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edenbound ([personal profile] edenbound) wrote2007-04-10 06:18 pm

FFXII: Fascination

Fandom: Final Fantasy XII
Pairing: Balthier/Basch, Balthier/Fran
Warnings: Angst
Rating: PG
Summary: Balthier's desires have never seemed that outlandish to him. For [livejournal.com profile] 5sentence_fics.



Archadian society has its mores, like any other, and Balthier always hated it -- the way he had to hide his desires, which in his mind are not so strange: the Viera are a beautiful race, and men can be so interesting in bed. It wasn't like he was getting passionate over Bangaa, after all. Still, he knew that showing his particular desires openly would be a stupid thing to do and could only lead to pain and humiliation, and he denied what he wanted for the sake of a peaceful life.

Now, of course, his life is anything but peaceful, and he likes it that way. He just can't shake the little voice that tells him he shouldn't be watching Fran or Basch with quite so much fascination.