#*/ MIDGAR THANKS YOU ; FF7 VERSE.

[cripplemagics]

since i’m finally writing in jay’s FF7 verse i should probably set some things up:

Jay’s probably getting exposed to mako. Dunno if they’re reacting well or not yet. could probably split that part into branching sub-verses cos that’s what we do on this blog. 

Jay absolutely knows aerith through helping the orphanage and sends money for it when they can. 

Frankly Jay doesn’t have many friends in Midgar. Certainly only a handful plate-side. Most likely other test subjects. And its sort of a trauma bond that ties them all close together but they’re also not the best and healthiest relationships. Lots of bemoaning their collective situation together.

Jay smokes in this verse. And they smoke a decent amount. 

If they were to fight they’d use a modified cane as a bow staff. Materia might be embedded in the grip or in rings/bracelets. 

While they don’t like shinra at all, they’re not inclined to join avalanche or anything. It’s sad but they don’t feel they can do much to change things outside being attentive to the situations around them and catching potential slip ups on shinra’s part. after that, they don’t know.

If aerith were to come and ask them to help fight sephiroth though, they would in a heartbeat.

if aerith were to ask them to do almost anything they’d do it. lowkey crush here on jay’s part.

[secret-engima]

Okay, now I'm imagining one of the 'verses that Zack-Noctis, Aerith-Luna, and Cloud-Prompto (+Ignis and Gladio) trip into, is an /FF7/ verse. When Cloud was just a cadet and Zack was /even more/ of a hyperactive puppy.

hgfdhgf TOTAL CHAOS.

Adorable Chaos.

Gonna just yet the ff7 timeline into the stratosphere because I Do What I Want for this. But basically this is a Happy Ending AU were Stuff Happened so that Gen never degraded/defected, Angeal never defected, Seph is mentally stable, and while Shinra is still a thing to be dealt with at least nobody is calling down meteors on anything else. Cloud is a little Cadet person who accidentally caught Genesis’s eye and so is not the Poet’s apprentice, and Zack is as hyper as ever.

...

-The five of them trip into the FF7 verse and we’ll make them teenagers and stuff for this, Noctis (15), Luna (19), and Prompto (15) all insta-recognize it and freak. Ignis (17) and Gladio (18) take their cue from the freaking and are very cautious. They don’t ask why the three know so much about this strange place or are so agitated but Ignis is Fussing and Gladio is ready to hit something. Luna softly says hey’ll just- have to avoid “everyone important” and the Astrals will undo this as soon as they can.

-Their luck being what it is, they are somewhere in the slums of Midgar and while killing monsters for gil to stay somewhere that isn’t an alley for the night (WHY DO THE MONSTER BODIES DISAPPEAR Ignis hisses the first time the monster he was inspecting for potential recipe material disappeared into thin air, leaving coins and junk behind), they hear someone else fighting monsters and having Trouble.

-Reacting on their Good Guy instincts, they race around the corner and find a Whopping Freaking Behemoth growling it’s way through a street way too small for it, chasing two someones that Noctis doesn’t really pay attention too in his haste to fling a fireball in the Behemoth’s face to slow it down. The beast slows and Cloud rockets by, his sword a flash of silver light as he hops up the dingy wall and somehow (Nif experimentation strength, adrenaline, and magic) beheads the thing in one massive strike (Gladiolus, watching from the entrance of the street where he’s guarding Ignis, Luna, and the people that Behemoth was chasing, quickly acknowledges his jealousy and lets it go, because Prompto is just Like That).

-Prompto lands on the dead body of the Behemoth and flicks the blood off his blade as he looks around (escaped experiment from the labs he’s betting, and the thought of it makes his blood feel very cold). Noctis nods grimly at him, coming to the same conclusion and reminder.

-Then, from the head of the alley, someone breathes, “That, was ... SO COOL.”

-Prompto, looking over Noctis’s head from his perch, goes dead white. Noctis knows what he’s going to see the moment he turns around but somehow can’t stop himself from looking anyway.

-Bright-faced and energetic, innocent in a way Noctis has never been able to fully pull off, is one SOLDIER Second Class Zack Fair, staring at the two of them with hero worship in his eyes as he dusts himself off and bounds past a startled Gladio to all but vibrate in front of Noctis and Prompto, “How’d you do that? You just- WHOOSH and SHING and it was DEAD. I didn’t think anyone but a SOLDIER First could do that!”

-While Noctis tries to wrap his head around himself (had he really been that hyper? No wonder Angeal called him Puppy), Prompto blinks past Zack (ghost ghost bloody-tired-ghost-rain-blood-steel-you-are-my-living-legacy-) he sees the second person standing there being fussed at by Ignis and almost loses his grip on his Fusion Sword.

-Cadet Cloud Strife is watching Ignis with a touch of hero worship in his own eyes as the older teen expertly applies a potion to the scratches and cuts, never letting on that he’s spotted the eerie similarities between Prompto, Noctis and these two strangers.

-Their attention is dragged back to Zack by his waving arms as he chatters a mile a minute, then rapidly snagged by the sound of approaching footsteps from the far end of the street, the direction the Behemoth had come from.

-Noctis already knows who is running around that corner. His nerve breaks and he BOLTS. Zack yips a protest as Noctis rushes by, Prompto on his heels, trying to escape before HE can come around the corner and see them. Gladio sees the look on his prince’s face and starts herding Iggy and Luna away-.

-Genesis rounds the bend in front of them the exact moment Angeal rounds the corner behind. Both of them having rushed to the scene to try to save their apprentices.

-Noctis can only hear static. It’s ... it’s different from seeing Angeal in his new body, his reborn self. This- this is a ghost of the man he adored and looked up to as a father, this is a perfect memory of the man he was forced to KILL. This is- this is ANGEAL. Noctis cannot deal.

-Ignis ends up doing all the talking on the group’s behalf while Zack makes things ... worse unintentionally by excitedly recounting the story of how Prompto one-shot the Behemoth.

-Genesis confirms it with Cloud.

-Both men, honorable in their own way, insist on paying for a Proper Hotel for the group as thanks, which means taking them above plate. Ignis makes up a story of how they are Hunters (which ... they are technically, just not in this world) and were just visiting the city when they heard the sounds of fighting.

-They get dropped off at the hotel and Noctis and Prompto spend a good hour sobbing in the bathroom over their respective ghosts while Luna hesitantly tries to explain why to Ignis and Gladio without ... SAYING why. After that, the group put their heads together to make a plan, because Noctis and Prompto are SURE that SHINRA will come sniffing around soon.

-By morning, Noctis and Prompto have composed themselves and gotten ... sorta enough sleep.

-Prompto is not surprised how, the moment the clock turns to “reasonable hour of the morning” there is a knock on the door. He is less surprised when he opens it to find a Turk on the other side.

-He promptly shuts the door again.

-He makes a rude gesture at Ignis’s back when the older teen sighs at his bad manners and opens the door to let the devil man in with a murmured apology and vague excuse that Prompto doesn’t handle mornings well. The Turk is Tseng, because of course it is, and he’s come to formally thank them for their assistance the other day in saving the lives of two of their employees (Read: here to investigate how a group of unknown teens showed up out of literal nowhere, how one of them used a fireball spell without seeming to have any materia on his person and how the twig-blond one-shot a Behemoth like a SOLDIER First).

-Ignis and Luna handle all the talking because Noctis is oddly quiet (afraid of being too like Zack), Prompto has gone straight non-verbal, and Gladiolus is a bit busy trying to keep his two friends on a sane keel.

-Tseng notices all of the interplay, but isn’t sure what to make of it. He notices the way the black haired one seems agitated in his presence and how the blond has flickering mako shine in his eyes as he folds in on himself and shuts down at the sight of Tseng’s suit. He notices he way Ignis and Gladio are neutral to him like true strangers would, but the gentle girl named Luna watches him with an old, eerie sort of knowing fondness.

-They are not what they seem, he thinks to himself.

-But what are they?

-Anyway long ficlet made slightly shorter, Tseng talks them into coming to the tower to receive a thank you gift from SHINRA and maybe give a demonstration to some of the cadets while they were at it, as a ... show and tell from an outsider perspective. They don’t have any choice but to agree, and Noctis shakes off his uneasiness to be a more muted version of energetic to help Prompto cope.

-The SOLDIER Firsts and their apprentices are there too, because of course they are, and Noctis slides into his element showing off for the cadets with Gladio’s help while Prompto spaces out at the nearest wall. Angeal comes over to talk to Noctis and thank him and stuff and Zack is already trying to acquire another blond buddy (Prompto slides back into non-verbal blank looks and is ... dimly surprised by Cloud coming to his defense with an innocent, “Take it easy, Zack, he’s shy.” before smiling. Prompto doesn’t remember smiling as Cloud. Not like that. Easy and friendly and innocent.)

-SOMEHOW. Genesis ends up picking a fight with Noctis. Because Genesis. Prompto, eager to burn off some tension, intercedes on Noctis’s behalf and ends up flattening Genesis in three moves.

-...Oops.

-Genesis gets up with a manic look in his eye and Sephiroth is staring like a cat that just spotted a bird. Angeal’s eyebrows are up to his hairline and Zack is “ooo”ing in awe.

-Genesis tries again, Prompto flattens him in five moves this time.

-Ignis steps in before a real fight can happen and politely excuses the group because they have places to be.

-Prompto has never been more grateful for Gentiana’s timing than the moment they step out of Shinra’s office and slide into the crowd. In between one heartbeat and the next, one shifting of the large, busy crowd and another, she arrives and whisks them home.

-The Turks have no idea how they lost the group of teens, but they never find them again.

[cripplemagics]

“ it’s lonely and vicious at the top. i can handle that. but you… you wouldn’t survive five minutes of this life. ”

"Wow; tell me what you really think." The statement, - or rather the insinuation, - makes Jay fume. Muscles clench as they roll their shoulders. Ignore the popping sound. Would they ever want to hold a position like Heidegger's? Hell no. Regardless, he doesn't have the right to insult them.

"I'm not weak." Now their knuckles pop as they flex their fingers. "M'fucking surviving the shit Hojo puts us through." Nostrils flare in anger. How trivial does he think their existence is? "I had to fight in the slums somedays. Never wanna be military, but I'm not. Weak."

Heidegger probably never meant to agitate them this way. Or that's what they'd assume if they felt like thinking rationally. Jay lifts their gaze to meet his in unnecessary defiance. "What do you care anyway? Don't you have soldiers to snap at or something?"

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just fyi: jay has a cane in all their verses. and in all of their verses they can and will and HAVE swung it to hit people with. They can also pack a punch thanks to all the finger splints they wear. 

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tag drop 002 - verses

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It's not surprising, the idea that Heidegger might not use the cafeteria they use. Jay imagines he gets whatever the office version of room service is. "The food here is bland. And -" They wince at what the current test subject, a friend named Maia, is having to endure. She notices them, so they give a little fist pump of solidarity in return. "Even the stuff Hojo makes us drink is better."

Then again, they're not picky. With a lifetime of taking medicine that all tastes like if you licked your hand after dipping it in an algae filled lake under their belt, almost nothing's inedible from a taste standpoint. "People under the plate just know how to make food taste the best."

Their mind wanders to Aerith and the lovely salads and soups she makes. If they feel up to it this weekend, they might visit her. Maybe the Leaf House kids will be around for an art lesson or two. It'll be a nice de-stresser. And it'll be a lot quieter than it is next to Heidegger.

"Have you come down here and watched us before?" Now they glance up at him, confused why he's on this floor when surely there's a war to fight every day. "Don't you have your own people to boss around?"

It's not surprising, the idea that Heidegger might not use the cafeteria they use. Jay imagines he gets whatever the office version of room service is. "The food here is bland. And -" They wince at what the current test subject, a friend named Maia, is having to endure. She notices them, so they give a little fist pump of solidarity in return. "Even the stuff Hojo makes us drink is better."

Then again, they're not picky. With a lifetime of taking medicine that all tastes like if you licked your hand after dipping it in an algae filled lake under their belt, almost nothing's inedible from a taste standpoint. "People under the plate just know how to make food taste the best."

Their mind wanders to Aerith and the lovely salads and soups she makes. If they feel up to it this weekend, they might visit her. Maybe the Leaf House kids will be around for an art lesson or two. It'll be a nice de-stresser. And it'll be a lot quieter than it is next to Heidegger.

"Have you come down here and watched us before?" Now they glance up at him, confused why he's on this floor when surely there's a war to fight every day. "Don't you have your own people to boss around?"

[cripplemagics]

Lucky Devlin ; 31 ; Soulmate 

Jay’s still alive because of Lucky. A childhood neighbor and best friend of Jay’s, she was there to help Jay escape their mother’s abuse. The two hadn’t told any adults about the plan. However, they enacted it just in time. Ever since then, they’ve been nigh inseparable. When Jay went to the conservatory, Lucky couldn’t follow as she had no magic abilities. But she was still the first one at their bedside after they escaped Elias. Now she works as part of Jay’s protection detail. She’s also willing to ensure that Jay understands how unconditionally loved and deserving they are of help. Anything will be done for them. Especially if it means bashing Elias’s skull in. 

appears in:

Kyōhaku Kan’nen / main verse ( Played by @arcaneprophesied​ here )

Midgar Thanks You / FF7 verse

Final Cripple / General Horror verse

Boom Pow Swing / DC/Batman verse

Magic Protected / MCU verse 02

Tech kid / MCU verse 03

Mystic Arts Student / MCU verse 04 

Durast Painter / Grisha verse

Hidden in sight / royalty verse

kinzo / mcu verse 01

enjoy the silence / stranger things verse

(osd)

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ELIAS JAUNE ; 32 ; friend turned antagonist

Jay met Elias at the conservatory, taking many of the same classes. At first the two were good friends with a friendly rivalry when it came to grades. Elias harbored a small crush on Jay, but never approached the subject. Both excelled at magic. However Jay would dare to push themself where Elias stayed stagnant. This led him to obsession, looking for anything to beat them with. A voice would come to him one night. It beckoned him to a hidden book in the library with promises of great power. What he let into his soul was a sentient force that preyed on his love for Jay. Now they’re the object of his obsession.

Jay proved too defiant though, even in the wake of unspeakable crimes enacted by this possessed Elias. While once arrested and put away for those crimes, he’s now once again free. He’ll stop at nothing to get Jay back.

Appears in: 

Kyōhaku Kan’nen / main verse

Midgar Thanks You / FF7 verse

Final Cripple / General Horror verse

Boom Pow Swing / DC/Batman verse

Durast Painter / Grisha Verse

Magic Protected / MCU verse 02

(psd)