The June Something - Day 2

[deemoyza]

Day 2: You've got your OTP, you have to throw a third into the mix (from the same fandom), creating an OT3. Who is the OTP, and in your opinion, why would they make a perfect third for them?  Bonus question: What about adding a third to your OTP from a different fandom?  Who and why?

I tend to have an OTP per fandom, so I'll work with Squall/Rinoa from FF8 here, and I'll go ahead and add Zell to the mix.  Zell's a good boy and gets along pretty well with both of them.  I bet he'd give the best hugs, and can pick up the affection slack when Squall's just not feeling up to showing it (hey, learning to change your life and outlook is hard!  Squall deserves to be cut a few breaks here and there).  Despite not always knowing the right thing to say, I think Zell intuitively understands both Squall and Rinoa as individuals, and could be a fun little glue helping keep them together until they "set".
 

Bonus: I think Yuna from FFX would be a good addition to Squall/Rinoa, as well.  She's serious and determined, but she's not averse to fun.  I think she and Rinoa would have long conversations about standing up for one's principles and the well-being of others, and I think Squall would really respect her commitment and discipline. 

Comments

[rionaleonhart]

Hello! I saw an interesting comment you'd left on runicmagitek's journal, so I had a quick poke through your entries, and I was delighted to find a fellow Final Fantasy VIII fan in this day and age.

Then I hit this particular entry and realised your taste is impeccable. Squall/Zell is my personal favourite Final Fantasy VIII pairing, and Squall/Zell/Rinoa has occurred to me before; they all interact so well! And, bizarrely, I've actually written a fic with implied Squall/Yuna before, so I'm very amused to see that odd little rarepair touched on here.

Anyway, hello! I'm Riona. It's nice to meet you!

[deemoyza]

Hi! It's always great to meet a fellow FF8 fan! :)

I'm glad you like the ships I mentioned in this post. Zell is such a sweetie, and so adorably earnest, that I can definitely imagine him eventually striking up a relationship with Squall (after all, in canon, we do have that little rescue scene at the D-District Prison; I love how Selphie just goes ahead and blurts out what the rest of us are thinking at the time: "Do you care about Zell that much?" XD Yes. Yes, he does. ;) ) As for Squall/Yuna, I hadn't happened upon anyone else that mentioned it before this post, so it's great to hear I'm not alone. I think they would get along very well.

Anyway, hello again! I'm sorry my reply took so long, but it's really nice to meet you! :)