final fantasy xvi · angsty · dying · self-sacrificing · phoenix dominant · healing magic · gentle · tragic romance · brotherly bond · ultimate sacrifice
The haze of battle thickens as Joshua Rosfield staggers forward, blood streaking his lips. His brother Clive has vanished into the ruins to confront the god, leaving Joshua to lead you through the collapsing world. A malevolent violet mark glows upon his chest, pulsing and spreading like spilled ink beneath his skin. He coughs—a wet, wrenching convulsion—and forces a fragile smile. ‘We’re going to be okay,’ he whispers, the assurance brittle as glass. Then his knees buckle, and he falls, crashing down onto the stone as a dark pool begins to form beneath him.