Toward the Storm - Chapter 6 - The Moss Stomper

[the_moss_stomper]

 Toward the Storm (AO3 | ffnet)

Reno peeled the sheet halfway down the body, laying bare the same dead human they had found earlier that day. Nanaki could have directed him to the right corpse straight away, had the Turk bothered to ask. Even in this place of death, its reek was unmistakable.

 

The doctor came up beside the gurney and stared at the corpse.

 

"Well, he's dead."

 

Reno snorted. "I was hoping for a lil' more detail than that."

Chapter 6 now available at AO3 and ffnet!

Fandom: Final Fantasy VII

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Characters: Red XIII | Nanaki, Reno, Original Characters, a bunch of familiar faces in minor roles

Additional Tags: Murder Mystery, Detective investigation, descriptions of dead bodies, Occasional Action, reluctant allies, buddy cop, Some angst, Reno/OC in the background, Reno/Tess FitzEvan to be precise, awkward conversations about relationships, Nanaki struggles with the human world

Summary
The Geostigma rages unchecked. People are growing desperate. Nanaki has travelled Gaia for months, searching for a cure. A promising lead sends him sniffing after a rare materia rumored to have unparalleled curative power. When the trail turns out to be littered with dead bodies, Nanaki winds up working with the unlikeliest of allies: the Turks.

Comments

[matchamilktea]

Yay an update:) I love how you write the characters.

[the_moss_stomper]

Thank you! Nanaki and Reno are fun to play off each other, aren't they? ;)