I guess not... [ He shakes his head. ] Guess that's just wishful thinking.
[ He wants to ask. He can hear something crack in the further corner of his mind when even humoring asking him. But the part of him that was sound hesitates still... Still uncertain of the unknown. Still forcing himself to accept the history he's carved for himself- the future that intends to stake with his own two hands. In order to move on from the past, he needed to eliminate the last thing in his life tormenting him over it.
But not here. Not yet. Much as it keeps him up at night (among other things in this place), Cloud remembers Aerith's smile when she thinks of how that man was to her. How he used to be. ]
I heard that.
[ AND HE CAN SEE THAT, BUSTER. EVEN WITH YOUR HAND COVERING YOUR MOUTH. But at least he wasn't just busting his gut... As for the reason he knew? Cloud can't help but sigh, hands on his hips. If he's exasperated over it, it comes out in the dryest, actually not-pissed way possible, muttering as his cheeks turn redder. ]
'Course she did...
[ As for the tease? If the cat's out of the bag now, and if it's kept between them... Yeah. He ain't doing that again, he tells himself. But as he finds the courage to look Zack in the eye again, he almost smirks. Almost. ]
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[ He wants to ask. He can hear something crack in the further corner of his mind when even humoring asking him. But the part of him that was sound hesitates still... Still uncertain of the unknown. Still forcing himself to accept the history he's carved for himself- the future that intends to stake with his own two hands. In order to move on from the past, he needed to eliminate the last thing in his life tormenting him over it.
. . .
But not here. Not yet. Much as it keeps him up at night (among other things in this place), Cloud remembers Aerith's smile when she thinks of how that man was to her. How he used to be. ]
I heard that.
[ AND HE CAN SEE THAT, BUSTER. EVEN WITH YOUR HAND COVERING YOUR MOUTH. But at least he wasn't just busting his gut... As for the reason he knew? Cloud can't help but sigh, hands on his hips. If he's exasperated over it, it comes out in the dryest, actually not-pissed way possible, muttering as his cheeks turn redder. ]
'Course she did...
[ As for the tease? If the cat's out of the bag now, and if it's kept between them... Yeah. He ain't doing that again, he tells himself. But as he finds the courage to look Zack in the eye again, he almost smirks. Almost. ]
Good enough to fool the cronies in Wall Market.