Fanfiction: Truth (Final Fantasy VIII)

It's always interesting to see what I write in November. As it's a month in which I write a little every day, I often end up writing fics I might not have tackled otherwise.

Apparently, this November is heavy on weird, sad Final Fantasy VIII fanfiction. This one is very, very loosely inspired by Umineko, although it ended up being a lot less Umineko than the initial vague concept, in part because Rinoa is just too nice to play the role of Beatrice.

I had to put a 'JUST SO YOU KNOW, I'M VERY FOND OF RINOA, THIS ISN'T A BASHING FIC' disclaimer on this on AO3. I think the fandom's probably changed over the years, but there was a lot of Rinoa-bashing fanfiction in the early 2000s and people might have reason to be suspicious!

I can spot four or five of my recurring fanfiction themes in here. One day I'll actually count up how many fics I've written for each of my recurring themes and immediately disintegrate from embarrassment. Just write something new, Riona! (I'll never write something new and you can't make me.)


Title: Truth
Fandom: Final Fantasy VIII
Rating: PG-13
Wordcount: 1,700
Summary: Squall knows what he saw. Rinoa killed the others. But maybe it’s more complicated than that.


( Truth )