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Fluffcember Day 17: Snowed In

@fluff-cember

Fandom: Final Fantasy IV (TAY)

Pairing: Golbez x Kain

Additional: After TAY (post canon); Golbez lives in Baron

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Kain sighed as he watched the flames flicker in front of him. Watched the fire, Golbez had been able to lighten up in that cabin they had found. All the while the winds howled outside, having practically stranded them on that deserted, unfamiliar continent.

"Shit…" Kain mumbled.

He looked down on himself. His sight was still swimming, ever so slightly, as he looked at the bandages wrapped around his midsection. Part of him should be glad that Golbez had decided to come with him out here. Part of him knew that it was his fault they had gotten stranded in that cabin.

"I'm sorry…" he added.

If he had been more careful from the beginning on, this wouldn't have happened. Or if he had signed off on the mission in the first place, then at least two airships with full crews would be out here. And not only the two of them.

Alas, now it was too late for Kain to regret anything. Golbez and him had gotten snowed in, and wouldn't be able to go anywhere, any time soon. Though at the same time, he supposed it was better that the snow storm had hit them, while they had been sheltered somewhere, instead of while they had fought those beasts out there. "Rest. That wyvern left you quiet injured, Kain," Golbez said.

He sat with his back to Kain, mulling over how he would be able to get word out there to send for help. Kain let out a sigh and stared back at the fire. Neither of them would have thought that they would encounter a special breed of wyvern up here. But then again, this was an unclaimed region.

A dangerous region, from what Kain had already been able to tell from the intel they had possessed. Which was exactly why he hadn't wanted any of the Red Wings up here. Especially not the younger ones. They would have never been able to keep up with these conditions. Too young and inexperienced.

"Why did you even come with me?" Kain asked.

Golbez was a welcome help. Even if things tended to be rather awkward between them. Because neither of them had expected Golbez to return to Baron, after the things on the True Moon had been wrapped up. And yet he had. Blue Moon with all remaining Lunarians awoken from their slumber in tow.

And now he was in charge of the newly formed magic research unit in Baron together with FuSoYa. And Kain did get along rather well with the older Lunarian. Even with some of the other's he had talked to, he hadn't had any qualms. But whenever Golbez and him were in the same room, things got awkward.

"Why did you want to go alone?" Golbez asked.

He sat down next to Kain, making sure that his cloak was securely wrapped around Kain's shoulders. Before sitting a little bit closer, just to be able to share some body heat. He had gotten out of that fight rather unscathed, after all. And only because Kain had been foolish enough to charge in headfirst.

"Drink," he said.

Golbez handed Kain a small vial, containing a turquoise liquid. Which Kain couldn't really identify. Though he supposed he wasn't really looking to do him much harm. Kain had been impulsive enough to get hurt, and now he would have to go through with the necessary treatment.

With a long sigh, he raised the vial to his lips, swallowing the contents in one go. Grimacing at the stinging, bitter taste of the contents. Definitely and antidote mixed with a potion. Absolutely a vile combination, which he wouldn't even have needed to swallow if he had just retained enough magic to heal himself.

"Ugh… I hate you," he mumbled.

He looked at Golbez from the corner of his eyes, pulling his knees to his chest. Whenever they were together, Kain felt like a boy again. And idiotic, impulsive, teenager, in desperate need to prove how great he was, just so he wouldn't need to face his own insecurities.

Golbez nodded and hummed, holding his hand out to the flame slightly. Letting some more of his, already low running, mana flow into it. To stroke the flames even more. Kain knew that for him, it was even more dangerous to get low on magic. Because then the Lunarian side of his heritage would start to shut down. And yet he had been the one to ultimately fend the wyvern off, with rather advanced magic. From what Kain had been able to tell, at least. And then he had carried Kain, only half conscious at the time, due to the injuries and poison of the wyvern, to this cabin.

"Fine by me. As long as it's not strong enough to want to die, I can live with it," he said.

Kain blinked at him, before he groaned and hid his face in his knees. He pulled Golbez' cloak tighter around himself, just to be able to hide himself a little bit more. He did not have to take that literally. Kain told Cecil and Rosa the same often enough when he was annoyed with them.

"Seriously?" he asked.

His voice muffled by the fabric of his leggings and his knees. Kain didn't need to look at him to know he was nodding. He was humming too, so Kain knew he actually was being serious.

Yet Golbez never had been the one he had been having a grudge on. At first, before he had known everything, maybe. But even then, something had always felt off. Whenever he had wanted to hate Golbez, his gut had told him that it just wasn't right. Not when he had seen him vulnerable within that Tower as well. "You have ample reasons to hate me, Kain," Golbez said.

Kain groaned, though the sound transformed into a wince rather quickly. He had forgotten how much of a pain in the ass, poisons in combination with rather deep wounds and the biting cold could be. Kain had thought he was more mature by now, to not get himself in situations such as those.

Though apparently not when Golbez was involved. He wasn't even quite sure why he lost his reasoning like this whenever Golbez was concerned. They should have easily been able to bond over their shared experiences. Yet both of them seemed to avoid talking about it like it was the plague.

"You're insufferable, Golbez. Seriously," Kain grumbled.

He opened his eyes and turned his head to the side, to be able to look at Golbez properly again. They should have been able to talk everything out. Maybe even become friends over it. Maybe more? Kain grumbled to himself as he pushed that thought away.

"No, I don't actually hate you, alright?" he clarified.

Golbez just was the same kind of obnoxious as Cecil, whenever he got some idea stuck in his head. And Kain hated how he saw that similarity just now. Because where there was one such similarity, there definitely were more.

And somehow the last thing Kain wanted was to see his best friend in Golbez. He was his own person, which showed in his skillets. Cecil undoubtedly would've toppled over the moment he even so much as tried to lift the sword Golbez swung around effortlessly with one hand. Looking rather attractive while doing so.

"I'm just confused, why you volunteered to accompany me into an unknown, snowy, cold as fuck, wasteland," Kain asked.

He scooted closer to Golbez, shifting the cloak in a way, that he could maintain a small amount of contact to his skin. Thinking about it, the Blue Moon, at least how Kain had gotten to know it, was a 'cold as fuck wasteland' as well. And the cold didn't seem to bother Golbez at all.

Then again, Kain knew that Golbez was a good liar. Just like he himself was a good liar. So he could be just putting on an act. Yet, the moment Golbez turned his head to look at Kain, he knew he wasn't putting on an act for Kain. He was being sincere, which was something Kain could appreciate.

"Just as I'm confused why you wanted to come here alone, Kain. This would have been suicide," he said in return.

Kain groaned and rolled his eyes. He hoped that would be the most of a lecture he would be getting from Golbez. He already knew he would be in for one hell of a lecture once they would get picked up by someone. And if not from Cecil for being reckless, then from Rosa.

Golbez' eyebrows were furrowed, his mouth pulled into a thin line. He let out a sigh before he looked back at the flames again, pulling his bottom lip between his teeth. Kain kept watching him. He supposed he had somewhat screwed up in that regard. And he was glad he wasn't alone. Dying like this wasn't what he was trying to do.

"You…actually do care, do you?" Kain asked.

He diverted the topic, simply because he knew he would be getting lectured if he revealed his true reason. If he told Golbez that sometimes, he still felt like he didn't belong in Baron. Didn't belong with the Red Wings. And by doing this alone, he wanted to prove himself again.

Something he didn't need to do. Yet something Kain knew Golbez would be able to relate to. He got the feeling that Golbez' reason for volunteering to tag along with him had been of somewhat a similar origin. Maybe not to prove something to Cecil, but to prove something to Kain?

"I do," Golbez said.

He turned his head again, looking at Kain again. While Kain was able to watch his fascinating eyes again. Deeply affected by the powerful magic he commanded. A deep, rich, almost glowing purple. A colour Kain found himself been drawn in by over and over again.

He shook his head and straightened his back, bringing his face closer to Golbez. His head and his body screamed at him for the motion, yet he didn't allow himself to succumb to it. He had a point to bring across after all. Golbez shied away slightly, eyes widening in shock at the sudden motion.

"Good, because I care about you as well, bastard! So no self-sacrificing behaviour any more in the future!" Kain scolded him.

He knew it had been a necessity that Golbez had looked for the Blue Moon by himself. But Kain also knew he had contemplated sacrificing himself multiple times over on the True Moon. Because just like Kain he was still feeling the guilt gnawing at him for what had happened all those years back.

Just like right now Kain noticed something he didn't like in the slightest. Something he would tell Cecil about if Golbez didn't have his back, when he got his lecture later. Because Kain could tell. The way the glow of his eyes dulled ever so slightly, and his skin cooled down.

"Starting now! So preserved your god-damn magic and come here," Kain grumbled.

Golbez' eyes widened even more, surprised that Kain had even noticed him using his reserves to the last drop. Kain looked back at the fire, grumbling to himself about how much of an idiot Golbez was behaving like. The fire would warm them up eventually, and until that time was there, they could still huddle together for warmth. Now that they had established that they cared about each other.

Golbez eventually chuckled at that, before it evolved into a full-blown laugh. All the while, Kain tried to not let his deep voice send the most positive of shivers down his spine. He was just still a little bit cold from the blood loss from his wound.

"Only if you do the same," Golbez said.

He reluctantly placed an arm around Kain's shoulder, so they actually could really huddle together for warmth. And somehow Kain was feeling a little bit warmer already. He just hoped that wasn't his brains final illusions, before he decided to pass out again.

"Now let's wait, I've contacted FuSoYa," Golbez added.

Kain hummed and nodded. He let his eyes close, seeing no reason to force himself to stay awake. It should be safe to fall asleep. He wasn't alone, and his wounds weren't life-threatening. Even if Rosa would absolutely treat them as such.

He allowed himself to relax. To lean more against Golbez. Yes, he really did care about him. Just like he also liked him. Even if things tended to get awkward between them. They would just need to talk about that. Though not now, and rather later.

"I… like you a lot…Golbez," Kain mumbled.

Already half asleep, having falling more against Golbez' larger frame. Body going more and more lax. Golbez looked at him for a moment, furrowing his brows. He brought his hand to hover in front of Kain's mouth just to make sure he was still breathing.

Afterwards a smile formed on his lips. He would not tell Kain that he had been monitoring his thoughts ever since he had brought him into that cabin. Just in case Kain tried to lie about the severity of his wounds, or the amount of pain he was in. Maybe someday later, but not right now.

"Yeah…me too, Kain. Rest, I'll be here," he whispered.

Kain mumbled something unintelligible in his sleep, as snuggled closer to Golbez. Causing him to quietly chuckle. Just so he wouldn't wake him again.

Golbez didn't even need to say that he would keep Kain save. That much was a given, after all.

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