#sephgen fic

[strayheartless]

Give you what you like - SephGen:

As always, don't like don't read! I will 100% admit that this is inspired by that Avril Lavigne song, and I won't apologise for it.

Sephiroth is not so oblivious to the human condition that he didn't know when something felt off about the people he was close to. His very exisitance revolved around knowing when danger was afoot; to know the threat and be the solution, and he found when dealing with certain people it served him just as well. He may have missed out on key communication skills as a child, but he's not stupid.

There had been something amiss the minute he'd heard his PHS chirp obnoxiously that afternoon. Genesis' text had been short but there was something about it that made it feel less curt and more desprate. In one blunt sentance he had managed to tell Sephiroth both exactly what was wrong, while also leaving him completely in the dark about how he himself played a part in it.

"you're coming over tonight?"

The question mark was a idle pleasentry. They both knew it wasn't a question, nor a request. This wasn't an anxious lover asking for his attention; this was Genesis telling him he didn't trust himself enough to be left alone.

In all the time they had been doing whatever this was, Sephiroth had come to understand that this was Gen gifting him a rare sliver of trust. He didn't think either of them would give up their fully unguarded selves to eachother - there was too much messy, jelous rivalry sitting between the two of them, but what they did trust eachother with felt like pure gold to Sephiroth.

Genesis demanding his time was less a irritation then it was a revelation. He would never let the other man know, but Sephiroth craved every second they spent together like a mako addict. Genesis lit every cell of his body on fire like nothing else could.

All this to say, he knew Genesis; had mapped his skin so many times he could do it in his sleep. He knew what made him tick and he knew when something was wrong.

... and something was wrong.

If the text hadn't been enough of an alarm bell, then opening the apartment door to find Genesis sat on the floor surrounded by food, wine and candles was.

They didn't do romance; not like this anyway. A night in watching stupid period drama's was the extent of anything even remotly romantic they'd done together.

They weren't dating. They had made that quite painfully clear to eachother in the way that they hid every less than platonic interaction they had with eachother. The best lable you could put on the whole affair was just that. An affair.

they weren't cheating or braking up any marriages with their activities, but the sneaking around, and the pain he knew both of them felt because of it made every move feel like a trasgression somehow.

They didn't do romance. That's not what this was.

"Should I be calling a doctor?" Sephiroth said, and if their was wariness to his words -to his movments- he felt he was justified in it.

Genesis just looked at him; his legs crossed, bare shoulders hunched a little, like he was trying to make himself smaller. Those alarm bells were getting louder.

"Will you just... " he seemed to struggle with himself for a second "Just come sit with me... please."

Sephiroth blinked. "I didn't know you knew that word." maybe it was the wrong thing to say, but it was enough to morph Gen's face into something a little more recognisable.

"If you are going to be an ass you can just leave," he snapped, expression stromy and far more recognisably Genesis. "I have not the inclination nor the patience to put up with your snide humour tonight. If you can't leave it at the door then we are wasting our time here!"

That was enough to have Sephiroth shedding his paldrons and coat, throwing them over a near by armchair before sinking to the floor in front if his friend. From down here he could see the tiredness in Genesis' eyes that had been growing steadily worse since the training incident.

Tonight it looked to have taken over his entire face. Under the thin veil of performative irritation, Gen looked bone tired.

"There he is," Sephiroth breathed, leaning in to Kiss Genesis sweetly on the mouth. It was soft and light, and so wholly not them, but for the sake of not knowing what Genesis needed, Sephiroth simply let it be. As he pulled away Gen's face changed again; the look more regretful now, a little resigned.

"I'm sorry," he murmered. " I- I feel like this whole thing has just gotten away from me."

"what thing? us, this?" The situation wasn't making sense, but if Genesis was willing to share then Sephiroth was willing to listen.

Genesis simply looked away. "no, not us,"

"What then?"

"It doesn't matter now. Its decided, best not to dwell," that was not the answer he wanted, but he supposed it was the answer he'd expected. They didn't share feelings outside of sex. if words or emotions came out during, both of them could put it down to racing adrenaline and hormones. Outside of that they were plauged with an inability to get past pety rivalry enough to ever trust that the other wouldn't throw their insecurities back at them in the heat of the moment.

Sephiroth knew that they both felt like they were already sharing too much. He may want to drown himself in Genesis almost constantly, but that didn't mean he was stupid enough to actually do it.

He moved to sit more comfortably on the floor; pressing his back up against the arm of the couch for support. Genesis tracked his movements, seemingly searching for some kind of physical sign from him.

"Come here then," Sephiroth said, parting his thighs as invatation for Genesis to sit inbetween them. As Gen cautiously shifted towards him he hooked an arm around the red heads waist and effectivly disregarding the caution entirly. "What to you want?"

He could have asked what he needed but that was never a word they'd used. 'Need' implied a certain level of interest in the others wellbeaing that neither of them were willing to admit to; 'want' felt better, more detached... perhaps they also both knew what bullshit that all was. Sephiroth didn't want to think too hard on that.

Gen's face made a complicated movement. Something between pained and upset, with a dash of devistated adoration (not that Sephiroth would point that out.)

"I want-" he seemed to choke on the words for a second. "I... want to pretend we're real lovers... just for tonight. I want to sit here with you and I want to eat, and drink until I can't feel the pain in my chest anymore, and then I want you to take me to bed and make love to me like I mean the world to you. I want-"

He cut himself off looking away from what was most likely the look of pure shock on Sephiroths face. How in the seven hells was he supposed to respond to that.

Alas he had to say something. "why?"

Genesis breathed in a long fortifying breath. Sephiroth wished he could see into his head. He wished he could just know what the hell was going on with him. Why was he acting so strange?

"Because maybe I'm finally tired of not being loved," he whispered. "And as ridiculously difficult as it may be to believe darling, I am actually a human capable of complex emotions such as loneliness."

Sephiroth tightened his hold on him, drawing Genesis in so that they were chest to chest.

"Thats not everything." Genesis didn't look offended, but he seemed a little hurt anyway. it wasn't the whole truth, he could see it in Gen's eye's, and maybe he could see it reflected back at him. They had never defined their relationship; had always made it feel like a sorded secret. But to so plainly lay his own insecurity at Sephiroths feet like that? To look him in the eye and tell him 'I wish you would love me' as if Sephiroth had never shown any indication of being less than consumed by him body and soul?

It hurt more than he was willing to admit to himself. He loved Genesis with an intensity that amounted to sheer physical agony somedays. But they had never said it. They had never breathed a word of their true feelings towards each other because they didn't do that, it's not who they were.

"Perhaps not lover, but does it really matter?" He ghosted his lips over Sephiroths and the general felt the shiver that ran down his spine where his hand met Genesis' back. "Secrets of no, you get to release some tension, I get to pretend to feel wanted, and the world comes crashing down anyway. so why not just say yes?"

That alarm bell thats been going off was now hammering the inside of his skull, making it hard to think, hard to breath.

This wasn't right. There was something so horrendously, grotesquely wrong with this picture, and he could scream with fustration with not knowing what it was.

Genesis was being the most vulrnrable he had ever been with him, and it was terrifying. he wanted it to stop. He wanted to live in a world where there wasn't this stupid rivalry, this petty game of one-upmanship. A world where he could tell Genesis 'I do love you' and not feel like he was giving too much of himself away, like he was betraying his position to the enemy.

He wanted to be able to love Genesis the way he wanted to, the way Gen deserved...

And maybe thats why he let him self say...

"okay,"

[rottenpumpkin13]

Feeding off the last Genesis tumblr ask: how does he feel about the fanfiction if he gets to it? Sephgen and otherwise- how does he feel about the way people interpret his character and his relationships?

Genesis either detests anything that misrepresents who he is as a person and puts him in situations he would never place himself in, OR he's lounging after a long day with a glass of wine in one hand (and the E-reader no one can know he owns because he vocally despises them), amused by the fan works people write about him—after all, what's a greater display of adoration than dedicating entire stories to him?

• The funnest reads are reader inserts where he can place himself in the mind of someone else who's in love with him.

• Sephgen fics are tied as a close second, because there's so many of them and he enjoys reading the dirty situations their fans place them in. + he can get a glimpse of what it would be like. Doing the deed with Sephiroth, as if his overactive imagination hasn't created that scene more than once.

• He and Angeal have drunkenly read Gengeal fics together before and they die laughing each time.

• ASGZC fics are his guilty pleasure. What's more entertaining than reading a fanfiction where you and your best friends are one big polycule? Although he has been known to get too into a story and get fiction and reality confused.

Sephiroth: Good morning.

Genesis: Good morning? That's it? No kiss, no loving embrace? Are we in the midst of a lover's quarrel?

Sephiroth: When have I ever kissed you good morning?

Genesis: You did so in chapter 4 of Eternal Embrace.

Sephiroth: Chapter 4 of what?

*Genesis pulls out his phone and shows him the fic*

Sephiroth:

Genesis:

Sephiroth:

Genesis: Are you curious to know more about it?

Sephiroth: I'm curious to know what you're reading that has Breeding, Electrocution and Marriage as the first three tags.

[flowerwiththemachinegun]

Just a little funny haha I saw and fb and had to smack Gen and Seph’s name on it cause ayo I know Seph be on that. Touch starved ass.

[getvalentined]

Smoke and Mirrors ║ Seven: Ontogenetic Niche Shift + Epilogue: Post-Mortem ⤳

Chapters: 7/7 + epilogue Fandom: Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII Rating: Explicit Warnings: Author Chose Not To Warn Relationships: Genesis Rhapsodos/Sephiroth Characters: Cloud Strife, Zack Fair, Claudia Strife, Sephiroth, Genesis Rhapsodos Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Eventual Smut, Medicinal Drug Use, Recreational Drug Use, Nibelheim Incident (Compilation of FFVII), Graphic Depictions of Illness, Degradation (Compilation of FFVII), Averting the Nibelheim Incident With:, Weed, Blowjobs, Threesome - M/M/M, featuring C/G/S, Praise Kink, Bottom Sephiroth (Compilation of FFVII), Top Genesis Rhapsodos, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Timeskip, Other Characters Not Mentioned in Tags, Other Ships Not Mentioned in Tags, See Epilogue for Details

Finding the end of the journey.

———

And that's a wrap, folks. This update is actually two in one, as it's the final chapter (15k words) and the epilogue (7.5k words). And with that, Smoke and Mirrors is officially complete.

Thank you all for coming along on this ride with me. I hope it was worth the wait.

———

[professional-sephiroth-scrungler]

~Short Angst Drabble~

The rare times he shared a bed with Genesis were some of the times he actually slept well, slept peacefully. Sephiroth wished those moments could’ve been fit in more but between their busy schedules, the war in Wutai, and anything else that came up, it was difficult to say the least. But the lulls in their schedules did have somewhat of a pattern and that became the closest thing to routine they would get.

It had been a while since Sephiroth had gotten a semblance of good sleep and tonight was supposed to be a night they were spending together. He rolled over and felt the other side of the bed for Genesis. It was cold.

He had forgotten in his sleep deprived haze… Genesis had been MIA for several weeks now. The sterile whites, grays, and blues of Shinra Tower felt at least a little warm when Genesis was around. But now, even his own bed felt uninviting. And he was cold; so cold…

Sephiroth wraps himself up in the blankets tighter and rolled away from the empty space. He reaches for his PHS on his nightstand and flips it open, scrolling to Genesis’s contact. He hesitates for a moment before pressing CALL. He doesn’t dare let himself hope, especially not at this time of night but still, anxiety and desperation rush through him for Genesis to pick up.

He doesn’t.

He never does.

[kaonarvna]

Work and health have had me tied up, but here's another little treat!

"Chapter" Name: Maintenance and Testing — Sector Zero, Midgar 199X

Summary: Late at night, beyond office hours, Zack checks on the forty-ninth floor's combat simulator to see if any of the FIRSTs are still in the building. He finds Genesis and Sephiroth using the training suite, although not for its intended purposes.

Tags: Slice of Life, Emotional Hurt/No Comfort(?), Implied Sexual Content, Implied Bottom Sephiroth??

Potential TWs: Enforcement of systemic homophobia in the workplace.

WC: ~3000 (8-16 minute read)

Short sample below the cut!

Maintenance and Testing — Sector Zero, Midgar 199X

The final half-dozen grains of rice pick up onto the bottom of Zack’s fork as he presses the plastic prongs down into them. He eats every grain. Only the tiniest slivers of meat gristle and smears of oily residue sit on top of the disposable container’s surface. Most of the stools in the sixty-forth floor’s canteen area have been flipped upside down onto their tables. The swish of caretaker sweeper mops and the quiet hum of the dimmed florescent lights are the only company left. Except for Sector Eight and market down below, Midgar has gone dark for the night.

Zack squints at one of the clocks behind a food counter. One of the hands points to nine, another to ten—he can’t tell which is which from this far. He checks his PHS just to double check. It’s ten to ten.

“Angeal’s still out…” he mumbles to himself, checking through his text messages with his mentor.

Zack’s rereads them in his head.

FAIR, Zack: how long u out for?? need feedback on sim session results pls

ANGEAL (WORK): Hello, I’m away from my PHS right now. I will be out of town until Friday evening. I will try to respond to my messages the day after I return. If you are getting in touch about an urgent work concern, please contact another first or the director for support. (automated reply delivered courtesy of SEPC Telecom Services)

“Is it urgent?” he asks himself, leaning back on the stool and staring up at the ceiling. He balances on the back legs, holding onto the tall table with one hand, his PHS in the other. “Everyone’s gonna be at home, but I’m not going to remember tomorrow, and…”

Scrolling through the PHS messages with Angeal, he stops and re-reads:

ANGEAL (WORK): Sometimes we do stay late. We (Sephiroth and Genesis, let’s be honest) can only really spar when no one else is on the floor. It is part of their risk assessments. If you ever see the sims booked out late for “maintenance and testing” it’s probably us, haha. Stay clear if you are still inside. Use other combat sims if you need them.

FAIR, Zack: lol ik sephiroth can WRECK outside, surprised hes allowed to fight indoors!! :)

ANGEAL (WORK): He is not supposed to operate inside Midgar unless there is an emergency for that reason, haha.

Genesis too.

“Ten at night…I mean, I could check…” he tap-taps through to his emails, checking the simulator timetable sent out earlier in the week. He zooms in and out of the spreadsheet, mumbling to himself about how much better it looks on the computer. Then he finds it at the bottom of the document: Simulator closed for maintenance and testing 21:00 Wednesday 29th – 02:00 Thursday 30th.

His eyes go wide. Zack double checks the date, before stuffing his PHS back into his pocket. Snatching his empty food container off the table, he briskly walks to the nearest bin, throws it out, then takes himself to the elevators. He presses the down button once, and then twice, and again, until he can hear the mechanisms inside moving.

...

Read the full piece on Ao3!

[rainbowcarousels]

“You better put that out before we go inside,” Angeal gestured to the cigarette that Genesis had been nursing for the last ten minutes. “You’ll set off the smoke alarm.” “I would if the wires in it were still connected,” Genesis replied. The way he rolled his tongue over his lips, wetting them as gestured with the lit stick to Angeal. “Don’t you have a puppy to mother?” “Genesis, you can’t disable your smoke alarms!” Angeal placed the damp towel over the smouldering bricks from their disposable barbecue. “What if there’s a fire?” “If there’s a fire in there, it’s much more likely Genesis is the one who started it.”

A rooftop barbecue to celebrate moving house takes a turn when Genesis decides to see if Sephiroth enjoys smoking.

[fistfuloflightning]

Old sketches from a couple years back of a Pantheon/Dragon AU I was playing with. Notes I found with it:

A prince is cursed with a disease and he’s treated as a dead man walking. The king goes so far as to have him buried alive but he escapes in his death shroud and becomes an exile waiting for inevitable death. But he gets adopted by Dark Nation (not sure if she’s a god herself or just a spirit animal here I don’t remember lol) and she’s the one who guides Rufus into becoming a god, transcending his own death. But the Stigma has grown so much by the time he becomes a god so he covers himself in a shroud and a mask—eventually worshipers come to call him the Deathless One, the god of vengeance and second chances.

Cloud(?)/Fenrir is the messenger of the gods

Aerith and the Goddess are the same—she’s the Dead God? gave her life to protect humanity and is worshiped as a life-giver even though she can no longer hear their prayers

“I have chased ghosts for so long that I no longer recognize the living.”

Jenova was the ancestress of the dragons and Sephiroth and the triplets are her descendants

Genesis and Angeal are dragonhunters, Lazard is the head of their order

pretty sure this was headed towards fem!Genesis and Sephiroth becoming Cloud’s parents? (since I apparently wanted him and his grandma to look similar: see pic below) And Cloud later being forced to kill his father’s reanimated dragon corpse?

Found more sketches of this au (and redrew them bc the og were kinda wonky):

Gen’s parents, General Skye Rhapsodos and his wife Ilmarin

SephGen in a shrine of the Goddess in Nibelheim (I wrote some of this scene and it ended up becoming a religious discussion between a devoted follower of the Goddess and a dragon in disguise that ended with Gen calling Seph a heretic not knowing he was the one to kill the Goddess lol)

Don’t mind the brain mush :) I’m tempted to actually write something for this au tho

[unknown-lifeform]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Angeal Hewley/Genesis Rhapsodos/Sephiroth, Angeal Hewley/Genesis Rhapsodos Characters: Angeal Hewley, Genesis Rhapsodos, Sephiroth (Compilation of FFVII) Additional Tags: Omega Verse, Non-Traditional Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Alpha Angeal Hewley, Alpha Genesis Rhapsodos, Omega Sephiroth (Compilation of FFVII), 5+1 Things, Getting Together, Sephiroth (Compilation of FFVII) Needs A Hug Summary:

Five times Genesis and Angeal found their clothes had disappeared and didn't know what to make of it. Surely their very alpha friend Sephiroth would have no reasons to take them. And one time they realized that weeell.

[altocat]

since i doubt you’re gonna get to it in nmr, i gotta know what bullshit genesis and sephiroth get up to at zack and aerith’s eventual wedding! i can definitely foresee aerith and zack dropping a million unsubtle hints to sephiroth and genesis that they should get married next, lmfaoooo.

Sephiroth is mostly just chill, happy, and reconciling with Aerith after their long separation. His presence helps prevent Shinra from crashing the party (Zack is technically on the run with her after all!) And that warms Aerith up to him again, embracing her memories of the lab, and of him. It's a bittersweet meeting.

Genesis is mostly just hoarding shiny shit, food, and doggedly avoiding any talk of marriage because it's making him AGGRESSIVELY red and sweaty.

[negativelifestream]

“"Your hair... they're incredible!"

Sephiroth freezes as Genesis' fingers grab a strand of his hair.”

Characters : Sephiroth, Genesis Rhapsodos, Angeal Hewley

Pairing : Sephiroth/Genesis Rhapsodos

Tags : Pre-relationship

Length : 1.050 words

Rating : G

[rottenpumpkin13]

So this fic has happened today because of various asks.

I just can't help myself some days.

🚨 Sephgen enjoyers we have dinner !!

I didn't know I needed Sephiroth ravishing Genesis in a dress until now alajsgsgfsajajah

[allthatmay]

OMG hope you don't mind me running away with this... (seriously it really got away from me)

Genesis' Most Elaborate Prank:

Sephiroth was thirteen minutes early to his meeting. He'd calculated the moment of his arrival exactly, wanting to ensure that his favourite seat couldn't be usurped by one of the Turks—as usual.

The red-headed one, Reno, seemed to farm some quiet delight from inconveniencing Sephiroth in the most unusual of ways, although how he could tell his antics bothered Sephiroth was a mystery. Sephiroth, after all, was not known for his transparency; theories abounded that he gave his first smile at age thirteen, which could very well be the truth, for all he knew.

"Ah, Sephiroth. You're as punctual as ever."

Director Lazard strode in the meeting room, flanked by the Turks—Tseng, Rude, Reno, and Cissnei. They settled at the end of the table next to Sephiroth, giving Reno the unfortunate opportunity to flop down in the seat beside him, limbs sprawled carelessly, smile crooked and teasing.

"Hey, Sephy," Reno cooed, fluttering his fingers in greeting.

Sephiroth simply inclined his head and took a short sip of coffee. He wished he had opted for an extra shot of espresso.

"Knock it off, Reno," Tseng said.

Reno idly saluted him.

Next in the room were Scarlet and Heidegger, bickering with each other. It was an unfortunate insight into how the rest of the meeting would go; Sephiroth prepared himself for the worst.

"Oh? And where are the other SOLDIERs, darling?" Scarlett asked when she caught sight of him. "I thought all of the First Classes were to attend today."

Sephiroth weighed the truth on his tongue. "Busy," he curtly replied.

"A shame. I do so love putting them in their place."

Heidegger chortled. "As if you could, witch."

As Scarlet lunged to wring Heidegger by his neck, Palmer scuttled in through the door, followed by Reeve. Reeve, upon seeing the commotion—Lazard chatting with the Turks; Reno smiling at Sephiroth; Heidegger and Scarlet in a fight to the death—sighed long-sufferingly and sat in the farthest chair he could, directly beside the president's. He and Sephiroth briefly caught each other's gazes.

"President Shinra will be arriving shortly," Reeve intoned. "Do settle down, all of you."

"Gods damn you, woman, I shall have your head!" cried Heidegger.

"And I will crush you with the might of my machinery, you hoplophile!"

Reno, at Sephiroth's side, leaned toward him with furrowed brows. "I think we've got a problem here, Sephiroth."

Sephiroth considered him. "Oh?"

"Yeah." Reno got close enough to whisper. "You're in my seat."

That was It. Sephiroth stood abruptly, coffee in hand, completely finished with whatever was happening. Reno, having derived a response from Sephiroth, looked entirely too pleased with himself. Both he and Tseng made to speak, but were silenced by the arrival of the president—at last.

President Shinra ambled into the room like he knew they would wait however long he bade, although it simply wasn't true—not in Sephiroth's case, anyhow.

"Sephiroth," he said, entirely neutral. "Sit down, please. We are about to begin."

Yet he made no mention of Cissnei playing games on her PHS, or of Scarlet and Heidegger competing to strangle one another. They all stopped acting out by the time Shinra reached his seat, so Sephiroth simply sat back down, hoping to accelerate the proceedings.

"Now, let's get started," Shinra said. "Reeve, in regards to your new proposal on public housing—"

"Oh, I wanna dance with somebody! I wanna feel the heat with somebody!"

The sudden, shrill burst of music interrupted the President, who frowned. He looked around at them all, as if he expected them to be singing.

"What is that?" Shinra asked. "Is that a phone?"

Reno gave a shit-eating grin. "Uh, yes sir, yes it is! Sephiroth, you wanna silence that, bud?"

Sephiroth blinked at him. He removed his phone from his pocket and stared down at it as the music grew even louder in the open space, entirely certain now that Reno was right—it was his phone. The screen flashed 'Genesis'.

"Ah," Sephiroth said. "Excuse me for one moment." He picked up the call without bothering to leave the room. "Genesis, I'm in a meeting."

Genesis sounded almost giddy when he spoke. "Yes, I know, of course. What, dearest, you think I butt-dialled you? How precious."

Sephiroth frowned. "If you know that I am in a meeting, why—?"

"Why else do you think? I thought everyone should hear how very much you yearn to dance with somebody."

Sephiroth rose from the table, turning his back on the array of watching eyes. "I presumed that was Zack's doing."

Genesis scoffed. "Zack's pranks have been lacklustre since he convinced everyone I was a mermaid. So, do you?"

"Do I what, Genesis? I told you, I am in a meeting."

"Do you want to dance with somebody? Feel the heat with somebody? Perhaps someone very handsome, and magnificent, and very good with his tongue..."

Sephiroth didn't allow his control to slip. "Perhaps when I am done."

There was a silence on the other end of the line. Then:

"Boo, you whore," said Genesis, and hung up without another word.

Somewhat confused, but pleased with his apparent win, Sephiroth settled back into his seat. "Apologies. Genesis has poor timing."

"He has great timing, if you ask me," replied Reno in delight. "Do you sing it in the shower?"

"I am more partial to 'A Total Eclipse of the Heart', if you must know."

While everyone gaped at Sephiroth, the phone burst to life for a second time: I wanna dance with somebody! Sephiroth immediately hung up. It rang again, and again, with no sign of stopping; so Sephiroth, without an ounce of hesitation, lobbed it through the reinforced glass window.

"I'll pay for that, of course," he said.

Yet with the way Reno was looking at him—like he'd just discovered a whole new trove of irritating gimmicks—Sephiroth couldn't help but feel like he was paying for it now.

(ok that was it! it's not perfect but omg it was fun. hope you enjoyed.)

Angeal’s most elaborate prank: Switching the salt and pepper shakers before setting the table. Also knock-knock jokes.

Sephiroth’s most elaborate prank: Putting out a wet floor sign on a dry hallway and gaslighting people into thinking it’s slippery

Genesis’s most elaborate prank: Changing Sephiroth’s ringtone while he’s the bathroom to I Wanna Dance With Somebody, setting his volume to max, and calling him 35 minutes later while he’s in a meeting.

Zack’s most elaborate prank: Notoriously dubbed “The Day Everyone in ShinRa Was Convinced That Genesis Was a Mermaid.”

[getvalentined]

Smoke and Mirrors ║ Six: Facultative Mutualism ⤳

Chapters: 6/7 Fandom: Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII Rating: Explicit Warnings: Author Chose Not To Warn Relationships: Genesis Rhapsodos/Sephiroth Characters: Cloud Strife, Zack Fair, Claudia Strife, Sephiroth, Genesis Rhapsodos Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Eventual Smut, Medicinal Drug Use, Recreational Drug Use, Nibelheim Incident (Compilation of FFVII), Graphic Depictions of Illness, Degradation (Compilation of FFVII), Averting the Nibelheim Incident With:, Weed, Blowjobs, Threesome - M/M/M, featuring C/G/S

In which Sephiroth seeks closure, and finds a climax instead.

[NOTE: All tags officially apply. This chapter features both recreational and medicinal drug use, as well as explicit content. I chose to remove the C/G/S tag from the relationships because it's not a relationship, but it is featured in a strictly sexual context in this chapter.]

[foreststarflaime]

For the ask game - Z A C K ?

YAY AN ASK hello and thank you! These were very fun! Restricting myself to ff7 for these bc that’s all my brain thinks about these days

Z - Just ramble about something fan-related, go go go!

Ah ah uh let’s see hello do you have a moment to talk about our lord and savior aroace Sephiroth

The appeal? It makes the angst hit even worse and then I can project wildly on him. It would make the Am I a Monster dilemma even worse for him and even more heartbreaking for us. And then there’s that sweet sweet unrequited sephgen angst where he feels guilty about not being able to return Genesis’ affections. And then if you want a happy fix-it ending (I do) there’s the chance to have them both character develop and have a wonderful even more complex and beautiful friendship grow out of it. And it’s not like he can’t ever feel that way so other ships not necessarily cut off by this

The evidence? Trust me bro (gender neutral)

A - Ships that you currently like a lot.

Oo hm well romantically I do love AGS and all variations of that! Although I do personally hc Sephiroth as aroace so even that is more qpr-y to me lol. For most romantic ships I don’t really have strong opinions, I just am along for the ride

Now platonically. Lot more opinions there. Love the chaotic energy of AGSZC fics where they’re a chaotic found family destroying Lazard’s remaining sanity. And need I even mention Zack and Cloud (both romantically and platonically, they’re great)? Everyone loves them and I am no exception. I also adore the idea of Sephiroth and Aerith being lab siblings—I need more of those fics in my life. Also the friendship spawned from the hc that Genesis and Aerith are half-siblings. They would cause so much chaos together if ever allowed to meet. Never allow them to go on a fun night out unless you want several counts of arson and armed robbery and Sephiroth and Cloud tied to chairs in an abandoned warehouse in full drag. Also god I wish Angeal and Tifa had interacted in canon any time ever because they would love each other. And finally I love Yuffie and Cloud’s chaotic sibling relationship where Yuffie is constantly annoying him and picking all his pockets

C - A ship you have never liked and probably never will.

Switching back to romantically for this one. Angeal/Zack has just never appealed to me really, I think the mentor/student part just throws me off of it. I can tolerate it in AGSZC fics, probably because it’s not the main focus, but idk. I do adore their relationship platonically though. The Angeal I love you man scene means so much to me

K - What character has your favorite development arc/the best development arc?

Oh ho HO that’s hard! Lots of good options there. Think I’m gonna have to go with Sephiroth though—it is devastatingly heart-wrenching where I do usually cling to happy endings but it’s just so well done and fascinating that I’d say it has to be my favorite! Tragedy hurts me but I am inexorably drawn to it. And then I devour fix-it fics for weeks afterwards like a starving man

[genjishimemeda]

midnight tagged me for five songs i'm obsessed with so here's four songs that are the basis of characters/fics i'm writing, plus one that i just absolutely fucking love (despite it being avril lavigne, lmao)

(the mother we share is my sephgen song, let me love the lonely is the title of my zackbiggs fic, banana pancakes will be a zackseph fic, and icarus is my genesis image song.)