fic n° 178

  • 200 words,
  • Final Fantasy X, Yuna, Tidus
  • hetero
  • Written for Seasons Of Drabbles.
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None of Yuna’s guardians are as taken by their surroundings, apart from Tidus.

Yuna tried her best to be appropriately reverent during the pilgrimage, but the sights and sounds of Spira were too fascinating to prevent her from reacting with open delight. For most of her guardians, the journey held no such interest: Rikku had been all over on salvage operations, Kimahri had made long, harsh journeys in his youth, and most of the others had trod the very path of the pilgrimage itself. They spoke of each town and temple as if they knew them, hardly pausing to take in the changing landscape as they passed from one region to the next.

But one of her guardians was different, of course: he was even more taken with the scenery than Yuna was. In contagious delight, he would first point out each unusual flower and leaf and stone, and bend to pick them up and bring them to her; and later in the journey, he would grasp her by the hand and lead her to them so she could observe them in situ. Even later still, when they no longer needed the beauty of Spira as an excuse to bring them together, that enthusiasm sustained her. He was the light behind her smile.

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n° 1 (archived from archiveofourown.org)

2022-11-14

Ooh, this is lovely and insightful. I never thought about it before, but you’re right that for all Yuna is traveling to her death, this is a journey through a world that’s new to her in a way that it isn’t to most of the others, and that’s another thing she and Tidus have in common. I love the thought of them bonding through mutual delight in Spira, and He was the light behind her smile is a beautiful conclusion.

n° 2 (archived from archiveofourown.org)

2022-11-14

Wow wow wow this is so lovely!! One of the beautiful things about these two is how much they seem to have in common, and how they sort of seem to fundamentally understand each other right out of the gate, and I feel like this fic captures that same feeling so well. It has that same bittersweet twinge to it to, UGH my heart could burst.

Also, “contagious delight” is such an apt phrase to use in reference to Tidus and brought the biggest smile to my face.

Thank you so much for writing such a beautiful little fic about them 🥺💙

n° 3 (archived from archiveofourown.org)

2022-11-14

Yuna!! Her curiosity for the world she’s fighting to protect really shines through here, and with how much the game focuses on Tidus’s side of their love story, it’s really nice to see it

n° 4 (archived from archiveofourown.org)

2023-01-08

Cute and sweet!

n° 5 (archived from archiveofourown.org)

2023-02-15

Ah, this is lovely - and an angle that I'd never thought of before. But Spira is new and unfamiliar to Yuna in a way that it isn't for the others, except for Tidus, and this is another thing they have in common. I love the idea of the world that they're journeying to save being part of the thing that brings them together. And the line about Tidus' "contagious delight" is perfect. He's such a goober, I love him! <3