But what of the wretched hollow?
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Waiting it out by TesseTesseTesse
Fandoms: Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth (Video Games 2020-2024), Final Fantasy VII (Video Game 1997)
26 Jun 2024
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In the shadow of the Northern Crater, the party struggles to cope with the devastating loss of a beloved companion. With tensions rising and Cloud teetering on the brink of mental collapse, the group's unity and resolve are put to the test. Tifa, burdened by grief and the weight of responsibility, tries desperately to reach Cloud before his obsession with Sephiroth leads them all to ruin.
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- Part 1 of But what of the wretched hollow?
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For a moment by TesseTesseTesse
Fandoms: Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth (Video Games 2020-2024), Final Fantasy VII (Video Game 1997), Compilation of Final Fantasy VII
15 Sep 2024
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Cloud is losing himself; his mind fractured, caught between a past that doesn't feel real, and the promise of a grim future. The only thing keeping him grounded is Tifa, her presence a fragile tether to the person he once was. But as the Northern Crater looms closer, he wonders how long that tether can hold.
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Cloud Strife's brain is a truly terrifying place.
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- Part 2 of But what of the wretched hollow?
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When the world's too heavy... by TesseTesseTesse
Fandoms: Final Fantasy VII (Video Game 1997), Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth (Video Games 2020-2024), Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
17 Feb 2025
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In the aftermath of the Lifestream, Tifa and Cloud have a long overdue conversation.
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- Part 3 of But what of the wretched hollow?
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The salt in my wounds. by TesseTesseTesse
Fandoms: Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth (Video Games 2020-2024), Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VII (Video Game 1997), Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
01 May 2025
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Cloud Strife thought he'd left the worst of his nightmares in the Lifestream. But his fragile peace is put to the test when the the team gets word that Shinra and Hojo have been up to something in the Nibel mountains.
Can Cloud learn to accept his friends' help, or will Hojo’s spectre drag him back under?
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Cloud struggles to let go of old habits and Barret is tired of standing idly by.
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- Part 4 of But what of the wretched hollow?
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Learning to talk. by TesseTesseTesse
Fandoms: Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth (Video Games 2020-2024), Final Fantasy VII (Video Game 1997)
13 Aug 2025
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It's been three days since a mine collapse in the Nibelheim foothills almost claimed Tifa's life, and three days since Cloud started pulling away from her again. Perfect timing for Hojo to start making trouble in Midgar.
But when the party can't delay dealing with Hojo and Shinra a moment longer, Tifa finds herself on the outside of one of Avalanche's most important battles yet.
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- Part 5 of But what of the wretched hollow?