Never to Hope Again – Part 2
FF7-AC - Rating: PG-13 - Parts: 2/2 - Status: Complete - Warnings: None
Pairings: Rufus/Tseng
Word count: 1,987
For xandrabelle.

There is betwixt that smile we would aspire to,
That sweet aspect of princes, and their ruin,
More pangs and fears than wars or women have;
And when he falls, he falls like Lucifer,
Never to hope again.
-- W. Shakespeare, Henry VIII



Story foreword:
This follows on from Never to Hope Again Part I, and if you haven’t read that segment, I’d advise you do so before reading this one, or it won’t make sense. ^^;

I don't / didn't do this because it destroys the impact and the flow of the original story. But yes, I did deliberately leave a loophole at the end of Never to Hope Again -- I didn't actually write Rufus dying. And to steal and mutilate a quote off celes_grant, Tseng is a master of deux ex machina, and so is Rufus. It must be a Shinra thing.

Like I said to abby_sarajane, the chances of Rufus surviving a blast like that are about the same as the chances of him surviving getting hit head on by a high energy blast from WEAPON.

Also, I’ve been struggling with a bit of writer’s block for a few weeks, so this may come out a little strange, or at least, a little different from my usual style. At the very least, half of it was written right after I finished Part I, and the rest of it was written later. I decided to pick up on this one and finish it before plunging back into my multi-parters as a bit of target practice. :D;;

For xandrabelle, who’s been wanting some Rufus/Tseng that isn’t angsty for a while! :D

( Never to Hope Again, Part Deux )

Never to Hope Again

FF7-AC - Rating: PG-13 - Parts: 1 - Status: Complete - Warnings: Violence
Pairings: Tseng/Rufus, Kadaj/Rufus
Word count: 3,954
For Chauni

There is betwixt that smile we would aspire to,
That sweet aspect of princes, and their ruin,
More pangs and fears than wars or women have;
And when he falls, he falls like Lucifer,
Never to hope again.
-- W. Shakespeare, Henry VIII

Summary: Rufus, a world that isn't what it should be, and a war that he can't perceive being waged around him. For Chauni.

( Never to Hope Again )