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Fandom: Final Fantasy X-2
Pairings: Gippal/Baralai
Rating: Mature
Length: 29,260
Creator Links: [archiveofourown.org profile] eternalbreath
Theme: [Amnesty] Favorite Fanworks, Mutual Pining, Politics, Pretend Couple, Research, Worldbuilding

Summary: Gippal kisses Baralai in view of the entire world during a tumultuous political time to save him from an incredibly awkward date. To prevent his carefully laid plans from going askew, Baralai has to pretend to date Gippal, when all he really wants is to date him for real.

Reccer's Notes: The premise of this fic is amazing, and the execution even more so! I just about devoured this fic when I first discovered it and couldn't stop reading! I love the depiction of New Yevon politics in this; there's so much more to it than just Baralai dating Gippal for optics, and the mundanity of negotiating for needed votes and the importance of meeting scheduling could only have been written by someone who has seen (all too much!) of it from the inside.

Fanwork Links: Politics of Love

Date: 2023-12-04 11:03 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] euphonious_glow
This looks really interesting! I’m glad that people are still reading and enjoying FFX & X-2 fanworks, as I’ve been enjoying replaying X-2 lately. I love anything dealing with the politics and cultures of post-Sin Spira.

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