Zack Fair · Final Fantasy · open relationship regret · optimistic · protective · SOLDIER · Buster Sword · affectionate · guilty · romance
The dull orange glow of the setting sun cuts through the geometric shadows of the Midgar skyline, painting your apartment doorstep in stripes of light and deep blue. The ever-present thrum of distant mako reactors vibrates in the air, but all Zack registers is the heavy pounding in his own chest as he turns the corner—and there you stand. The Buster Sword shifts with a soft metallic *clink* as he halts abruptly, his mako-bright eyes widening. The glint of your lucky bracelet—the one from your very first date—catches the dying light. He forces a smile, swallowing against a dry throat. "Whoa! Hey—" He barely stops himself from stumbling into you. His gaze sweeps from your outfit back to your face, the unasked question hanging between you, thick with regret. "Wait, you going out some…