Final Fantasy VII 100 Word Challenge

Title: What Partners Are For
Character(s): Reno and Rude
Team: Turks
Rating: G
Word Count: 100

Reno wasn't stupid. Or flaky. He was observant when it counted.

It was the little things that tipped him off when Rude was feeling rough.

He couldn't see his partner squint behind his shades when his head ached, but there were wrinkles around his mouth and between his eyes.

When Rude had a cough, the throat clearings and tie adjustments that usually meant embarrassment came frequently and unprovoked.

And, since Rude stifled his sneezes into complete silence, Reno could recognize a case of the sniffles by the conspicuous lack of handkerchief in the breast pocket of his otherwise meticulous suit.


Title: Share and Share Alike
Character(s): Turks and Rufus
Team: Turks
Rating: G
Word Count: 100

It happened every winter. One of them would pick up a cold or flu, would come into work sniffling and snorting and coughing, insisting he (or she; Elena was as guilty as the rest of them) was perfectly fine. After a few hours of listening to the hacking and sneezing, Tseng (or if Tseng was the guilty one, Rufus) would send the ailing one home in hopes of containing it. And it was always too late. The contagion would've spread around, each catching it in turn, acting the same as the first had, blame passed around just like the bug.


Title: A Case or Two of the Sniffles
Character(s): Reno
Team: Turks
Rating: G
Word Count: 100

Growing up in the slums, Reno'd caught just about anything major before he'd hit puberty. They didn't often vaccinate against the standard childhood illnesses in the poorest neighborhoods under the Plate.

Problem was, just 'cause he'd gotten all of the biggies out of the way, the little things weren't just going to leave him alone. He usually spent a good part of the winter with one cold after another, going through tissues, cough drops, and pain meds at alarming rates. Rude was used to seeing Reno's nose rubbed raw enough to match his hair until the warm weather returned.

Title: Rude's Secret
Characters/Pairings: Rude
Team: Turks
Rating: G
Word Count: 100
Author's Notes: Here's hoping Rude doesn't kill me for spilling...

Rude kept it in the farthest corner of his closet most of the time. He only ever unearthed it when he was feeling particularly horrible and knew he'd be alone.

He'd sat this mission out, having been taken down by an incredibly nasty bug that sapped his energy and had him so congested he couldn't breathe well enough to move faster than a walk. When the snowstorm came through, shutting down all transportation, he'd thought he was safe.

That's how Reno came home to find Rude huddled under thick blankets, surrounded by used tissues, clutching a bright purple stuffed chocobo.


Title: Just Like a Puppy
Characters/Pairings: Reno and Zack
Team: Turks
Rating: G
Series: Crisis Core
Word Count: 100
Author's Notes: I haven't yet played Crisis Core, so I'm just hoping that this isn't screwing with timelines.

Usually I LOVED partying with Zack. With the problems in Wutai, any time Angeal's Puppy was around was an excuse to get trashed.

Not this time, yo. Kid WOULD get back when this...THING was going around. I was trying to sleep it off when he pounded on my door and bounced in. Then he realized I was still in the doorway, wrapped in a blanket, swaying and sniffling.

"Reno, what's wrong?"

Before I could answer, a fit of loud, wet sneezes ambushed me.

Next thing I knew, I was tucked into bed. Kid's as enthusiastic about caregiving as partying.