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edenbound ([personal profile] edenbound) wrote2005-11-14 11:07 pm

FFX-2: Heartbreaker

Fandom: Final Fantasy X-2
Pairing: Gippal/Baralai
Warnings: Gippal POV, angst
Rating: PG
Summary: Gippal always thought Baralai would be accepting.



I always thought Baralai was one of those who would easily accept the Al Bhed ideals. The fact that Yevon was just a pack of lies and that the temples were built on those lies and no longer any good. It was like a punch to the stomach when he become Praetor of New Yevon, as if he was supporting those lies and trying to continue them. It was like he'd gone over to the enemy.

I had enough reason to believe that he didn't quite believe in the temples because he always treated me in the exact same way he treated non Al Bhed people he came into contact with. He was always kind and gentle and almost too good to be true. I guess he was too good to be true.

We were lovers, when we were in the Crimson Squad. It wasn't a gradual thing, either, one night he just practically fell into my arms and confessed that he had a crush on me. And we had a lot of fun, and even though it wasn't exactly loving and it was just something for when we were both lonely or horny or whatever, sometimes I thought we had something more, sometimes I thought that when we were all flying our airship together, we would be together.

But I guess dreams never come to life, no matter how much you wish.

Still, it's that same old kick in the stomach, that same old wrench of the heart, whenever I see him. Too good to be true, too sweet to really be that kind, too beautiful to seem like a heartbreaker.

[identity profile] dr-schreaber.livejournal.com 2006-06-12 06:37 am (UTC)(link)
hm, that's right.. Baralai knows Yevon is full of lies, but he tries to perpetuate it anyway. I guess he means well, trying to keep everyone together, but he's still lying through his teeth...

and have I mentioned how much I love your Gippal POV? Cause I do. A lot. ^__^