Fic: Final Fantasy VII - Sephiroth/Jenova

[brushfiretiger]

Sephiroth heard many whispering voices in the days following his triumphs for Shin-Ra. Most of them were in praise for his bravery and quick thinking; a select few spoke about their fears of someone who could wield such power. The General ignored all of them. The only whisper he seemed unable to deny was the gentle voice that never touched his ear

Comments

[sphinxofthenile]

Wow! Deliciously dark and wonderfully phrased.

"Fear the Love of Mother's Son".

Now this left a knot in my stomach. So beautiful and frightening! Especially because you are using the word "love" together with "fear".

It's quite a coincidence that I'm also working on a Jenova story. Well, I put it on hiatus until I finish my Reno/Kadaj arc, but I hope I can get back to it in a few days.

Question is, may I steal your words and give it the title "Fear my love"? I'd credit you for it, of course.

[brushfiretiger]

I'm so glad that you liked this! I have to admit, I was worried what people might think because of how dark it turned out. That phrase hit me in the gut too. I'm used to writing Reno's lighthearted stuff, so this was quite different for me.

Sure! I would be honored if you used that as a title. I'll look forward to seeing another person's vision of Jenova too. I found her hard to write until I came up with the angle of Sephiroth doing all he did to make her happy. Then things seemed to flow like water.

[sphinxofthenile]

I think you can't write a Jenova story without making it dark, and dark doesn't necessarily means it's bad. And sometimes it's good to try knew things, because they'll make you expand as a writer.

Thanks for the permission and the advice, I'll be looking forward to hear opinions on it, because I'm trying to approach the question from a whole new perspective.

[tattycoram]

Yikes, wonderful and atmospheric.

""I've earned it," she whispered in a voice that was far more dangerous than he'd ever heard before"

This bit really scared me! (in a good way)