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seventhe: Same As It Never Was (5) (Rinoa/Squall, Laguna/Squall, Quistis/Rinoa) (PG13) (11,000 words)

Same As It Never Was - Chapter 5

Fandom | Cast: FFVIII. Main characters Rinoa, Squall, Quistis, Laguna, Ellone. Lots of Kiros, Watts, Zone, Ward. Main ships Rinoa/Squall, Laguna/Squall, Quistis/Squall. Also Kiros/Laguna, Quistis/Rinoa/Squall
Rating | Warnings: For these chapters, PG or PG13 or something, but eventually at LEAST an R. See list of ships for the warnings; don't think there's anything that's not obvious from that.
Total Word Count: 51,000/200,000+
Feedback: OH GOD ARE YOU KIDDING? YES PLEASE. ohgod. Crit is SO SO WELCOME, as is ANYTHING ELSE.
Notes: Co-authored with

seventhe! TREMENDOUS THANKS TO OUR BETAS:

katmillia,

vrazdova, and

renay!

There are going to be REAMS of author notes when we're done. For now, I think our list of tags is instructive: oh shit it's a long final fantasy fic get in the car!, the fandom hell bus has arrived honk, no I am not going that way, sqwhale, incest, no seriously this fic is freaking long we are not kidding, meta, magic meta, suddenly bechdel, we ship everyone/kiros

Summary: Rinoa's gone public as a Sorceress and is campaigning for Timber's independence, Laguna's steering Esthar's re-emergence, Galbadia won't give up, Squall's dealing with the political fallout as Garden Commander -- and in case no one has enough on their plates, something's wrong with the Sorceress-Knight Bond. When terrorists attack Timber in the middle of Squall and Rinoa's argument over where the new Garden should go -- Timber or Esthar? -- they decide to take a break, hoping that if they can sort out the politics in their separate spheres, they can come back and sort through the quietly desperate mess of their private lives and repair their Bond.

Sorceresses still make the world nervous and Galbadia won't let Timber go; Esthar needs to come out of hiding and Garden needs to decide its place in the world. Four lives are unraveling -- but maybe, between them, they can find the answers...

Chapter 5
Chapter Cast: Quistis, Rinoa, Watts, Zone
Chapter Word Count: 11,000

( Same As It Never Was - Chapter 5 on AO3 )

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justira &

seventhe: Same As It Never Was (1-4) (Rinoa/Squall, Laguna/Squall, Quistis/Rinoa) (PG13) (41,000 words)

Same As It Never Was

Fandom | Cast: FFVIII. Main characters Rinoa, Squall, Quistis, Laguna, Ellone. Lots of Kiros, Watts, Zone, Ward. Main ships Rinoa/Squall, Laguna/Squall, Quistis/Squall. Also Kiros/Laguna, Quistis/Rinoa/Squall
Rating | Warnings: For these chapters, PG or PG13 or something, but eventually at LEAST an R. See list of ships for the warnings; don't think there's anything that's not obvious from that.
Words: 41,000 out of approximately 200,000+
Feedback: OH GOD ARE YOU KIDDING? YES PLEASE. ohgod. Crit is SO SO WELCOME, as is ANYTHING ELSE.
Notes: Co-authored with

seventhe! There are going to be REAMS of author notes when we're done. For now, I think our list of tags is instructive: oh shit it's a long final fantasy fic get in the car!, the fandom hell bus has arrived honk, no I am not going that way, sqwhale, incest, no seriously this fic is freaking long we are not kidding, meta, magic meta, suddenly bechdel, we ship everyone/kiros

Summary: Rinoa's gone public as a Sorceress and is campaigning for Timber's independence, Laguna's steering Esthar's re-emergence, Galbadia won't give up, Squall's dealing with the political fallout as Garden Commander -- and in case no one has enough on their plates, something's wrong with the Sorceress-Knight Bond. When terrorists attack Timber in the middle of Squall and Rinoa's argument over where the new Garden should go -- Timber or Esthar? -- they decide to take a break, hoping that if they can sort out the politics in their separate spheres, they can come back and sort through the quietly desperate mess of their private lives and repair their Bond.

Sorceresses still make the world nervous and Galbadia won't let Timber go; Esthar needs to come out of hiding and Garden needs to decide its place in the world. Four lives are unraveling -- but maybe, between them, they can find the answers...

( Same As It Never Was @AO3 )

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justira: Disconnect (FFVIII/KH) (Squall, Maleficent) (PG13) (3,700 words)

Disconnect

Fandom | Cast: Final Fantasy VIII / Kingdom Hearts. Squall, Maleficent. Bits of Cid and Yuffie and the FF8 playable cast. Blink-and-you-miss it references to a bunch of other FFs and FF characters.
Rating | Warnings: PG13/Teen, mainly because Cid talks. Major spoilers for FFVIII, medium for KH
Words: 3,700
Feedback: Always welcome =)
Notes: Repost of a

newgameplus gift for

crankyoldman. Prompt:

Leon, Malificent. Leon being rather affected by the Bad Sorceress Malificent, considering his history with them. Would love Cid and Yuffie being side characters. Bonus if you explain what happened to Rinoa. I guess this makes it a tad of a KH/FFVIII crossover, as the whole Hallow Bastion backstory being ignored is preferable?

Thanks to

seventhe for the beta and helping me pull this thing together; and to

renay and

owlmoose for helping me sort out my initial ideas.

Please note that this version has minor technical edits (including TWO embarrassing typo fixes in the very first paragraph; HOW did I not catch those, cripes ._. ). The original untouched version version is and will remain on

newgameplus.

Summary: He has experience dealing with sorceresses.

( Disconnect )

( Notes )

x-post: Hosted on my DW

justira . Original, untouched version on

newgameplus [here].Pointers on my LJ

justira [here],

0kingdom_hearts [here]

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justira: Laguna (G)

Daily Doodle: FFFF THERE WENT MY LUNCH BREAK. The computer is still dead, but I apparently lied yesterday about *every* doodle being sketchy and quick until the computer was fixed. I adore Laguna superhard, but I'm not sure I've ever drawn him before? I apparently don't have much practice! But I tried. Used for reference a pic of Squall from below (plus a bunch of Laguna refs of course), so very totally based on that.

I should make a tag for these MS Paint portrait things I do.
Time: 20 mins?

( Daily Doodle: FFVIII - Laguna )

Crossposts: http://justira.livejournal.com/353008.html

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justira: 5 fics, 1 illustrated fic, 1 comic, 1 art (FFVI, FFVIII, FFX, FFXII)

Wow! That weekend sucked! I don't know why I'm having such a terrible year! This reccing thing is fast becoming some kind of Dealing Mechanism. Well! Last call for DOINK! Final Fantasy exchange signups -- they're closing!

This appears to be my self-indulgence installment. One such indulgence is apparently Ashe? It's funny, she's not my favourite character in FFXII (I don't dislike her, I do find her interesting, but there are definitely others I like much more) and yet I apparently get the hugest kick out of a well-done Ashe in fic. Huh.

[Art] FFVI - SAND IN MY BOOT (Kefka) by

muura
Rating | Warnings: G, no warnings
Notes: FFEX 2007 Chocobo Down — Kefka
Squee: A classic line/scene in an awesome style! I adore this artist's bright colours and unique look — both look awesome on Kefka, and there's something about they way this is drawn that brings Amano's design to vibrant, vibrant life. Kefka's expression and petulance are perfect.

[Illustrated Fic] FFVI - Spaces (Celes/Locke) by

seventhe and

safety_caesars
Rating | Warnings: PG13, spoilers through the end of the game.
Notes: FFEX 2007 Gift for

lassarina — Locke/Celes. I would prefer a romantic relationship (explicit content utterly optional), although it's up to you whether it's an established relationship or one that is in the process of growing. I'd really love to see something about how they negotiate the rough spots that are part of any relationship, given all his scars and her general lack of ability to deal with emotions and things that cannot be categorized. Meta is always a plus. 4,700 words + 3 illustrations
Summary: A moment between Locke and Celes, as they try to fit their relationship into and around the holes in their lives.
Squee: There's something very fleshed-out and full about the feel of this story, especially with the pictures interleavened — all the little details, weaving together post-game meta and Celes's feelings and hints of a wider plot into something that really feels like a slice of life: four-dimensional and quietly vivid. The illustrations match the mood perfectly and are well-executed and lovely in their own right. I love how magic is presented as a lost sense to Celes; how the characters — the world — deal with that loss. Both Celes and Locke are great here, but Celes as the POV character really shines. Their dynamic is excellent, the way they dance around each other and are still so honest and direct.

[Comic] FFVIII - On The Run (Zell, Selphie, Irvine, some surprises) by

darthneko
Rating | Warnings: PG13 (minor swearing), spoilers through Galbadia sort of
Notes: FFEX 2009 Gift for

wallwalker — Zell, Selphie and Irvine. Laying low during a mission gone horribly wrong, licking their wounds (so to speak) and making plans to get out of trouble. 4 pages
Squee: Oh my god, oh my god, the last page. The tension builds so excellently through the first pages, and then the last page is— man, I am not going to spoil it. It's just worth it. What I really love about this little comic is how it gives such an intense slice of an alternate reality — the minute I saw this I immediately could imagine all sorts of things to fill in the before and after the story — or, better yet, what this awesome artist would come up with. It's amazing how much storytelling and worldbuilding this artist manages to pack into so few pages, and layout-wise I love the first and last pages especially, how they mirror each other.

[Fic] FFVIII - Gefälschte (Squall/Laguna) by

sumthinlikhuman
Rating | Warnings: NC17 like woah, hinty spoilers for their relationship
Notes: FFEX 2007 Chocobo Down — Squall and Laguna. Gen or Slash, any rating. 1,648 words
Summary: He looks like her. I shouldn't be thinking like this.
Squee: This story is ugly in the best way. It's harsh and sharp and unlovely and — for this ship? — perfect. The relationship is broken and dysfunctional and strangely intense, all of which exactly hits the spot for my Squall/Laguna. This take on Laguna is very conflicted and bitter, which is different from most of the Laguna I've read before — and I like it. There's something showcasing his weaknesses here that strikes me as just right; and the way those echo off Squall. It's wrong all over, and I love it.

[Fic] FFVIII - The Worth of Memory (Quistis/Rinoa, Xu, Squall, Kadowaki) by

seventhe
Rating | Warnings:
Notes: FFEX 2009 Gift for

aesriella — Quistis, with Xu, Rinoa, Seifer or Irvine, recovering from, working through or living the immediate aftermath of a difficult or draining experience with a GF, be it junctioning, withdrawal, an experiment or otherwise. Quiet, gentle romance, please. Additional prompts: Hands, farsighted, double vision (figurative or literal), sun on the water, understanding. 3,400 words
Summary: The Guardian Forces take memories as currency, but some ask for more than others.
Squee: OKAY so it's really hard to rec this properly qithout spoiling it? There's an excellent Quistis, there's gut-punching Quistis/Rinoa (you'll know it when you see it), there's GF and memory and Sorceress/Knight meta, there's hinty-hinty FFVI tidbits — really, I love it. The way Quistis's memory fragments is so excellently handled, and I love how differently various characters respond to it. The payoff is great; I reread this thing several times to make sure I got everything ♥

[Fic] FFX - On the Precipice of the World (Yuna, Rikku, Tidus, Cast) by

cyrnelle
Rating | Warnings: PG. Explicit spoilers through Gagazet, vague for everything after.
Notes: FFEX 2009 Gift for

xianghua — I think the culture of the summoners is fascinating. Why do some summoners have tons of guardians and others one or none? What makes someone decide to become a summoner — and how does the church of the summoners keep it from being suicide by giant monster for every emo idiot who comes along? My favourite characters are Yuna and Tidus, and I think the way that their relationship echoes, in some ways, the relationships of their fathers throughout X is really interesting. 6,400 words
Summary: The closer they get to Zanarkand, the harder it gets to let go.
Squee: This piece is very quiet and introspective — which, considering the POV characters are Rikku and Tidus, is quite a neat trick to pull off so well. As suggested by the prompt, this discusses Spira and summoning culture — I particularly like a scene near the beginning with Rikku running after a minor character — it's unique and insightful. Overall this story is a lovely little breather, with great voices for all the characters. It's touching and poignant without being overwhelming — it feels like the worried, anxious calm before the storm.

[Fic] FFXII - By Halves (Ashe/Rasler) by

mithrigil
Rating | Warnings: PG13, very very vague spoilers so not really?
Notes: FFEX 2009 Gift for

churched — Ashe/Rasler, their last night together. Max rating, R. 1,000 words
Summary: On traps, and relics, and things neither will say.
Squee: This story has a kind of stark sensuality that's absolutely lovely. It's the starkness that gets me, how real and immediate this feels, unadorned but beautiful. Ashe is perfect here, as is the mood, taut and slightly sullen and quietly desperate and fierce. I love the unresolved feeling at the end, perfectly suited to the piece. If I had to pick one word? Effective. So very effective.

[Fic] FFXII - Political Considerations (Ashe/Balthier) by

owlmoose
Rating | Warnings: PG13, spoilers for Balthier's backstory and vague for the end of the game
Notes: FFEX 2009 Gift for

lassarina — Balthier/Ashe. Romantic relationship preferred, explicit content optional. A big caveat to start this request: I hate submissive Ashe with the fire of a thousand suns, and I very much dislike it when a fic hand-waves away issues that prevent them from living Happily Ever After OMG (things like her throne, and his refusal to be chained down.) Things I dislike out of the way, let's talk about what I do like: I love them snarking. I love them being bittersweet. I love Balthier's performative aspects, and Ashe's need for personal control (because she doesn't get to control much else...) I'd really like to see something that focused on these - maybe a hunt, or perhaps they get separated from the party, or even (post-game-end) he comes by to visit her through some clever ploy or ruse that is unnecessarily elaborate. Or you could go the route where he's been captured for piracy within the bounds of Dalmasca and Ashe metes out an appropriate punishment. :) 5,018 words
Summary: A year after Ashe's coronation, she faces up to some realities of her position.
Squee: Another piece with an awesome Ashe. I love her here: strong and practical, direct in her desires and her politicking, independent and demanding. This story addresses the realities of this ship with grace and care and realism — I particularly love the political conversation Ashe and Balthier have on the Coast. So very satisfying a read!

♥

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justira: 5 fics, 2 arts (FFI, FFIV, FFVI, FFVIII, FFX-2, FFXII)

I'm having a terrible week and DOINK! signups are on! SO what time is it? That's right! FFEX reccing time! Behold the amazing things FFEX has brought forth! DOES IT MAKE YOU WANT TO JOIN THE PARTY OR WHAT. You can learn about the exchange at

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But seriously, I never cease to be delighted by the amazing things people have made. Have some recs =)

[Art] FFI - Sunset hobbies (Red Mage, Black Mage, White Mage) by

tlc010
Rating | Warnings: G, no warnings
Notes: FFEX 2007 Gift for

admiral_j — Red Mage/Black Mage/White Mage. Mixed genders, please, and avoid 8-Bit Theater as inspiration. Beyond that, go nuts
Squee: Straight up: One of my favourite pieces of FF art EVER. And it's for an early, underloved game, no less! This thing has probably been recced all over the place and seen by everyone but I DON'T CARE because it deserves the attention and if anyone missed it they need to see it immediately. Besides the incredible quality of the art, I love that the artist flipped the usual genders for white and black mages — male white mage! female black mage! LITTLE BABY CHICOBO. The costume designs are excellent; they really feel like something people might actually wear and travel and go adventuring in. The lighting is amazing, and I adore the red mage doing his wood-carvy thing in the background. Not enough hearts in the world.

[Fic] FFIV - Under Fire (Rydia) by

stealth_noodle
Rating | Warnings: PG, spoilers through the Feymarch
Notes: FFEX 2009 Gift for

sister_coyote — Rydia. Rydia delights me with her strength, her courage and her spirit. Anything that highlights her personality would make me very happy, whether it was Rydia on an adventure or just a slice-of-life piece. I'm a sucker for Rydia/Edge, but pairing is not necessary; gen would also be fine, or friendship-fic with just about anyone. 6,940 words
Summary: With the aid of her Eidolons, Rydia makes a perilous journey across the Underworld to reunite with her friends.
Squee: This is all Rydia, Rydia and eidolons, and the Rydia is perfect; exactly as I could imagine her being at this point in her life. Young but full of arcane knowledge, a little uncertain but endlessly brave, stubborn and smart and surer of the eidolons than she is of people. The prose here rolls comfortably along with a great voice and really amazing little pearls of simile and imagery; there are individual personalities and quirks for each of the eidolons; and as a bonus there is even some meta! But mostly it is the story of Rydia re-emerging, and it is wonderful.

[Fic] FFVI - Dissolution (Edgar/Sabin) by

seventhe
Rating | Warnings: NC17. Spoilers for Figaro and twin storyline. Twincest, questionable consent, sex between minors (they're 17). As the aithor says, this story rolled in a pile of wrong. And it's glorious.
Notes: FFEX 2009 Gift for

wounded_melody — Edgar x Sabin; first time, perhaps a bit of dub con or very heavy persuasion. 27,000 words
Summary: The death of a king, the future of a country, and the bond between two brothers: the story of how Edgar let Sabin go.
Squee: Okay, uh. I am pretty much guaranteed to re-rec this thing a million times because it's JUST THAT AWESOME. The author has done an AMAZING job fleshing out these characters and their history. This is undoubtedly a shipping story, but it's also a story about grief, and growing up, and it's one of those rare shiptastic stories that I'd happily push on anyone (who's not squicked by the warnings) because it stands on its own as an amazing story, period. Both Edgar and Sabin are handled excellently here, complex and whole and so painfully young and angry. They both feel real and three-dimensional and complicated — and funny. Watching Edgar try to logic his way out of the mess is... kind of heartbreaking and hilarious at once. The various warned-for things are handled so well, too — the twincest is some of the finest I've read, ever, with all the wrong wrong wrong intact and delicious. The punch at the end is satisfying and sad and a perfect ending-that's-also-a-beginning.

[Art] FFVIII - Sunset (Quistis) by

darthneko
Rating | Warnings: G, no warnings or spoilers.
Notes: FFEX 2009 Chocobo Down — FFVIII: Quistis, and the ocean, with her feet in the sand. Happy, calm and still, with or without company (Xu, Seifer, Irvine or, perhaps, Rinoa) in the background. Either alone or being watched, from her perspective or the watcher's. Additional Prompts: Coral shells, homecoming, wind in her hair, seeing the dawn and/or seeing sunsets (figurative or literal in either case).
Summary: Surf, sand, wind and the scent of home
Squee: There are so many things I love about this! The mood, atmosphere, colours — peaceful without being delicate; serene and lovely and strong. The strength is really what gets me here — Quistis looks tough and competent just standing there; I love her powerful shoulders and the gently emphasized musculature — she's a soldier and it shows. And yet there's something slightly vulnerable and far-away in her stance, her face. I love it.

[Fic] FFVIII - Colour Coded (Ellone/Quistis, Ellone/Rinoa) by

temples
Rating | Warnings: PG for dark imagery, spoilers through late in the game
Notes: FFEX 2009 Moogle Fluff — FFVIII, Ellone, Rinoa, and/or Quistis, meta about magic, blue magic, and their connection to each other in the grand scheme. 670 words
Summary: She'd never admit it, but darkness calls louder than light.
Squee: I love the quiet intensity here, the strength of the imagery and how much comes across in such a short piece. It's dark and I love it, how Quistis and Rinoa's magics are presented differently, how each is viewed through the lens of Ellone's own abilities. The meta here is great, too, without overwhelming Ellone's presence. And, of course, I will love a story if it's Bechdel Central. This is rich without being overpowering, short but substantial.

[Fic] FFX-2 - Persistence of Memory (Paine/Nooj) by

renay
Rating | Warnings: G, spoilers left right and centre
Notes: FFEX 2009 Gift for

owlmoose — Paine/Nooj, their first kiss. Funny and awkward, or thoughtful and angsty, or leaping on each other like crazed voles, or a little bit of all three: it's all good. 24,000 words
Summary: Paine and Nooj went their separate ways, but when a mutual friend and shared industry bring them back together, they must work side by side and face their respective truths of an unfriendly parting.
Squee: Okay so, I don't really care if you like the main pairing (Paine/Nooj) at all — this needs to be read for the meta alone. Spheres! Spheres spheres spheres, pyrefly meta everywhere. This is possibly the most unique take on spheres I've yet seen. Well, okay, I lied earlier — there is also excellently drawn-out UST, and politics— politics aplenty. I really love Paine here, prickly but vulnerable, smart and capable and slowly opening up. I love how everyone was affected by Shuyin, what traces that leaves for all of them, how Nooj deals with it, how Paine deals with Nooj dealing with it. And man, when all of it comes to a head in the end, Paine and Nooj's conversation/encounter just kind of took my breath away. Hearts.

[Fic] FFXII - Necrohol (Basch, Fran) by

alimond
Rating | Warnings: G, many many spoilers
Notes: FFEX 2009 Gift for

gunshou — Fran and Basch. Outsiders, running away, sibling issues. Maybe awkward campfire conversations - both tend to be silent if not spoken to or offering guidance. Definitely a fascination with physical appearance. 1,181 words
Summary: We all carry secrets in our hearts. In some cases, those secrets are other people.
Squee: I love this series of short vignettes — the imagery here, the writing is powerful without being flowery or overwhelming. It's a kind of very direct and unadorned poetry; there are a number of phrases here that just punched me right in the gut. Simple but so, so effective. I love the insights into Fran and Basch here, their similarities, their differences. The mention of Fran and consumption versus discovery hit me especially hard, but I love all such moments in this story. Possibly one of my favourite takes on the two of them together.

=D

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justira: 3 fic recs, 2 art recs (FFVI, FFVIII, FFIX, FFX, FFT)

Okay guys! There has been a LOT of woe in my journal lately! Sorry about that. I try not to leak all over the place. To offset all of the woe-ing, here are happy things!

DOINK! Final Fantasy Exchange is finally gearing up, and signups are open! WOOOO! Read all about the goings-on at one of our news comms,

ff_exchange or

ff_exchange. FFEX has been lucky enough to have some amazing people producing incredible gifts under its aegis. SO. Time for a long-overdue mini rec-post!

[Art] FFVI - Gotta make a good impression! (Gau, Sabin, Terra) by

safety_caesars
Rating | Warnings: G, spoilers for an optional mini-scene in the game
Notes: FFEX 2009 Phoenix Down — Gau and Sabin brotherly love, Terra should be there too!
Squee: The expressions. THE EXPRESSIONS. Are perfect. I just. I have no other words for them. This artist also has a knack for making Amano's costumes actually look like people could live in them; in this particular case, Sabin's rather blingy and delicate tank top actually looks manly. Also amazing: Sabin actually looks like his brother here; I flailed about that so hard in my comment. Terra looks so sweet and young in just the right way, and Gau, beyond having an absolutely priceless expression, somehow looks hot. WHAT.

[Fic] FFVIII - Small Things (Squall/Rinoa) by

invocations
Rating | Warnings: G, no spoilers
Notes: FFEX 2007 Moogle Fluff — ...Squall/Rinoa romance. >.> 670 words
Summary: Just a small moment in which Squall takes itty-bitty steps forward.
Squee: The characterization here is just so spot on! It's short and sweet and the narration so fittingly, amazingly Squall. This strikes just the right note of Squall/Rinoa for me: sweet in a rounabout kind of way, Squall taking small steps outside himself, imperfect and grumpy and just right.

[Art] FFIX - Pub Night (Zidane, Freya, Blank, Steiner, Beatrix) by

sonopants
Rating | Warnings: G, possibly super minor spoilers but not really?
Notes: FFEX 2009 Gift for

roughhandss — Anything from IX. Zidane, mm. Freya, mm. Blank!!!mm. Steiner/Beatrix is hot too.
Squee: This is in watercolours. Amazing, vibrant watercolours! Everyone's expressions are so awesome here, and this artist's style together with the watercolours feels so right for FFIX. Everyone looks lively and full of (fun) emotion. The interactions between all the characters is just great, too, and I will never, ever stop laughing at how badly Zidane is losing here. Hearts forever and a half.

[Fic] FFX - Shades of Red (Braska, Auron) by

marmaladecat
Rating | Warnings: PG, some spoilers for the game's backstory
Notes: FFEX 2007 Gift for

owlmoose — Auron with Braska and/or Kinoc, pre-pilgrimage. Gen preferred, subtext okay. 1,029 words
Summary: It's the strangest things that stand out.
Squee: Oh, oh gosh, this fic is just so beautifully sad. I love the relationships here, Auron's protectiveness. The red theme is wonderfully worked in, and just, everything about this story is so effective and lovely. So few words, so much feeling and affect; scenes and moments chosen so well. It's short, but it's heartbreaking, and it hits my FFX backstory buttons so, so hard.

[Fic] FFT - Antipyretic (Agrias, Ramza, Mustadio, Beowulf, Alma, Reis, Lavian. Beowulf/Reis) by

ovo_lexa
Rating | Warnings: PG13, party spoilers plus vague general spoilers
Notes: FFEX 2009 Gift for

mithrigil — "Fear and loathing with job classes." Take that as you will. 2,266 words
Summary: There are two ways of getting ahead: the slow, safe way that takes a lifetime to master and the fast, dangerous way that takes others’ lives.
Squee: My meta-loving heart just about died when I read this. Job class/crystal meta! In FFT! I AM NOT SURE I COULD BE MORE THRILLED. This also hits my "voices in your head" kink so hard (one of the reasons I love summons and summoning meta so much). Basically I could roll in the meta here all day. The punchline is heartbreaking and amazing, the disoriented and desperate air so good. Deliciously, deliciously creepy.

BASICALLY everyone should come play so amazing work like this keeps happening! SO MUCH LOVE TO ALL OF YOU! <3

ff_press: Do not list please =D

Daily Doodle: Today! Was EXCEPTIONALLY draining. I blame it on "first day back from winter torpidity" syndrome.

Doodle done ALMOST without refs. So close! I just can't do his hair without help, and barely even then =|
Time: 5 mins?

( Daily Doodle: FFVIII - Chibi Squall disapproves )

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justira: Rinoa doodle (Rinoa) (G)

Daily Doodle: ffff as usual this month, too tired for proper comment. I tried to find refs for that cute way she opens her mouth but alas! I don't think she's recognizable enough... but it was good practice and I like her hand. Anyway, good to work in Photoshop again for a bit -_-
Time: like 1 whole bleeding hour; took way to long

( Daily Doodle: Rinoa from FFVIII )

Daily Word Count: 410

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justira: Irvine portrait doodle (Irvine) (G)

Daily Doodle: Why the full name? Because I think it's neat >P

Dear Irvine's Hat: I am so sorry =(

Took kind of way too long on this one, between trying to make my "crosshatching" (hur hur, yeah) less chaotic and

renay distracting me with the awesome that is Google Wave and uh... also staring at Irvine's smiles in my refs a little...

What was I saying?

Well, anyway, this one took a bit too long, but I kind of like it? I feel like it's a lot cleaner and less overworked than the Yuna one. My MS Paint skills improve, maybe?

Oh and jesus guys, thanks for everyone who showed up on my Yuna doodle, I didn't expect such a response! Thank you =D

Backdated only one hour! le gasp!
Time: like 35-40 mins or something, I can't count at all since I was distracted by Google Wave like half the time XD

( Daily Doodle: Irvine from FFVIII )

ff_press: [FFVIII]

justira: Zell doodle (Zell) (G)

Daily Doodle: My friend seems to be having a rough time! I know doodles can't really help, but it's pretty much my default mode of comfort? Zell is hard, but I tried, and even tried to go all the way down to his waist. Still not happy, but I think a good step in my planned progression into less boring doodles?
Time: 30 mins, hit the limit on this one, even if it doesn't look it. The hands did me in.

( Daily Doodle: Zell from FFVIII )

Title: Awake really, I am out of title ideas right now
Fandom: Final Fantasy VIII
Characters/Pairings: Seifer/Zell
Rating: PG, I guess
Crit/Feedback: Always welcome! times a billion!
Notes: A present for

bottle_of_shine. She was having a hard time recently and I was all like "shit I am so out of touch fuck fuck what does Nay like -- she still likes Seifer/Zell, RIGHT?????" and kind of dashed this out in.... record time, I think. I'm getting faster. As always, more gripy arteest notes under the cut.

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( Awake (Seifer/Zell) )

( Notes )

x-post: Dude, I give up on x-posting. I will put my faith in

ff_press.

Title: Sev's Sexy Ladies
Fandoms: Final Fantasies IV, VIII, XII
Characters/Pairings: Fran, Quistis, Rydia
Rating: Uh... PG for canonical Fran...ness?
Crit/Feedback: If you wanna!
Notes: BIRTHDAY GIFT FOR SEV YOU OLD HAG ♥. Go and tell

first_seventhe happy birthday!

( Sexy Ladies )

( Notes )

Title: Bee and Butterfly
Fandom: Final Fantasy VIII
Characters/Pairings: Seifer/Zell fer serious
Rating: PG-13 for obvious intentions and hands-down-pants syndrome
Notes: A present for

bottle_of_shine. I hope you like it! I know you saw this in progress, but here is the finished lineart, finally. I'll be colouring this one for sure, but, uh, I have a backlog of other gift art I gotta do for FFIX participants from

ff_100 not to mention various One Piece stuff, so that'll have to wait.

This is fan art of a sort for

bottle_of_shine's story, The True Story of the Butterfly and the Bumblebee. Definitely inspired by it, but I'm pretty sure it's not quite true to the scene. I think I'm continuing to improve at tablet lineart and maybe even anatomy but I will never, ever get the hang of fabric. There's problems, as usual, but overall I'm reasonably pleased =)

( Full-size image under cut! )

x-post:

finalfantasyart,

ff8yaoi,

seiferzell, my journal

OHHHH I AM LAAAAME.

I didn't have much scanner access on vacation, and so the unscanned doodles built up. Then I got home and the pile scared me so I kept drawing without scanning and wonder of wonders, the pile got bigger! After nearly a month I realized that this was ridiculous and I had to scan SOMETHING or at least let people know I hadn't forgotten!

So!

IT'S A DOODLE MEME UPDATE ZOMG. The meme itself has been updated with when everyone's requests were dont, and I'll try to scan in more or less that order. I also have five doodles here for you today, most of them digital. I'm just about out of requests already, so feel free to request again. I have regular scanner access now so I promise it'll be less retardedly late >.>

Anyway, the doodles!

[02] Avatar for me and bottle_of_shine
[01] Back to the Future for fire_tears
[01] Final Fantasy VIII for bottle_of_shine
[01] One Piece for remus_no_miko

Okay, I'm gonna kick this off with the marty that

fire_tears requested because it was my first try at realism with the new colouring style I've discovered. I think it's very flawed but pretty good for a doodle! I mean, he's recognizable, right? ;______________;

I am EXTREMELY proud of his nose, and oh my god I think I kind of did skin tones okay! His headphones look like malignant leeches, though. >.> Thanks very much to

megalotro for the help in making him not look like a cock-eyed middle aged woman >.>

( Four more doodles under the cut, including TEH GHEY )

Aaaaand that's all I got for you today folks. Sorry about the DEAFENING SILENCE. I've been a bit busy >.>

[Fic] FFVIII - Same As It Never Was (5) (Rinoa/Squall, Laguna/Squall, Quistis/Rinoa)

[Fic] FFVIII - Same As It Never Was (ch 1-4 / 20) (Rinoa/Squall, Laguna/Squall, Quistis/Rinoa)

[Fic] FFVIII/KH - Disconnect (Squall, Maleficent) (PG13) (3,700 words)

[Daily Doodle] FFVIII - Laguna

[Recs] 5 fics, 1 illustrated fic, 1 comic, 1 art (FFVI, FFVIII, FFX, FFXII)

[Recs] 5 fics, 2 arts (FFI, FFIV, FFVI, FFVIII, FFX-2, FFXII) from ff_exchange

[Recs] 3 fic, 2 art (FFVI, FFVIII, FFIX, FFX, FFT) from past rounds of ff_exchange

[Daily Doodle] Final Fantasy VIII - Chibi Squall disapproves (G)

[Daily Doodle] Rinoa from Final Fantasy VIII

[Daily Doodle] Irvine Kinneas from Final Fantasy VIII (MS Paint)

[Daily Doodle] Zell from FFVIII

[Art] Final Fantasy VIII - Awake (Seifer/Zell) (PG)

[Art] FFIV, FFVIII, FFXII - Sev's Sexy Ladies (Fran, Quistis, Rydia) (PG)

[Art] FFVIII - Bee and Butterfly (Seifer/Zell)

[Daily Doodle] OMG I'M LAME -- Avatar, Back to the Future, FFVIII, One Piece

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