"But dive in the fire and

Fandom: Final Fantasy XIV
Characters/Pairing: Jihe'to Fashonti (OC), G'raha Tia (Canon), Canon x OC
Rating: Teen (Light angst)
Words: 119
Prompt: ficwip's 3 sentence prompt “First Love and a Last Look”.
Summary: G'raha doesn't want to see Jihe'to's smile disappear, but when we do ever have a choice in the things we want?

Notes: Originally posted to AO3 on 5/3/24 and now being archived here! Original notes: Couldn't let V-day slip by without a tensy bit of angst, NOW COULD I? ;3 Anyways, enjoy!! ^ o^)/

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No matter how much time had passed, G’raha could always compare Jihe’to to the living personification of a bright, beautiful summer day.

Jihe’to had always been a beacon of love and comfort to everyone he’d come across, soothing the uncertainty of everyone he held dear, rekindling their hope, and reaffirming G’raha’s adoration.

Now, as the End of Days turned the skies blood red and ravaged the land, G’raha could only watch in horror as that beautiful smile was robbed from them and warped into something so sinister, so unlike the beaming Keeper he’d come to know and love, and replaced with whatever the scheming Fashonti matriarch wanted it to be, all in the name of creating a “perfect world”.