Title: Uncover All the Stars
Author/Artist: CalliopePurple
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Prompt: Irvine/Selphie: fireworks - the sparks in the sky can't possibly be as bright as her eyes
Word count: 220
A/N: Pretty short because I haven't written FF8 fic in ages.
Irvine didn't think the day could get any better. Good weather, good friends, and good fun enjoying the celebration to mark the end of their battle against Ultimecia. Zell choked on a hot dog in his excitement, but he'd expected it to happen. Zell's love for hot dogs was known everywhere in Garden, after all.
And now, as the fireworks began, he sat outside with Selphie on his lap, his cowboy hat firmly planted on her head, and looped his arms around her waist. She'd grown from the tiny Sefie in his memories into a good SeeD, determined to do anything for her friends and still insufferable cheerful and cute. She giggled every time one of the colorful explosions up above them went off. As Irvine smiled and watched along with her, he decided that no matter how bright those fireworks got, they weren't as great or as bright as the enthusiastic sparks in her eyes. Her enjoyment of life and almost everything in it was contagious and he swore to be around her to see it as long as he possibly could.
Irvine tugged his hat back simply to see her pout cutely and leaned in to kiss her slowly. He had the feeling that somewhere not too far away, Rinoa and Squall might be doing the same thing.