Death. It had claimed Hope countless times throughout history, and she'd witnessed every heart-shattering instance. With Etro's aid, Lightning finally steps in, preventing his murder in Augusta Tower 13AF. But can divine intervention change that which is meant to be? In-game AU. Alternate Timeline!Hope/Lightning.

AU-Lightning wasn't one looking for love nor did she wonder if she would ever find it. What if love decided to find her instead? Mostly T rated M for content later

AU: Sequel to "Always in Repair" and "Believe in Yesterday." Even after surviving the fall, another war, and an epidemic, there is no predicting the fate that awaits a dying Cocoon and the Settlement in its shadow. Hope fights for the future, but Lightning holds tight to the past. Rated M for adult and eventual dark themes.

Adjusting to life after Cocoon's fall is easy. But when a new fal'Cie plot arrives on the horizon and opens a gorge of endlessness beneath Lightning's feet, will she be able to handle it... and be happy again? Eventual HopexLightning. M for dark themes. COMPLETE. Revised 05/20/2016.

It is their memories that bring them together; but those memories can come with shackles. Older Hope/Lightning. Post-LR.

Prequel to Coalescence. Born anew, Lightning wants nothing more than a normal life with a dash of companionship. Hope is all too happy to oblige, but she hasn't accounted for the aftereffects of his and her past traumas – and the fact that he'd carried a millennium-long torch for her. Older Hope/Lightning. Post-LR. Multi-chapter, ongoing.

A candid conversation between two broken people leads to something more than either expected. Older Hope/Lightning. Post-LR. Three-shot, complete.

A compilation of short stories featuring Hope and Lightning. Mainly based on Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, it may feature works based on XIII and XIII-2 in the future.

Claire first meets their new neighbors when she is seven. OR, that one AU where Lightning fails as the savior and Hope and Snow go back in time to ensure that the future never happens. [Hope/Light, slow-going; tragedy, drama, romance.] BONUS CHAPTER: HOPE ESTHEIM.

After XIII-2, Lightning descended from Valhalla, and looks to Hope in her grief. And even as the Chaos reigns, the two of them are able to find a little pocket of happiness. At least for a little while.

Drabbles and ficlets about our favorite OTP based on the Lightning Returns universe. Not spoiler free. [No. 11] And so the world ends

[Submission for Hoperai Week 2015 (link from tumblr), for the March 1st Prompt, Discontent.] Lightning drags Hope out of the Ark for a final day on Nova Chrysalia, before the world is annihilated.

Post-game AU: Landing on a new and untamed world is far from convenient for Lightning and company. Even in a seemingly godless existence, humanity's flaws persist, some wrongs can never be righted and memories bind them to the past. Hope fears the ties are unbreakable.

To prevent her father's death, Faith Estheim will do whatever it takes to save him even if that means traveling back through time. Can she save her family before it's too late? (Ignoring the ending of FF13-2)

Now that they had finally run out of enemies to fight, Hope was seeing a whole new side of Lightning. The side that enjoyed taking naps on his couch. Post-LR. HxL

To stop an ongoing war between Cocoon and Pulse, the Farrons and the Estheims have decided an arranged marriage between both of their families. Can love come out of this arrangement or will it be nothing more than words on a contract?

Lightning turns 24, and the gang decides to throw a party. (A/N: This was written before many of the parts in LR had even been translated. I'm now aware that there aren't any earthlings in the canon ending and that Hope got his adult body back when he joined the new world. I guess you can see this as an alternate ending.)

"Men dream, aspire, and through undomitable force of will achieve the impossible. Your power is beyond measure." In a world consumed by Chaos, it is time to Hope to choose between his humanity or the humanity. [Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII]

Sequel to "Nascent Requiem". Apparently, saving the world twice wasn't good enough. Torn between lingering depression and newfound, uncertain feelings, Lightning finds herself caught in the embrace of a dark new plot, and this time, it isn't only herself that she has to worry about making it out alive. M for language, darker themes and violence. HxL. COMPLETE.

Alcohol can do many things. It can make men PMS, it can warm a frozen heart, and it can lead to a heated moment on the floor of an over-priced bakery. Oh, alcohol. The things you do for us. *AU; Older!Hoperai; requested by Khronology*

"To wish for hope is to wish for an equal amount of despair." That was the one thing that Lightning had always believed in, always held to be the only truth that she would accept in a shadowland between life and death. So when he arrived, the one that challenged all those beliefs like they didn't exist, what was she supposed to do? AU HopexLightning oneshot.

Prequel to "Always in Repair." AU: As if Serah doesn't have enough to deal with in the wake of Cocoon's fall, Hope's arrival complicates everything. Balancing burdens and blessings, all they can do is try to fit into the world on which they've landed.

But will that be enough? A snowy evening, Light and Hope are on their way back from the market only to get ambushed, which ends with Hope being kidnapped. Can the ex-l'cie save their friend before the 96 hour period?

"It's strange...that the only time I can admit my feelings is when I can't have you. I mean...look at me, I'm just going to cause you trouble." But it doesn't matter...tomorrow is rushing at them...and the world. And they'll be at the center of it all.

It is the kind of pain that presses on his heart until it is about to explode. And the words and feelings are constantly racing through his mind. But he's sure he deserves it. Lightning doesn't know what to do but she will try-because it's all she can do.

Drunk, Lightning takes advantage of a smitten Hope. Unpleasant revelations ensue. Post-game AU. One-shot, complete.

AU:Lightning comes out of crystalstasis in the middle of a revived conflict with PSICOM, the last l'Cie to wake after the fall of Cocoon. Hope has a five year head-start, but even his expert mechanical skills can't fix the bigger problems of their future.

He was waiting in a place painted white that was neither hot nor cold. She was watching his still body in the hospital as machines forced him to live. And they both came to the same conclusion, their eyes blinded by tears. He would never be gone.