjoy your gift! The prompt I chose was an AU version in which Setzer rescues Darill and nurses her back. I hope this fits the bill for you - I had a lot of fun writing it! ♥

Darill was more to him than a peer, a friend, a confidant. What had once started as a rivalry between two likeminded souls grew into solid, true love. Darill was going to prove herself to the world someday as the best pilot and mechanic that ever lived. Setzer’s own skills paled in comparison to Darill’s, but he learned more every time he watched her. This sort of race provided them both with a thrill unlike any other. Setzer chased it at poker tables and he found it in the arms of this insatiable, incredible, genius woman. A woman who would rather fuck in the engine room than on a bed of silk and flowers, and Setzer loved her all the more for it.

The last thing either of them expected was a malfunction in the engine room. Her ship, the Falcon, burst into flames, large enough for Setzer to see from a kilometer behind her.

This was no longer a race - this was a rescue mission. Darill’s ambition could cost her life.

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