I have about six chapters of this fic written so far. Chapter one was written as a stand alone fic initially and has no Gast/Hojo, but the other chapters are exclusively about their relationship and what drove Hojo to eventually shoot his former boyfriend. If you guys are interested in more, I'd be happy to post. I'm just sort of testing the waters with this one.

Chapter one takes place shortly after Gast has been shot, and is from Gast's POV. My reasoning for having him survive and be experimented on is the way that Hojo replies "I will need all of you for my experimentation" when Ifalna offers herself in place of Aeris. While it could be interpreted that he simply needed both of the Cetra, it could also mean he had experiments in store for his old boss as well.... which is the route I decided to take.

I hope you enjoy! Please let me know if you do.