FINAL FANTASY KISS BATTLE 2021!
HELLO FRIENDS????? Remember those fandoms we all used to be in? and producing things for? Well, baby, it's time for a nostalgia run, so buckle up your chocobos and get ready to roll. We haven't done a Kiss Battle in years and ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lassarina and I for one think it's TIME TO DO SO.
This event is open to everyone, even if we aren't DW circlefriends! (feel free to friend me too; i promise i'm not crazy that's a lie). If you aren't on DW, you can still play via anon or OpenID!
The Kiss Battle is simple. Players leave prompts in comments under each specific fandom, using generalized fandom nomenclature: a relationship of some sort, and a concept to inspire other players.
- For romantic relationship kisses, we use X / Y
- For platonic relationship kisses, we use X & Y
- Absolutely open to relationships with more than 2 people involved! X / Y / Z (/ A / B ...) welcome to this party!
- Prompts can be a word, a sentence, an image, a song lyric; it's a suggestion, rather than a request
- it's a kiss battle! there will be smooches!
Players then go looking for smoochin' prompts they'd like to fill. Fills can be fic, art, interpretive dance, whatever you're inspired to; they can be filled in a responding comment, or as a link (to AO3, tumblr, etc). FILLS GOTTA HAVE A KISS IN 'EM. IT'S A KISS BATTLE. What counts as a "kiss" is up to you, though -- you can be creative!
- Fills should use the comment header to let people know what the fill is; please use a format like "X / Y, (title), (rating), (any content warnings that might apply)"
- "Aerith/Tifa, memorial, G"
- "Cloud/Squall, just in time, R (blood)"
- Prompts can be filled multiple times! Don't worry if someone got there first; we love Two Cakes up in this event! The more kisses we get, the better!
- You can fill as anon if you want/need for any reason
- You can of course crosspost anywhere you'd like
It's a very simple game, and is meant to be played in good faith without anybody being a shitbag about pairings or characters. We're all too old for this.
FANDOM LINKS Fandoms with compilations and expansions should fall into their titled macrofandom. For example:
- FFXIII also includes FFXIII-2 and Lightning Returns (FFXIII-3)
- FFX also includes X-2
- FFIV includes the After Years
If you need to specify a certain microfandom / singular canon, please do so in the prompt or in the comment header!
FINAL FANTASY I
FINAL FANTASY II
FINAL FANTASY III
FINAL FANTASY IV
FINAL FANTASY V
FINAL FANTASY VI
FINAL FANTASY VII
FINAL FANTASY VIII
FINAL FANTASY IX
FINAL FANTASY X
FINAL FANTASY XI
FINAL FANTASY XII
FINAL FANTASY XIII
FINAL FANTASY XIV
FINAL FANTASY XV
FINAL FANTASY TACTICS
FINAL FANTASY TYPE-0
FINAL FANTASY RECORD KEEPER
FINAL FANTASY BRAVE EXVIUS
BRAVELY DEFAULT
FINAL FANTASY SPIRITS WITHIN
OTHER FINAL FANTASY CANONS
FF CROSSOVER PROMPTS
MAKE FRIENDS! If you're interested in meeting more FF fandom people, this comment thread can be used as a friending meme! Tell us a little about yourself, which FFs you've played, favorite characters/ships, and look around for new friends!
You can also join the Final Fantasy Old Folks Home Discord and come gripe about those kids on our lawn and the old days where you had to level grind by hand lmao. Open to all FF fans!
BLITZ KISSINS If you already know what smooches you want to write, you don't need to wait for a prompt -- just comment into the relevant fandom thread with your kiss!
REMEMBER It's only fun if everybody plays, so if you leave a prompt, try to fill someone else's!
Re: FINAL FANTASY IV
Cecil/Kain/Rosa, PG
The exercise was simple: don't get killed - meaning, slashed hard enough for the dye to sink in - in the free-for-all.
One arm across his chest, Kain was staring at the ground. Cecil elbowed him in the ribs, prompting Kain to look up; it wasn't the instructor that had caught his gaze, but a flit of pink silk ahead of the crowd. Both of them watched as Rosa's light and dainty steps carried her to the instructor's podium.
"...last one standing wins," their instructor finished speaking. The man glanced down to the girl who tugged his sleeve, and for an inaudible sentence or two Rosa held ear. Smiling wryly, he added, "And earns the Lady's favor."
Across the yard, several of the trainees clearly perked up.
Kain stared, raising an incredulous eyebrow. "What... does she think she's doing?"
"Giving us incentive," Cecil glanced around the yard, weight shifting from one foot to the other. "I think."
Rosa had no problem finding them in the crowd. Catching Cecil's eye, she winked.
"On my mark...!"
The pair of them shifted as the rest of their peers braced themselves. They were in the thick of it, and that didn't bode well for either of them.
"Cecil, how far would you trust me?"
"What? Are you joking?" Kain didn't answer, and Cecil sighed harshly. "To the moons and back. Why?"
"Good. Stay at my back, and we're sure to win this."
We.
Cecil nodded.
"I've got your back."
"As I've got yours."
"Fight!" echoed across the yard.
It was a crush, all around them. Many 'fell' within the first few seconds, and many more didn't last to claim any kind of victory worth celebrating. With Kain at his back, and Cecil watching Kain's in turn, they managed to hold back the tide until there were only a handful of combatants left in the challenge.
Then fewer.
Then none, as Kain spun, sword swinging in a backhand grip to slash across the chest of the last who tried to catch Cecil's unguarded shield-arm. It left a bright red stain across the boy's armor.
Silence fell across the yard, and between them as they were left facing one another. Smirking, Kain grabbed for Cecil's hand and raised it - and his own - high in victory. Cecil breathed out a long sigh, before he grinned himself.
"That's cheating," one voice - a mage's son, now seeking the path of the sword for himself - called out.
There was a rumble of agreement, but their instructor shook his head. "Did I say you couldn't make alliances, lad?"
Neither Kain nor Cecil paid as much attention to the lecture that followed, as Rosa jumped down from the podium and ran toward them, stepping between the rest of the some-day warriors - some of whom remained on the ground, others who were in the process of finding their feet again.
The would-be mage didn't say a word, but pulled the scarf from her hair as she reached them. Raising herself up on her toes, she pressed a soft kiss to Cecil's cheek. With a quick pivot, she turned to grant Kain the same, though he didn't smile half as wide.
Beaming at them, she flitted away towards the gate, and they watched her go.
"Highwind! Harvey!" The instructor's voice brought them back down to earth. "Lessons concluded for the day. The rest of you sorry lot..."
Kain caught his eye, and Cecil looked down at the silk scarf tangled in his fingers. Grinning, Cecil shoved it into Kain's hands, leaning over to kiss him, too; blinking, Kain scoffed and gave him a shove.
Cecil darted off to follow Rosa.
Kain rubbed his cheek, and dashed to catch up.
Re: Cecil/Kain/Rosa, PG
THIS! OMG THIS!!!! 😍😍😍 this met and exceeded all my expectations. Look at all those kisses! Look at those boys teaming up and being badass! Especially love Kain's reaction after Cecil gives him a kiss, like HOW DARE YOU but you know he also loves it. Wow, what an utter delight. Thank you so much for writing this! 💕💕💕💕💕
Re: Cecil/Kain/Rosa, PG
Accept the affection, Kain!Re: Cecil/Kain/Rosa, PG
Re: Cecil/Kain/Rosa, PG