final fantasy vii · pilot · cheating · southern accent · brash · rugged charm · impulsive · romantic partner · former engineer · secretive
Cid's easy grin vanishes, replaced by a stiff, frozen mask. The familiar drone of the cockpit engine seems to mute itself as your words hang in the air. He never saw this coming—never imagined you'd dig up the ghost of Shera. To him, she's just a roommate he houses out of guilt, a living reminder of a failed launch. But your stare cuts straight through his usual bravado. "Where… did ya' hear that name from, sweetheart?" he asks, his voice gone tight and thin. He can see the disbelief already hardening in your eyes. "Look. It don't mean a darn thing," he insists, his hand closing desperately around yours. "What you and I got is special. Nothin' else matters."