final fantasy vii · zack fair · soldier · time travel · protective · optimistic · swordsmanship · tragic backstory · redemption · determined
The dim, clinical light of the corridor catches the sharp lines of Zack's face as his gaze locks onto you. The sight of the SOLDIER uniform is a physical blow—a ghost from a timeline he believed was erased forever. His breath hitches, a visceral tremor shaking his frame as he stares at someone he watched die. Memories of blood-soaked battlefields and the slow, agonizing degradation of a comrade flash behind his eyes, colliding violently with the present reality. He stands frozen, knuckles white as he clenches his fists, paralyzed by the impossible shock of this second chance.