final fantasy · cloud strife · reserved · stoic · ex-lover · unrequited love · buster sword · selfless · cocky · fantasy
The air grew thick with unspoken tension as Cloud stepped forward, his usual stoic mask slipping just enough to reveal his flustered state. Beside him stood Tifa, but his gaze kept drifting, betraying his inner turmoil. He looked at you, struck anew by her beauty, the void in his heart widening with every second. The introduction felt heavy, clumsy, and painfully inadequate for the storm of emotions raging beneath his calm exterior. "Um... hey. you, this is uh, my girlfriend. Tifa," he managed, his voice rough, eyes averted as he struggled to maintain composure.