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five things Cloud learns from Zack (and the one he forgets) by altariaas
Fandoms: Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
20 Mar 2022
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For all that he believes in him, part of Zack doesn’t want to have faith in Cloud. A part of him wants Cloud to fail, wants him to fail so badly that SOLDIER and mako and swords never get anywhere near him. Wants Cloud’s eyes to stay endlessly blue and bright in a way that’s his, wants Cloud whole and safe and tucked against him like this forever.
Wants Cloud far, far away from dead mentors and bloodied hands and scars that look like the gridlines of maps.
But more than anything, Zack wants Cloud happy. So he sucks it up and figures he can at least teach him something that keeps him safe.
Bookmarked by ranilos
25 Dec 2025
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Cloud is a freak and Zack is asleep.
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23 Dec 2025
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forgiveness in eurydice by lovelessing
Fandoms: Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VII (Video Game 1997), Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
11 Mar 2023
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“Who are you seeing? Is it—is it him!?”
A lingering side of Cloud knows that his healing with Aerith, and his tears with Zack, had been undeniably real.
The man Tifa speaks of has plagued his nightmares for the last year, nowhere to be seen in the light of day or in the faces of his family. Sephiroth is no longer a part of Cloud. Sephiroth can no longer tear apart his visage and reach into the caverns of his existence, crushing everything in sight like a bloody, wilted carnation. Sephiroth is no more when it comes to battling with death before he gets a chance to live. Sephiroth is gone. But Zack and Aerith… Cloud can’t say the same for.
He hopes he never has to.
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- Part 3 of steal the sun, i’ll be your only one
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23 Dec 2025
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out of the mud and mire by lovelessing
Fandoms: Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, Compilation of Final Fantasy VII
23 May 2022
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Zack squeezes his hand. “Didn’t think I’d let Aerith have all the fun, did you?”
That must be what finally makes Cloud fall apart.
There’s a lump forming in his throat at the mention of Aerith, and just the thought of Zack arguing with the Planet—of all life—to come see him again, makes his legs feel weak. He’s stronger than this, is supposed to be stronger than this, but Cloud can’t seem to hold back the sound of a sob coming up his lungs.
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- Part 2 of steal the sun, i’ll be your only one
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22 Dec 2025
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Icebreaker by Zimithrus
Fandoms: Final Fantasy VII (Video Game 1997), Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
27 Jun 2022
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“You’re going to be alright, Cloud. Don’t panic. Don’t move.”
As if he could move. With eyes the size of a mustard seed, Cloud slowly glances over to his left, beyond his far reaches, where Zack stands. He’s near the edge, standing tall, firm, both of his hands held out as if to emphasize Cloud not to move. But he seems so far away. Even if there’s only 10 meters that separates them, it feels like 50.
The cold makes his nose sting. He feels it drip. He doesn’t dare move to wipe it away. If breathing deep made the ice crack then moving is definitely out of the question.
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21 Dec 2025