FFX: Blackmail
Fandom: Final Fantasy X
Pairing: None
Warnings: Angst
Rating: G
Summary: He doesn't want to see her crying. For over_look.
"Father?"
She's so solemn and quiet, looking up at him in a way that reminds him of her mother. Braska sits down and lets her come to him, putting his hands out to take hers in his. "What is it, Yuna?"
"People were saying that you're going to become a summoner," she says, without preamble, with all the innocence of a child who hasn't yet been ruined. "Is it true? Are you going to leave me to go and fight Sin? Are you going to leave me like mother did?"
"Oh, Yuna," he says, hardly a sigh. He leans forward and puts his arms around her, drawing her into his lap. "I'm going away to fight Sin because I want you to have a happy life. I want you to grow up during a Calm so you're not always afraid. Do you understand why I want to do that?"
"Yes, but," she whispers it, fiercely, her eyes full of tears she will not shed in front of him, not now, not now that he's said that, "but I'll be so lonely."
Braska holds Yuna tighter. "I know. But you're brave."
She nods, forcing back the tears. He carefully wipes the last hints of them from her eyes, smiling at her gently.
"Now. I want you to laugh for me. Every day until I go away. I don't want to go away and think you're unhappy."
It's emotional blackmail, in a way. He can't feel guilty for it.
Pairing: None
Warnings: Angst
Rating: G
Summary: He doesn't want to see her crying. For over_look.
"Father?"
She's so solemn and quiet, looking up at him in a way that reminds him of her mother. Braska sits down and lets her come to him, putting his hands out to take hers in his. "What is it, Yuna?"
"People were saying that you're going to become a summoner," she says, without preamble, with all the innocence of a child who hasn't yet been ruined. "Is it true? Are you going to leave me to go and fight Sin? Are you going to leave me like mother did?"
"Oh, Yuna," he says, hardly a sigh. He leans forward and puts his arms around her, drawing her into his lap. "I'm going away to fight Sin because I want you to have a happy life. I want you to grow up during a Calm so you're not always afraid. Do you understand why I want to do that?"
"Yes, but," she whispers it, fiercely, her eyes full of tears she will not shed in front of him, not now, not now that he's said that, "but I'll be so lonely."
Braska holds Yuna tighter. "I know. But you're brave."
She nods, forcing back the tears. He carefully wipes the last hints of them from her eyes, smiling at her gently.
"Now. I want you to laugh for me. Every day until I go away. I don't want to go away and think you're unhappy."
It's emotional blackmail, in a way. He can't feel guilty for it.