FFXII: Invitation
Fandom: Final Fantasy XII
Pairing: Balthier/Basch
Warnings: None
Rating: G
Summary: Basch allows Balthier to steal him away from paperwork. For 5sentence_fics.
"This, of course, is another reason why I would never have made a good judge," Balthier observes, gesturing at the desk covered in papers, all of it useless, all of it simply intended to prolong every process of law to the stupidest levels. "And of course, I suppose it will be worse now, with the judges having overstepped their bounds so many times under Vayne."
"There's good reason for it," Basch says, looking down at the desk; he doesn't think of Gabranth when he looks at it, now -- instead he thinks of Larsa, and his good intentions, and his good reasons, and nights spent doing paperwork he should probably have spent sleeping.
"I don't suppose I could steal you away for a night or two," Balthier says, his voice mocking-light to hide the potential opening; Basch, being a good swordsman, sees it anyway.
"I didn't suppose you would want to," he says, hoping the invitation is clear enough in his voice: do.
Pairing: Balthier/Basch
Warnings: None
Rating: G
Summary: Basch allows Balthier to steal him away from paperwork. For 5sentence_fics.
"This, of course, is another reason why I would never have made a good judge," Balthier observes, gesturing at the desk covered in papers, all of it useless, all of it simply intended to prolong every process of law to the stupidest levels. "And of course, I suppose it will be worse now, with the judges having overstepped their bounds so many times under Vayne."
"There's good reason for it," Basch says, looking down at the desk; he doesn't think of Gabranth when he looks at it, now -- instead he thinks of Larsa, and his good intentions, and his good reasons, and nights spent doing paperwork he should probably have spent sleeping.
"I don't suppose I could steal you away for a night or two," Balthier says, his voice mocking-light to hide the potential opening; Basch, being a good swordsman, sees it anyway.
"I didn't suppose you would want to," he says, hoping the invitation is clear enough in his voice: do.