White Wolf Fan Fiction Presents:
~Failure~
A Final Fantasy XIII Au
Title: Failure
Words: 394
Warnings: Yaoi (Boy Love), fluff, hurt/comfort
Pairings: Snow Villiers/Hope Estheim
Disclaimer: I'd love to own the game, but unfortunately I do not. *pouts*
Summary: Hope never gets an 'F', ever, so when he finally does get one, what does Snow do to cheer him up?
A/N: Part of an old thing on Tumblr called the Drabble Kingdom. Trying to get that back up, admittedly, but it's… a slow going process. *sighs* Apologies for any who's actually heard of this blog.
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Hope frowned when he looked at the paper in front of him that was handed to him by his teacher. A single red letter printed at the top, 'F'. "W-what…? But how…?" Hope deflated a little and then the bell to dismiss class rang. Gathering his things, he left the classroom, head hung low as he walked through the halls.
He had a free period, and he didn't have anything else to do but sit somewhere and wallow in his failure. Most people wouldn't care, since it was a particularly hard class, but he always got A's, no matter what class he was in. And for him, Hope Estheim, straight A student since he was in kindergarden, to get an 'F'… well, you can imagine what was going through his thoughts.
"Hey, Hope!" Hope stopped in his tracks when he heard a familiar voice and he looked up, blinking in surprise when he saw Snow, or Mr. Villiers as he was called at school.
"M-Mr. Villiers…" Hope stuttered, bowing his head a little.
Snow laughed lightly and jogged over to Hope. "Hey kiddo, where are you headed?"
"U-uhm, nowhere… I guess. I'm on my free period right now." Hope shrugged and Snow grinned.
"Great! Come on!" Snow grabbed his hand and rushed off in a random direction.
"W-wait!" Hope cried out, trying to keep ahold of his bag, but he didn't tug his hand away.
"So… what did you get on your test?" Snow asked with a small curious grin, but he never expected Hope to deflate, looking physically defeated. "Hope?" Snow frowned in question and the teenager trembled a little.
"I… I got an 'F'…" Hope muttered, sniffling a little and Snow blinked in surprise before chuckling.
"Aw, cheer up kiddo. You're acting like it's the end of the world." he smiled and Hope frowned in return.
"But-!" Snow cut him off there, before he could protest.
"Come on, I know something that'll cheer you up." Snow's smile turned to a grin then. "Let's go get ice cream!"
"S-Snow!" Hope tried to argue but Snow cut him off again.
"My treat." he assured him and Hope sighed, finally giving up, just like he always did when it came to the older man.
"Okay…" he murmured and Snow beamed in triumph, leading Hope down the halls once more and towards the parking lot.
"Great!"