edenbound: ((Zell) Lonely)
edenbound ([personal profile] edenbound) wrote2010-02-20 01:11 am

FFVIII: Close Quarters

Fandom: Final Fantasy VIII
Main characters: Squall, Zell
Referenced characters: N/a
Pairings: Squall/Zell
Contains: N/a
Rating: G
Summary: The tent is cramped, but that's okay. For [livejournal.com profile] feywood, for getting up on time.



The tent is cramped, even with just the two of them. Zell crawls in second, zips up the flap behind them. "At least we're not going to freeze," he says into the already thick air, the darkness. Squall makes a non-commital noise, lying down, but Zell knows him well enough by now -- they've been in close quarters often enough, and in battle together often enough, after all, even without everything else -- to know that it's okay for him to move up beside him, to lie down close. "Tired?"

"A little. And we'll have to set off before it's light."

"Should we take watches?" Zell asks, reluctantly, around a yawn. He feels more than sees Squall shake his head.

"I'll wake if there's anything going on," he says, which is true enough. Zell can never wake up and not wake Squall -- it's like he sleeps with one eye open. It was disconcerting, at first, but Zell's used to it by now.

"You just wanna cuddle," he says, poking Squall in the ribs in just the right place to get the tiniest squeak out of him. Squall doesn't say anything or make any other noise, but there's space beside him that Zell's welcome to roll into, and when he does, Squall's arm goes around him, and Squall settles snug against him, and yes, yes, Squall wants to cuddle, even if he's not going to admit that's what it is. Zell grins to himself at that, but doesn't say anything, doesn't make a noise, so as not to scare away what's happening.

[identity profile] perkyandproud.livejournal.com 2010-02-20 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
I like cuddly!Squall :-)

That was so cute! *hugs*

*hugs feywood for getting up on time* :-)

[identity profile] edenbound.livejournal.com 2010-02-20 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you! Haha.

[identity profile] sel-barton.livejournal.com 2010-02-20 04:46 am (UTC)(link)
*rolls her out of bed* Look! She's up extra early, what she win? ^_~

These are so sweet! Almost gets me out of bed early. ^_^

[identity profile] edenbound.livejournal.com 2010-02-20 01:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Hahaha.

*grins* My genius plan is far-reaching.

[identity profile] sel-barton.livejournal.com 2010-02-20 06:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Truly genius plans reach across oceans. ^_~

[identity profile] edenbound.livejournal.com 2010-02-20 06:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, they were already calculated to make it across the channel and over to Belgium, even with the bulk of the UK in the way, so...

[identity profile] hecatesbrat.livejournal.com 2010-02-20 06:01 am (UTC)(link)
again! it was sweet and it's been a while since i've come across this pairing. it used to be another of my faves.

thank you for sharing!

[identity profile] edenbound.livejournal.com 2010-02-20 01:22 pm (UTC)(link)
I used to really like it, but realised recently I never wrote it much (or roleplayed it much). So I'm playing with it again, while I'm replaying the game.

Thanks for commenting!

[identity profile] hecatesbrat.livejournal.com 2010-02-20 05:49 pm (UTC)(link)
I know all about falling out of love with pairings and stuff. I fell out of love with seifer/zell and squall/zell and ...well, pretty much any of them. it's taken such a long time for me to actually fall back into love with the characters again.

[identity profile] shealakiah.livejournal.com 2010-02-21 01:50 am (UTC)(link)
Cute! Squall/Zell never was a favorite pairing of mine, but you end up making me like anything!!

[identity profile] shealakiah.livejournal.com 2010-02-21 01:58 am (UTC)(link)
You're very welcome!