2014 Final Fantasy Kiss Battle

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Final Fantasy Kissing Battle 2014

RULES

• All prompts will be organized by fandom, using Master Links. When leaving prompts, please put it under the right canon! If in a compilation canon, please include the important details!


• To leave a prompt: leave one prompt per comment, with FANDOM: CHARACTERS/RELATIONSHIP in the subject line and your prompt in the body.


• To leave a fill: reply to the comment in question. Please use the subject line of your comment to label your work: TITLE (if relevant), FANDOM, CHARACTERS/RELATIONSHIP, RATING (ANY KINKS, WARNINGS, FLAGS).


• There should be kissing! All kinds of kisses are welcome: gen, shippy, smutty, chaste, familial, friendly, angry, happy! We’re pretty open to anything you want to call kissing. We are fans of all of it.


• Fanart, fanfiction, drabbles, doodles, live action movies -- whatever you want to supply, we’d like to have it.


• Be kind to others regarding character or ship choices and prompts. This should be fun for everyone!


• Prompt early, prompt often, and leave as many as you want.


• Prompts can be filled multiple times!


• To leave a blitzkrieg kiss: If you have something but no one has prompted it yet, blitzkiss away! Just reply to the comment for your fandom, and make sure you use the subject line to label your work.


• Be sure to check back often -- new kissing action could be showing up everywhere!


• Spread the word! Tell your friends!

FINAL FANTASY KISS BATTLE 2014
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We will be running the Kissing Battle on Dreamwidth only. There are two main reasons for this: 1) Dreamwidth’s comment limit is huge, allowing for longer kissing masterpieces; and 2) Dreamwidth still supports subject lines for comments, which are vital to a meme like the Kiss Battle. However, the Battle is open to everyone. Feel free to participate with your Dreamwidth (account creation is invite-free right now~!), your Livejournal or other OpenID account (see here if you want to set up an OpenID), or anonymously.

Have fun! Get smoochin'!

FINAL FANTASY I
FINAL FANTASY II
FINAL FANTASY III
FINAL FANTASY IV COMPILATION
FINAL FANTASY V
FINAL FANTASY VI
FINAL FANTASY VII COMPILATION
FINAL FANTASY VIII
FINAL FANTASY IX
FINAL FANTASY X AND X-2
FINAL FANTASY XI
FINAL FANTASY XII COMPILATION
FINAL FANTASY TACTICS COMPILATION
FINAL FANTASY XIII COMPILATION
DISSIDIA: FINAL FANTASY COMPILATION
FINAL FANTASY: CRYSTAL CHRONICLES COMPILATION
ASSORTED FINAL FANTASY
CROSSOVERS (WITHIN FF)
CROSSOVERS (FF/OTHER)
OTHER / ASSORTED

Comments

Re: "Grownup Orphans", FFXII, Fran & Balthier (F/B if you squint), G

[sathari]

I'm SO GLAD you like it!!!!! Like I said above, this was a really splendid prompt for me, having just played that part of FFXII--- and while I did see the um, more explicit possible reading of "your forest", I just had to go for the tender-and-sentimental one with these two, because they are such a partnership, and because Balthier's hidden depths (the ones he tries valiantly to keep the rest of the world from seeing) are one of my happy places in this fandom.

Thanks so much for such a fantastically versatile prompt!

Re: &quot;Wreathed in Glory&quot;, FFX, Rikku(/Yuna), PG (AU)

[owlmoose]

Thanks! You wanted a heartbreaking AU, right? I'm sure that's exactly what you were looking for with this prompt. >.> But it was the image that immediately came to mind, and I'm glad it works.

"Never Meant To Let It Die": FFIV, post-TAY, Kain/Rosa, G

[sathari]

In the days after he comes back to them, after twenty long years' absence, Rosa watches Kain.

Watches--- as the countless little attentions that he had always shown her in their youth, that she had always taken so much for granted (because he had never said whispers a bitter voice in the corner of her mind, which she dismisses) gradually fade into mere courtly courtesy. When the lingering touch of his lips on her hand cools to a courtier's proper tribute, and nothing more. (She remembers deliciously stolen kisses in corridors in their youth, when Cecil had been the more proper of the two, and held himself back after he donned the dark armor in particular; when Kain had been the one of them to oblige her.)

He has accepted what he wants and cannot have; and in accepting, finally let go.

Except that he could have had it; could have had it all along, if he had only asked.

And if she had never known it, never known the longing of his that lay beneath the friendship, she never would have missed it when it died.

That is the least of the crimes to lay at Zemus' feet--- but sometimes, in the dark before sunrise, it is the thing for which she blames their erstwhile enemy the most.

"In the Service of the Queen" FFXII: Balthier/Ashe, G

[sathari]

The crown, Balthier thinks, sits heavily on her head in more ways than one; her brow is furrowed, her eyes shadowed, as she comes into her quarters. she looks up, though, when she sees him waiting for her, and manages a wan smile.

He comes to her, takes the crown from her head and sets it aside, presses gentle kisses onto the drawn ridges of her forehead, strokes them smooth with his lips, before tipping her face up to his with his fingertips. "For tonight, my leading lady," he murmurs tenderly, "forget your crown."

If her smile is a little weary as she stretches up to press her lips to his, it is at least genuine, and that is no small thing.

Re: "Never Meant To Let It Die": FFIV, post-TAY, Kain/Rosa, G

[vrazdova]

I love that this is from Rosa's POV! I'm a fan of there having been at last some sort of romantic or sexual connection between them and Kain's infatuation not having been completely and always one-sided. Ahh, and the thought of Kain & Rosa having shared some youthful tryst while Cecil was distracted by his duty as a Dark Knight is delicious X)

And all wrapped up in a heartbreaking little fic! I love it; thank you for filling my prompt!

Re: "In the Service of the Queen" FFXII: Balthier/Ashe, G

[owlmoose]

Very nice. :)

"Beggar at the Feast, Master of the Dance": FFXII (OGC): Balthier/Penelo, G

[sathari]

The courtiers at Ashe's coronation dance so gracefully and so beautifully. Penelo watches wistfully in her storebought finery, aware that even if some minor noble asked her to dance (whether mistaking her for true nobility or even on the tenuous strength of her claim to heroism and the queen's ear) she would probably make a fool of herself.

There is a tap at her shoulder, and she looks up in surprise to find Balthier standing there. He holds out a hand to her, smiling gallantly. "Would you do me the honor, milady?"

She blinks at him stupidly. "I--- what--- who--- me?"

He laughs. "Yes, of course, my darling dear--- why shouldn't we; we're both beggars at this feast, after all---" his eyes lift from hers, and she follows his gaze across the room to where Ashe--- Queen Ashe--- stands, surrounded by admirers, sycophants, hangers-on.

Penelo is suddenly aware that Ffamran mied Bunansa might well have been admitted to that circle--- she doesn't quite understand the Archadian version of nobility, with the wrenches that elections and advancement through accomplishment throw into a simple peerage system, but his family was well-placed enough, of that she is sure.

The sky pirate Balthier is another matter, though, hero or not, and yet he is stubborn enough, independent enough that though his father is dead (and was never mad to begin with, had a goal that even Penelo can grudgingly agree with, to free humanity from their not-exactly-godly masters) he will not resume his name and station.

And so he stands here with her; as he says, beggars at the feast. And asks a budding sky pirate for a dance when he would rather lay his hand in a queen's.

She gets to her feet, riding a wave of mingled pity and exasperation. "I'd be delighted," she says, drawing his attention back to her.

On impulse, she stretches and kisses his cheek. He blinks at her, surprised, and then his eyes fix on her and a slow smile spreads over his lips. "Perhaps we won't have to spend the evening begging after all," he says with a hint of mirth and a hint of promise, and she thinks that even being the ingenue and not his leading lady might be no bad thing.

"Homesick": FINAL FANTASY VII OGC, Red XIII/Aeris, G (or rather F, for Fluff)

[sathari]

Poor Nanaki is sitting mournfully by the edge of the fire; Aerith can't help but go over to him. "All right?" she asks.

"Well enough---" after a moment, he capitulates. "Are you ever homesick, Aerith?"

"All the time," she says, and impulsively puts an arm around his furry neck; he starts, then leans into it. She gives into another impulse and scritches his ears, drops her head to plant a kiss on top of his. "But we'll get this business over and done, and then--- then maybe we can see each other's homes, before we all go home for good."

Nanaki leans his head against her chest, butting in catlike. "I would like that," he says, and they snuggle together in silence.

"Keeping Count" FFVIII: Quistis/Rinoa "PG-T"

[(Anonymous)]

Touch isn't required for the transfer of spells, but it does make it more efficient.

They've learned this since entering The Castle.

Rinoa's fingers are light and expected on Quistis' arm, seeking contact but not intrusion. Her hand is cold. Quistis is pretty sure her own skin is like stone beneath the touch. She feels like stone. It is not possible to feel like anything else, this deep in the Time Compression. Where everything is borders, and nothing is borders. Where she's half convinced her molecules will drift apart, vibrate themselves off into endless stillness if she isn't making the conscious effort to keep them in place.

“Wow, you really are running low.” It's only a murmur to begin with, but sound doesn't work right here either. It's all clipped off, swallowed up, muffled. Fingers flatten into a palm against her shoulder, and the suggestion of warmth. Quistis sighs, and shifts, wraps her arms around the sorceress, pulls her up close so that they're pressed forehead to cheek, and settles back against the remnants of a statue. Rinoa has a hand on her neck now, the other wrapped around a shoulder more firmly. That suggestion of heat all over now. Skin humming electric on skin where it touches as the magic flows easier now.

Somewhere outside the circle of their arms, she knows the others are there. Vague shapes, vague voices, all drowned in Ultimecia's enchantments. Even if senses worked properly here, she's too exhausted to care. It's obvious Rinoa is too; her eyelashes flutter lazily against Quistis' cheek, and she makes no move to fix the hair that's fallen into her face. Quistis does it for her.

Rinoa is the only real thing that Quistis has felt since they've been in here. Minutes? Years? Superfluous. Probably, superfluous.

“I am.” She says, finally. “Thank you.”

“Anytime.”

They stay there. Suspended indefinitely as power slowly builds in Quistis' bloodstream, spells stocking into a buzzing familiar knot at the back of her brain. She let's her mind go blank and just focuses on feeling this one real thing, until something useful clicks into place.

“Would you like a Sleep?” She offers, Rinoa responds with a slight shake of her head, dislodging her hair again. Stubborn little girl playing revolution. Stubborn little girl Quistis suddenly misses very badly.
She brushes the hair away again, presses a kiss to Rinoa's forehead, then, wanting more, her nose, her temple which makes Rinoa squirm.

The sudden jolt of a full set of spells as Rinoa pulls her down and brings their mouths together.

Re: "Homesick": FINAL FANTASY VII OGC, Red XIII/Aeris, G (or rather F, for Fluff)

[eerian_sadow]

aww, sweet and cuddle-riffic! <3 it's perfect.

Re: "Wreathed in Glory", FFX, Rikku(/Yuna), PG (AU)

[eerian_sadow]

*sniffs, wipes tears* this was so sad, but packs a great punch. nice work!

FFVI: Gestahl/Madeline

[winter_poppy]

Quiet, my dear!

sorrynotsorry

Re: [FFVII: OGC] Cloud/Yuffie

[roxicodone]

Yuffie didn't get it.

The guy had big, gold spines sticking out of his head and called it hair, was as pale as milk even though they spent 99.998% of their time walking around under the sun, and, yeah, ok, he could fight all right but he was no Great Ninja Yuffie!

And still, every time she turned around either Aerith was flipping her sandy-hair and giggling at him or Tifa was watching him furtively beneath her too long lashes.

So when he started another one of his endless monologues and Aerith fluttered all pink and girly around him and Tifa just looked on quietly, Yuffie walked right over and planted a kiss on Cloud's sallow mouth.

At least it shut him up. It shut everyone up, actually.

When she pulled back a second later, it was to find Cloud's cobalt eyes full of incredulity--an exact mirror of her own expression, she was sure; the way the other two girls had been looking at him, Yuffie had been sure Cloud's kiss would have floored her.

Not even close.

"Blech," she told him and pushed away. She settled down between Aerith and Tifa on the grass and shared bluntly, "You would think a guy would know what to do when a girl kisses him. I've had a better time kissing my Shurikens."

Aerith stared at her, jaw unhinged.

Tifa blinked, then a smile shone shyly and ruby eyes flickered toward a still speechless Cloud. "He likes it better when he's doing the kissing, that's all," she shared softly. "And when that happens, it's like an kissing a Summon Materia. You can appreciate Materia, can't you, Yuffie?"

Kissing Cloud could never, ever in her book be compared to Materia! But as she watched Cloud stare unblinkingly at Tifa, she wondered if maybe in their books, it was more.

Still, she didn't get it.

Re: "Recollect the Snow," FFVI, Celes/Terra, G

[sidonie]

Thank you! I'm really happy you like it. XD

Re: "Wreathed in Glory", FFX, Rikku(/Yuna), PG (AU)

[sidonie]

Whoa. Beautiful and painful, and I just love how the ending sneaks up on you.

Re: "Never Meant To Let It Die": FFIV, post-TAY, Kain/Rosa, G

[deadcellredux]

I haven't played TAY--only the OG-- but holy shit do I love this. This is beautifully written; dark and wistful and tragic. I've always had a huge soft spot for Rosa/Kain, and it's because of all the reasons you've beautifully fit into the subtext (and the gloriously overt!) here.

FINAL FANTASY IX, Vivi

[mystiri_1]

Learning from observation

FFV: A Mermaid/Faris

[fireeye]

Pearls and princes and things.

[Untitled]; FFVI; Locke/Rachel; PG-13

[fireeye]

It’s so strange, to have been separated for so long. To waken, warm and alive, to a dying world. Kohlingen no longer fits her, as her own body no longer fits her.

As Locke may no longer fit her.

There are so many creases worn in, so many cuts and scars, so old, stark reminders of the years he’s lived on without her, that she’s missed in her eternally dead slumber. But she has nothing else left but him, in this dark and foreboding world that has moved on without her, and so she curls her fingers around his as they step beyond the border of her hometown. In reply, he squeezes her hand, but pulls his away.

Later, when he’s smiled and nodded and said his hellos to everyone – everyone but her, it seems – he vanishes into the depths of the unfamiliar ship. But she’s never flown before, and it’s a welcome respite, even if the depths of the sky are crimson and lightning streaks across the distance.

It’s much later in the night that she finds him again, deep below deck, alone, solemnly carving a Shape out of a dry branch. Her fingers knead at the unfamiliar tension strung taut between his shoulder blades, and he locks up tighter. He brushes the shavings from his arm as she slides to her knees beside him. When he raises his head, her mouth meets his and for a mere moment, it’s not just a memory.

Locke pushes her back gently, but it’s a dismissal all the same.

“Look, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to...” He swallows what he’d been about to say, then shrugs and shakes his head. “I need some time to sort my head out. You know?”

At the last, he offers a smile, crooked and pained. Almost as one, they each breathe – in, then out.

“Yeah,” Rachel whispers, and her voice is far thicker than she remembers. “I know.”

She stumbles out of the hiding hole he’s sequestered himself in, unbalanced by this world that left her behind. Combing her fingers through her hair and twisting, she gasps to find not black but gold strands across her knuckles.


...whoops...

Re: [Untitled]; FFVI; Locke/Rachel; PG-13

[vrazdova]

OHHHHHH MY GOD

OH MY GOD

This was my thought process while reading:
- Oh cool, an AU where Rachel lives beyond a few minutes and joins the party after her resurrection!
- Aggg, Locke is (understandably) conflicted, but that's kind of cold! Poor Rachel ;_;
- FRICK THIS JUST TOOK A HORROR-MOVIE TWIST!

I LOVE the ambiguous ending - as I interpret it, Rachel was able to live on by possessing Celes' body?? HORRIFYING AND AMAZING. The most gut-wrenching twists are the ones where someone's good intentions turn out very, very wrong (this isn't what you'd expected in the end, is it, Locke?). OMG. I never could have expected such a result from this prompt, but I LOVE IT. Thank you so much!!

Re: No Regrets | FFVI | Locke/Celes G

[deadcellredux]

Very sweet! I also liked the little detail about how the kiss is the first thing that evening to take Celes' mind off of what's to come.

Re: [Untitled]; FFVI; Locke/Rachel; PG-13

[deadcellredux]

WHOA HOLY CRAP so Rachel DID possess Celes' body, right?!? Being that her own "no longer fits her"? Oh wow, this was so unique and dark-- all of it gave me an extemely uncomfortable feeling (IN THE AWESOME AND GOOD WAY), and then that ending... wow. I got some chills for sure. This is amazing! And such an incredible interpretation of that prompt!

Re: "Grownup Orphans", FFXII, Fran & Balthier (F/B if you squint), G

[deadcellredux]

I LOVED this, and I love the term "grownup orphans" for these two, as well as your thought stampede, haha! Fran and Balthier's partnership was one of my favorite parts of FFXII-- I love them to death and I think you wrote them beautifully here, and much as I also imagine them to be.

Re: FFXII (OGC): Larsa/Penelo

[deadcellredux]

YES. THIS IS PERFECT AND I ALSO HAVE A HUGE BONER FOR POETRY, ESPECIALLY WHEN USED AS A METHOD OF COURTSHIP AND JUST HNNNGH WOW I REALLY LOVE YOUR LARSA HERE.

Re: "In the Service of the Queen" FFXII: Balthier/Ashe, G

[deadcellredux]

Yes.