Title: Word of the Day v. FFIV
Author: Garnet Eyes
Archived: fanfiction .net, livejournal .com
Last Updated: 28 Mar 2011
Summary: 22 March 2000 edition.
Rating: K+
Characters/Pairings: Rosa, implied Cecil x Rosa/Kain x Cecil
Author Notes: adumbrate, verb;
1. To foreshadow; prefigure.
2. To produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
3. To darken or conceal partially; overshadow.
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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Rosa didn't begrudge her best friends what she knew of them. Kain was denying himself for her sake, and while that made her heart go out to him even more, she'd seen the damage he was causing himself. Cecil was not an idiot, though; he didn't have the complete picture, but he had an idea of the problem and that was enough to start. Or it should have been, if the dragoon wasn't being such a stubborn ass about it. The younger knight would accept those feelings that Kain tried so mightily to suppress; Cecil always accepted every part of Kain whether either of them knew it consciously or not.
It hurt a little, knowing as she did that, for all that they cared for her, they consistently tripped over themselves to come to each other's aid. The white mage knew they would both come to her rescue in a heartbeat, but that was just it: they always felt the need to rescue her, while they always wanted to stand beside each other. Rosa loved them both enough to let herself drift to the background some days, because some days she knew she would only seem a burden.