Solitary Ground: Leon
Title: Solitary Ground
Author: fireflypenance
Fandom: Kingdom Hearts
Characters/Pairings: Leon/Cloud, some degree of Cloud/Sephiroth
Rating: PG
Challenge: un_love_me
Prompt: This isn't about you at all.
They exchanged more punches than kisses. They were rough, hard, hurting, broken. They weren’t cuddly or loving. Leon couldn’t remember ever feeling this violent, not even to the enemy. The swords clashed, live steel. They fought hard because they knew the other would be merciless in this.
The sky overhead was sunny and clear, a bright blue that should have been uplifting rather than heavy and imposing. The humidity wasn’t particularly bad, but both men were feeling it now.
Leon didn’t know what he was feeling. Inevitably one of them lost their footing. Today, it was Leon. He went down, and could have recovered had it been nearly any other enemy. Cloud had him, though, the moment his knee struck the hard packed dirt. He tilted his head back, exposing more of his neck, as Cloud looked down at him with hard eyes. Leon said nothing, didn’t smile, didn’t speak.
Finally Cloud relented. Leon felt the disappointment in Cloud as keenly as he would have the sizely buster sword being slid into his gut. Daring, he retrieved his gunblade and pointed it at Cloud’s retreating figure.
“Another round?”
Cloud paused but didn’t look back.
“I’m going.”
Leon swallowed hard. He knew what Cloud meant. Going away, as in, leaving to go after him. It was sickening.
“Stay here with me instead.” it was a daring statement, something he was surprised he had the balls to say. He was showing attachment. They’d never said it, but neither one had wanted attachment out of what they had. After all, Leon was married to the work to be done in Hollow Bastion and Cloud … Cloud had Sephiroth hanging over his head.
Cloud barked a laugh, bitter and cold. Leon felt his stomch twisted painfully.
“This isn't about you at all.”
And he left. Leon didn’t fall to his knees, didn’t cry or weep. He slowly made his way back to the safe house, hiding behind his carefully tended stoic mask, no matter how much that had hurt.
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Author: fireflypenance
Fandom: Kingdom Hearts
Characters/Pairings: Leon/Cloud, some degree of Cloud/Sephiroth
Rating: PG
Challenge: un_love_me
Prompt: This isn't about you at all.
They exchanged more punches than kisses. They were rough, hard, hurting, broken. They weren’t cuddly or loving. Leon couldn’t remember ever feeling this violent, not even to the enemy. The swords clashed, live steel. They fought hard because they knew the other would be merciless in this.
The sky overhead was sunny and clear, a bright blue that should have been uplifting rather than heavy and imposing. The humidity wasn’t particularly bad, but both men were feeling it now.
Leon didn’t know what he was feeling. Inevitably one of them lost their footing. Today, it was Leon. He went down, and could have recovered had it been nearly any other enemy. Cloud had him, though, the moment his knee struck the hard packed dirt. He tilted his head back, exposing more of his neck, as Cloud looked down at him with hard eyes. Leon said nothing, didn’t smile, didn’t speak.
Finally Cloud relented. Leon felt the disappointment in Cloud as keenly as he would have the sizely buster sword being slid into his gut. Daring, he retrieved his gunblade and pointed it at Cloud’s retreating figure.
“Another round?”
Cloud paused but didn’t look back.
“I’m going.”
Leon swallowed hard. He knew what Cloud meant. Going away, as in, leaving to go after him. It was sickening.
“Stay here with me instead.” it was a daring statement, something he was surprised he had the balls to say. He was showing attachment. They’d never said it, but neither one had wanted attachment out of what they had. After all, Leon was married to the work to be done in Hollow Bastion and Cloud … Cloud had Sephiroth hanging over his head.
Cloud barked a laugh, bitter and cold. Leon felt his stomch twisted painfully.
“This isn't about you at all.”
And he left. Leon didn’t fall to his knees, didn’t cry or weep. He slowly made his way back to the safe house, hiding behind his carefully tended stoic mask, no matter how much that had hurt.
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