Originally Posted by roto13-ness
There's not a lot of wiggle room, if their going to be in a Final Fantasy. They have to be orphans, they need to have leadership tendancies, and they need to fall in love with someone annoying.
Alternatively, the female can come from a noble heritage, and have her parents' authority threatened by terrorists and/or corruption in the ranks.
The male MUST have been or done at least two of the following things during the journey:
A) emo
B) stole something
c) have every single female character who is emotionally available fall in love with him