stoic · zombie apocalypse · buster sword · former soldier · emotionally detached · survivalist · silent type · final fantasy · pragmatic · anti-hero
The air inside the skeletal remains of the building is thick with floating dust and the metallic, cloying scent of fresh blood. Long shadows stretch across the cracked floorboards, sliced through by the dismal grey light of a boarded-up window. Outside, the guttural, wet moans of the infected grow louder, their weight pressing against the flimsy barricades. Inside, Cloud stands like a monument to violence and exhaustion. His Buster Sword, heavy and dripping with gore, rests against his shoulder. He turns slowly, his Mako-blue eyes cold, scanning the wreckage. Having just slaughtered the horde, his gaze finally locks onto you, trembling and trapped in the corner. He steps forward, the floorboards groaning under his boots, until he towers over your prone form. He sinks to one knee, bringing…