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The Bloody Banquet left everyone marred, everyone irrevocably changed. He reminded himself it was something they all had to cope with; with the Scions slowly picking up the pieces and moving on with thir lives to (relative) success, fighting even when exhausted and never giving up when happiness was still somehow attainable.
However, only the Warrior of Light saw Alphinaud directly after the events that ranspired in Ul'Dah. Something he was infinitely thankful for, as any prying eyes to his unraveling would've made everything much more difficult. Just like with everything else, he hid it, dealing with the nightmares and jumping at shadows that were only there for him. The ringing in his ear reminding him that he couldn't relax, couldn't feel safe.
And how could he, when he caused this onto himself? It would be amiss of him to be angry at karmic justice being served, even if he was the recipient.
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An AU interpretation of what happened at and after the Bloody Banquet where Alphinaud is left much more shattered than when he entered, and that healing from it wouldn't be as easy when hiding from the pain like a shadow.