[fic] five ways to remember

[glacialphoenix]

Class: Black Mage
Title: five ways to remember (and one way to forget)
Summary: There are many ways to remember things; there are also ways to forget them.
Characters/Pairings: Edward/Anna, Kain, Terra, FFIX Black Mages, Auron, Locke/Rachel
Word count: 133
Rating/warnings: PG





[ffiv: edward]

He spins her tale into a story and tells it to all who will listen; they take it home, and tell it by firelight and candlelight to their children, and to their children’s children.

And with each telling, he thinks, she lives again.


[ffiv: kain]

He wonders if his father would be proud.


[ffvi: terra]

She is esper-child, half-fey; the fire cradled in her hands a remnant of the past she cannot recall.


[ffix: black mages]

Little mayfly mages, spun of mist and magic; they dissipate too soon, fading back into the aether as though they had never been.

Their memories will be part of the sky.


[ffx: auron]

He does not forget his promises.



+1 [ffvi: rachel]

There is a man who lingers anxiously outside her door, constantly inquiring after her health.

She wonders why he bothers; after all, she hasn’t seen him before.

Comments

[mako-lies.livejournal.com]

Can really only comment on the VI, IX, and X ones, but oh, oh. The mages and Auron and the Rachel one... these are lovely. ♥

[the-404-error.livejournal.com]

So many of these are bitter-sweet. Beautiful, but with a sadness to them.

Maybe I'm just biased, but the first one in particular is just... wow, but they're all great. XD

[northstarroad.livejournal.com]

These are all beautifully written, even if the context of a few of them is lost on me. The words are woven together so prettily, especially the Terra and Black Mages sections.

[the-cosmos-girl.livejournal.com]

These are beautiful! I love how you manage to put so much emotion in each snippet and yet using so little words. "Little mayfly mages" is now my favorite way to describe the black mages in IX. The image of fireflies dissipating just breaks my heart (and it also reminds me of a scene in Grave of the Fireflies ;___;)

[deadcellredux.livejournal.com]

These are beautiful, as always! I must say my favorites are the Edward & the Black Mages (Rachel is up there too). Once again... you dazzle me with your ability to pack so much intensity into so few words.

[breyzyyin.livejournal.com]

These are great! I love how you wrote them. ♥

[arivess.livejournal.com]

...Baaaaaaaaaaaw.

[sai_salamander]

I know I told you last night that I loved the Auron one (I really really really do), but I didn't mention just how much I LOVE the Black Mages one. Such beautiful imagery *___*

(also the Edward one just made me sad. THUMBS UP.)

[cinnabonme.livejournal.com]

Short, sweet and perfect. These are all so lovely. Particularly loved the FFIV and FFVI Rachel ones the most. :3

POINTS

[breyzyyin.livejournal.com]

5 Points to Team Black Mage!

Gah, I wish I could give you more...these were just beautiful to read. So many wonderful and poignant tales, and I really loved how much emotion you brought into them. NOthing short of incredible. ♥ :D