Pretenses
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Summary: Some things are best kept hidden. Stella and Ali learn that the hard way...
[I only posted this here for the benefit of a friend who requested this fic. Her support is part of the motivation that I get to write and follow through with this. So I would like to thank her lots! :D]
Author's Note:
I knew about Versus XIII when it was announced and I have been a fan since then but it wasn’t until recently that I have come across the news that Versus XIII was changed to Final Fantasy XV that I really became obsessed with Noctis to the point where he’s already second to Kadaj on my list of fiction heartthrobs. :P I have made plans since then to write a fic for it and because this story plot has been bothering me since summer started, I might as well get it out of my head. Also, I am aware that Stella’s name has now been changed to Luna. (?) [Either they changed it or just completely ditched her character.] Either way, FFXV isn’t out yet, so I’m still going with Stella. Why? Because I’m the author and I say so, and I like the name ‘Stella’ better. I might write another FF15 fic in the future, and I might use Luna then. But not now. :P :)
This story is set in an alternate universe (AU) as well. The setting is different—of course, the education system is different, and so will be everything else.
Disclaimer: Any Final Fantasy character mentioned in this story does not belong to me. Noctis, Stella/Luna, Prompto, Gladiolus, Ignis, etc all belong to Square-Enix. I also do not own the main OC named Alisha Lene. She belongs to my friend who requested this fic. So basically, I own nothing but the plot and the other insignificant OCs scattered about in the story.
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