A/N: The whole theme of this -*Spoiler alert*- is Squall's love for Rinoa, in my mind, from the dance til the kiss on the balcany. [Below the poem is a better explaination of key things, for clarity.]
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A world of shadow and phantom
Of empty words and empty hearts
Of scornful works and false promise
A world lit by flickering lanterns
Which cause the demons to quickly dart
Into souls to find warmth in their malice
In this darkness was I lost
Perplexed and quite muddled
I search for the light
Stopping at no cost
But I was deeply troubled
For all I found was night
And then I was blind
My eyes diminished
But all my pain was gone
The world stopped, halted time
The darkness was finished
Prevailing light had won
My eyes then adjusted
Things soon became clear
The brilliance not gone, simply subsided
A figure remained which all my heart trusted
An angelic figure dismissed all fear
All my emotion swelled and collided
Her eyes were like dark crystal
With raindrops encased in darkened pools
Her dark black hair was beauty pure
Leaving my heart tragic and wistful
Perfected in garments elegantly based
I found the darkness' cure
My heart felt complete, vanquished of pain
"For all time it seems I have slept
Only to awake in darkness and find
That to nothing I am chained
Then you appeared to free me at last
To set all things right for a new present
To bless me with peace
To end a troubled past
To be a star unto a false moon's crescent
To drive away the tormented beast inside
I have found love."
Together until forever
In light bearing the dove
To night both souls object
Day ending never
The darkness forsaken
From its clutches love taken
The night was lifted
By an angel perfectly gifted
My confidant, my life, my friend
My love until the end.
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A/N: THE BASICS -- Squall, being locked away inside of himself (the "darkness", and the world is his mind) was searching for the light (the feelings and emotion he lost when Ellone was taken away) until he saw Rinoa (the angel who destroys this darkness, aka his stoic-ness), and slowly but surely fell in love with her and the beast inside (Griever, basically) was overtaken, destroyed, forsaken, whatever you wanna call it, which is true when the party destroys him and Ultimecia, whom I strongly believe Rinoa later becomes, and I also think Griever either lives inside Squall like in Lady Griever's fic --see my fav author section to read her wonderful fic, WARNING its a Squall x Quistis though-- or Squall himself becomes Griever. Remember the promise? He'd always be her knight, right? Maybe he failed and was cursed to become Griever. I could talk about his all day, hehe.
Also - Squall is not blind. This is imetaphorical/i. He was blind acting; he didn't want to see how much he needed others, and how much others did infact care for him. And yes, he did not say anything I have above in the game. Thats why its an AU. =)
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A world of shadow and phantom
Of empty words and empty hearts
Of scornful works and false promise
A world lit by flickering lanterns
Which cause the demons to quickly dart
Into souls to find warmth in their malice
In this darkness was I lost
Perplexed and quite muddled
I search for the light
Stopping at no cost
But I was deeply troubled
For all I found was night
And then I was blind
My eyes diminished
But all my pain was gone
The world stopped, halted time
The darkness was finished
Prevailing light had won
My eyes then adjusted
Things soon became clear
The brilliance not gone, simply subsided
A figure remained which all my heart trusted
An angelic figure dismissed all fear
All my emotion swelled and collided
Her eyes were like dark crystal
With raindrops encased in darkened pools
Her dark black hair was beauty pure
Leaving my heart tragic and wistful
Perfected in garments elegantly based
I found the darkness' cure
My heart felt complete, vanquished of pain
"For all time it seems I have slept
Only to awake in darkness and find
That to nothing I am chained
Then you appeared to free me at last
To set all things right for a new present
To bless me with peace
To end a troubled past
To be a star unto a false moon's crescent
To drive away the tormented beast inside
I have found love."
Together until forever
In light bearing the dove
To night both souls object
Day ending never
The darkness forsaken
From its clutches love taken
The night was lifted
By an angel perfectly gifted
My confidant, my life, my friend
My love until the end.
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A/N: THE BASICS -- Squall, being locked away inside of himself (the "darkness", and the world is his mind) was searching for the light (the feelings and emotion he lost when Ellone was taken away) until he saw Rinoa (the angel who destroys this darkness, aka his stoic-ness), and slowly but surely fell in love with her and the beast inside (Griever, basically) was overtaken, destroyed, forsaken, whatever you wanna call it, which is true when the party destroys him and Ultimecia, whom I strongly believe Rinoa later becomes, and I also think Griever either lives inside Squall like in Lady Griever's fic --see my fav author section to read her wonderful fic, WARNING its a Squall x Quistis though-- or Squall himself becomes Griever. Remember the promise? He'd always be her knight, right? Maybe he failed and was cursed to become Griever. I could talk about his all day, hehe.
Also - Squall is not blind. This is imetaphorical/i. He was blind acting; he didn't want to see how much he needed others, and how much others did infact care for him. And yes, he did not say anything I have above in the game. Thats why its an AU. =)