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Hubilance
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the quiet poignance of your own responsibility for someone, with a mix of pride and fear and love and humility—feeling a baby fall asleep on your chest, or driving at night surrounded by loved ones fast asleep, who trust you implicitly with their lives—a responsibility that wasn’t talked about or assigned to you, it was assumed to be yours without question.-From the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
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- Part 10 of Chronicles of a Lion's Oath series
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Squall is still in his mandatory recovery week, and what should have been another uneventful day turns out to be anything but when Rinoa has a disturbing dream. Distraught and terrified of its implications, she asks Squall something he is not sure he can agree to, nor wants to. Shocking new revelations about Ultimecia's past and the dangers of being a sorceress (and a knight) further complicate things for them, as their bond is tested yet again.
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- Part 9 of Chronicles of a Lion's Oath series
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Following the events of Time Compression and the defeat of Sorceress Ultimecia, Squall has mandatory rest time for the foreseeable future. Meanwhile, Rinoa has nothing but free time. It sounds like a perfect opportunity to spend time together, even if that time is spent -ugh- exercising. Luckily, Rinoa has ideas, and a plan. And mercy fall on anyone in the way of Rinoa with a plan.
For the FFVIII Bingo Challenge, prompt: Nice Breeze, Beautiful Sun!
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The dust seems to have settled after Squall's eventful return and he thinks he can finally breathe. And while it is the time for reunion, for friends and relief and calm and healing; new problems also arise for both him and Rinoa, and difficult decisions will have to be made concerning their futures. A warning from Edea will have Rinoa doubting her safety, and even Squall's, inside Balamb Garden's walls. Despite it all, the two of them will find that love does endure, and can even flourish.
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- Part 8 of Chronicles of a Lion's Oath series
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Following some eagerly-awaited news, Laguna reminisces about the past; specifically a certain meeting which, unbeknownst to him, would further confirm the destiny of one young orphaned boy... and with it, unexpected news of his missing adopted daughter.
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With the universe saved from the threat of Ultimecia, Squall now has to face other kinds of challenges; nightmares from Time Compression plague his sleep, old fears of abandonment return to haunt him, and he questions his -as well as all of SeeD's- role now that his destiny has been fulfilled. A particularly difficult conversation with Balamb Garden's headmaster is going to test the limits of his obedience, with the young commander feeling like he is standing at yet another crossroads in his life.
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- Part 7 of Chronicles of a Lion's Oath series
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[A re-telling of the ending FMV] The Sorceress from the Future is vanquished, but Squall finds himself stuck in a pocket seemingly outside of time. Rinoa unlocks powerful new abilities that enables her to bring him back, but the road to healing will prove to be long and difficult for the young knight. Summaries amirite.
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- Part 6 of Chronicles of a Lion's Oath series
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[A re-telling of the final battle] As the group finally comes face to face with the Sorceress from the Future, they find out just how otherworldly and horrific her magic truly is. Squall must face his demons if he hopes to make it to the other side, but finding the way back home is proving out to be much more difficult than he had anticipated. Uuuhgh summaries.
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- Part 5 of Chronicles of a Lion's Oath series
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Barely able to catch his breath after a horrible battle against Sorceress Adel, Squall finds himself hurtling through time compression when he gets separated from Rinoa. Witnessing some truly bizarre events, he desperately tries to find his way to the distant future to be reunited with everyone and finally put an end to Ultimecia's reign.
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- Part 4 of Chronicles of a Lion's Oath series
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Rinoa and Squall discover just how powerful her new abilities can be, and on the night before breaching the Lunatic Pandora, navigate complicated feelings about trust, intimacy, and a destiny that is looming ever closer to meet them.
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- Part 3 of Chronicles of a Lion's Oath series
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[A re-telling of the promise at the orphanage, with a lot of liberties taken] Squall tries to help Rinoa come to terms with her new life as a sorceress, as he himself makes a decision that will change his own life forever. I am still terrible at summaries.
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- Part 2 of Chronicles of a Lion's Oath series
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[A re-telling of the lost-in-space arc] Squall and Rinoa try to make sense of the strange new bond that seems to be developping between them, while navigating their feelings for one another and the future that will inevitably catch up to them once they get back to Earth. I am terrible at summaries.
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- Part 1 of Chronicles of a Lion's Oath series