Cyan_Lightning
04-17-2003, 02:58 PM
I can't remember where exactly, but I read about a theory suggesting that Squall, after the final battle on Disk 2 became subject to Rinoa's love spell.
This theory, favoured most probably by those against the Squall/Rinoa relationship, and fanfiction writers who like to pair Squall with someone other than Rinoa, makes great sense.
Squall never seemed to warm to Rinoa much throughout the first two Disks, indeed, just a short time before the battle with Edea, when Rinoa was hanging from Garden, he was quite prepared to let her die, and saved her eventually only because he was waylaid by a distraught Cadet. Yet, but a short time later he is sitting by her unconscious form, distraught, and subsequently goes as far as abandoning his duty as Commander and leader of Garden to take her to Esthar. An action very unlike Squall.
There is a huge change in personality between these events, and this change happens at the time, coincidentially, when Rinoa recieves her Sorceress powers.
Just like Ultimecia/Matron was able to manipulate Seifer, causing him to act in ways he never normally would, it is possible Rinoa was able to, by use of her powers, force Squall into loving her.
If this was the case then Rinoa's shaping of Squall's affections was most likely unintentional. Rinoa can't control her new abilities, scared she thinks of the one person who's always saved her before, and wishes him to care for and protect her. This desire could have caused the 'love spell' in question.
Of course, it could be argued that when Rinoa slipped into a coma, Squall finally realised what he was losing, but again this seems rather OOC considering just a short time earlier he was prepared to let her die.
As I said at the beginning it is an interesting theory, and, though I remain neutral, I'd like to know other people's opinions on this.
This theory, favoured most probably by those against the Squall/Rinoa relationship, and fanfiction writers who like to pair Squall with someone other than Rinoa, makes great sense.
Squall never seemed to warm to Rinoa much throughout the first two Disks, indeed, just a short time before the battle with Edea, when Rinoa was hanging from Garden, he was quite prepared to let her die, and saved her eventually only because he was waylaid by a distraught Cadet. Yet, but a short time later he is sitting by her unconscious form, distraught, and subsequently goes as far as abandoning his duty as Commander and leader of Garden to take her to Esthar. An action very unlike Squall.
There is a huge change in personality between these events, and this change happens at the time, coincidentially, when Rinoa recieves her Sorceress powers.
Just like Ultimecia/Matron was able to manipulate Seifer, causing him to act in ways he never normally would, it is possible Rinoa was able to, by use of her powers, force Squall into loving her.
If this was the case then Rinoa's shaping of Squall's affections was most likely unintentional. Rinoa can't control her new abilities, scared she thinks of the one person who's always saved her before, and wishes him to care for and protect her. This desire could have caused the 'love spell' in question.
Of course, it could be argued that when Rinoa slipped into a coma, Squall finally realised what he was losing, but again this seems rather OOC considering just a short time earlier he was prepared to let her die.
As I said at the beginning it is an interesting theory, and, though I remain neutral, I'd like to know other people's opinions on this.