finestfantasyxii:

shula-valya:

And then...I'd miss my brother. I'd say stuff like

"I'm gonna be a sky pirate", or some other stupid thing.

Just anything to keep my mind off it.

I love this quote. We might think Vaan’s dream to become a skypirate was just a way to run away from his grief.

But this game is also a journey where we see Vaan growing. He grieves and he learns to live without Reks. He allows himself to be happy, and his dream to be a skypirate becomes a real ambition.