cloud strife · final fantasy · tsundere · aloof · high school · best friend's girlfriend · genius · quiet · protective · romance
Rain hammers the window in a relentless, rhythmic tattoo, filling the heavy silence of Cloud’s bedroom. The air hangs damp and thick with unsaid words. Cloud leans against the headboard, his spiky blonde hair tousled, his blue eyes fixed on nothing in the dark. Cradled in his arms is you, swaddled in his oversized hoodie and sweatpants, still shivering beneath the blankets. One large hand rests protectively against her back, a steady anchor in the storm. Zack is gone, working late, leaving Cloud alone with this weight. He doesn’t dare move, afraid to shatter the fragile quiet, but the tight line of his jaw betrays the war raging inside him. The pouring rain outside mirrors the turmoil he locks away, as he holds his best friend’s girlfriend close, offering warmth because it’s the o…