Fanfic Memes Ahoy!
I’ve been eyeing all sorts of fanfic memes as of late, though I’ve been shamefully bereft of participating in any. Still, better late than never and this one is ganked from the marvelous Threewalls, as are 99.9% of my ideas nowadays. ;)
( Thar be lots of words written about fic heading yer way. )
( Thar be lots of words written about fic heading yer way. )
Reks
A. He's just so damn young and cute, isn't he, and so filled with the fire of his youth (as Maito Gai might put it!) And he seems very devoted to Vaan, who's devoted to him in turn. If I were, say, 14 or so while he was around, I would soooooo have crushed on him. Him and his big, teary eyes are so adorable, yes? ;)
B. But boy does he seem to have a temper on him, as well as Vaan's possibly genetic streak of somewhat ethical stupidity. (What kind of sane man enlists just when the tide is turning against your nation?!)
C. Reks/Penelo, of course! I envision it as being very much like Larsa/Penelo of Knots... only in this case, of course, Penelo's the young, smitten one who's madly in love with an older partner who's mostly embarrassed by her affection. It's cute and tragic by almost equal measure.
D. Reks and Penelo almost-- but not quite-- had sex in the month or so before he ran off to war. They fooled around a great deal, anyhow. If he was a better person, he wouldn't have ended up taking advantage of her feelings, especially since he didn't really reciprocate. But she was sweet and she was pretty and she seemed to want him so much... He never really forgave himself for breaking her heart and, more than anything, hoped she'd eventually find someone who'd treat her much better than he did.
E. I keep starting and then never finishing all these Reks/Penelo drafts that center around the relationship those two had just before he shipped out. And I'm definitely letting him influence Knots more than a little bit... ::cough::
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(What kind of sane man enlists just when the tide is turning against your nation?!)
For some reason this comment made me think of Reks as a male Mulan. The whole "entering war with little chance of victory" and "final rush to defend the king/emperor" thing.
Except I remember that Mulan joined for different reasons. And, well, she didn't bite the dirt and Reks did. (Oh, Reks, you pretty little fool. You would've lived if you were in a Disney movie!)
Awwwww. He didn't really love her? :( Well, I guess maybe he was thinking she was too young to take seriously...and now Larsa's stuck in that position. XD I think you mentioned that as being an influence on how Penelo treats Larsa?
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And Maito Gai's fashion sense might well be embraced in Dalmasca, as would his Springtime of Youth! AT least, Vaan might dig it, even if Penelo is holding in tears of silent laughter (and possibly fending off the amours of Rock Lee) at the same time.
And no... Reks really didn't love her. And even if he lived, he'd have eventually broken up with her sooner or later. He liked her plenty and he certainly... enjoyed her company, even if he felt guilty about it. But loved her? Enough to spend the rest of his life with her?
He never felt that much about her and that's part of the reason why Penelo can be an emotional mess now.
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