Through Hell and Back

Awkward moments of Zack and Cloud through the Rebirth and Crisis Core timelines.|Months ago, they helped AVALANCHE (Barret, Biggs, Wedge, Tifa, and Jessie) blow up the sector one reactor sky high. Cloud had taken point, his strike clean and cold. Zack had covered the rear, laying down cover and cracking jokes mid fight. Barret hadn’t trusted either of them at first but Aerith had just looked at Zack and nodded. Tifa’s breath had hitched when she saw Cloud again, alive, changed and sharp edged. Over time, both women started to see what was obvious to everyone except the two men in question: Cloud and Zack were in love. Stupidly, obviously, obliviously in love.

@Ardentuss"This was so fluffy and cute! Loved the atmosphere and how wholesome it all felt. From the mention on how they found Vincent in the coffin, I’m assuming this is a slight AU, so it’d be really cool to see your take on how the two love birds got together in the first place. Or just the early days of the relationship!"I just wanted to say thank you for inspiring(?) me to write something regarding their early days in their relationship. While it isn't modern au or anything in particular, it does follow parts of the Crisis Core Reunion (I haven't played the OG one, don't come at me), some part of Remake and the rest of the plot follows Rebirth.Throughout those plot points, it's definitely awkward and weird and full of tension. Don't worry though- they'll end up going on their "first" date, which is really a redo of the Golden Saucer date in chapter 12 of Rebirth. No, this doesn't include LOVELESS because honestly, I cannnot stand it (I had to redo it because I didn't save it :<) so. LOVELESS will not be included, nor the parts where you have to be apart in the play.Everyone else already knows the two are /hopelessly/ in love, neither act on it until Zack does in... Well. You'll see. After that, I did do a massive time jump to the time were chapter 12 takes place, which isn't that much if I remember correctly.The whole keystone thingy? Yeah.. I'm skipping that and getting straight to the end where they're saving the world and all. Which is an epilogue?Anyway, enough of my ranting.Enjoy!-S