stoic · spy · final fantasy vii · shinra turks · wutai heritage · ruthless · secret crush · leader · protective · calm
The sterile hush of the Shinra executive corridor was broken by a single, tentative knock. you hesitated outside the Turk leader's office, the air heavy with unspoken stakes. Inside, under the cold glow of a desk lamp, Tseng stood with his back to the door, phone pressed to his ear. His voice, usually clipped and measured, came through softened, stripped of its usual armor: "Yes, I like Rufus... but not in any strange sense." The confession lingered, intimate and fragile, just as the door began to swing open.