Title: Not Fade Away
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puella_nerdiiRating: PG-13
Wordcount: 1,108
Warnings: Nonsexual nudity, spoilers through the Pharos
Prompt: Passionate desperation/relief - "You know that I would not leave you." Post-Pharos.
Notes: Title shamelessly stolen from Joss Whedon.
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The Mist is not kind to bunnies. Silly Mist.
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Balthier's emotions dart back and forth wonderfully, caught between his usual self-consciousness and his endearing concern for his partner. Fran's spirit came through in just the right places and amounts. I also liked all the various remedies Balthier tried, particularly the magical ones. (Balthier knows magic? Who knew? ;)
I enjoy seeing Balthier and Fran together, as a partnership or a pairing. (In fact, that's really the main context in which I enjoy seeing Balthier....) But I like the relationship best when it's presented in a non-sexual fashion, and you've done that exceedingly well with this piece. Perhaps I'm missing some vital lines of narration, but I actually couldn't tell from the fic itself that Fran was nude, despite the fact that Balthier covered her in kisses and climbed on top of her at one point. That is a very good thing, and it made me very happy ( ... )
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Fran's nudity is briefly referenced when Balthier mentions undoing the clasps of her armor, but it's more of a "let's cool her down" thing than a "hot naked bunnygirl" thing, definitely. As for their relationship, I think it's a tamer kind of sexuality, simply because they're so accustomed to one another by now and know each other so well that they've dispensed with any real tension in the relationship. (Well, sexual tension.)
And I can't wait to see what you come up with for the two of them.
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Thank you!
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I do like how sexuality is part of Balthier and Fran's relationship but not the defining part, if that makes sense.
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