Using Dictionary .com's August 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: 26 Feb 2011 Summary: 29 August 1999 edition. Rating: K+ Characters/Pairings: Rosa, Kain x Cecil x Rosa Author Notes: impecunious, adjective; 1. Not having money; habitually without money; poor. 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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Although her family had never been poor, Rosa was always aware of the less fortunate. Incidentally, she was aware of the more fortunate as well, although she never begrudged anyone anything. She had her lot in life, and she lived with it. Being friends with adventurous Kain and kindhearted Cecil made anything bearable, really, even though she hardly felt as though her life was a strain. Things change with age, of course, and Rosa realized somewhere down the line that her life would feel very empty without her boys at her side. On the flip side of the coin, she also knew that her life would be even better if the two of them would stop tiptoeing around each other, when anyone with a pulse could see the deep affection they shared.
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