halcyon day(dream)s
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dark waters by assentodele
Fandoms: Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VII (Video Game 1997), Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth (Video Games 2020-2024)
09 May 2024
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“Tell me, Cloud. Do you sleep more soundly with someone beside you?” Sephiroth asked, keeping his tone conversational. “I’m familiar with the barracks back in Midgar, and they don’t allow for much privacy. Some Troopers end up in our clinics for a sort of…separation anxiety. The tyrannical behavior on display from our most lauded captains only reinforces that bond. Shared trauma, they say.”
Cloud froze, suddenly unsure about the trajectory of their conversation.
“I’m an only child, if that’s what you’re asking.”
Sephiroth’s lips twitched into a small smile, his silvery eyelashes fluttering alongside it. Cloud was suddenly much more attuned to the minutiae of his movements, maybe even hypervigilant. “As am I,” Sephiroth said evenly. “That wasn’t what I was asking.”
The night after Cloud’s convoy arrives in Nibelheim, he finds himself plagued by nightmares. His superior officer extends a (seemingly) generous hand.
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- Part 1 of halcyon day(dream)s