Himmel, you always say quick goodbyes.
You think that's strange?
It doesn't seem like you.
You're right. But I'm sure we'll run into each other again if we continue traveling. Tearful goodbyes aren't our style. After all, it would be embarrassing when we met again.
Sousou no Frieren Episode 28: It Would be Embarrassing When We Met Again
A more hopeful ending to Final Fantasy 16. One where Clive survived and returned to Jill where they could finally live the remainder of their lives free of the burdens the world placed on their shoulders.
I finished FF16 and both DLC's and while I wish there was a different ending to it, or one that wasn't so open-ended, it left me hopeful. I'd like to believe that Clive (and even Joshua) somehow survived even if Clive did lose the use of his left hand. I'm just sick of heroes needing to die in these stories when heroes deserve to live a full life with love and happiness. So that's what I'm hoping Clive, Jill and Joshua were able to have.
Can you imagine Kazuki and Rei leaving the safe house to go fight the Organization? Because they know that as long as the Organization exists, as long as Boss and Ogino know that they're alive, there is no way they can live a safe life with Miri.
They leave Miri with Kyu-chan and they make him promise to take care of her, in case they...
Of course he agrees.
Both Rei and Kazuki give Miri a big hug, probably the biggest they've ever given her. Because there is a chance they won't come back. And if this is the last memory Miri has of them, they'll be damned if they don't make it the most perfect moment! And if this is the last time they see her, they'll do anything to see her smile one last time, which luckily for them isn't hard because Miri is so happy to get smothered by her papas!
They tell her they have to go somewhere for a while. When Miri asks when they'll be back, they don't make her any promises, because they can't lie to her anymore. They just tell her they'll be back as soon as they can - technically not a lie.
On their way to the Organization, they go over the plan a couple of times. Whenever they fall silent, Miri's a constant presence in the car. But they don't mention her. They both know she's on their minds and they're both terrified to never see her again but they also know that if they don't do this right now, Miri's always going to be in danger. Even if they don't make it, it will be worth it. Because Miri is worth it. Miri is worth everything.
But Kazuki is clever and Shigeki has taught Rei well, maybe too well now that his son has turned against him (his fault for trying to take Rei's family away from him). And unlike everyone at the Organization, Kazuki and Rei have something worth fighting for!
On their way back to the safe house, Rei asks Kazuki what's for dinner ("l think I'm gonna order in tonight" "sounds good") and Kazuki reminds Rei that it's his turn to tuck Miri into bed ("maybe we can do it together this time?" "I'd like that").
And if you thought they'd given Miri the biggest hug ever before they left, you were very wrong!! Because nothing can compare to this first hug of their new life as a real, free family!!
the chronicles of narnia: voyage of the dawn treader (animated)
aslan's will is strong, but narnia's is stronger still: all four pevensies are summoned back to narnia for their final adventure. lucy, edmund, and eustace fall from real-world cambridge and into the bight of calormen before they are spotted by the crew of the dawn treader in the days before they are due to make port at narrowhaven. peter, however—perhaps as a result of the discord between the two major realms—only reaches narnia once the royal portion of the crew has been captured by slave traders, emerging from the sea and liaising with captain drinian just in time to assist in the reclamation of the lone islands which has been overrun by rogue telmarines since their banishment under caspian’s rule.
once the dust has settled and the ringleader has been apprehended, peter spares a moment to lock eyes with caspian, his ex-lover, across the plaza. drawn to each other with a force not quite unlike the gravitational pull of two colliding planets, peter drops his sword and leaves the rogue telmarine to a minotaur as he reconvenes with the narnian king at the heart of this island he’d been emperor of 1,300 years ago.
my experience with percy jackson is kinda funny in hindsight because reading the first book for the first time i was like 'no way...thalia mentioned!!!!'