the wings that you burn turn to ashes, my dear

Title: Spotlight On Me And I'm Ready To Break
Fandoms: Final Fantasy VI
Characters: Celes Chere, Darill
Pairing: Celes Chere/Darill
Rating: Teen
AO3 Tags: Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, First Meeting, Unresolved Sexual Tension, World of Balance (Final Fantasy VI)
Summary: So what if this wasn’t the negotiations Celes thought they’d have? If she managed to secure a ship for them, perhaps she didn’t have to go through this whole opera business after all.
Notes: Written as part of press_start_comm. For runicmagitek. Happy Press Start! I hope this AU suits you. ♥

“How did you get in here?” Celes swore she’d locked the dressing room door, if only so the Impresario couldn’t bust in on her.

The woman shrugged. “I’m well known around these parts. There’s nowhere in the Opera House that’s off limits to me.” Crossing her legs, she looked Celes up and down. “You, however, are not Maria.”

The fancy dress and the ribbon in her hair didn’t fool anyone. Celes straightened her shoulders. “No, I’m not.”

“Yet you sing Maria’s part.” The woman cocked her head. “And you’re not the understudy.”

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Title: Pack Our Bags and Get Away
Fandoms: Final Fantasy VI
Characters: Setzer Gabbiani, Darill
Pairing: Darill/Setzer Gabbiani
Rating: Teen
AO3 Tags: Pre-Canon, Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, technically a prequel, Implied Sexual Content
Summary: Setzer shows off his latest prize.
Notes: For runicmagitek! Technically this is a prequel to Understand the Miracle of Living, but can be read as a standalone. Written as part of genprompt_bingo on DW, with the prompt: the way we were.

Darill propped a hand on her hip. “You’ve got to be kidding me.”

“Come now, she’s not that bad.” Setzer extended the boarding ramp and gestured for her to go inside. “A little rough on the edges, perhaps, but that’s nothing time and elbow grease can’t fix.”

“This?” She gestured to the exterior. “This is a shithole. How much did you pay for this, again?”

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Title: Your Love Will Keep Me Warm
Fandom: Final Fantasy VIII
Characters: Rinoa Heartilly, Squall Leonhart, Selphie Tilmitt
Pairing: Rinoa Heartilly/Squall Leonhart
Rating: Gen
AO3 Tags: Fluff, One Shot, Mid-Canon
Summary: Rinoa isn't dressed for the snow in Trabia.

Notes: You know what happens when you're stuck at home and replaying Final Fantasy VIII because it brings you comfort? You write fic, that's what. Not my fault Squall's jacket looks like it would be super warm and comfy.

Squall’s heart skipped a beat. It wasn’t the first time that Rinoa had hugged him. But in the middle of a snow covered field, where the others could see them, that was new. He couldn’t deny that he liked it. He drew a slow breath, catching the scent of her and letting it wash over him.

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A writing update!

I've made my project for April's round of Camp Nanowrimo. To no surprise, it's to keep working on Seven Seas of Rhye. I may not finish the story this round, but I would love to make some good forward progress, like I did in November. If I keep chipping away at it, eventually the final words will be "The End."

And then I'll have to edit. *sobs forever*

My goal for March is to finish any scenes that I started and didn't get to because of time/lost muse/etc. I'm down to four scenes like this, and one of them just needs a couple paragraphs to finish it out. It's okay if it sucks. I can fix things like transitions in the first round of edits, and some things need to be shifted around anyway. It's a draft. The point right now is just to finish the fucking story so I can move on to drafting something else.

I also wrote a sequel to Left Your Mark On Me, my Rydia/Yuna crossover! I've been playing a lot of Final Fantasy Record Keeper, and a lot of the early levels are all Final Fantasy IV based, and... yeah. The muse bit. I have the next oneshot planned out for this series (because of course it's a series now) and hopefully will start edits on the one I just finished this week. Tentative title for the new fic is When A Heart Knows Fear.

Yahtzee has started at getyourwordsout, and I'm really excited about this round. I choose picture prompts this time, since I struggled with the word prompts offered last year. I've got a couple ideas, for both fic and original works. I may write something for So Boycott Love, or at least in that universe!

That's all I've got for now. Hoping this creative energy I have right now will lead to a productive March as I ramp up for Camp Nano!