𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑 𝐆𝐈𝐑𝐋 .

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⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ i 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 ⸝⸝ want to live ;
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ is that 𝘁𝗼𝗼 much to 𝒂𝒔𝒌 ݁.ᐣ
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[𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑 𝐆𝐈𝐑𝐋 . @princssguard]

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aerith gainsborough for the #ffviirp verse.
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[𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑 𝐆𝐈𝐑𝐋 . @princssguard]

grumble . bored .

[𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑 𝐆𝐈𝐑𝐋 . @princssguard]

so warm today .

[𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑 𝐆𝐈𝐑𝐋 . @princssguard]

< soft exhale, almost to herself. ]

somebody has to.

[𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑 𝐆𝐈𝐑𝐋 . @princssguard]

[ glances at him sideways, like deciding how honest to be. then just shrugs, easy, popping an orange skittle in her mouth. ]

hopeless romantics.
. . .

well. hopeful, i always thought was the better word. hopeless makes it sound like a bad thing.

[ tilts head back against >

[𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗲 。 @SOLDlERMERC]

( on the screen, there is dialogue happening. cloud watches the way aerith chooses the orange skittles over all the other colors instead. notes that down, in a folder of his brain reserved only for her. )

what do you mean, 'for people like you'?

[𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑 𝐆𝐈𝐑𝐋 . @princssguard]

< little more unguarded slipping in: ]

it’s easier to be cynical. i know that. but i just—

[ pauses, rolling an orange skittle betwixt fingers. ]

i like believing in it. even when it’s inconvenient. even when it doesn’t quite work out the way the movie says it should.

[ a >

[𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑 𝐆𝐈𝐑𝐋 . @princssguard]

< strife.ᐣ

[ she doesn’t wait for him to answer. ]

you make too much sense. it’s very inconvenient for people like me.

[𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑 𝐆𝐈𝐑𝐋 . @princssguard]

[ looks down at his arm around hers, then back up at the screen, and the corner of mouth does something she doesn’t quite manage to hide. ]

now you’re just being nice because you feel bad.

[ says it lightly, but doesn’t move arm. if anything she leans into it a little >

[𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗲 。 @SOLDlERMERC]

doesn't get any funny ideas about turning the movie off or anything. cloud can be a bit of a killjoy, but he doesn't mean anything bad with it. )

and romantic, too. if it's a movie you like, then like it. don't gotta listen to me.

( cloud is by no means a romance expert here. )

[𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑 𝐆𝐈𝐑𝐋 . @princssguard]

< more. ]

… i do like it. even the stupid speech.

maybe especially the stupid speech.

[ reaches into the skittles bag, picks out all the orange ones with quiet focus, holds them in palm like collecting something precious. ]

you know what your problem is, cloud >

[𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑 𝐆𝐈𝐑𝐋 . @princssguard]

< three times, cloud, that’s not fair.

[ she throws a skittle at him. not hard. ]

i’m a romantic. i’m allowed to like the speech and also think he’s a bit of an idiot. both things can be true.

[𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑 𝐆𝐈𝐑𝐋 . @princssguard]

[ turns to look at him, and there is something genuinely pleased in it — like a cat that got exactly what it wanted without asking. ]

see, i knew you were paying attention.

[ steals the orange skittles from his handful without ceremony, pops one in her mouth. ]

most people >

[𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗲 。 @SOLDlERMERC]

why is he expectin' her to turn her life upside down for him? all for a big expression of love? if he loves her so much, he'd make sure his life fits around her. not the other way around.

[𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑 𝐆𝐈𝐑𝐋 . @princssguard]

< fighting herself a little. ]

but you’re not wrong about him, either. he does expect a lot from her without—

[ a small noise of frustration, like cloud has personally ruined something for her. ]

ugh. you can’t just say things like that and make me rethink a movie i’ve seen >

[𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑 𝐆𝐈𝐑𝐋 . @princssguard]

< accusatory . fond , if anything . like she was waiting for it . ]

[𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑 𝐆𝐈𝐑𝐋 . @princssguard]

[ a small pause , like she’s weighing whether to admit it . ]

. . . maybe three times .

[ pulls the blanket from lap and flicks it over both of them without asking , settling it around their shoulders like it’s just a natural extension of the conversation . ]

it’s a good >

[𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗲 。 @SOLDlERMERC]

and quiet, he finds it to not come as easy to him when pressed up against aerith like this.

like there is more he needs to know, details he wants, and this is an excellent opportunity to get them. )

[𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑 𝐆𝐈𝐑𝐋 . @princssguard]

< movie . some things are worth revisiting .

[ a beat , eyes still on the screen , there’s a small smile playing at the corner of mouth like she knows exactly what he’s actually doing — asking questions instead of watching . ]

you’re not really watching , are you .ᐣ

[ not >

[𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑 𝐆𝐈𝐑𝐋 . @princssguard]

@mercenarymako Guess .ᐟ

[𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑 𝐆𝐈𝐑𝐋 . @princssguard]

[ holding out a flower to the reader . ]

[𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑 𝐆𝐈𝐑𝐋 . @princssguard]

ribbit , ribbit .

[𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑 𝐆𝐈𝐑𝐋 . @princssguard]

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beach day , anyone .ᐣ
( #seductivesunday . )
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