edenbound | FFVIII: Ungentle

Fandom: Final Fantasy VIII
Pairing: Squall/Fujin
Warnings: None
Rating: PG
Summary: Fujin patches Squall up. For fated_children.

Fujin isn't gentle with him as she bathes the blood away from his cheek.

In fact, she's angry. The antiseptic wipe she's using stings his cheek and she presses hard as she cleans the blood away. She doesn't say anything, of course, holding her anger inside, keeping it to herself.

They're a fine pair for that.

"I'm sorry," he says, finally, reluctantly.

She sighs, whispering a soft cure spell with her fingers splayed over his cheek. The cut seals quickly, the skin joining over the wound, and she pauses to wipe away the last of the blood before casting one last spell. "IDIOT."

"It was Seifer's idea to fight."

She doesn't bother telling Squall that he's an idiot too. Instead she drops the bloodstained wipe into the bin and tidies away the first aid kit. "JUMP OFF A CLIFF IF HE DID?"

He sighs softly. "No."

"DON'T FIGHT."

He sighs again, reluctant to answer, and then doesn't promise, couldn't promise. "You know why we fight..."

She knows. And it scares her.