The FF7 Exchange works are out!
And mine amongst them. You might be surprised to find out I chose a Barret prompt, but I really did enjoy it. The prompt was basically Barret and hydroelectric power -- taking things post meteor and being a bit more in character than having the man who bought the story that mako was clean energy and pushed a whole community in for it... and sending him searching for oil.
Hopefully my recipient likes it. Here we go:
After the World Didn't End (a FF7 fanfic)
Summary: What do you do, when the world you knew is over and youβre still there?
EXCERPT:
Barret considered that, then came over to kneel with Marlene. βYou okay with that, baby? If I go for a little while?β
Marlene took his hand, little hand curling around a finger as she considered it. βOkay. Do you want to take a cookie to the kittyβs person? Mr. Reeve wasnβt scary.β
Barret was pretty sure that if the Turks had told Reeve to scare her, little girl or not, heβd have done it because it was his neck on the line and she wasnβt his baby. Just like Barret would have done anything he could and some things he shouldnβt to protect her.
He wasβ¦ not at peace with it, but he understood the nuances better. He got it. He didnβt have to like it.
βAlright, sweetie, Iβll take a cookie to Mr. Reeve,β Barret said, and when she scampered off he knelt by Cait Sith. βNow whatβs this about, Cat?β
βIn Reeveβs old job, he did a lot of infrastructure,β Cait Sith said. βWhile everyone else was tearing things down, he was building things and managing the power grid. Oβcourse, thereβs not the same resources nowβ¦ but heβll make do, he always does. And!β
Cait Sith hopped and spun in the air, pointing at Barret when he landed neatly in front of him. βYou can help!β
βReally.β Barret felt himself smile despite his misgivings. βAnd what help do you want of olβ Barret?β
βReeve can run a board room,β Cait Sith said. βBut a city hall is different, ye ken?β
I'm really proud of this one, adding a new character to my repertoire. Do enjoy.
