Chaos & Entropy

Death is not the worst thing you can get. Beyond life, there is a place where you can linger, along with the living, walking this Earth. Everything remains the same, except for yourself, forever changed, hurt and marked. There is nothing left but a void, burning inside, teasing you, inciting your darkest pretensions.

Author's Note:

There goes an explanation of the plot, characters and the point from where the action will begin. Vincent is (also) one of my favorite FF7 characters and, one of these days my mind did come up with something and of course, after that… you have to let it flow.

Plot: this story takes place right after Vincent Valentine (in his Turk form) gets shot. As you all know, Hojo is the main responsible for it and Lucrecia freaks out with the situation. Her resolve leads to Vincent's salvation and "transformation" into the Vincent we all know: the Chaos-driven man with serious issues and tendency for isolation and abandonment, given the complexity involved with dealing with his own demons (never better said). Well, but all this isn't new. My story starts with Vincent first waking up to a world where Lucrecia does not exist anymore, since she left and chose to remain forever in stasis, in the bottom of that cave. (There will be references to DoC and AC. Time line is not relevant.)

However Lucrecia did think about everything. She saved Vincent and she tried to make it secret from curious eyes but… real life isn't that simple. Lucrecia's assistant, Laura, is a young scientist who is starting now to study the power and effects of Mako energy in humans. One day, Laura finds in her desk a file – VV's file – left to her by Lucrecia, who abandoned the project and disappeared, leaving young Laura with a very particular test subject, about to rise.

Hojo does not know of Lucrecia's intentions and all the situation is kept secret from him (in theory). It will only depend on Laura to find a way of easing Vincent's mind and, bit by bit, telling him the truth – of recent and former happenings. It won't be an easy task.

Characters: Vincent (of course), Lucrecia, Hojo, Laura (my OC), Shinra labs crew – for now. As the story develops, the usual characters will appear (Yuffie, Cid, Barret, Tifa, etc.) No Sephiroth involved, at least for now; I have no intentions of introducing the one-winged-angel in this fic.

Comments/Spoilers:

Things will get messy, that is certain. Laura is young and she has serious difficulty handling with the recent experiment. Vincent's unpredictability and constant questions make her feel extremely not at ease.

Vincent refuses to believe his surroundings. He is attached – terribly – to Lucrecia and he does not want to give up on her. He wants to find her and talk to her, not satisfied with the explanations provided by the young scientist who visits him daily.

Hojo – despite working in another division – does not get easily convinced. He suspects something is not quite right and the nervousness of Lucrecia's protégé makes him wonder what is she hiding from everybody else at the company. Eventually, he will have to investigate.

And, finally, the rating - M. Yes, things will (also) get interesting. I mean, Vincent is an adorable man and extremely easy to the eye. Our young scientist – Laura - is young and lonely, and she finds herself falling for Vincent as time progresses. However, Vincent's heart is hurt and still longs for Lucrecia. For him, hope is the last thing to lose.

So, for those who enjoy VincentXOC pairings, this is one of those stories. The fluffy thing will take place only in later chapters but I can only promise you it will be worthy of reading. :)

I will be posting this rather slowly because – for those who do not know – I am currently writing another fic [Dreamcatcher]. (Check it out in my profile, it's there for those who may be interested. It's SephirothxOC.)

So… that's it. I can only hope this teaser-like suggestion may have caught your eye. I accept comments, suggestions, anything. Feel free to review and say whatever you want about the story. Thank you very much in advance.

Soon… the Prologue…