Using Dictionary .com's July 1999 Word of the Day as basis for freehand thoughts and interactions of the Baron trio. Length and perspective both vary. Not intended to follow a single timeline. Kain, Rosa, and Cecil in various combinations.
Title: Word of the Day v. FFIV Author: Garnet Eyes Archived: fanfiction .net, livejournal .com Last Updated: 18 Sep 2011 Summary: 01 July 1999 edition. Rating: K Characters/Pairings: Cecil Author Notes: Brobdingnagian, adjective; 1. Of extraordinary size; gigantic; enormous. Disclaimers: Final Fantasy IV is owned by Square-Enix and I in no way, shape, or form profit off of my writing. This is simply for my own pleasure, and may at any time be removed and/or modified as I see fit.
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Cecil had spent much of his youngest years contained well within the walls of Baron castle, and he'd never thought much about that fact. It was simply the way that his life worked, and he didn't much care to change it. The castle was a big place, and it housed an extraordinary number of people. A world of people, the adopted prince had thought.
There had never been anything beyond the castle until Kain had bullied his way into Cecil's life. The impetuous blonde had been the one to take the prince beyond the gray walls that had always defined the perimeter of his world, had expanded the realm that the younger boy lived in to the horizon and beyond. Exploration and travel became common occurrence and it had amazed Cecil for the longest time just how much could be learned from adventure alone. As his world expanded, so too did his understanding of his own place and purpose, and the adopted prince came to deeply admire Kain for giving him such a gift.
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