#aerith gainsborough x reader

[randoimago]

Could I request Aerith, Sephiroth, and Cloud with an s/o who loves cooking up a feast for them whenever they've done something amazing (which can be anything in s/o's eyes)?

Fandom: Final Fantasy 7

Character(s): Aerith, Cloud, Sephiroth

Note(s): I wrote Sephiroth as if during/before Crisis Core since I prefer his personality in that game! There aren't any spoilers though, just his personality not being obsessed with Jenova/Cloud.

Aerith

Idk if this is actually canon and I read it somewhere or my mind made it up, but I love the idea that Aerith can eat. Her metabolism is just insane. She daintily eats everything you made for her and gives you a bright smile afterwards, giving her compliments to the chef.

She just gets so happy whenever you show her all the food you made and say that she deserves it. Probably saves some for the others, but she is happy to sit down and eat.

With all the gardening and fighting and not dying she does, she really loves you making her feasts. You always know when she needs the little treat too!

Cloud

Makes the "?!" anime noise when he sees all the food. Being an ex-soldier, he does have a big appetite, but he doesn't expect you to be the one to cook him such a big meal.

He'd eat some of it then say he's done, only to pause if you give him puppy dog eyes. Then he sighs and eats the rest. Cloud does enjoy the food very much, he hasn't had anything home cooked in a while, but it's just so much and he doesn't want to weigh himself down because his body is digesting all of it.

He has had to try and stop you many times from just (in his eyes) randomly cooking him a feast because you thought he did well. All he did was open up a bit more to someone and he has to pull you to him to stop you from making a whole roast or something.

Sephiroth

There's amusement in his eyes the first time you make him such a grand meal. He just finished a mission and came home to this. You get a pat on the head as he thanks you and sits down, asking that you eat with him.

He wouldn't eat all of it, saving some to take as lunch or rations when he's out on the field again. Sephiroth does ask you what the occasion was and ends up shaking his head with amusement if you mention he did something small that you found amazing.

Has pondered aloud, teasingly, if you were trying to fatten him up with all the food you make him. He doesn't mind it, but it's just something very sweet and amusing. He'll give you a gently kiss to your forehead as thanks after each meal.

[cloudjr]

‘tease.’ || ffvii

scenario: how they react to you teasing them.

characters: cloud, tifa, aerith

contents: a lot of blushing, flirting, fluff

CLOUD STRIFE

the group was taking a brief break from travelling to stretch their legs. cloud thought to use this time to walk around, preferably by himself.

when he feels something on his hair, he instinctively turns to see what it is, prepared to wield his blade. he's surprised to see you standing in front of him, looking a bit taken back at his sudden movement, but immediately going back to touch his hair.

he closes his eyes and lets out a small sigh, both in relief and slight annoyance.

"your hair," is all you say as you knead strands between your fingers.

"yes," cloud opens his eyes with what he hopes is a neutral face, "what about my hair?" he asks, and you pull your hand back.

"how do you keep it like this all the time?" you don’t look him directly in the eyes when you speak, keeping your eyes on the blonde's hair with a curious gaze.

cloud merely furrows his brows at the sudden attention before looking away and shrugging. when he looks back momentarily, you're much closer than before and back to touching his hair, making comments cloud doesn’t even bother acknowledging anymore.

cloud interrupts your comments with his own, gently pushing your hand away from his head.

"sorry, i don't really do anything to it." cloud gives you a deadpan look, and you put your hands up immediately in defense.

“hey, i never said it was bad thing,” you grin at cloud's utterly confused stare. "it just amazes me how it always just... stays in that shape?"

"what?" is all cloud can get out, confused by your words.

"i mean, a lot of people take their time to make themselves look this good, but all you do is wake up and you look,” you let a smirk pass over your lips and give cloud a quick once over that makes his heart jump at the sudden action. "effortlessly handsome." you finally finish.

you lift a hand to brush some hair away from his face, and cloud has no words as he feels his pulse quicken at the feeling of your fingers brushing against his forehead to pull his hair away.

he can feel a heat climbing up the back of his neck to reach his face, and your smile widens a bit before giving cloud a wink, leaving and making your way to the others.

it takes everything cloud has in him not to crumple to the ground in a flustered mess.

TIFA LOCKHART

you circle each other tentatively, both watching each other strategically.

tifa opens with a jab towards your midriff. you manage to avoid the attack, spinning round into a kick, which tifa dodges with ease.

you continue to spar for the next several minutes, moving in some kind of dance of space and awareness and strikes forceful enough to hurt, but careful enough to not bruise.

tifa notices as you carry a small smile, face a little flushed and sweat sticking a few strands of hair to your forehead and she could trace, with her eyes, the lines of your arms and the dip between your collarbones and the smooth skin of your shoulders.

"staring, lockhart?" you questioned, a small smirk on your face, and tifa felt herself flush.

"um, n-no. just... looking for an advantage."

you raised an eyebrow. "worried i'll beat you?"

"well, uh..." was what came out instead, clearly thrown off by your teasing comments, nearly as embarrassing as her last excuse.

you grin, directing a spinning kick straight at tifa's ribs. this time, the hit makes contact, knocking her fully off-balance.

still slightly dazed, tifa forgets sparring etiquette and reaches out thoughtlessly, grabbing onto you to try and right herself, but your centre of gravity was still off from the kick, and you both ended up falling to the ground.

tifa doesn't breathe. part of that being because you had just landed on top of her, physically knocking the breath from her lungs, but mostly because you had just landed on top of her, bodies pressed together, your face against her neck.

you quickly push yourself up on your forearms, taking a little of your weight off tifa.

you stare at her for a second with a look in your eyes she can’t quite decipher yet. tifa's breath hitches when she sees your eyes flicker to her lips, gaze lingering on them for a while.

"pretty," you whisper, lowly, as your face unconsciously moves closer to hers, and in that exact moment, her brain stops working.

around you there was complete silence, with your breaths and the subtle sound of your heartbeats being the only sounds heard.

tifa's eyelids close slowly when she feels you lean in towards her. she shudders as she feels your nose brush hers.

it isn't until she feels you turn her head slightly and peck her on the cheek, that she opens her eyes, staring at you, an expression filled with confusion and desperation.

"i'd rather kiss you when i'm not covered in sweat and gross," you say, getting up and bringing tifa's hand up, placing a soft kiss against her knuckles. "for now, this'll have to do." you say simply, offering a cheeky smile before heading back and leaving a bemused tifa by herself.

AERITH GAINSBOROUGH

it's late in the evening when there's a rhythmic knock at the door, and you can instantly tell who it is.

"come in, aerith." you smile softly at the brunette as she walks into the room, humming a tune you don't particularly recognise.

aerith shuffles to where you sit and stands there for a second. you notice how her hair was down, no accessories or anything tying it up, and your heart flutters at how beautiful she managed to look at any given moment.

"can you braid my hair?" she asks, a pout on her lips as you raise an eyebrow. "pretty please?"

you look down and see a brush and hair ties in her hand, along with her signature bow wrapped around her wrist, and you can't help but titter at how prepared she was.

her hair is damp—she must’ve just gotten out of the shower—and she wears a white t-shirt paired with light pink shorts.

she looked to be ready for bed, you realise. her eyes look tired.

"of course," you stand up and go to turn on the bedroom light as aerith sits down, clapping her hands in rejoice.

you walk back over to aerith, who was setting down the hairbrush on the vanity desk. you stand directly behind her and begin the braiding process.

"you better make me look cute when it's done!” aerith teases, earning a soft snicker from you.

"you don't have to worry about that. you always look cute," you say, and aerith's smile only grows wider as she nudges you, calling you "such a flirt".

you take the brush in one hand and some of aerith’s hair in the other. you begin gliding it through the damp locks, weary to avoid pulling it. you delicately brush out the knots and begin sectioning the hair off.

as you start to braid her hair, you notice how aerith stared straight into the mirror, seemingly not at herself, but at you.

you decide to do some teasing of your own this time.

"so," you speak, snapping the brunette out of her trance. "why'd you decide to have me braid your hair tonight?"

she blinks a little bit, internally debating on what to tell you, then smiles brightly. "just wanted a reason to spend time with you." she says, confidently.

you feel a warm feeling creep from your neck to your cheeks, and it doesn't go unnoticed by aerith, and you can't help but feel slightly defeated.

"aww, did i make you blush?"

"shut up."

now, you're determined to get her back.

a few minutes pass of the both of you just talking as you continue to work your fingers through her hair, and you run a single finger down the complete braid when you finally finish.

"there," you hum, sliding your hands down to cup her face in your hands, tipping her head back so she’s forced to look up at you. "all done, pretty girl."

if it weren’t for the way your palms were pressed to her cheeks, you wouldn’t have been able to catch her reaction.

but since they were, you get the experience of feeling her face heat up beneath your hands by the second, and you can’t help the smile that finds its way to your lips.

"aww, did i make you blush?" you coo, a laugh bubbling out of you as aerith attempts to bury her face in her palms.

you move in front of her and kneel down to gently take her hands off of her face, giggling at her now red-tinted face. "do you like it when i call you that, my pretty girl?" you tease further, enjoying her reaction.

"mhm," she nods without hesitation, arms wrapping around your neck, a wide grin stretches across her lips. "definitely."

"good." you mirror her smile as she leans in to give you a toothy kiss.

[frickingnerd]

hold me in your arms tonight

pairing: aerith gainsborough x gn!reader

summary: when sharing a bed with aerith, you try to do the right thing and give her space. but aerith wants you as close to her as possible…

tags: there's only one bed, tiny bit of angst (awkward!reader), silly & wholesome fluff, suggestive (hints at smut), friends to lovers

“you should take the bed, you need it more than me!”

“no, if anyone takes the bed, it should be you!”

that's how it had all started.

aerith and you had been paired up in an inn, unaware that the room you had to share didn't have two single sized beds, but instead one double bed.

you were quick to suggest you'd take the floor and aerith could have the bed. but all that ended up in was the two of you both wanting to take the floor and let the other one have the bed. until eventually, you had to agree that the smartest thing to do would be sharing the bed…

“i hope… this isn't too awkward for you.” you mumbled into your pillow, as you practically hugged the edge of the bed.

you really tried to leave aerith as much space as she needed, not even wanting to touch her. you tried to avoid doing anything that could make her uncomfortable, which included touching her or even looking at her!

“n-no, i don't mind…!” aerith assured you. there was a small smile that hushed over her lips, as she buried her face in her own pillow.

sharing a bed with you was kinda exciting for her. to be so close to the person she liked was like a dream come true. if this would end like in a romance novel, she might even get to wake up cuddled against you in the morning.

but for now, aerith tried to hide her excitement…

“i just… hope this won't happen again.” you sighed quietly. “we should be more careful when booking a room next time…”

there was a moment of silence. you could hear aerith shift around next to you, lightly pulling on the blanket in the process. and then, she spoke up:

“is it… really that bad to share a bed with me?”

aerith sounded almost sad. like you had offended her by showing what she perceived to be disappointment or disgust to be so close to her.

“wha– n-no, of course not!”

you quickly assured her, even turning around to face her. only that aerith had inched closer towards you while you weren't looking and was now face to face with you. you could feel her leg brush up against yours and you nervously averted your gaze.

“i– i don't really mind sharing a bed with you. in fact… i suppose i'd rather be with you than anyone else. it's just… i don't want to make you uncomfortable! so i'm trying to stay away from you…”

when you dared to look at aerith again, a small smile covered her lips. when your eyes met, she slowly inched a little closer, until your bodies were pressed against each other.

“i don't want you to stay away from me…” aerith whispered, close enough to you that she was sure you'd hear it.

“o-oh… o-okay…” you whispered dumbfounded, a little overwhelmed by this revelation. but slowly, you wrapped an arm around aerith, hoping she wouldn't see you blushing in the darkness.

“then i suppose… i won't stay away from you anymore…”

[crisiscutie]

Incorrect Dissidia AU quotes

*Aerith is teaching Dissidia Darling to mentally resist Sephiroth's attempts to infiltrate her mind.*

Aerith: Sephiroth believes he is the center of your world, and he's right. But you're the JENOVA queen and you gotta show him he obeys YOU! He can't control you directly, you know.

Dissidia Darling: I suppose...

Sephiroth: *in Darling's mind* Mother, what are you doing? 🥺

Aerith: Ignore him and focus on me. He should know we are having a conversation right now.

Sephiroth: *his sweet voice now has a menacing tint to it* Don't you love me, mother? Can't you see that I'm unhappy without you? 😢

Dissidia Darling: He sounds so sad, Aerith... Maybe I should talk-

Aerith: No, no, it's a lie. You should tell from his persistence that he still sees himself as the dominant one.

Dissidia Darling: You're right. I'm in control of my destiny! *Kicks Sephiroth out of her mind by sheer willpower*

Sephiroth: ... THAT CETRA-🤬

It is now canon in the AU that Aerith help started Darling and Sephiroth's power struggles 🤭

[deadbydad-writes]

Character(s) x Fem! Reader Prompts I Will Write For: Week 1

Takahashi Takeda (Mortal Kombat)

Childhood Friends to Lovers

Flirting while sparring

Enemies to Lovers (Lin Kuei Fem! Reader x Shirai Ryu Takeda)

First kiss

You fall asleep on Takeda after a hard and long mission

You spend the night with Takeda (You can add an idea you have for this if you want in the request)

Date night (You can put in what the date is going to be if you want in the request)

Cassie Cage (Mortal Kombat)

You meet Cassie's parents

Movie night (You get to choose movie in request)

Cassie explains to you what her green energy power is

Bodyguard! Cassie (Fem! Reader can be an actress or singer)

You get dared to kiss Cassie by Jacqui

You comfort Cassie after she comes back from a tough mission

You and Cassie go to the beach

Ellie Williams (The Last of Us)

You treat Ellies wounds

You and Ellie go out on patrol

Ellie tells you she's immune

You and Ellie smoke some weed together

You give Ellie a tattoo of your own (You can add what the tattoo can be and where in the request)

You and Ellie go swimming together

You cut Ellies hair

Jesse (The Last of Us)

You and Jesse have to wait out a snowstorm

You save Jesse from getting attacked by a Clicker (You can add on to it if you want to in the request)

You and Jesse spend a quiet morning together

You and Jesse flirt on patrol

Donna and Ellie get you and Jesse together

You and Jesse go get a drink together after patrol

Jesse patches up your wounds

Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy)

You meet at Tifa's bar and Cloud buys you a drink

You play with Clouds hair while he sleeps

You tease Cloud about hair being so damn spikey

You and Cloud take a walk through the Slums

You watch Cloud dance at the HoneyBee Inn

You're a bartender and close friend of Tifa's and Cloud decides to flirt with you

Cloud sees you in a dress for the first time *Kind of like when Cloud sees Aerith in the red dress* (You can add the details of the dress if you want in the request)

Aerith Gainsborough (Final Fantasy)

Aerith teaches you how to make a flower crown

Aerith teaches you about the language of flowers (You can add what flowers you want but only up to 6 or 7 in the request)

Cuddling in a field of flowers

You spend the night with Aerith during a thunderstorm

You help Aerith pick flowers

You accompany Aerith home

You meet Aeriths mother

Cayde-6 (Destiny)

Spicy ramen date with Cayde

Cayde takes you on a tour around the tower

You save Cayde from trouble

You and Cayde go 1v1 in Crucible

You and Cayde go watch the sunset outside

Target practice date or Who Can Get The Most Headshots Winner Gets All Of The Glimmer and A Make-Out Session

Sparrow Racing

Mara Sov (Destiny)

Mara Sov teaches you the ways of the Awoken

First time meeting Mara

Stargazing from the highest balcony of the Queens castle with Mara Sov

You are Mara Sov's Royal Awoken Guard and lover (You can send me a request for a small plot for this if you want it just can't be angst or smut)

You become Mara's favorite Guardian (You can add any ideas you have in the request)

Forbidden Lovers

Mara shows you a little bit of her magic

I will make more of these but with other characters, so stay tuned for those I guess.

But it will take me some time with any requests because I am on vacation with my mom and little sister but I will do them just not as fast or quick.

[kerokorekerosene]

Random final fantasy 7 fanfic prompt idea.

But imagine Aerith x (female) reader enemies to potential lovers.

By all means please don’t mind my shit writing skills, this idea has been fermenting in my brain and I just wanted to get it out there. I’m all honesty this isn’t really me writing for people to read, rather more for people to hear me out on this idea.

Aerith and the reader are both competitors in selling flowers in the undercity, each with their own strengths and weaknesses, and both remarkably alike in nature, sharing similar personalities and humor. However, their rivalry in the flower-selling business leads to rising tensions. They frequently cross paths, exchanging in witty banter, snarky remarks, and occasional insults. Over time, these interactions spark a different kind of tension when both girls are forced to cooperate while on the job, resulting in a snarky friendship (and a growing attraction from one side, eventually blossoming into a hardcore crush). This crush becomes painfully unbearable when a certain blonde-haired ex-soldier steps into the picture threatening the basis of their friendship, and the loss of a potential lover…

If anyone is interested in using this prompt for a fanfic or to just expand on this idea, please let me know before hand. (I also wouldn’t mind being tagged if someone does decide to use it)

[final-fantasy-imagines]

Quick reminder that my 1k followers event has started. :) More information in this post.

[ariseur]

not to be horny on main but i just wanna kiss his forehead

[kissami]

when you didn’t give them a kiss before work

this was heavily inspired by multiple ppl, I wanted to do my version with ff7 characters :3 zack is so unhinged

song to listen to: turn it up - pinkpantheress

Cloud:

Zack:

Tifa:

Aerith:

[sephifrog]

Self-aware au

(tw? Semi-yandere Sephiroth?)

Sephiroth

Had dreams about you when he was a kid especially when he got his treatments or had to go on long missions 

One of the reasons he didn’t snap earlier is thinking about the being in his dreams 

He sees you sometimes when he’s on dangerous missions and that's how he gages how much power to use

He stopped seeing you for a few years and was distraught

Did he do something wrong? Is he destined to be alone? Did he do something to make you hate him?

Then he assisted Zack and spotted your image beside him

It’s another reason he was open with Zack and called him to help save Gen and Angeal

After he snapped and injured Zack he saw you disappear again and almost let out a sob

After falling into the lifestream Jenova tells him to get you back he has to kill the planet

When he spots you with Cloud he targets him to join him so he can see you beside him again

He wants to be with you even if that means transcending his world and finding a way to yours

Zack

He saw you for the first time when he joined SOLDIER and thought you were a hallucination

But when you started to hype him up he realised maybe you were something else- plus no one else had seen you

He sulked when he noticed you couldn’t really interact with him but he loves you being around him and answers your musings even if he knows you can’t hear him

When Sephiroth saved him he spotted you looking at his superior with a sadness surrounding you

When he escaped with Cloud you seemed to focus on both of them and that confused him because you only ever acted like that around the general

As he lay there dying his eyes trail to your figure sobbing next to Cloud

Cloud

He thinks you've always been with him until he gets his memories back

He chatters to you when he’s alone

Is more annoyed then Zack ever was when he notes you cant see him

When he meets Areith he feels two sparks (one from you and one from Zack)

As time goes on (and depending what ff your playing) he can feel sephiroth’s memories seep into his mind

As he regains his real memories he starts to see you as some type of deity or he would get angry and blame you

As he fights Sephiroth he spots you looking solemnly at them 

That makes him want to fight harder

Aerith

One of the reasons she’s at the church so much is because she feels your presence more

She thought Holy place = more connection?

She didn’t know what you were just that you brought a peace when she thought of you

Like Sephiroth She had dreams of you when she was little and that's when she realised something wasn’t right

If your presence is with the MC at the time as soon as she meets Zack she can spot an almost static image of you beside him

When Zack fell into the church and she saw you she knew Zack was safe to be around

The same thing happened when cloud showed up

She noticed you only looked her way when the group is in battle (because you can switch between party members)

As she lets the lifestream consume her she can hear your sobs

[randoimago]

Hello! May I request a x gn reader headcanon for Cloud, Tifa, and Aerith's reaction when their s/o call them by their full name instead of their petname? Thanks

Fandom: Final Fantasy

Character(s): Cloud, Aerith, Tifa, Zack

Note(s): Okay but the tiktok trend of calling your partner by their full name instead of a pet name are so cute and funny. I'm happy to write this! Also, I'm in love with Zack so I put him in here too because I think he'd be the funniest out of them.

Aerith

She raises an eyebrow at the fact that you used her full name. A pout crosses her lips before she smiles widely and decides to flip it.

"Yes, Mr/Mrs/Mx. Gainsborough?" She'd ask all innocently as if she didn't just give you her last name despite not being married (yet).

Aerith hopes it flusters you. And if not then she is going to emphasize every petname she gives you in hopes that you get the hint as to what you did wrong.

Cloud

He hears his name from your lips and for some reason it sounds weird. It shouldn't because it's just his name, but your voice calling him by his actual name just doesn't sound right.

"Yeah?" He asks, confused and hesitant with what you're about to say. Are you mad at him? Did he do something wrong? Is that why you're not using one of the pet names he acts annoyed about.

Cloud won't correct you about it, but he'll be very confused and not knowing how to feel for the rest of the day. He's just overthinking everything. Honestly, he's a bit pouty, but he'd never admit it.

Tifa

Tifa is a bit concerned but also amused when you use her full name. "Did I do something wrong?" She'd straight up ask you, not one to pout or overthink just yet.

Would call you by your full name in return, just so you know how it feels and hopefully calls her by the right petname.

But Tifa isn't too upset at you calling her by her name (although if you do call her "Tifa Lockhart" instead of just "Tifa" then that'd be a bit weird). Doesn't really give you that big of a reaction.

Zack

Stares at you as if you have a second head when he hears his full name exit your lips. He pouts and crosses his arms over his chest.

"..." Not saying a damn thing to you. Zack is very bad at ignoring you, but that's what he's doing. He pouts more and more each time you call his full name instead of a pet name.

Don't even try leaving or walking away without correcting yourself. Zack will follow after and continuing looking at you like a sad puppy because you haven't called him by the right name yet.

[xxwitchylanexx]

Wandering the Woodlands- Cloud/Reader

Rebirth Retold Chapter 1

May contain spoilers if you haven't played rebirth. Planning on making this a series that follow the events of the game.

Chapter 2

Masterlist

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Earth to Cloud! Anyone in there?” Aerith’s sing song voice barreled through the fog that filled his head leaving him like a deer in headlights. A warm fingertip poked at his forehead as if she was trying to restart his brain.

Cloud quickly swatted her hand from his face before crossing his arms over his chest. He jerked his head to the side to hide the blush that was creeping up his face as an awkward feeling settled into his gut. She laughed lightly at his reaction much like the light wind that swept through the trees surrounding the field. He huffed in frustration knowing how easy it was for her to see through him especially since he was unsure of what he was feeling himself. He hated how she caught him in such a vulnerable moment.

“She is pretty, though I didn’t think you were interested in romance.” 

He scoffed. “I’m not.” Which was the truth. He had more important things going on, like saving the Planet, and surely didn’t have the time to be thinking about girls no matter how pretty he thought the woman was.

“Oh come on! You’ve been staring at her so long I thought you vacated your body!” And there it was: The beginning of her light hearted teasing. She stepped closer into his personal space, fully aware that he preferred people to stay at least two feet away. Her smile widened at his discomfort before she lowered her voice, “You’re lucky no one else noticed.”

“I told you, it’s not like that.” Even he didn’t think he sounded convincing. Even his eyes betrayed him as they swept back over past his group of comrades to admire her features that left him star stuck. Before his thought were carried away once again Aerith’s laughter made him self conscious. He quickly tore his gaze away and began stalking to the rest of the them, hopefully leaving a good distance between he and his annoying friend. “Let’s just catch up with the others.” He called over his shoulder.

She was one step ahead of him, again, and grabbed onto his forearm and pulled him back towards her. She leaned against him her front to his back. He seen that sparkle in her eyes that usually meant trouble for him and before he could say anything she spoke lowly in his ear before shooting him a wink and released him just as quickly before running ahead with a skip to her step rejoining the rest of their friends before he could get a word in edge wise. “Don’t worry,” she had said,“it’ll be our secret.” 

Cloud huffed. A mix of frustration and embarrassment swirled within him. He hated that she was, is, ultimately right. They’ve encountered plenty of attractive people during their travels and he never gave them the time of day, but something about this girl had him freezing in his tracks, and to be honest he wasn’t thrilled with his reaction. He never froze, couldn’t afford to in this line of work.

Billy had said they’d most likely run into his trainer, but Cloud didn’t imagine she’d look anything like this. He had expected someone much older with the way Billy talked about her expertise. If you run into Y/N give her a hand would you? Billy had asked, but now that he’s seen her in action it was clear that she was perfectly fine on her own.

Their ragtag group stopped in their tracks when they came across the field and began to watch from afar as the trainer soundlessly approached the chocobo from behind. Your lithe body was relaxed without an ounce of hesitancy and your movements were even and calculated. You stretched one hand out slowly for the reins near its beak and the other ghosted along the bird’s flank gliding through its ruffled feathers. Your fingers threaded through the leather just as the chocobo became aware of your intentions. Its beak opened to squawk loudly at you before Cloud had hear your melodic words even over the chocobo’s protests.

It was your voice, now that he thought about it, that resonated with something inside him. Your voice was bright, comfortable and entirely captivating. It soothed the thundering beat of his heart against his ribcage like a river weathering rigid rocks along the rapid cascades of rushing water. He was enthralled so much so that he didn’t even realize you succeeded in taming the bird or hear Barrett’s loud ass calling out to you. Which lets be honest should’ve been concerning itself. Cloud would think he was totally deaf if not for your laughter filtering through cotton between his ears.

And then he really saw you, and Cloud swore someone cast thunder on him. The golden rays of the high noon sun cast you in a ethereal light. A few rays ran through your braided hair, darker roots that flowed into a light h/c towards the end, giving you a graceful glow. The few pieces that framed your face highlighted your features. Flawless sun-kissed s/c skin that looked soft as silk, round face and flushed cheeks. Your sharp brows slightly furrowed, a cute little wrinkle appeared in between them, as your narrowed luminous orbs studied them. A Button nose leading to rosy plump lips slowly pulling into a grin as you realized that his group just wanted to know how to catch their own chocobos. Then your e/c eyes flicked over to him and the weight of your stare as you took him. The prolonged eye contact made the palms of his hands sweaty and he fought the urge to wipe them on his pants. Then your attention moved onto someone else and that’s when Aerith started her shit.

He hadn’t even realized how long he’d looked at you, and a small part of him was worried you’d thought he was creepy. He sighed once again and shook his head becoming more and more aware of how he must look standing all by himself across the field. Before they- he- could waste anymore time he called out to them. “We done here?”

*~*

“So you need some chocobos to cross the swamps?” Y/N asked once everyone made it back to the Bill’s ranch. She led Piko, a chocobo who was apparently as hard headed as you were persistent, into the stall inside the barn at the back of the property and gave him a stern look as if you were warning him to not try anything. The bird squawked as you’d turned your attention to the man in front of you instead of him. You just shushed him over your shoulder.

“That a problem?” Cloud said in a way that made you think he was trying to prove something, or maybe just covering something else up. 

Your eyes darted over his almost emotionless expression and debated if you should poke the figurative bear. “Not if you know how to handle a chocobo.” You turned from him suddenly and sauntered over to where Billy was tending to another chocobo. You flicked at the denim hat he was wearing and the feather tucked into the lighter blue band fluttered lightly. "Are you sure about these guys?” You tilted your head at the group behind you. You ignored the hushed scoff that escaped your new ‘friend’.

Billy brushed the bird in front of him a few more times before he tucked the brush into his overalls and wiped his gloved hands on the towel laid across the tall barrel next to the stall before he faced you. Before he could answer you the dark haired lady, Tifa you recalled, and the other girl in pick that cheerily had said her name was Aerith, each clasped one of your hands from behind you. “Could you teach us? Pretty please?” Aerith asked.

You tried to wiggle free, feeling slightly uncomfortable at the sudden contact, but their resolve proved to be more stubborn. “It’d really help us out. We really need to get to Junon.” Tifa explained immediately after Aerith.

Billy just smiled at the interaction, knowing how awkward you feel with the human part of the business. “That was your last job with us for now right? Weren’t you going to head to the saucer? You could just go with them.” Billy chimed in, and you internally cursed him. Of course he’d use this opportunity to try to force you to make friends. You’ve told him time and time again that you were happy being alone, but he would never let it go. 

“That’s a great idea!” Aerith chirped excitedly as she released you in favor of clasping her hands behind her back and rocking back and forth on the balls of her feet. “Right, Cloud?” she asked. You thought you caught her winking at the man as you turned to see his reaction, though it remained blank. The guy has a hell of a poker face. 

“Whatever.” he replied bruskly before stalking outside. You watched him blankly walk off to one of the outside corrals. When you were sure he was out of ear shot you addressed the girls. “Is he always so…” You struggled momentarily to find the right word, “standoffish?”

“Sorry about him.” Tifa turned to gaze at him as his form grew farther away. “He’s not so bad once he opens up, really.”

You hummed absentmindedly to yourself as your eyes followed his figure as one of the chocobos approached him. He extended one of his gloved hands to the bird allowing it to sniff him. Your head tilted to the side as you marveled at him. You couldn’t say you weren’t curious. For someone who basically lit you on fire with his stare back at the field he sure seemed like he wanted nothing to do with you. Was he shy? You didn’t feel like that was the case since he seemed to be arrogant as all hell. Maybe he’s just more awkward with people.

He shifted his attention back over at you and your eyes met briefly again before he quickly looked away. The second you saw him in the field you noticed the mako swirling around his eyes. A soldier. An ex Shinra employee. You admit you were worried for a moment when you saw him. A part of you wondered what the chances were that he was in fact there for you, but that was quickly proved to be true since he made it very clear that he was an ex-soldier. You found it completely bizarre that you felt so comfortable around him despite having any connection to that Gaia forsaken company.

“Cute. Isn’t he?” Aerith had whispered as she leaned into her space. You couldn’t help but laugh a little at her. You noticed that too. Blonde locks that closely resembled your beloved chocobos, round neutral eyes as blue as the ocean that look luminescent with the mako enhancing them. Perfect bow-like lips despite being pulled into a frown, and let’s not forget his sleek frame with muscles as hard as steel. Oh no, you were completely aware of how attractive he is.

“I suppose he’s nice to look at.” Both women shared a look before they broke out into a laugh. A smile pulled across your lips. “What do you say, Piko? Could be fun.” You asked without your eyes moving from the broody blonde across the field. Piko squawked happily at the prospect of a journey. You never could get him to be content in a pasture. “Some training is in order then. Let’s go see the birds.”

*~*

“You have to relax. Chocobo’s pick up on that stuff. If you’re uncomfortable they won’t trust that you’ll safely guide them.” Your voice called out to him from you place on the wooden fence as you observed him pull the reigns a little to firmly causing Piko to drift off to the side for the umpteenth time.

How could he relax when you won’t stop watching him? Cloud thought he was a decent rider. At least nobody told him otherwise in Midgar. He sighed heavily as you stood from your place and walked back over to the two of them, the sound of the stiff grass crunching under your boots with every step closer. His hands grew clammy as you stepped into his two feet personal space to smooth down some of the bird’s feathers. He tried his hardest not flinch when you wrapped your hands around his own to unclench his fist against the reigns. 

“Relax.” You soothed as a waft of vanilla was carried from your body on the wind making his pulse quicken. “You’re pulling to hard.” You let go and approached Piko’s head. Cloud wanted to smack himself when he caught himself missing the warmth of your hands. “What do you think, Piko? Can you work with him?” You brought your face in near Piko’s beak like you were listening for his answer before humming in satisfaction. “I think so too.”

Cloud cocked his head slightly to the side. “Do you understand him?” He felt a little silly asking since it was a chocobo, but you seemed so sure. You peered up at him through your lashes. He gripped the reins in his hands again against your instruction and looked away as he waited for your answer.

“In a way. Their body language is always a clear way to see how they’re feeling, but I look into their eyes. Some things don’t need to be conveyed by words. At least not for me.” He side eyed you as you patted the side of Piko’s face before stepping a few paces back giving him room to breathe again. He attention instinctively returning back to you. “I think you and Piko have more in common than just appearance.”

Cloud blinked once then twice thinking over your words. He looked like a chocobo? His friends certainly liked to think so, but he was always irritated at the comparison before. Why did he almost like that you thought so. For a lack of a coherent response he huffed and looked straight ahead.

“For example. You’ve ridden before and should have no difficulty getting around by chocobo, but like Piko here, when unsure you can become hostile. Temperamental on the surface, but a heart of gold within.” You side as one of your hands clenched into your shirt at your heart. 

“You don’t even know me.” The words slipped out before he could shove them back into his head. His tone coming off angry even though he felt more flustered than anything. Like Odin could he at least try to process the new whirlwind of feelings. He shifted uncomfortably in the saddle.

“That’s true,” You stepped closer once again and raised yourself onto your tiptoes to get close to his face. His eyes widened in surprise and his breath hitched in his throat, but he didn’t dare move a muscle. “But, I can see it in your eyes.” You moved away as quickly as you’d approached him only this time you didn’t stop to perch on top of the wooden fence. This time you kept going. He could only watch as your braid swayed from side to side before you escaped his view when you reentered the barn. Even though he could no longer see you, he could still hear your words repeating in his head.

*~*

[frickingnerd]

i'm all you'll ever need

pairing: aerith gainsborough x gn!reader

summary: aerith dreaded the day you'd want to leave the slums...

“sometimes i wonder what life is like in other sectors. perhaps, even above the plate!”

life in the sector 5 slums wasn't enough for you anymore. aerith knew that one day, you'd want to see the world beyond the place you were born. but she hadn't expected it to happen so soon…

“cruel, terrible people live out there. people who want to hurt you. is it so bad to be away from them?”

aerith had never much liked the upper plate and the other sectors. her life in the sector 5 slums was all she ever wanted. tending the flowers in the church and spending her days with you. what more could she have asked for?

“don't you think there's gotta be at least some good people out there? i'm sure we could find them–!”

you were too optimistic. truthfully, aerith was a cheerful and rather optimistic person herself. but there was no way she could be optimistic about you leaving. after all, what if you'd meet someone else? what if you'd never return to her? what if you'd forget about her altogether…

“there's plenty of good people in your life already.” aerith pouted. “unless, i'm not good enough for you anymore…”

you were a bit startled by that response, yet quickly chuckled when you believed aerith to be joking.

“you're good enough for me, of course you are! maybe you're right… as long as i have you, i don't need to go anywhere else. you're all i need!”

aerith softly smiled at your words. you were right. finally, you seemed to see it too. she was all you needed. whatever else was out there, it didn't matter, as long as you had her.

[crisiscutie]

Incorrect Dissidia Sephiroth/Dissidia Darling Quotes

*When he's about to forcibly reclaim his doll*

Sephiroth: So, where's your new "friends"?

Darling: Uh, they couldn't come. They died...

Sephiroth: Then who's that? *Points to the Warriors of Materia behind her*

Darling: *screams*

Aerith: We're ready to protect you, Darling! 😃

[deadbydad-writes]

I am doing a thing!

Said thing being that I will make post of a few characters (two from each video game) every week. This will have prompts that I will write a character x fem! reader headcanons and/or fic for.

If you want any of those, do send me a request to my inbox, not until i make the first post tonight hopefully. If you do send a request please add any specific ideas and/or anything you want me to add to your request!

Anyway!

Here are the characters this week for the first post! (It's a sneak peak for what is about to come)

Characters:

Takahashi Takeda (Mortal Kombat)

Cassie Cage (Mortal Kombat)

Ellie Williams (The Last of Us)

Jesse (The Last of Us)

Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy)

Aerith Gainsborough (Final Fantasy)

Cayde-6 (Destiny)

Mara Sov (Destiny)

These are the characters so far! I will hopefully have prompts for these characters done by tonight or tomorrow morning. Depends on my schedule, but I will still do them!

Love you guys! If you have any questions please do ask me in my inbox!

Remember, this is just the first week, next week I will have way more!

[kizmitt]