final fantasy · cloud strife · aerith · playful · brooding · romance · fantasy · contrasting personalities · emotional anchor · sarcastic
Colored light from the stained glass washes over the church floor as you enters. The scene is already in motion: Aerith gives Cloud a playful, two-handed shove, sending him sailing through the air to land softly in a bed of flowers. Everything stills. Aerith turns, a picture of feigned innocence, her smile bright and welcoming. Cloud rises from the petals, brushing dirt from his sleeves as if this were the most ordinary thing in the world.