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Undertow (FF8) by LunaManar, literature

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Undertow (FF8)

It was the same no matter where he looked. It had been and would be, and now was no different than weeks ago, or hours ahead. Another grey nightmare, endless and empty like so many that had come and gone. Endless wasteland behind him, empty waters before him, and no voices, no wind. Not a whisper to answer him. He’d walk along that shore forever, calling her name, and as he walked, he would age. The name on his lips would change, but the breathless feeling never did. Squall’s only company in this journey was the echo of his own voice, and even that seemed to dwindle as he succumbed to exhaustion and what he assumed was madness.

Growing Pains (FF8) by LunaManar, literature

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Growing Pains (FF8)

“You're taller,” said Rinoa, too loudly. Squall's scowl darkened. “What?” “Taller,” she repeated slowly. “As in I have to look up to see your face.” “I know what it means.” He waited for a student to pass them in the hallway. “Taller than what?” Her hands perched on her hips. “Than you used to be. When we met.” Squall stared at her, quiet for several seconds. Then he stepped around and past her, determined not to allow this conversation the benefit of a beginning. But Rinoa's eyes were keen and she saw him glance down at himself as he faced away from her

Bullet-proof (FF8) by LunaManar, literature

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Bullet-proof (FF8)

They were children when he'd come to her in the wild fields while she made chains out of cooperative flowers. Exhausted and adventure-bruised, Squall collapsed beside her in the grass. “Maybe I'm dying,” he mused. He was still too young for sarcasm. “You're not dying,” she returned with the haughty patience of an older sister. “You're just really tired.” He shrugged skeptically and plucked at a piece of grass. “If I do, can it be here? Is that okay?” Unfazed, she looped a fine weave of white flowers around his collar. She knew her reassurance meant more than the question or its implications,

Just Once More - Page 1 [DRAFT] by LunaManar, literature

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Just Once More - Page 1 [DRAFT]

(This work is unfinished. Please see description.) -- It must have been a phantom of her mind. It would have been utterly out of place in Esthar’s Presidential Palace, but Rinoa was sure she had seen it. She had to know it was real, and that the mysterious spectre of sorcery was not driving her to mad hallucinations. There wasn’t much time. They were all waiting impatiently while the Ragnarok was fueled and armed. She’d slipped away while Squall and Kiros discussed their strategy for penetrating Lunatic Pandora. There it was: an unlit room with an open portal. A sitting lounge with benches made of some strange space-age

Burned Out by LunaManar, literature

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Burned Out

As the dragonship climbed the sky, night fell around it. The raw tint in the air matched Ragnarok's armored hide as it roared past a landscape of looming clouds, their celestial halo tainted by the light of a grieving moon. Squall wondered how long the bloody haze would last. Would the moon ever shine silver, again? It didn't seem like a useful question, but colors had been on his mind of late, and he was sick of seeing red. Heavy metal doors closed behind him, blocking out most of the light. A narrow window in one corner of the empty storage room was the only beacon in the darkness. As distasteful as he found it, he walked in the direction

Indelible - Section 2.5 (Draft) by LunaManar, literature

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Indelible - Section 2.5 (Draft)

Squall was still as he collected himself, taking this strange suggestion of hers and trying to orient it with his life in a way that fit, but its shape was mysterious to him. He weathered another shudder as he tried to anticipate what Edea’s teachings might entail. He still had trouble reconciling such power with Rinoa’s image. It had always felt like a footnote to him, this gift—affliction?—of sorcery. But of course, she was right; even if she never used her powers, the world would not allow her to forget she had them. So what help would I be? I’m a SeeD. I was meant to fight sorceresses…and… His ey

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Undertow (FF8) by LunaManar, literature

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Undertow (FF8)

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Growing Pains (FF8)

Bullet-proof (FF8) by LunaManar, literature

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Bullet-proof (FF8)

Indelible - Section 2.5 (Draft) by LunaManar, literature

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Indelible - Section 2.5 (Draft)

Ghosts by LunaManar, literature

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Ghosts

When he slept, it was always with the hope that his dreams would be haunted. Squall often wondered if the forest of the lioness really existed, somewhere, or if it was an utter fabrication of his mind. He knew it very well, each ravine and alcove, clearing and cliff. He knew the ruins, too; shrines and altars that seemed like they would be out of place in his skeptical mind. He visited them anyway. Her ghost often resided there. This time, she sat atop the remains of a stone relief, waiting for him. She came to him as he stepped into the center of the ancient ruin of some long-forgotten god, and when he knelt before her to touch her fur and

Lights in the Sky (FF8) by LunaManar, literature

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Lights in the Sky (FF8)

Lights in the Sky Luna Manar - It was a quiet night. Finding it difficult to know how he felt about the change in ambiance, Squall pretended he didn't notice it. Inside Balamb Garden, the lights were on. The water still flowed under the walkway beneath his feet. SeeDs and students still walked the pathways. He stepped into a darkened room where the air more closely matched the surroundings. There was a hush about that was out of place in the cheery brightness of the central ring. No matter how little had changed within Garden's walls, the fact remained that outside, there were no more fields, no more forests, and no mountains. Only miles

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Oct 31
United States
Deviant for 9 years
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My Bio

I am a writer from Delaware, US. I am 40, introverted, and enjoy old video games. I write Final Fantasy VIII fanfiction. For the most part, I stick to canon, although I take some liberties with the mythology of the world and will tweak some things for the purpose of transcribing game mechanics into story mechanics. I do not take into account any Dissidia or KH events (OG only).

Most of my one-shots are plothole fillers; my chapter fics tend to be post-game. All of my stories exist in a single, cohesive timeline, so it is recommended they be read in chronological order. (Link to TIMELINE here: lunamanar.deviantart.com/journ…)

Read the short comic collaboration I did with SkribleSkrable, Miles to Go:www.deviantart.com/art/Miles-t…

You can also find me at fanfiction.net and AO3 under Luna Manar and Luna_Manar, respectively.

When I'm online I often hang out in the DA Chat FFHeadcanonLibrary - chat.deviantart.com/chat/FFHea… - Feel free to drop in and say hello.

Profile image by SkribleSkrable.

If you have questions, please use DA's note system to contact me.

Thank you for visiting!

Favourite Visual Artist

Luis Royo

Favourite Movies

The Shawshank Redemption, Awakenings, Gattaca, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, The Flight of Dragons, also a slut for pretty much anything by Don Bluth.

Favourite TV Shows

Star Trek: TNG, Star Gate: SG-1, NYPD Blue, House, M.D.

Favourite Bands / Musical Artists

Dismantled, NIN, KMFDM, Anberlin, Chvrches, Mannheim Steamroller, Hiroki Kikuta, Angela Aki, Dream Theater, The Birthday Massacre, Nobuo Uematsu, Yoko Shimomura, Kenichiro Fukui, ZUNTATA, Frontline Assembly, this will go on forever so I'll stop.

Favourite Books

The Count of Monté Cristo, Adventures Among Ants (Alex Wild), The Shao-lin Grandmaster's Text, The Bourne Supremacy, DragonLance: Legends Trilogy

Favourite Games

Final Fantasy VIII, Seiken Densetsu 2 & 3, R-TYPE III, R-TYPE Delta & Final, Shadow of the Colossus, VVVVVV, Bahamut Lagoon

Favourite Gaming Platform

SNES

Tools of the Trade

OpenOffice Writer