#sefikuraweek

[sefikuraweek]

Hey there, fellow Sefikura shippers! Holiday season is upon us and it’s also time for yet another edition of the Sefikura Appreciation Week, an event that runs from January 25th through January 31st, during which you can share your love for this ship through fanworks in the #sefikuraweek tag.

Prompts can be found below. Feel free to be as creative with those as you can¹, and take your time working on your entries, but please don’t forget to post them in the right date².

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Jan. 25 || Day 1. Childhood

Jan. 26 || Day 2. Fire

Jan. 27 || Day 3. Home

Jan. 28 || Day 4. Mother

Jan. 29 || Day 5. Hero

Jan. 30 || Day 6. Abduction

Jan. 31 || Day 7. Time

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Please remember to include the week’s tag within the first 5 tags or else it might be almost impossible to find your work! If you fear you won’t be found anyway, please @ this blog or send a DM. Anything containing any Character/Ship Hate won’t be accepted, so avoid including those in your entries.(Making characters as villains is fine, however.) Also don’t repost anyone else’s work as your own! Definitely don’t harass other people and remember that fiction is fiction.

We’re also on other platforms as well! Find even more of the event in the AO3 COLLECTION, TWITTER or our brand new BSKY branch.

And if you have any questions, don’t be afraid of sending a message.

Hopefully it’ll turn out to be a fun event for everyone!

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¹: please remember to tag content appropriately

²: delays are completely forgiven and the tag will be checked for 7 days after the 31st just to be sure

[nachtdaybreaker]

Just what is under all of those wings...

[bladesmercy]

sefikura week 2024

day 1: surrender.

At his companion’s urging, Cloud had finally sat down and grimly gone over those ashen events of five years ago, reliving the final few days of his boyhood innocence.

He had left some details out.

day 2: cage.

Sephiroth returns from the mission in Rhadore to his steel-plated birdcage in Midgar. A stranger breaks down the door.

day 3: revival.

There is only one word in the world truly worth remembering.

day 4: longing.

“Sing to them. It helps them grow.”

He remembers Aerith telling him that once, about flowers. It must be the same for herbs too, or at least he hopes so for the sake of his withering basil. He doesn’t know how he knows Aerith, or who she was to him. He knows that he loved her, and he knows that she’s dead.

[It’s the year ‘01, and the Wutai War has just ended. Cloud tends to his garden.]

day 5: otherworldly.

Seek paleblood, the note said, in familiar handwriting. Cloud can’t help giving an irritated sigh at the brevity of his former self, and wishes he had been a little more specific.

The moonlit city of Yharnam stretches out before him, all gloomy spires and darkened roads. With only a handwritten note and a handful of memories to guide him, he steps forward.

day 6: void.

Ultimately, Gaia drowns in ichor and in refuse. They tilt their head back to the countless stars, affixing sky-blue eyes to the heavens, and wonder if it will be the same on the next planet.

day 7: ephemeral.

With seven seconds left, Cloud takes the hand offered to him.

[mikussabbath]

It's the end of the world, the planet's final day.

Sephiroth has been spat out of the Lifestream, everything is dying, and nothing makes sense.

While their motivations differ, both Cloud and Sephiroth try to get to the bottom of what is happening to Gaia, but "saving" the world looks like different things to different people.

Sefikura Week 2024 Day 7 - Ephemeral

[s-ephiroth]

Under The Celestial Rabbit's Punishment

Sefikura Week 2024

Day 7 - Ephemeral

Sephiroth has a snack, but this time it's safe (in a way)

From the beginning

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And that's a wrap! Thanks for having me and following along if you did :D

[erza155-writes]

Ginnungagap

Sefikura Week 2024 | Day 7 - Ephemeral

Fandom: FF7

Characters: Sephiroth, Cloud Strife, Gaia

Ship: Cloud Strife x Sephiroth

Wordcount: 638

Underneath Gaia’s stars there are many wonders, but it has not always been so. Long ago, before humans overtook the ancients, even before giants roaming the realm; there was love.

The love lay between two primordials, more than god-like beings active before Gaia herself sprang into existence. The Orderly Dark One who would become known to humans by the name of Sephiroth, and The Chaotic Light One who would become known as Cloud. Though they were entities of conflicting domains, and though they were two, they lived as one.

How their love came to be, no one knows. But the force of it could not be denied or altered as they traversed the stars reshaping matter into existence as they pleased. Thus, they were known as The Lovers. And as is the convention for lovers, they begat a child.

(For all that they’re apart at the start of their new lives, Cloud and Sephiroth are very strange children. Sephiroth’s rigidity to order fascinates and frustrates Shinra. Had it not been for his ability to and preference for just melting into the dark shadows, he would have easily become the new poster child for malicious compliance. Cloud is nearly ungovernable, always reaching for the nearest light source be it an open flame or a bulb. Claudia worries for her wild son.)

When Gaia blossomed into existence, she was loved. Not by Sephiroth who held no regard for the child that he had not planned for; but by Cloud who adored all existence and welcomed most as his children. As Gaia bloomed into further greatness, Sephiroth could only watch, feeling as if he was slowly losing his other half.

Sephiroth refused to abide by this. Long before this child, and long after her too, Cloud would still love him. Cloud belonged to him and no upstart brat would get in the way of that. As he is wont to do, Sephiroth planned. Bending the universe to his will, his plans came to fruition and he sent Gaia a gift.

Upon opening the gift, Gaia was distraught, for instead she and her children fell prey to the curse Sephiroth had crafted. Even as she fell to grief, Gaia became enraged. Sephiroth had killed her children for naught but spite, and she would ensure that he paid for it.

(The ax forgets; the tree remembers)

As she lost herself in her own spite and her quest to avenge her children, Gaia schemed. The universe would not bend to her will as it did for Sephiroth thus alternative measures had to be taken.

She managed to lure Sephiroh into a trap and sealed him away. It would have been perfect were it not for Cloud. Upon his discovery of what she had done, he tried everything he could to reach his other half. But it was not to be. Even as he razed a path of destruction across the realms, he received no answers.

Heartbroken, but needing to protect herself and her children, Gaia sealed him away too.

As Gaia wept and grieved, she continued to create. Her tears would become the streams, lakes, rivers, and oceans of the world. She moved mountains to provide shelter for her new children. She erected shrines and temples to her first children, in the hopes that her succeeding children would not forget their predecessors, nor what led to their demise.

But even as she desperately built and shaped her new world, it was with the understanding that nothing she built would last.

(Cloud’s eyes meet Sephiroth’s and it is a quiet moment. There is no bang to announce the end of the world; only the subtle smirking twitch of Sephiroth’s lips. It was never a contest and the little upstart would soon learn her place. Cloud’s only true love is reserved for Sephiroth, and Sephiroth alone.)

A/N: it's 11:17pm where I'm at rn so this technically still counts! Anyway, theme was ephemeral so yadda yadda Cloud & Seph's love for anyone not themselves is..... well look at the theme of the day i guess

anyway i did write this in like 3 hours so it is rough and unedited and i'm gonna go to bed thinking about the lore i didn't get to put in for this new idea that i came up with literally less than 10 hours ago

also sorry to anyone looking for meaning from this because my inspiration was like norse mythology + cowherd & weaver girl + 'i bet on losing dogs' by mitski. have fun making something out of that, i certainly did!

as always, this'll be up on ao3 at an indefinite time in the future, cheers lads!

and importantly!!!! Thank you mod @sefikuraweek for consistently running this event! It always sparks a lot of joy! and even though I'm scared to reach out to people, genuinely thank you so much for your consistent efforts because it's what's inspiring me to make sure i don't miss publishing a sefikura fic during sefikura week for like the next 3 years at least. see you next year!

[kayariel7]

Poetry for Sefikura Week Days 1-7 are all up! ✌🏻

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Sefikura Week Day 1: Remembrance

Summary: Sephiroth remembers odd things...like he's lived this life before, except differently

[ff7zinenews]

Final Fantasy VII Zine and Event News, January 2023

Spreadsheet calendar format here. As always, please mention @ff7zinenews to help me signal boost your zines and events!

Open Sign-Ups @sephirothevents: Sephiroth Mini-Bang (until Jan. 31) Artists       Writers

Event Prep @aerith-week Aerith Week (Feb. 7 - 14) Dead Love (multi-fandom, 18+, posting Feb. 5 - 18) @ficwip: “Hey, Sweetheart” (multi-fandom, posting Feb. 14 - 18) Vincent Valentine Week (Feb. 14 - 21) @zakkuraweek Zakkura Valentine’s Day (Feb. 13 - 15)

Pre-Orders @sefikurafanzine: Stay in My Memories address changes (until Jan. 19) Jan. 1 Fanplosion posting period begins

Jan. 3 @sephirothevents: Sephiroth Minibang sign-ups (until Jan. 31) Artists       Writers

Jan. 14 Poly Podweek

Jan. 19 @sefikurafanzine: Stay in My Memories address changes LAST DAY

Jan. 20 Under the Highwind

Jan. 25 @sefikuraweek: prompt list

Jan. 30 @fffanthology: contributor sign-ups (until Feb. 27) Jan. 31 @sephirothevents: Sephiroth Minibang sign-ups LAST DAY Artists       Writers

[sefikuraweek]

Happy FF7 Day, everyone!

(This message is running a little late, but it should still be FF7 Day somewhere, right? ...Right?)

Thanks a lot for joining in for this week, whether you wrote, drew, crafted or read and commented (or just left kudos because you're shy, that's okay too)!

For anyone running late, worry not and feel free to keep posting what you still gotta post for the next five or so days. Yours truly will be checking the tag and mentions for any signs of activity or loose black materias. (There's no intention of summoning Meteor, why are you looking like that?)

If somehow you were missed, please contact via DM or mention this blog in a message and you shall be attended to.

Anyway, may we meet again next year for more of this!

— The Admin

[nachtdaybreaker]

Day 3 - Umbrella

[naphyla]

He who fights with monsters...

Sefikura Week Day 1: Fairytale

[s-ephiroth]

Under The Celestial Rabbit's Punishment

Sefikura Week 2024

Day 5 - Otherworldly

Cloud tries to bargain with the stars for him

[erza155-writes]

Temptation Touched My Tongue

Sefikura Week 2023 | Day 3 - Umbrella

Fandom: FF7

Characters: Sephiroth, Cloud Strife, unnamed wall market denizens

Ship: Cloud Strife x Sephiroth

Wordcount: 800

Summary: Sephiroth has used many innocuous objects as a weapon before, but somehow never an umbrella. Sephiroth is lucky enough to witness Cloud doing so.

Sephiroth finds himself below the plate. Apparently Genesis “absolutely needs” special edition loveless merchandise with a surprise limited release, but he’s bad at time management. Angeal had been smart enough to run away and take Zack with him before Genesis roped him into this “errand.” The city’s not what he has been told to expect; vibrant in a way that few things in his life has been. Although they could not be more different, the Wall Market thrums with a chaos that reminds him of being on the Wutai front.

The Wutai front had been a natural ecosystem warm, temperate, brimming with too much nature and malicious with the threat of enemy ninjas crawling out of the fauna. Midgar is its antithesis as an overpopulated metropolis with too much smog and the plate to accurately assign ‘weather’ to, there was very little nature but it was overflowing with too many people. In Wall Market people were crammed in together to the point that some of them became an unnatural extension of the environment, they clamored for attention in attempts to peddle their wares and entice new customers into their establishment.

It makes his head hurt. Sephiroth will have vengeance both for Angeal’s unexpected betrayal and Genesis being more annoying than usual. Their next sparring session would be a masterclass on the efficiencies of violence.

He’s on his way back to Shinra when his attention is drawn to a bizarre sight. A young man with spiky blond hair that has a startling resemblance to a chocobo’s backside seems to be using his umbrella as an assault weapon. Sephiroth’s life is largely unpredictable and he has often been forced to creatively defend himself from surprise attacks with whatever was at hand at any given moment. As a result, Sephiroth has used many innocuous objects as a weapon before, but somehow never an umbrella.

Sephiroth is lucky enough to witness the assault from the beginning. Chocobo Hair kicks his assailant between the legs and as the man fold in on himself, the umbrella becomes part of the equation. Chocobo Hair wields the umbrella with deadly efficiency as he informs his assailant of his misgivings. Through gritted teeth and heavy breath, Sephiroth manages to catch the sounds of him emphatically telling his assailant turned victim “I said! I! Am! Not! For! Sale!” Each word is punctuated by a fluid hit carrying the strength of the umbrella’s momentum and the young man’s anger.

Sephiroth finds himself interfering as he is afraid that Chocobo Hair might actually kill the other man, and no one else seems to be interested in helping either of them. The umbrella strikes the man one more time and then Sephiroth is there to catch it on the next upswing, stopping it. Chocobo Hair is smooth as he attempts to pull the umbrella down with his whole strength before turning on his heel to aim a kick at Sephiroth’s midriff. The kick connects as Sephiroth’s other hand is still busy with Genesis’ merchandise. It contains more strength than he expected.

Their eyes connect, and Chocobo Hairs bright blue eyes widen in surprise at seeing Sephiroth. It feels like they spend an eternity staring at each other even though it is only a scant few seconds; Sephiroth finds himself fascinated by Chocobo Hair’s eyes. They’re almost as bright as his. They’re also very expressive; it makes it easy to see his thought process when he looks at Sephiroth. First there is righteous anger at his assault being interrupted, followed by recognition, and then calculation as he considers his options, and finally determination as he turns around and runs away.

Sephiroth gives chase with no thought, but Chocobo Hair is better than Sephiroth gives him credit for. He is fast, and he is familiar with the surroundings in a way that Sephiroth is not. He uses both of these and a shrewd cleverness to his advantage as he parkours across the city’s structures to escape Sephiroth. As the chase goes on, Sephiroth finds himself becoming more interested in the young man. Sephiroth rarely has cause to function in such a packed environment and he is aware enough that Shinra would not appreciate him wrecking their city, so he is essentially forced to bulldoze through people as he chases after Chocobo Boy.

Eventually and unfortunately, Chocobo Hair does escape him and Sephiroth is standing stranded in Wall Market with Genesis’ merchandise and an old umbrella. It is not easy to find someone who recognizes the boy and get his name, but Sephiroth does so nonetheless. Sephiroth leaves wall market with the man’s name floating through his head, and with the message that if he wants his umbrella he can come find Sephiroth making its way through wall market.

He looks forward to officially meeting Cloud.

Authors Note: yes this fic is named after txt's 'devil by the window' because even if this album only dropped today while i was creating and editing this fic at my friend's place i've listened to this album on loop from 11am-6pm at the current moment. like, i've listened to other music because i have headphones but you should absolutely know that this fic was written during a binge of listening to "The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION" on loop for 7 hours. Not sure if it actually affects the fic, but it is something that i want other people to know because i honestly never wanna forget this experience. i love friendship, i love my friends, i love our adhd, i hate our adhd.

[kayariel7]

Poetry for Sefikura Week Day 5: Longing

Days 1-5 are up!

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Sefikura Week Day 5: Time

Summary: Cloud discovers the pros and cons of being an Oracle