It's truly interesting to read your thoughts and to discover how some story plots were well prepared. I'm seeing now why Kinoc's betray makes so much sense in your story, and also in the game, as you pointed it out. It's a very plausible reason for Auron to think so little of Kinoc.
Regarding Jecht and Auron's relationship, I think that this is something really hard to understand, mainly because both men don't easily give voice to their feelings, and if they do, it's not the same way. Jecht, for example, isn't able to express plainly his emotions (e.g. his relation with is son), much probably because as Tidus, he is an emotional guy. Auron, on the other hand, isn't emotional, but passionate. He is the one who, in the end, makes Tidus understand his father.
To complicate things, there's an age difference between them that naturally tends to make Jecht as the stronger one/support/confident. I think that at the beginning of Braska's pilgrimage, Jecht wasn't much help, emotionally speaking, for Auron. But in the end, he was the one who quelled the fears and insecurities of young Auron. (Auron played the same role with Tidus, later in Zanarkand).
I always imagined that at first, their relationship would be a very agressive one: Auron being young, impatient and devoted doesn't take time to understand Jecht. The latter, with his cocky attitude only worsen things. I also think that it took Braska's pilgrimage for the two men to come to respect each other. Jecht finally understood the purpose of the pilgrimage and Auron understood how difficult it is for Jecht to give up his previous life and dream for a foreign world.
Auron explained all that to Tidus in the game. But I don't think that ten years ago, young Auron was able to understand it that way. He most probably felt it and truely came to like Jecht, but most of this friendship the two men was a silent one, where no to little personal matters were discussed.
There's something difficult about the Jecht's spheres and your story: all the spheres's content and backstory was made to highlight the relation between Tidus and his father. Auron is the bridge between them, but has no true story for himself. If your goal is to focus on Auron's story, then maybe that you should let Jecht and Auron's friendship aside.
Sorry for the rambling and English mistakes (I'm not a native speaker.) Anyway, let me know what you think.
Auron & Jecht
Regarding Jecht and Auron's relationship, I think that this is something really hard to understand, mainly because both men don't easily give voice to their feelings, and if they do, it's not the same way. Jecht, for example, isn't able to express plainly his emotions (e.g. his relation with is son), much probably because as Tidus, he is an emotional guy. Auron, on the other hand, isn't emotional, but passionate. He is the one who, in the end, makes Tidus understand his father.
To complicate things, there's an age difference between them that naturally tends to make Jecht as the stronger one/support/confident. I think that at the beginning of Braska's pilgrimage, Jecht wasn't much help, emotionally speaking, for Auron. But in the end, he was the one who quelled the fears and insecurities of young Auron. (Auron played the same role with Tidus, later in Zanarkand).
I always imagined that at first, their relationship would be a very agressive one: Auron being young, impatient and devoted doesn't take time to understand Jecht. The latter, with his cocky attitude only worsen things. I also think that it took Braska's pilgrimage for the two men to come to respect each other. Jecht finally understood the purpose of the pilgrimage and Auron understood how difficult it is for Jecht to give up his previous life and dream for a foreign world.
Auron explained all that to Tidus in the game. But I don't think that ten years ago, young Auron was able to understand it that way. He most probably felt it and truely came to like Jecht, but most of this friendship the two men was a silent one, where no to little personal matters were discussed.
There's something difficult about the Jecht's spheres and your story: all the spheres's content and backstory was made to highlight the relation between Tidus and his father. Auron is the bridge between them, but has no true story for himself. If your goal is to focus on Auron's story, then maybe that you should let Jecht and Auron's friendship aside.
Sorry for the rambling and English mistakes (I'm not a native speaker.)
Anyway, let me know what you think.
nidrig