I've played Final Fantasy VIII three times. The first two times, I didn't like Zell. For some reason this time, he's become one of my favorite characters in the game (and not only for the names of his limit breaks, which are the same as Tifa's). I've always been interested in the side-effects of memory loss brought on by the use of the GFs, and I thought I'd explore that here with Zell's interaction with his family before the game story begins.

This is a sort of companion piece to my FFVII Marlene story, Mockingbird.

FINAL FANTASY VIII
Fire Engine Red
[Other header stuff: G, Zell, set pre-game]
What happens when you're not really family and your son doesn't remember it?
( Mama's going to buy you a mockingbird )