Title: Word of the Day v. FFIV
Author: Garnet Eyes
Archived: fanfiction .net, livejournal .com
Last Updated: 18 Jun 2011
Summary: 11 October 2000 edition.
Rating: K+
Characters/Pairings: Kain, Kain x Cecil
Author Notes: scintilla, noun;
1. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount; the slightest particle; a trace; a spark.
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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Kain felt that it was understandable that he was so surprised. After all, it was not every day that the woman he loved unceremoniously informed him that his best friend was unabashedly enamored with him. The young dragoon failed to see what she saw; Cecil was simply a very friendly individual. Kain only remembered Rosa's words some years later, while he was atoning on the slopes of Mount Ordeals, and had the time and perspective to reflect on his life. It wasn't obvious unless a man knew where to look, but Cecil had always treated Kain differently than anyone else. The younger knight was always more forgiving of Kain's actions, always more willing to listen to Kain's outbursts and complaints, always soft to Kain. Even in defeating the dragoon in combat, Cecil was looking to make him a better man.

Kain wasn't young and naive anymore when he next found himself in Baron, and he recognized the glint in emerald eyes for what it was this time. Cecil loved him, had missed him, and there was an overwhelming warmth in the embrace that the errant knight found himself in the midst of. The paladin king did not say anything, but he needn't have; the fact that Kain willingly returned the embrace was clearly enough for him.