#「 the best answer one can give 」–––– tifa answers

[starshcwer]

( 𝐒𝐎𝐅𝐓 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒 ♡ | @kolepsar )

[Puts head on the other’s shoulder]

the fire had long since been extinguished & most of their companions had gone off to bed, but she had made the conscious decision to wait. several days they'd spent on the road already–––– several days of travel, of adjustment, of learning & walking away from everything familiar to them. though midgar was far behind them, tifa had yet to spend an evening focused on anything but rest. this night, she had intended to make a change. away from the lights of the plate & with her eyes finally adjusted to the darkness, the sky was alight with stars. the night was so clear that she felt like she could easily count every individual star in the sky.

she'd resolved to sit there until sleep threatened to claim her, & she expected to remain there alone. & yet, she wasn't surprised at all when cloud joined her, sitting beside her without a word. silences between them were far from awkward, & this one was no exception, & yet tifa found herself speaking softly anyways.

❛ they're beautiful. ❜

& there they sat in comfortable silence. tifa had no idea how much time had passed before a weight rested on her shoulder, & she didn't need to turn her head to know that it was cloud's head that was resting there. for a moment, she straightened up as if she wasn't quite sure what to do. but, slowly, she settled into the comfort of his presence, her shoulders easing & relaxing. he hoped that he knew that he was welcome, & yet she couldn't quite find the words to say it.

instead, she sought to show him. her own head tilted to the side, her head resting on his. a sigh slipped from her lips & her eyes shut.

she wouldn't mind more nights like this one.

[silverflqmes]

you are legit my favorite ffvii writer at the moment dude. if you feel like it, do you think you can write smth about being childhood friends w zack and reuniting with him one day? make sure to take care of yourself 💕 :)

໒⦂ 𝐈𝐍𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆.

notes. HELP YOU’RE SO SWEET ANON??? IWOWJDJDK i haven’t written as much yet and i still have lots to learn but that really warmed my heart to hear 🥹🥹🥹 i decided to combine this with another request, i hope that’s okay with you both!<3

genre. fluff + angst

disclaimer. tifa speaking on cloud can either be platonic or romantic — whatever you wanna think just don’t start up a whole ship war bc it’s embarrassing as hell. obviously this is a zack fic so focus on zack smh.

zack fair x gn!reader.

“you’re.. leaving for SOLDIER?”

you shouldn’t be shocked, that was the last thing you should have been since you had been the one to encourage his decision.

and yet.. why did it hurt? you had known that it would, it was only naturally — but not like this.

zack averted his stare from the star blanketed sky, smiling solemnly. “sure am. you helped me realize that becoming a hero is something that i should do — that the world needed my kind of help.. so that’s,” he paused, allowing the evening breeze to shift his dark bangs. “exactly what i gotta do.”

you fell into silence for a moment, pursing your lips together as you considered his words.

it had been your crush’s dream from young, since seeing sephiroth on propaganda and hearing of his endeavors, to become a hero. the life he’d led in gongaga was wonderful, peaceful.. but you knew, deep down, he’d wanted to make that name for himself. that zack was.. meant for greater things.

and you, torn between your feelings for him and the need to encourage him as his best friend.. had no choice but to put aside what you felt to urge him to embrace his dreams.

when he received no answer, the raven haired teen took it as a sign to continue, leaning back on his elbows. “as of now, you’re the only one i’ve told about my decision — cuz well.. as you know, my parents aren’t super chill with it.” he laughed out, shaking his head. “so i’m gonna leave tomorrow night. got everything packed up already, a letter ready for them to pass on and i’ll be good to go!”

“tomorrow night? so soon?” you nearly interrogated him, only to respond with a slow nod. “you have my word, don’t worry about it.” should you tell on your friend? would that keep him just a little while longer if his parents knew and prevented his departure? would he hate you for it and finally give you a reason to stop feeling this way about him?

no.. you couldn’t live with yourself if he had hated you. that was practically death served on a silver platter, your heart would never start again if zack had expressed contempt for you.

for a second, longing flashed in his eyes before he allowed himself to grin, patting your back gently. “you’re amazing y/n!! i knew i could count on you no matter what! i’ll be sure to bring you something real nice from the big city!! and that’s a promise!”

a smile that didn’t quite meet your gaze etched itself onto your lips as you let out a hum of agreement. “you’re the amazing one, zack. i’ll..” miss you. “..be holding you to that promise, so you better keep it.”

three years passed and no sign of zack. the promise stood, but remained unfulfilled.

you should have expected it, that becoming a SOLDIER meant never seeing him again. you knew he was alive, a letter would have come if he wasn’t, and his parents kept you posted thankfully.

yet, there was still an emptiness you felt in his absence. every year, you’d told yourself that perhaps maybe, he would come home to visit this time.

now, having turned eighteen, you had decided to leave the comfort of gongaga as zack once had, and journeyed to nibelheim — a village in the mountains. it was small, quaint as your hometown was, perhaps colder, but after being offered a job through your parents, it called to you.

your mother had been from nibelheim and met your father in midgar — who had left gongaga to pursue a career in research as she had.

despite their retirement, they had developed many connections.. one of which, had been in the mountain village.

when you pleaded to leave and join up with your friend in the city he’d left for, your parents had urged you not to, and were strict on it.. as though something had been terribly wrong there.

you’d never asked why they retired so early on, and just assumed they had wanted to settle since they’d made their money.

but it didn’t.. fully seem that way.

“didja hear y/n? there’s a group of SOLDIERS coming down here tonight. ahhh, i hope cloud is there — i haven’t seen him in years.” your companion and guide sighed out, pacing about idly as you jotted down notes on your observations of the terrain.

tifa had been a friend you’d made upon your arrival. she was a year younger, but a real go getter and great help on your expeditions. in the beginning you worried for her safety, stringing her along as you did — only for her to protect you from the perils you feared.

you’d have to ask if that mentor of hers was willing to show you a move or two on self defense.

“cloud, huh? is he in SOLDIER, too?” you had told the girl before you already about your old buddy, as there was no possible way of her exposing your feelings for him.

and honestly, it was comforting to confide in someone for a change.

she nodded eagerly at your question, smiling softly. “he should be, it was his dream to become a SOLDIER, like sephiroth — that’s what he told me one day before he left.. and he’d promised to always protect me, no matter what.”

your writing seemed to pause at her comment, head lowering as you willed yourself to chuckle despite your anguish. “is that so?” zack, as you recalled, had dreamt of the same. “well, i hope he comes home safe if he’s a part of that group.” you smiled a little, closing your notebook before standing up from your crouched position.

“that should be enough for today, thanks for coming along again — i think i’m almost there with reaching my conclusion on this strange increase in mako spillage on the landscape.. but i just- can’t seem to put my finger on it.” you muttered, knitting your brows together before casting a glance over at mt. nibel- the highest point of the area you had moved to. “whatever, they’re keeping in that reactor.. there’s something really off about it.”

the burgundy eyed female followed your gaze before humming absentmindedly. “yeah.. i’m hoping those guys coming today might know or at least clean up over there.. i’d hate to see what might happen if the pollution intensifies down here.” she answered softly, helping you up before looking ahead. “for now, let’s get back — it’s almost sundown.”

at the mention of the visitors on their way from midgar, your thoughts went to your old friend, but you reprimanded yourself quickly. you would not have hopes again — as they only ever existed to get shattered and turn into despair.

and yet.. that one percentage asking but what if, remained.

the sun had drowned into billowing clouds, a shade of golden casting over the scenery as you walked beside your friend, exhaustion creeping up on you. however, you reminded yourself that the descent was always easier than the ascent.

“and we’re back, thank you for taking the tifa express way~” your travel partner giggled, earning a smile in return from you. she always had a way of brightening the mood with her optimism. kind of like.. nevermind.

the brunette looked around when she found the villagers gathered in the centre, adjusting her hat with a pout. “did we just miss them? i didn’t think we would be this late..”

you copied her actions, letting out a sound of contemplation. “maybe they turned in, midgar is a long way from here.. i’m sure they wanted to just take things easy for the night and start off fresh tomorrow.”

tifa paused for a minute to think before letting out a sigh and nodding. “i guess you have a point — tomorrow, then.” she smiled again, holding out her thumb. “i’m gonna be their guide, i’ll make sure of it!”

you rolled your eyes in amusement before nudging her with your elbow. “whatever helps you sleep at night, tifa.. i’ll catch you in the morning, in that case. i still gotta sort some things with information i picked up today.” a trip to that mako reactor and your research might at last be complete. perhaps.. you could convince the group in bringing you along- especially if your friend would be going.

it was the perfect in!

“mhm, see you in the morning, y/n! don’t be up all night doing that work of yours if you wanna wake up on time!”

with those parting words, followed by a wave, the female dressed in orange walked towards the direction of her home, eagerly greeting her father at the door before joining him inside.

your shoulders fell, a low exhale escaping your lips as you adjusted your backpack. and just like that, she was gone.

you made your way into the inn you’d been staying at for the time being, rubbing your eyes.

it was a temporary arrangement, given you hadn’t fully decided yet if you would be staying permanently in nibelheim. however, the living accommodations worked just fine.

you hadn’t thought yourself difficult to please, anyway. so long as you had the necessary essentials needed to live, all was well. that was what you’d learned growing up in gongaga.

entering the inn, you greeted the host before ascending the steps, pausing when you caught sight of a towering, silver haired.. male? unless a woman could stand at nearly seven feet.. and across from him, stood.. no — had your eyes deceived you?

“z-zack..?”

the conversation between the pair, whatever it had been about, came to a full stop as they turned to face you, shock painting on the face of the SOLDIER with the darker hair.

“y/n..??” he spoke up incredulously, blinking over at you as his jaw fell just slightly. “no way- what’re you doing here.. in nibelheim of all places? i thought you were-”

“in gongaga?” you asked with a small smile before shaking your head. “my parents found me work here, so i moved just a few months ago. never thought i’d see you here, before returning home, no less.”

zack could feel the coldness of your words, piercing through him like icicles tipped in poison. pissed was an understatement.

the taller behind him smiled awkwardly before moving towards his door, not wanting to be muddled into the affairs of his triend. “i believe you both have some catching up to do.. i will see you in the morning, zack.”

the boy in question parted his lips in protest, but the cat-eyed male was gone before he could do so. damn!

awkwardly, he turned to meet your awaiting stare, swallowing thickly.

“sorry, i’ve.. had a lot going on.” he confessed, lowering his head in shame. “i wanted to come home sooner — especially after making first class just recently- but things.. everything that has been going on as of late at shinra, it’s been really messed up.” zack confessed, clenching his fists at his side before letting out a glum chuckle. “and it just keeps getting weirder.. what were the odds i’d find you here of all places?”

you leaned against the window, folding your arms as you gazed out. “close to none. i guess it’s a thing of fate, maybe.” you offered, sliding your eyes back to his zircon ones. “seems my parents were right to not send me to the city with whatever ‘messed up things’ that happened.”

the SOLDIER nodded, allowing a brief silence to pass before smiling. “they probably were, yeah.. don’t think you would have liked midgar much, anyway. it’s all gross and industrial looking.. although!” he blurted suddenly, perking up as though he’d remembered something. “wait right here, i’ve got something i want to give you!”

you rose a brow at his random burst of energy, reminding you that despite the change in his appearance, the development he had gone through.. he was still your zack, and that wouldn’t change.

he disappeared into his room before you could answer, rummaging by the noises you’d made out, which had you shielding your mouth with your hand. “don’t get lost in there, now.”

“like i would!” he laughed before emerging from his quarters, holding out a messily wrapped box for you. “no matter where i went, i always kept this with me, thinking that maybe- just maybe, i would pass through our hometown and find you to hold up that promise i made to you. finally,” the spiky haired SOLDIER paused, grinning brightly. “i was able to fulfill it!”

you blinked in surprise, taking the package into your hand as you felt your face burn despite the coldness provided by the high altitudes of nibelheim. “you.. remembered?”

appalled, zack let out a gasp of offense. “remembered? how could i forget?? a promise is a promise, and i intended on keeping it!” he huffed out before raising his fists before him in excitement. “now come on, open it!!”

overcome with a sudden happiness, to know you hadn’t been forgotten despite the negative thoughts you’d created, you opened up his gift to you with earnest. a glimpse of green entered your vision as you quirked a curious brow. a plant? no.. zack wasn’t the type to keep plants.

finally removing the top completely, you stared down at the present before stifling a laugh into your forearm. “you- you got me a cactuar.. stuffed toy?” you spluttered in surprise.

of course he did — it was zack for goodness sake..

“sure did!! ya like it?? it looked authentic when i saw it in the window!” he answered proudly, placing his hands on his hips.

you continued laughing, unable to contain yourself as you held your stomach. “it’s so random- but that’s.. that’s just like you to get me!” you wiped a tear, allowing a smile nearly as bright as his, or perhaps- even brighter for a change, to replace your initial frown. “i love it a lot, but.. you wanna know what i love more?”

a mixture of interest and excitement sparked in his eyes as he inched closer, eager to hear. “what? what is it??”

having caught your breath, you closed your eyes, holding the plush close to your heart. “being here- reunited with you, again..”

like an invisible string, knots and tangles had appeared in the thread that connected you both. however, it wasn’t impossible to unravel and detangle that which connected you both, to allow an opportunity of reunion.

( even if it was the right place, but sadly.. the wrong time. )

notes. bittersweet open ending cuz well.. it’s nibelheim- anyway, i hope this was okay! i think my writing style kinda changed.. scary. oh well! the support these last few days have been much appreciated<3 tysm you guys, hearts out to you fr<3

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[dutchdread]

What response do you have to that one quote(I think it's from an ultimania) where it basically says: "Cloud has complex feelings for Aerith, he had a bond with her that was different from the one he had with Tifa."?

Obligatory "spoilers for rebirth" warning. I think that is very accurate. One of the problems with the LTD is that it tends to equate all types of love. In particular it pretends that all love is romantic. I think a good starting point for answering this question is to read my article "what is love, baby don't hurt me". And "Do I think Cloud had romantic feelings for Aerith? Plot twist: Yes" if you want a bit more nuanced take on what I think about Cloud and Aeriths relationship. I think after Rebirth we can stop pretending that Cloud isn't romantically in love with Tifa, he literally kissed her. People can pretend it's optional but that is missing the point of these scenes, which are intended to give insights into the nature of the relationships between these characters. Regardless of which date you actually unlock, if you maximize your affection for all the characters you will have a Cloud who, if asked to go with any of the characters, would react the way he does in the high-affection version of that date. That means that even in the universe where Aerith asks Cloud on a date, and he decides to comfort her by holding her hand, that SAME Cloud would have kissed Tifa had she been the one to ask him to go with her. These are not two time-lines, these are two "what-ifs" concerning the same person with the same emotions. Similarly, the same Cloud who kissed Tifa would have held Aeriths hand for her. The reason this matters is because clearly Cloud is not the type of person to cheat, this is not that sort of narrative. Nor is he the type of person who would engage in actions that he'd think are a betrayal of his feelings towards some other girl. If Cloud loves Tifa he would not do things with Aerith that he would see as a betrayal of those emotions. Similarly, if he loves Aerith he would not do things with Tifa that he would see as a betrayal of those emotions. We see this several times in the game in fact. Cloud isn't fond of Aerith typifying their Costa Del Sol "date" as "a date", and is very unhappy with Aerith doing something similar in Kalm. And yet Cloud does kiss Tifa, without guilt or hesitation. He tries it in Gongaga, he does it at the Golden Saucer, and he continuously tries to advance his relationship with Tifa throughout the game in general. So given that that's the case, why would he grab Aeriths hand at the Golden Saucer, and in the dream sequence? Answer: because he doesn't think that grabbing Aeriths hand is romantic in the sense that kissing Tifa is. Because these are not the same type of feelings as the romantic type that he has for Tifa, and are therefore not at odds. And what they actually are....is complex. I don't think anyone could really accurately jot down the precise nature of Clouds feelings regarding Aerith, since that is precisely the point. That is why the word "complex" is used in the first place. You have to remember that the situation here is unlike any that anyone would be well equipped to deal with, or has ever had to deal with. We have a Cloud who is not himself, and who has a host of traumas and struggles and very specific afflictions he's working through. Aerith is the person he's bodyguarding, she's a symbol of the planet, she's a friend, she's a cetra, she reminds him of his mother, she's the girlfriend of his best friend, the girlfriend of someone whose identity he has in a vague sense taken on, someone he's having visions off. He finds her annoying, but also likable. But most importantly she is someone who is helping him, and whom he is helping. (continued)

[strayheartless]

Here have a couple of sort of sad headcanons about Cloud Strife!:

Cloud doesn't like to be percieved. doesn't matter whether its at a company function, the infantry shared Kitchen or seventh heaven. If you draw attention to him he will shut down.

If Cloud had to definitivly give an answer to the 'who's your best friend?' question, he would say him mom. Once he meets Zack he'd say his Mom... and Zack. He doesn’t really care when admitting that, nobody ever cared to be his friend so why should he be ashamed of the people who did. When he finally gets to have a relationship with Tifa it’s difficult to reconcile the fact that she kind of represents both the people he loved and lost, but also she is her own completely different and special person whom he adores.

Cloud was mute as a kid. He was never officially 'diagnosed' with selective mutism, because his mother couldn't affort do take him to a doctor, but that didn't change the fact that for a very long time Cloud lived in such a high state of anxiety that he just didn't dare speak. And when he did it was barely above a whisper and only ever to Claudia.

He had days during his time at shinra where he convinced himself that Zack was getting bored of him and he activly avoided his company until he eventually Zack pushed Cloud to tell them whats wrong.

He doesn't cry. More specifically, he feels as though he can't cry or shouldn't. His friends have only seen him cry maybe once, and at the time he was high as fuck on pain meds. it distressed everyone involved.

If Cloud is dissapointed or Sad he shuts down completely and won't let people touch him.

He doesn't often get Mad mad, but when he does he could level a small town with one look. The only person that has ever seriously been on the wrong side of that stare is Vincent and he never wants to see it again. Its not an 'I'll kill you later' look its a 'I am so viserally angry at you that I cannot actually vocalise how I feel, so instead I am going to look at you like if i stare hard enough you will realise that I am a single step away from hating you. choose your next words carefully' look.

His nail beds are ruined.

There was a period just between the events of FFVII and AC where Clouds Brain -still in the throws of sorting out its mako muddled identity- regressed after nightmares. Nights when Tifa and Barret have had to coax him out of corners. Nights when Marlene has offered her stuffed bunny and climbed into his lap; shocking everyone when Cloud took the bunny and didn’t cry, but he started shaking really badly.

After AC the gang look into getting Cloud a therapy dog. They look for a calm breed but in the end Cloud picks the wiggliest most excitable ball of energy that he can and lets it smother him with love. The dog is just called ‘puppy’ and Cloud refuses to elaborate on why.

Ah look, sadness and sorrow. Why do I torture him so? I will never know

[anamoon63]

Your TS3 gameplay really does inspire me to give that game another shot. Are there specific mods you use to make sure the game runs smoothly/is stable? What mods/cc are the best to use so the sims look good?

Hi, Marci! 😊

First of all, thank you very much for your ask. Knowing that my sims and/or my gameplay can inspire other simmers to play means a lot to me cause The Sims 3 is my favorite game in the whole Sims series. Plus, I love my sims, so this makes me twice as happy. 🤗💖

That said, it is my duty to warn you that The Sims 3 is not an easy game to maintain, it requires a lot of care and patience, even from the moment of its installation. You ask me what it takes to make it run smoothly and make it stable, well I'm no expert, but what helped me with that is all contained in this Steam post. I believe these tips you can follow even if you don't have your game on Steam. I followed all these steps when I reinstalled my game back in 2017-18, and I have never had a problem like lag or crashes since then.

It's thanks to the amazing person who wrote that post and to talented modders like @lazyduchess and Twallan (Nraas Mods), whose mods I consider indispensable, that I have been able to play The Sims 3 without problems for years now. I may have had a couple of crashes due to some wrong or corrupt cc, but that's on me because I download a lot of stuff. In those cases, it's a matter of locating the bad cc, taking it out, and that's it. The game runs great, even with a ton of mods installed. (I have a 9 GB mods folder, and I've had more than that at times, lol, but I try to keep in less than 10 GB always).

As for what mods and cc's to use to make the sims look good, well, that would depend on your taste, or as they say now, on the aesthetics of your game or your sims.

For what it's worth, I have always used Ephemera's E-WEAK skin as default. I also use some other Ephemera's like E-Skin Natural MIX, Asia and Fresh. I use some by Kurasoberina too.

I think Ephemera's site doesn't exist anymore, but the E-WEAK skins I use can be downloaded on MTS here. Kurasoberina TS3 skins you can find them here along with more of their fabulous content.

I'm sure there are other skins much newer, and super nice too, but these are the ones I use, cause they give my sims the look they are known for. 😊

Also I use Tifa N38 default eyes, as well as Buhudain's You Are Real body and face maps replacements to give some realism to my sims' skins/bodies. Neither Tifa's nor Buhudain's sites exist anymore, unfortunately, but you can still find Buhudain's archives on this SFS page. And those of Tifa in this other one in Mega. (I hope I am not doing wrong by sharing them, otherwise I will remove them).

There's also this stunning version of Buhudain's You are Real by @nectar-cellar named You are Hyperreal. :)

As for the rest, if I start listing all the other content I use such as hair, clothes and makeup I would never finish, I'd gladly share my whole mods folder, but I don't want to piss off the creators, or blow-up other players' computers, lol. I'm WCIF friendly, though, so feel free to ask for any specific content, of any type, CAS or Buy/Build, I got my custom content well documented, so I'll provide you with links to any of them.

For the time being, here is this link to my custom Content List on my Blogger. I have kept this list for many years, and I still use most of that content; it may be a little outdated of course, cause I have a lot of new stuff now, so my intention is to update the page soon when/if I have the time. Also, some of the links may not work anymore, if so just let me know and I'll fix them for you if I'm able.

I hope this answer has helped you. Sorry for taking so long to reply, but I wanted to make this post as detailed as possible. If you have any other questions about The Sims 3, I'll be here whenever you need me. Good luck and happy simming! 😉💗

[salternateunreality2]

I’ve got to ask, because the video you linked in chapter 80 makes me think I’m right…

Are the firsts parenting styles based on Gwenna’s (pleasant peasant media) parenting videos? Cause I’m living for the comparison.

Great chapter btw. I really want to cuddle Kadaj!

Answering your question:

She definitely influences them. I like to think there's an FF7 Gwenna out there making content that Angeal watches religiously. He's right there, cocoa and dressing gown ready, for Every Video.

They all have their own styles and did their own research, but her basic concepts around respect for the kids and gentle parenting are things all the Dads keep in mind. They also bend towards those principles naturally for various reasons.

I didn't set out to make her influence the story, but since I watch her stuff, it's going to bleed over. (My other sources are watching parenting irl, reddit, other fics, that weird phase I had where I got super into adoption for a few years and read a million blogs and things, and my own experiences with kids.)

Excited rambling because I can't help myself:

Angeal is a big fan of Gwenna and gentle parenting. He's also a natural by nature and his experience with Zack. He's not the "fun" parent--he's probably the most strict about everyday and risky things alike. Bedtime is always at bedtime. No playing "yeet the baby as high as you can", even if the giggles are EPIC. Healthy food. Educational field trips.

Sometimes it can be hard for him to let himself or Cloud off the hook for crazy kid stuff, but especially himself, and he needs those reminders from her about taking a deep breath and remembering that it does work. Patience yields focus.

You don't have to and can't be perfect, but you can be the perfect Dad for your kid by loving him and trying your best. And sometimes your best is collapsing on the foldout couch holding onto the baby all night despite what the books say about sleep schedules because your baby needs you.

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Genesis respects Cloud and treats him like a small adult because that's how Genesis expects to be treated (minus the small part. Genesis is tall. He is! He just has mammoth friends. Shut up). Genesis also doesn't want to helicopter/tiger mom his baby; he got enough of that growing up and he's over it.

He wants the world to take him seriously, so he offers that same courtesy to Cloud. He offers it to everyone unless they prove themselves to be unworthy, in which case Bitchesis comes out.

He's more likely to risk Cloud's physical and emotional health than Angeal, but less likely to risk Cloud's physical health than Sephiroth. He has no qualms about teaching Cloud the hard way about the ways of the world; if Cloud gets smart with him, he says "bet".

"I cursed at Heidegger because he's a bitch." is a perfectly rational response to Cloud asking why Papa cussed, in Genesis' mind.

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Sephiroth strives to do The Opposite of what Hojo did to him, so he treats Cloud as a tiny but respected new recruit SOLDIER under his command. He strives for excellence from both himself and Cloud, but the instant he starts feeling too much like Hojo, he re-evaluates. He tends to be more risky with Cloud's physical safety, because when the bar is set to "don't make a 2yo fight a monster", letting a 4yo handle a weapon doesn't seem like a big deal.

He also feels inadequate and a little out of his depth emotionally with Cloud; to combat this, he regularly seeks advice from Tifa, Angeal, and Zack to understand Cloud and provide appropriate responses.

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Zack is definitely one of the funnest dads. His philosophy is to meet Cloud where he's at. Both he and Genesis are great at engaging Cloud's imagination and playing with him, but Zack gets way more into it.

Zack gives Cloud freedom and respect because he's a kid and he deserves to have fun. As long as no one's getting seriously hurt, why the heck not?!

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They all drive each other a little batty sometimes with their choices (see: the petting zoo incident + any and all motorcycle outings), but ultimately their main goals are: physical needs fully met, emotional needs fully met, then education and other things. They love their baby 🐥 and he loves them! ❤️🐱🐶🐻🦜🐥❤️

[silver-wield]

Silver. Sorry for the long text. But i really don't have anybody to share my grievances with. Do you feel Disappointed at the devs? Because.. I do. Everytime we have something.. I don't really know if I should be happy about. For every scene that should only focus on Tifa, clearly Only on tifa and remind you of tifa. The devs give scenes that would mislead others. I don't mind subtext and red herrings. I don't. But.. it turn into Bad storytelling when it's not explicitly addressed. Interpretation can easily turn into "this is it". If nothing is explicitly clear, it becomes a majority wins game.

They really had to add that bitch in Tifa's bikini reveal? Do people really even care about the bgm?

That bitch and tifa has a rabbit ear in EC like wat?

They really make it easy for crackshippers to not see the worst dress and mid dress and sena editing best dress.. why?

We see him look like hugh jackman in nptk before we even hold Tifa's hand. What if you didn't watch the film?

Why is there a LA and HA version in creepy date?

Why use a handhold gesture that will look easily misleading?

Like really? They give us a kiss but they don't talk about it. They don't even want to explicitly say which is canon. And tbh, even in games like that, there is one canon. If they ignore the kiss, it's like it never happened. It's like cloud never tried his best. Then what are we celebrating.

So many other scenes that make me sad, I don't know where to begin.

This being scared and "considerate" about crackshippers is what gives me trust issues.

While I know I can Trust Cloud and know the real meaning of these misleading scenes. I know he has Negative Zero attraction to her and that he Genuinely tried to be a good friend just like he does with yuffie, barret, jessie , etc. but why do we have to work for that? Why do everytime I see the answer I can also see them making it easy for crackshippers and stupid 50/50 clotis to see things that AREN'T THERE.

When I see yamazaki explain something to them, I become sad. He wants to say leslie is referring to Tifa but the devs let him be at the storm of this. Her resolution, etc, he's always being careful Not to mislead (I Hope that continues). But again. The devs want to have their cake and eat it too.. they don't do this disrespect only to cloud and tifa. They do this also to zack. He's also a source of guilt? But it's not emphasized. They even released the film where he's not there. Should have been CCR first tbh then ACC.

Devs.. act like crackshippers do, always try to force the bitch on screen even when it's not necessary. She's not written at the same level and effort as tifa. You won't call tifa a mary sue. She barely existed in OG as in existed for the topic of her role. It's all about her love life. And even the external plot, they've downplayed that in rebirth. The only thing she has for what? So it'll look like she's doing this for him just as tifa does? Poor planet wtf.

For every scene this bitch is in. They make it easy for other to cope and defend her. She has flaws but it's not a flaw unless it's addressed. Again, mary sue.

Last night I saw that she only tells she'll hang out with cloti only when it's Tifa's gsd. She doesn't push her self onto yuffie's gsd. Like what the utter fck is that about? Devs making her say "cherish her" and then fck them over after? Then people clamoring, oh she said this so it's okay. What? If your SO said she ain't cheating but you see she is you won't see the disconnect with words and actions? I don't even know where to start. I'm getting a headache with how Disappointed I am with this Bitch and the devs who gaslights people.

While I see ZA apparently it's not so obvious. I just feel bad for the REAL clotis and zeriths with standards.

Sorry again for the long post.. I'm just Truly heartbroken with the attitude devs have of these stuff. Will it just be a subtext? A red herring? Wtvr? Or will it be Explicitly Cleared out? Like Everything in the Entire IP especially 7R? They say.. less room for interpretation. I Need and Want room for No BS interpretation. It's Not fun to be Toyed around like this. Were Not crackshippers and Fcked up clotis who are Goddamn Masochists.

Yeah, she's jealous and disgusting and yet the devs want us to believe she's a good friend to Tifa.

Aerith is the type of "friend" you never introduce your bf to because the second your back is turned she's trying to fuck him.

Fun fact: I had a friend like this and when she did this to our mutual friend that friend punched her.

Aerith is not Tifa's friend, and going one further, if Tifa was lgbtqia then she can do a lot better than that rancid two faced bitch. She's Tifa. She'd be with someone on her level, not a pink trashbag.

[darthjader2005]

Happy Valentines Day (Cloud Strife x Female Reader)

"So, what are you and Cloud gonna do for tomorrow?", Tifa asked as she cleaned the bar, well, as much as she could since my head was down on the bar.

"Tomorrow? What's tomorrow?", I ask.

"Valentines Day, wait, you forgot?!", Tifa laughed.

"No! I just... haven't thought about it much...", I say.

"You forgot.", Tifa corrected.

"Yes...", I sigh.

"Do you think Cloud forgot too?", Tifa wondered.

"Maybe. He does have a lot of stuff going on.", I say.

"True. But still, the boy could be a little more romantic towards you.", Tifa giggled.

"I don't mind. I'm not a very romantic person myself.", I say.

"Yeah right, if Cloud pulled all that romantic stuff on you, you'd be giggling like a school girl. If you know what I mean.", Tifa said, wiggling her eyebrows.

"*Sigh* You know best...", I smile small.

"Yep, that's for sure.", Tifa laughed, stepping outback leaving me alone in the bar.

The entry doors to the bar open behind me, my curiosity is telling me to look but I just didn't feel like it.

"Hey.", someone said as they hugged me from behind.

"Hey Cloud, how was your deliveries?", I greet, my face brightening up to the presence of him.

"Eh, it was alright. It would be better if you tagged along.", he said before placing a kiss on my neck.

"I'll go on the next round with you. Got any deliveries to make tomorrow?", I ask, laughing a bit.

"No, I'm actually taking the day off tomorrow. I have plans.", he said, resting his head on top of mine.

"Plans? What kind of plans?", I ask, wondering if it has to do with Valentines.

"You'll see.", he chuckles.

"I'm beat though. It's been a long day, let's go home and go to bed.", he says, grabbing my hand.

"Yeah. Geez, look at the time. Its 10:34 (pm). See ya later Tifa!", I say before hollering out to Tifa.

"Okay Y/N! See ya! Bye Cloud!", Tifa hollers from outback. I swear she has a radar, she can tell who's here without even looking.

We head home and crawl into bed. He hugs me close as we drift to sleep.

~The Next Morning~

"Y/N, wake up.", Cloud says softly, gently shaking me awake.

"Huh? What time is it?", I ask, half asleep.

"8:30 (am).", he answered.

"Geez, I slept in more than I usually do.", I say, rubbing my eyes.

"You needed it.", he smiles warmly.

"Yeah, I suppose I did.", I giggle.

"Oh, I uh... got you these. I hope you like them.", he says, handing me a bouquet of roses that he was hiding behind his back.

"Oh, they're beautiful Cloud! Thank you!", I say hugging him.

"Heh, I'm glad you like them.", he smiles.

"I have something to do today. Be ready by 8:00 (pm) sharp. I'll pick you up at 7th Heaven.", he instructs, kissing the top of my head.

"Okay. I suppose your not gonna tell me what you have to do.", I say, smiling.

"Nope, that would ruin the surprise.", he says.

"Well, come here. At least let me give you a real kiss.", I giggle, pulling him in and kiss him on the lips.

"I'll see you later.", he smiles, inches from my face.

"Okay, love you.", I smile.

"Love you too, bye.", he says, going out the door. I lay in bed for a few more minutes, giggling like a school girl. Gosh, Tifa was right... she really does know best haha.

~Timeskip to 8:00 (pm)~

"Aww, he's so romantic. I wonder what he has planned. Do you think it's dirty?", Tifa wondered out loud, causing me to laugh.

"Tifa! I doubt it.", I giggle.

The doors to the bar open.

"You ready?", Cloud asked.

"Yes.", I smile, walking to him.

"See ya Tifa!", I wave to her.

"Have fun you two!", she smiles, winking at me.

I get on his motorcycle behind him, holding onto his waist.

"You good?", he asks.

"Yep.", I say, resting my head on his back as he drives off.

~Timeskip (a small one)~

We arrive at a small clearing, surrounded by trees at the edge. But that's not what caught my eye. It was the sky, it's so beautiful. Like a cosmic world you could get lost in.

Cloud grabs blankets from the back of his motorcycle, as there is a bit of a chill in the air. It is February after all.

"So, what do you think?", he asks.

"It's beautiful! I love it!", I marvel at the sky above.

"More beautiful than the roses?", he smiles.

"Yes!", I say hugging him.

He lays a blanket on the ground for us to lay on. Then he puts the other blanket around us as we cuddled together. Watching the sky.

"I had to time this right. I was kinda worried the weather was gonna fail me by covering this with clouds, but it turned out perfect.", he states.

"It is perfect, but it wouldn't be perfect without you. I love you Cloud.", I say.

"Same, I love you too Y/N.", he says, kissing me.

"Happy Valentines Day.", he smiles.

"Tifa suggested yesterday that you forgot.", I giggle.

"How could I, she's been on my ass for the past week.", he chuckles.

"That's okay, I'm not gonna lie, I forgot.", I laugh.

"Yeah, but it doesn't mean we only can do this on Valentines Day. I suppose I could be a bit more romantic.", he chuckles.

"Just a bit though, I don't want you getting to soft on me.", I laugh.

"Right.", he kisses me again.

[miyakuli]

Do you mind if I ask your top 10 favorite characters (can be male or female) from all of the media that you loved (can be anime/manga, books, movies or tv series)? And why do you love them? Sorry if you've answered this question before.....Thanks

Hello~ Oh I don't mind at all :) actually I've been tagged as well by @oo-mi-ru-oo to give 10 characters I love in different fandom so it's kinda similar, I can reply both in one post :3 I'm gonna on japanimation only because if I have to choose with manga/books/movies/tv characters, it'll be impossible for me haha >v<"

Hinata Hyuuga

I started Naruto when I was 10-11 years old and that was the period of time when I began to lack of confidence and I began to be pretty introverted. And well, I was relating so much to Hinata so I immediately got attached to her. Also I grew up with her in a way, and seeing her becoming more confident and strong, while still being very empathic and sweet, she became like a model to follow in my eyes. It's really one of the character who had the most impact for me so yeah, Hinata will always be Best Girl to me <3

Natsume Takashi

Natsume Yuujinchou is my favourite anime, especially because of this sweetheart. I’m very moved by empathic character (you’re gonna notice it with the charac I’ll pick lol). Natsume has such a sensitive and sweet personality, I loved him instantly tbh. Also, the fact that he is careful to not get too close because he fears to bother them or to get hurt...well, I totally understand that feeling ;;  And seeing him being more open little by little, and warming up to people, it makes me feel happy, so yeah, it’s a character that makes me feel good and warm inside =v= 

Makoto Tachibana

I think everyone following my blog is aware of my love for him xD What can I say more. Makoto is THE friend everyone would like to have ; he is a sweetheart, he is adorable, he is caring toward his family and friends and he is the best to comfort people. Simply, he makes people happy, putting the others before himself sometimes (#protecttheboy), and really you cannot see this guy and not feel the need to smile back at him <33 this boy needs to be loved as much he loves people, so here, TAKE MY ALL MY LOVE MAKOGOD <3

Tifa Lockhart

My beautiful, strong, confident, sensitive and caring girl <3 I think Tifa is an amazing female character. I love her personality so much and even though she can kick ass, she is still a pretty calm and sweet. She is confident but humble, strong but adorable, sensitive but sassy when it needs. I really love all those sides of her <3 also she is one of the reason that made me realize that I wasn’t that much straight XDDD

Fai D Flowright

He is the first character that made me turn into protective mode (;v;) He is such a tragic character, and despite all the pain and horror he went through, he is still such a lovely man who just wants to take care of his loved ones. He suffered so much but he has still love to give...even though he doesn’t love himself ;o; I swear I just wanted to jump in the manga each time to hug him and comfort him. Yes he is funny, and cool and beautiful, but that’s definitely his fragile side that made me appreciate him even more. 

Clear

I started playing Dmmd for the gay boys...I ended it by getting a son to protect. Clear is a kinda a mix of everything I fall for : empathic, sweet, strong and a bit unconfident. But also he is SO INNOCENT, SO PURE!!! he has this childish innocence that makes me melt all the time ;v; so when the angst came, I just cried for him. I don’t know how much tears I cried because of him, his story touched my heart so much and he deserves only happiness ;; also, he sings (yes this is a very good reason to love him too xD). Anyway, I love this angel so much <3

Tomoyo Daidouji

She wasn’t immediately one of my favorite girl. I appreciated her kindness, the fact she was always so caring toward her friends but also her fun side, like being a kind of groupie of Sakura xD it’s when I finished to read all the manga when I was older that I realized that she was such an amazing character. Without spoiling, she is definitely the type to sacrifice her own needs as long as the people she loves are happy. She’ll be happy either way, without any resentment or regrets. And I think that’s something to admire. Also...she can sing xDD

Mihashi Ren

My maternal side activated at the sight of this baby boy. I was older when I began Oofuri, so I was less shy, still pretty unconfident but I was hiding my anxiety inside all the time. But Mihashi was expressing his anxiety through his expressions and his acts. And when I saw him I was like “yep, it’s my inside-self personalized there”, that no one can’t really see. So obviously, I’ve been right away attached to this character since I was relating to his social struggles and his lack of confidence. But the most important fact is that Mihashi is always doing his best, and he tries to be better all the time, fighting against his anxiety and trying to believe the words of people who praise him. He is so inspiring to me ; more than just seeing myself in him at that time, he became a character that gave me the desire to control better my anxiety as well ;v; 

Levi Ackerman

Ok Levi is a bit different of all my previous crush characters ;) I’m gonna admit, I first liked him because he was such a too cool charac xDD loved his design, his sort of grumpy personality, his badass side too etc...but through the chapter, we all discovered a protective and sensitive side of him <3 I also love so much his honesty ; he assumes his beliefs and won’t hesitate to shake a bit people for their own good. He is also very smart and combined to his agility skills, he is such an amazing fighter, and he never hesitated to put his own life in danger to protect others. But he has a violent and controversial side due to all the trauma he went through, so that makes him even more complex. And that’s why I think he’s the best charac of snk, and also one of the charac I love the most~

My reason to love her is kinda close to Levi’s. She appeared at first as cold and determined but she is much more complex. Through the manga, it becomes clear that she is a broken person with depression and PTSD who find a reason to keep living when she fell in love with Roy. She is ready to do anything for him to fulfill his dream even though she will have to give up to a part of her humanity (but also femininity). She is such a selfless character and basically she is following her heart. And for a character that appears strict, it’s such an adorable and touching side of her. And this sweet side appears from time to time, when she adopts her lil doggy or when her fragility breaks through the shell in some situations. I will end with obvious point too like, she gorgeous and strong, so yep, an amazing lady indeed ;)

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Voilà :) It was a bit hard to decide at the end (I wanted to put Aizawa from bnha as well ><), but I think I summed up well how I feel about those characters...hopefully//////

[starshcwer]

( happy birthday, tifa! | @royalarms )

" uh - " he starts , overcome with overwhelm , and realizes he's already off to a rough start . " it's your birthday , yeah ? " he's only been pestered about it all day long , unable to find a moment for himself not only to gather composure for this inexplicably nerve - wracking experience , but to garner the courage to approach her with a decided confidence ( which , he now realizes he wasn't completely prepared for ) . a sigh pushes past his lips , as if he's ejecting the nervousness from his chest , and he places an assured hand atop his hip , slouching more comfortably into his usual posture . " i got ya something . " and from his pocket he draws a dainty silver - chained pearl drop necklace , holding it in the minimal space between them . his thoughts race in several directions , his imagination portrays him wrapping the jewelry around her neck and placing a loving kiss behind her ear . . . but this is reality , and his face grows red and instead he continues standing there , offering an awkward clearing of his throat . " to match your earrings . saw it and thought of you . " he places one foot back and his eyes drift to the side before he approaches her with obvious hesitancy . " don't really know how to put it on but . . . " he doesn't , knowing full well that he'd make a fool of himself . instead he simply leans into her space , swallowing harshly , perhaps audibly , and while he wants to kiss her lips , he shies from it and places a gentle kiss atop her head . " happy birthday , tifa . we should hang out tonight . "

her head tilted to the side, & a curious hum left her lips at noctis' hesitancy. with the date momentarily forgotten from her mind, his uncertainty confused her, but he finally spoke his question, & the pieces clicked into place. their relationship often went like this: she was sure when he wasn't, & he was sure when she wasn't. they operated in a balance, action, & reaction. & so she met his question with a confident nod of her head.

❛ that's right! you didn't forget now, did you? ❜ not that she would have blamed him for doing so. friend or not, she wasn't self––––centered enough to think that the life of a prince ceased in its forward momentum for something like her birthday, but she also found herself hopeful that he had remembered. & then the coin flipped. his confidence announcement brought an expression of surprise to her face–––– lips parted, eyes a bit wide–––– he'd thrown her off kilter with such a simple declaration.

❛ you did? ❜ the unspoken, you didn't have to lingered on her tongue, but it never made it past the thought. the sudden excitement in her chest held it back. her hands clasped together, & she rose slightly on her toes as he reached into his pocket, as if she could get a glimpse of the gift even a second sooner that way.

the sight of the necklace stole the breath from her lungs, & she rocked back to the soles of her feet almost involuntarily, as if she'd been stunned. her lips parted as she searched for her words, & yet the only thing that left her was, ❛ oh... ❜ a single syllable spoken in a soft, sweet tone.

the sight of the gift dangling before its giver brought a foggy memory to tifa's mind. her dad had once given a necklace to her mom–––– for what, tifa could no longer remember, but the memory lingered. they'd stood together so he could put it on her with smiles on both of their faces before sharing a kiss, & though tifa had made a face that had made them both laugh, she remembered admiring the moment more than she had wanted to admit.

it felt odd, for just a moment, to be the young woman receiving jewelry & not the little girl who had once coveted becoming her. the feeling was quickly replaced with a warmth that spread through her at the realization of what sort of comparison she had just made between her & noctis ( though it was also what finally shifted her stunned look into a smile ).

to match your earrings. the realization that he paid such close attention that he would remember what they looked like, even when she wasn't by his side, was enough to turn that warmth into something tangible–––– a redness on her cheeks, threatening to cross the bridge of her nose. ❛ it's beautiful. thank you! ❜

she thought he was approaching to hand her the gift & assumed that his hesitancy was because of his embarrassment at not knowing how to put a necklace on her ( words that had, admittedly, brought a few giggles from her ), & she shook her head, dismissing the thought even as she wanted to ask him to try anyways. ❛ don't worry about it. ❜ but then he grew a bit too close, & more steps followed until her head had to tilt back a bit to see him properly.

tifa could hear nothing over her own heartbeat, suddenly fast & strong, but she didn't dare move from her spot. her eyes shut as his lips pressed gently against her forehead & her breath left her in a gentle sigh. they opened again as he separated, happy to see that he hadn't yet moved.

 ❛ thank you. ❜ her voice was much softer this time, as if this was a secret to be shared between just the two of them. she nodded her head, her smile growing. ❛ yeah, we should! ❜

but instead of making plans or taking the gift from his offered hand, she hesitated. her teeth caught her lip & her gaze turned to the side in thought before she turned back to noctis, feeling a bit bold. ❛ hey...if I showed you how...do you think you could try? ❜ she wasn't dressed for such jewelry. her outfit was far too casual, & she had almost decided against her earrings, but now she was glad she had worn them anyway. despite her informal attire, she wanted to wear the necklace.  she wanted noctis to put it on her–––– a birthday wish, she'd call it.

❛ putting it on me, I mean. ❜

[vinjaryou]

XYZ

The Sexy ABCs Meme

also holy shit I am so sorry it took me THIS LONG to answer! ;; I'm sticking the answers under a cut to save your dash, and I hope you enjoy them~ ♥

X is for X-rated: Do they watch any X-rated movies (porn)? Together or alone? Do they have a favorite type? Do they try to reenact them afterwards?

Watching X-rated movies is something they indulge in on occasion, though they're also up to reading some kinky novellas, too. The first time they watched porn together, it was an (aptly enough) vampiric-themed movie that Reilena had gotten as a gag gift from Tifa. They'd thought it was just going to be silly, but it turned out to be pretty damned hot, hit upon more than a few of their kinks... and they did end up reenacting their favorite parts later that night ♥ (and still do every so often, as oops, the vampire roleplay is kinda fun).

As such, they're more for the fantasy-themed movies, and though they do have some BDSM kinks, they’re not too keen on non-con, and will usually skip over those scenes or movies altogether, or at least make sure they’re comfortable with it before watching; consent is sexy, and when the word’s said, it stops. But costumes, exhibitionism, growls, and biting and scratching in there? Yes please, especially when it gives them some new ideas for the bedroom~

Watching alone can be fun, too – there’s been a couple occasions where Tifa’s popped into Reilena’s apartment by surprise, only to catch her best friend abruptly switching the channel with a red face and a blanket yanked over her. Not that those two haven’t watched a movie or two together, as they did when they dated, and even now during girls’ nights in will pick out a ridiculously-titled film, crack open a bottle or two, and turn it into a drinking game while teasing the other about whether or not they’d try what’s onscreen with their respective partners.

On the flip side, Vincent’s only been walked in on once so far (in this lifetime) while indulging. His “oops” moment was when he was staying at Cid and Shera’s for a weekend, with Cid walking in to ask if Vincent would join him outside for a smoke break. A strangled, startled “!”, a glance at the screen, and Cid held his hands up and said “I’ll give ya a sec, Vince uh… catch ya out back?” though not without a little smirk, ‘cause the cape was definitely not over his shoulders at that time.

And sometimes alone doesn’t necessarily mean alone, as the private chat they have on their phones can attest to~

Y is for Yucky: Is there something they find particular disgusting or unpleasant in regards to sex? Something they’d absolutely refuse to do, even if the other really wanted it?  Have they already denied the other some kinks because of this?

They're good at discussing boundaries and kinks, and have introduced one another to their own (Vincent turned Reilena onto shibari and bondage for example – and then proceeded to accidentally break a couple pairs of handcuffs because he really really really needed her, oops~), so when they come across something that might squick or freak the other/both of them out, it's talked over. Even if one seems entirely into it, the absolute second it looks like something’s not right, it stops. This came into play quite a bit when Vincent introduced Reilena to constraint kinks, as the last thing he wanted was to accidentally trigger her claustrophobia; constant reassurances were given, and it was taken as slowly as needed, with him giving her full rein on everything while talking her through it.

Which means yes, there have been times when they're making out and deep into foreplay, a question is asked, and they'll slow down (as much as possible) to make sure they're on the same level before continuing. Mussed hair, heavy breathing, clothes undone and rumpled (if not off entirely), and then a soft "are you okay with this?" This also comes up if he's gone semi-monstery, because he knows he can get very rough when that happens (and again with the possible claustrophobia due to wings enfolding them post-climax if he’s more Chaotic), and though she always reassures him that she's okay, he will always make absolutely sure.

Debasing/degrading talk is one that they won't do; dirty talk is all well and good, but there's that line that neither of them will cross. Bodily fluids need to be specified - bloodplay is very good (hello vampiric tendencies and biting/scratching), they both enjoy going down on one another and indulging in their tastes, but cum play is eeehhhh (heat of the moment has happened at times, but it's not a regular thing; this doesn't count licking them off of fingers though, as that is a yes good very good and a surefire way to get them even more riled up), and a hard no on anything that's supposed to go in the toilet, to put it nicely.

Z is for Zones: What are their most erogenous zones?  Does their partner know all of them?  Do they make sure to stimulate each other in said zones?

For her: the inside of her thighs is a very big one, especially the left, and he likes to take advantage of this by running his claws along her leg to get her flustered when they're sitting together in public; in the bedroom, he'll bite it just deep enough to draw blood, and let the blood run down her leg before licking it up and kissing the bitemark.

Caressing and running nails/claws across her hips and along the small of her back will get her warm and flustered in a hurry, moreso if he decides to take his time and lazily run his claws up her spine. Doing that while nuzzling the hollow of her throat? She will cling to him and beg him for more. Breasts feel almost like a given, but she can't help it, especially when he toys with her nipples until they're erect and almost aching; she has a tendency to really pull at his hair when he plays with her like this.

And for a more subtle one, the inside of her arms - running his nails/claws along her arm, up until their fingers link together and he squeezes their hands/presses them against whatever surface they're against. Soft, tender, and sensual, it's one he likes to do when they're in public, and will usually nuzzle/kiss a warmed cheek afterward with a murmured little tease.

For him: his neck - for a specific spot, the back of his neck - is one, and she will play this up as much as possible, as she'll run her nails down his neck while they're making out to get him to shiver. As such, she'll surprise him at times in public by brushing his hair over his shoulder to press a kiss against the back of his neck before whispering in his ear and slipping her arms around him, if not sneaking in a little nuzzle and kiss against the side of it as well. Nibbling, biting, and suckling at it is also a surefire way to get a nice, throaty groan from him.

His chest is a big one (haha), more now that he’s more comfortable with baring his torso. Feeling her hair against his skin while she’s kissing and licking her way down, giving special attentions to his scars (the once-fatal mark is a major one, which was a surprise to him as well, as he never thought it would turn him on so much until that night when he first revealed his torso scarring to her) will get him hot and ready to go in seconds, and when she moves down to nuzzle the happy trail of soft black hair from his navel down~? That’ll get some quality whimpering growls in an instant, as well as some claws or fingers tangled in her hair as he trembles.

He also just really likes his scars being kissed, caressed, and tended to. Considering the insecurities he’s harbored with them, and how many traumatic memories they still keep, feeling her touching and kissing them is at once a major turn-on and a tender reassurance. The torso ones were already mentioned, but the scars around his shoulder blades – marks where the wings of Chaos still burst out every so often – and the faded ones on his forehead – courtesy of Galian’s horns – are also ones that will get him warmed up while also feeling reassured and loved whenever she nuzzles or kisses them.

(and then I finished writing all this and thought "whoops, these are probably better for turn-ons," eep)

[dutchdread]

Hey Dutch I wonder why I keep seeing some fans say cloud kiss to tifa was hollow ? I guess u call them cleriths or something I knew to all this and just learn about a ship war? Do you believe hollow since he not himself and would the real clown ever try to kiss a girl

Honestly, it's just them coping. Sorry if that's a boring answer, but that's really all it is and I can't paint it in a better light than that, every Clerith response you've seen to the kiss....is the definition of coping. You have to remember some people have been believing that FFVII is the tragic love story of Aerith and Cloud, and that Tifa is "just a friend", for 27 years now. The proper application of critical thought is to look at the evidence and see to which conclusion it leads. These people have started with the conclusion, and then have to force fit the evidence to lead to the place they want it to. Problem is, the more evidence comes out, the harder it is to get it all to fit, so they have to twist and bash it into place. Which is why you get some very bad takes from one side of this argument. Why is Tifa always denigrated? Because Tifa represents an existential crisis to the Clerith world view in a way that Aerith doesn't for Clotis. Same thing with Zack. The reason Cleriths call the kiss Hollow, or say it's optional, or whatever their next plan of attack is, is simply this.

SE decided to give Cloud and Tifa a kiss, and for Clerith to happen, Cloud can't have genuine feelings for Tifa, since she's the one who'll be living with him. So the kiss will have to be twisted and undermined.

But the thing is of course, that no amount of ad hoc rationalization can change the fact that SE CHOSE to give Tifa and Cloud a kiss. It wasn't "braindamaged and confused Cloud" that chose to kiss Tifa, it were the developers. And the question they really have to ask is "why?". Would SE choose to have Cloud kissing Tifa? To illustrate how heartbroken he is over Aerith having feelings for Zack? Are Cleriths really that deluded about how SE would treat its characters? (yes they are, they are that deluded, but they shouldn't be). Or did they decide to show Cloud kissing Tifa because....there is an obvious growing romance between Cloud and Tifa? SE COULD have chosen to give a kiss to Aerith....but they didn't...instead they first gave Aerith and Cloud a scene where Aerith asks him to indulge her fantasies, and then one where Aerith is unsuccessfully trying to recreate her time with another man, and finally a scene of her confirming that while she likes Cloud, there is "like, and like like". Tifa in contrast confirmed that she specifically "like liked" Cloud SEVEN years before the game even started. Aerith at best was still trying to figure that out when she was dying. And at worst (and more realistically) discovered in death that "No, it wasn't like like", which the mere fact that she even had to ask, kinda already betrays what the answer is.

[kuhato]

the water runs cold by the time she reaches him.

he'd been standing at one point, staring down at the drain, watching mud and blood run down his limbs, and for a while he was content with just that — with each droplet, he felt the tension ebb away, his body slowly unwinding from the anxiety that seemed to string him along, one step in front of the other.

the problem came when it was time to properly wash himself, face the idle wounds he had no memory of, the clearly surgical scars marring his chest and arms, the blood that stained him but did not belong to him. but he persisted, pushed past the questions his mind so desperately wanted to ask, closed off the doors to what truths he didn't want to face - it was all part of becoming SOLDIER, getting hurt was to be expected. he knew this.

he did.

but then he lifts his head up, facing the stream of water hitting him — and he nearly falls, catching himself on a shelf of hers (no doubt breaking it in the process), stars lining his vision as his blood pressure swarms, blood rushing in his ears.

"i'm fine." had she knocked? was he reassuring himself? did it matter? he had to finish up quick, aware of the increasing shake to his hands, the stuttering nature of his shallower and shallower breaths. he was fine, and though his thoughts grew hazier and hazier, he was making process.

until he wasn't.

until hands hastily trying to wash hair find themselves instead fixated on a fresh wound, a gunshot direct to his scalp. he picks at it, first idly and then in search for answers, dread rising in his throat along with nausea as he feels the still tender scabs give under his nails.

he was trying to look the other way, ignore all the details he was missing, trying not to worry tifa senselessly after everything they'd been through but — what happened to him? why couldn't he remember? what was wrong with him?

eventually, his legs give up beneath him, falling painfully on bare knees as a splitting headache finally comes to replace the pressure that had been steadily growing in his skull, swallowing with it all thoughts of anything other than the pain, nulling his sense of the outside world. he does not hear his name, does not hear the door opening, all he can feel is the now cold water rushing down his head, hands buried in bloodied hair, entire form shuddering.

unprompted.   ♡  * always accepting !  @vctlan.

i should be back with a clean towel by the time you’re finished, she had assured, repeating it on her mind to equate the seconds it takes her to reach marle and ask her for a spare one she could borrow. the worry in her eyes doesn’t go unnoticed, both marle’s and tifa’s. there’s the few surface questions she asks—this for that SOLDIER boy? is he sick?—and all those she doesn’t after tifa reassures her: he’s a good guy. i trust him. he’s my friend. 

she’s pathetically uncertain about all of them.

for a moment, she thinks all she does know is that shinra tampers with its SOLDIERs like they do with lands. she saw it in his eyes, the blue and a mako green that did not belong there. her first clue of his success, she supposes, because she had seen it before firsthand– cloud’s image resembled that of the first and last SOLDIERs she had ever had the displeasure of knowing in the flesh, images she had tried starving out by way of not reminiscing. 

and yet, cloud is here. he’s here and all it does is remind her.

cloud, the ex-SOLDIER. first class. the best of the best, part of an enviable percentage, part of the elite group that acted as the omen for nibelheim’s ruin. there is old bile in her throat and, after marle returns, a towel for her to sink her nails into as she bears the thoughts, bears the curious glances of onlookers asking, judging, what’s someone of his rank doing down here, and why is she keen on helping him? tifa doesn’t prickle herself on the suspicion. she understands the roots of their distrust, even if they’ve yet to know he’s a former SOLDIER: the fear that comes with anyone shinra-branded, carrying a weapon they were trained to use against any voiced unrest. or, worse, conspiracy. 

even with all the walking and waiting and talking she has done, she doesn’t know what to feel when she returns to the shower still running. his… latest trip, the one that brought him here, might have been particularly dangerous, she presumes, sitting on her bed like a dead weight. former SOLDIER, she repeats to herself, invoking the implications: someone that was privy to all he knew, nibelheim aside (but included), would not be let go just like that. 

it’s then when her own negligence crashes like a violent wave that compresses the air in her lungs: this is not just taking care of a friend. this is taking care of a missing weapon, one with the risk of being looked for, traced back. avalanche. the pace of her thoughts is frenetic, drowning the sound of water– until the wreck that goes off startles her enough to stand.

“cloud?” she knocks, “what was that?” but there’s nothing. even with her temple pressed against the door, she can’t make out the sound of breathing. he speaks, finally, but she can’t find it in her to trust the reassurance. not with the clear image of his dazed face when she found him at the station. she thinks, in an attempt at optimism, perhaps it’s a brief bout of lightheadedness? would he take offense in her not believing his word? 

tifa stays by the door as compromise. dead silent, indecisive. lamenting, perhaps, how much she wants to trust him, his word, and how much she doesn’t.

there’s another thud, and it marks a limit to the concern she can handle. “i’m coming in!” she calls out, voice worry-drenched, as she opens the door, the image of his crouching body, pinched close and trembling, filling her vision entirely. she can’t tell if she gasps or exclaims his name or is utterly silent.

she knows, however, that she’s moving. she can feel her body moving, taking immediate action, despite and because the shock, in order to close the handle, cold water splashing onto her. it all registers as a slow film playing back to her. therein, the quick glimpses she sees of the scars in his bare back, one particularly strange one in the middle of his shoulder blades standing out, are hour-long contemplations. there’s a thin stream of fresh blood trailing down from his scalp and onto that scar, and before she lowers to wrap the towel on him, she wonders if it’s due all his scrubbing, a miscalculation of strength. it has to be. otherwise, a wound there would be...

“cloud, hey, take it easy,” a plea out of the fear he might fall back into the worst of his initial daze again. he’s cold to the touch and she’s digging to place her hands atop the back of his, as if to help her voice go through by touch, “please, tell me you see me— that you can hear me.”

[lewdladylily]

20, 37, 77 Click 6000

20: If you could have sex with anyone right now, who would it be?

To make this interesting, I am going to give top 5 people. I rarely fantasize about celebrities and such, so these are all people I actually know.

The top of the list is obvious, I would love to have a proper in person session with Raven. But that's obvious and isn't a terribly interesting answer. The rest of these are in no particular order.

Next on my list, I mentioned a woman who was the sister of my former best friend, who was at one time a close friend herself. She is really high on the list. (and maybe her brother too but I am pretty sure I would have to pick one, and I'd pick the sister)

Next, I have a friend who used to be a casual friend with benefits, but they moved a few states over so I've not had access to her in a while. She was a sex worker and a professional porn actress for a while, and she is such a sweetheart. One of the few people that makes me feel dominant around them naturally.

A few years ago I knew a drag queen that went by Christine. She is incredibly hot, both presenting as a man and a woman. She's very dominant, I would love for her to have some fun with me.

And finally there is this guy I know who goes by Skip, I have not seen him for a few years but oh my god he's hot (I assume he still is), sucking his cock sounds like a great way to practice deepthroating.

For a bonus, top 5 fictional characters I want to fuck: Tifa, Aerith, Symmetra (dragon especially), Terra (ff6, especially in her esper form), Zelda

Honestly I could give you a massive list of fictional characters like this but those are near the top right now.

37: How much fapping is too much fapping:

I will give you two genuine answers, one answer that applies specifically to me, and one joke answer.

Genuine 1: When it begins to interfere with other aspects of your life. Sex and masturbation is a hobby, but its not exactly creative or fulfilling on it's own. There is no such thing as porn addiction, but the instant gratification can overshadow other more fulfilling pursuits if you let it.

Genuine 2: I would recommend orgasming no more than every two or three days. You can orgasm as much as you would like then, but giving yourself at least a little time to recover will make your pleasure significantly greater.

Personal: Edging myself usually starts being more frustrating than fun around 60-90 minutes in.

And, of course, the truth: You should only be fapping as much as your owner allows :P

77. Which wet dream was your favorite?

Oh, that's interesting. A bit hard to answer though. I always like dreams where I get to have sex with someone I am interested in in real life, like a friend or acquaintance that is very hot features in a dream.

I think my favorites though are dreams that are frightening while being sexy? I rarely remember dreams in detail, but there was a dream I had once where I was being more or less raped, but it included all the build up of being cornered, coerced, etc. Another one was more of a monster scenario with teeth and claws and biting and I was in my bunny persona.

That's on the mild end of the "scary" scale, my dreams can get pretty graphically violent, and that sometimes melds with sex dreams. So like, watch out if graphic violence gets you for the next paragraph.

I had a dream once where I was trying to run from some sort of monster, a demon I think, and it would catch me and then have it's way with me, which might include raping me, dismembering me, things like that. Once the monster abused me enough that I died the scenario would reset and it happened again over and over, with the monster doing different things each time and a heavy emphasis on me needing to escape but being unable to and a focus on the graphic bloody violence of being torn apart, but with only a mild amount of pain from the abuse. That was a fun dream.

Thank you for the ask and trigger!

[wh3r3sth3l0ve]

Sora x Tifa

Part 15

Part 14 below

Sora woke up from dreamless sleep at midday. He decided to ask Tifa about the piano from her bedroom. He never played any instrument himself but still he pressed some random keys.

“There’s no reason for staying inside.” he thought and went outside. “What to do?”. He made up his mind taking the road to Seventh Heaven.

When he got inside the bar, he noticed Cloud sitting at one of the tables with two guys. They were laughing at something, at least those other two, as Cloud was only slightly smirking. The ex-SOLDIER didn’t seem to recognize him, so he went straight to the bar to say hello to Tifa. She stood with her back to the room, so she didn’t notice Sora approaching.

- Excuse me ma’am, can I make an order? - he asked in a formal way.

Tifa turned around and smiled warmly at him.

- Of course, what would you like, sir? - she answered, playing that little game.

- I’d like your specialty - he said, returning to his normal tone. - and for those guys whatever they like best. - he pointed at the table behind him.

She was really happy that Sora decided to make a good impression before her friends. She started to prepare the drinks with him watching.

- Stop staring at me like that. - she whispered with a smile, giving him a quick look and blushing.

- Like what? - he asked, surprised.

- Like I’m some kind of dessert. - her face turned impressively red.

Sora smiled widely at her with response as her blush was a very cute sight.

- I recognize Cloud. And the other two?

- Biggs is the one wearing the headband, the chubby one is Wedge.

- Thank you for your service, m’lady. - he smiled at her, took glasses and carried them to Cloud and others.

- Hi, I’m R… Sora. I’m friends with Tifa and this is to break the ice. - he said pointing at drinks.

Cloud's eyes widened with surprise, Biggs raised his eyebrow and Wedge grinned at him.

- Can I join you?

- Sure! Tifa’s friend is our friend! - Wedge welcomed him and moved a free chair for him.

- Sora, long time no see, huh? - it was Cloud, still with astonishment in his look.

- Yeah it’s been, how much, eight years? - Sora remembered what Tifa told him the first night they went out.

- Wait, you guys know each other? - Biggs spoke for the first time.

- Yeah, we’ve fought against and along. - Cloud said with a mysterious smile.

Both Biggs and Wedge were now sitting at the edge of their chairs. Sora was clearly confused, and Cloud seemed to notice that.

- You okay? - he asked.

- Well, being honest, I don’t remember much from the past, it’s a long story.

- Do you, huh? Well, we’ve faced each other in a tournament in Olympus Coliseum. You were just a kid, still you’ve managed to defeat me, I’m not proud about it. Then, a year later, we fought Heartless in Hollow Bastion aka Radiant Garden.

- Of that I remember. So I defeated you, huh?

- How’s it possible that you beat Cloud? He’s the toughest guy I know! - those were Wedge’s words.

- And he - Cloud pointed at Sora. - is the toughest guy I know. Maybe excluding Sephiroth.

Sora held himself from commenting on that. He just sat by the table and tried to enjoy his drink, which wasn’t so easy, because of his reluctance to meet new people. He sneaked a look at Tifa and tried to catch her eye but failed. Looking back at comrades at the table, Sora noticed Cloud looking at Tifa with sadness.

As hours passed, the bar was getting crowded. Sora couldn't say he was having fun talking to Tifa’s friends but they didn't bother him either. After noticing Cloud's peeking at his girlfriend again and again he got a bit angry and jealous. The voice in his head came back: “Why do you call her your girlfriend? She never stated that. He's much better for her, taller, built better, more handsome and you?”. He shook his head and spotted a jukebox. It had to be there earlier but somehow he missed it. He approached it to look for something to occupy his mind.

The titles said nothing to him, as well as the artist's names, although one record caught his attention, it was called “Heaven” by T. With no hesitation Sora played that one. It was a calm melody played on a piano that somehow instantly filled his heart with hope. He enjoyed it so much that he didn't even notice the end. Instantly he played it once more and looked at the title again. “Can it be?” his heart skipped a beat. He turned his face towards the bar top. Tifa was standing there, staring at him, with a face that he couldn't read.

She was used to hearing that record playing at Seventh Heaven as many people accidentally were turning it on but never two times in a row. She looked towards the jukebox and saw Sora being lost in the melody. He checked the cover and looked at her and she knew that he learned her secret. Looking at him she slightly shook her head. He seemed to understand - the next record played immediately.

[tyravenholme]

FF7 Remake/Rebirth Theory

We shall be stepping immediately into spoiler territory, so if you want off this train, now's the time. Ye have been warned. Anyway, as we are fast approaching the arrival of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and I have watched many of the videos and trailers that have come out for it, I still firmly believe that the explosion we saw at the end of Final Fantasy 7 Remake from Zack's perspective was the merging of his timeline with the Remake timeline. Before, I had very little to support the idea except that we see the party "pass" Zack and Cloud as they make their return to Midgar, but with some of the trailers for Rebirth, I think my theory has a lot more ground to stand on. In one of the earliest trailers, it starts with a news report and video of the party - minus Cloud - all being medevaced by Shinra troopers, with details of some kind of storm having destroyed a highway. This is most likely referring to the storm during the final battle after the highway chase, except the storm only occurs once the party crosses the threshold into the singularity, which does introduce some pretty big questions. A later trailer shows Zack and Cloud in Midgar, learning about the destruction that has befallen Sector 7. Now this is the part that really boggles my mind because it appears that everything that happened in Remake has happened, just somehow earlier because in the original timeline (and Remake assuming) Cloud makes it back to Midgar on his own a couple of weeks before the first bombing mission, so what happened to cause this seemingly sudden time skip of events where Zack and Cloud arrive to a Midgar where the Sector 7 plate has already been dropped. What's even weirder is that the party somehow all met together in the same way, despite not having Cloud with them, which really really boggles the mind cause there's a pretty important character among them who wouldn't have joined up with everyone and that's Aerith. Without Cloud, he doesn't join the party for the second bombing mission, doesn't fall into the Sector 5 Slums, and doesn't meet Aerith. If he doesn't meet Aerith, she doesn't take him back to Sector 7 where as they are about to split up notice Tifa on her way to Wall Market which is how Aerith becomes fully involved as she's the driving force pushing Cloud to help Tifa.

So how does Aerith become involved with the party without Cloud in this other timeline? I don't know, best guess is that it has something to do with her other self within the Lifestream giving her some memories she shouldn't have - just like Remake Aerith did as there are numerous instances where she knows things she shouldn't, like Cloud being a merc or who Marlene is and that she's at Seventh Heaven before Tifa can explain things. Of course, if this is meant to be the same Midgar from the Remake Timeline, then how is there a whole other party to begin with, the Remake party left Midgar to go after Sephiroth, and if the timelines have merged, how does this other party even make sense to begin with? - I suspect them passing through the singularity has something to do with it? Maybe? Either we've now got a merged timeline in which there are 2 Clouds, Remake Cloud and Zack's Cloud, as well as two different party groups, Remake Party that left Midgar, and the other that all ended up being taken by Shinra, with Aerith being taken back to her home as seen in one of the trailers (Can I also say how weird it is to see Zack, Cloud, and Aerith all in one room together. I may be a relatively new fan to Final Fantasy 7, but that alone made my eyes go wide) This theory is honestly kinda a mess and still has a lot of unsolved questions that absolutely need answers. Like, how the heck is Jessie at the Golden Saucer? Will Zack regroup with the other versions of Barrett, Tifa, and Red XIII that we see being taken by Shinra (assuming they haven't been experimented on by Hojo cause you know he'd do some weird shit) Will this series end with Remake Cloud and Zack fighting Sephiroth in order to save everyone and the world and even Time?

Also, given everything that has been shown in the trailers, can you even begin to imagine what we aren't being shown and what new things are waiting for us in Rebirth?

Can you tell I'm excited and have been waiting ever since I saw the words "The Unknown Journey will Continue" with anticipation and excitement and have thoroughly enjoyed everything I have seen so far of Rebirth.