Red Equals Passionate
[A glimpse becomes a look; they could not be more different but they still balance each other out. GenesisxRosso; drabble series]
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters or the FFVII franchise. I don't own Bob the SOLDIER beetle, either.
Bug from Hell
It was adoration at first sight.
Shocking as it sounds, Rosso did have a soft side. Due to her hardened existence at Deepground, the Crimson Tsviet rarely showed it (there wasn't anyone or anything to show it to anyway) and had no reason to.
Until she met Bob.
"Bob" was just a common beetle, larger than most specimens Rosso had come across. Actually it was the first and only specimen; Deepground was strangely devoid of vermin, despite being underground. The only vermin she had seen in Deepground were lab rats and those died quickly, courtesy of the extremities of Deepground's experiments. She could not be sure, but she was positive Bob was female (weren't girls bigger than guys in the insect world?). Whether the Tsviet was right or wrong, she left the name as it was.
Anyone reading this is most likely wondering what Rosso found so fascinating about this giant among Beetle kind. Simply put, Bob was an escaped lab experiment, made readily obvious by two things:
One: Its exoskeleton was the color of mako, which suggested exposure to the substance. If Bob perched on the side of her head at a tilted angle, it easily passed off as a large hairpin.
Two: Bob could melt solid surfaces, but she had not yet found the opportunity to try and identify the corroding substance (it resembled acid but one never knew when it came to ShinRa's science experiments).
While those things were interesting by themselves, the main reason she liked Bob so much (unfortunately) involved a certain ex-SOLDIER wearing red leather.
Bob and Genesis, from the latter's perspective, were mortal enemies.
Or so Genesis said, at least...
A/N: I'm considering writing a sequel piece covering Genesis' perspective of this little development but I'm not sure if I should. What do you guys think?