Final Fantasy X-2, Gippal/Yuna, there's no rule against having fun, 1/2
She is kneeling in the sand when he approaches her, her fingers digging into the sand grains and letting the wind take them away.
He shifts his balance easily to adjust for the loose sand, sinking to one knee to meet brown eye to brown eye, blue eye to eyepatch.
His voice is rough, unlike the usual charm he tries to project.
"Hey."
Yuna, (no, he must still think of her as Lady High Summoner Yuna, even if she's Rikku's friend and he's Al Bhed so he doesn't, didn't believe in Yevon) Yuna turns away and tilts her head back to keep staring at the clear blue sky, exposing the smooth line of her throat, and Gippal can't help but gulp a little.
She must be used to kneeling like this, because she twists to look at him; clearly she's not used to kneeling in a Gunner's outfit because the very short skirt-flap thing the dressphere uses doesn't move with her upper body, flashing him a glimpse of thigh. He can't help but swallow, his throat suddenly dry.
She drops the handful of sand in what seems like despair, the yellow puff floating away on the harsh winds. A tear rolls gently down one perfect cheek and Gippal wants so badly to lick it off that if he didn't know that this was Yuna, Rikku's cousin - not to mention that Rikku herself would kick his ass if he did what he was longing to do to Yuna...
"Hey, why're you crying?"
She suddenly seems to slump, and he takes that as an excuse to draw nearer, putting his arms around her and feeling the warmth that almost glows from her. He rubs a thumb in circles on her back, not that it has any effect - Yuna's still staring at the sky.
"...W-why didn't he come back? ...We saved the world from Vegnagun, didn't we? We defeated Shuyin and Lenne went back to join him on the Farplane, and all the holes are closed again-" she draws a gasping, shuddering breath, "And I whistled and whistled and whistled at the edge of the sea but no one came..."
She's breaking into tears now, they roll down her cheeks and splash on the sand. Gippal doesn't know who this 'he' is but he can tell that Yuna loved him very much, and his heart twists slightly, but he doesn't move, caressing her back through her thin fabric, going lower and lower.
"But the worst part?" Her voice is soft, musing to herself almost, and Gippal begins to see why so many people, Al Bhed or not, love her dearly.
"The worst part is, I see other men walking by and I..." she blushes, "Admire them and Rikku tells me I should jump them if I-I-I feel like this...but I don't know whether or not I'm betraying his memory..." Gippal blinks. D-Did she just say what he thought she said?
Well, he's an Al Bhed, right? And they experiment. So.
--- Final Fantasy X-2, Gippal/Yuna, there's no rule against having fun, Final Fantasy X-2, Gippal/Yuna, never been so close to someone famous (only if you squint)