[his hand stays the entire time, a firm grip - a friendly one, and whether he intended as an anchor or just a sign of support doesn't really matter. Zack keeps a close watch in case this goes bad, if it gets worse than what he's seen so far. And there's a moment, when Cloud's breathing changes that Zack frowns and tightens his grp, but—
He's completely forgotten the flowers, most of them having fallen out of his hair from this one. A few remain, but those will have to stay - because this is more than enough. Unless Cloud wants to learn the rest, but - . . . Zack isn't sure he wants to reveal those secrets this way. They're too heavy for something like this. Heavy and expensive.
This time he squeezes Cloud's shoulder and steps closer, and when Cloud's hand drops -] All right?
. . . you were planning to try out, so it's more that you didn't get the chance to. Not that it matters much - you've got all the important parts already. [and he isn't talking about the enhancements the mako injections gave them]
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He's completely forgotten the flowers, most of them having fallen out of his hair from this one. A few remain, but those will have to stay - because this is more than enough. Unless Cloud wants to learn the rest, but - . . . Zack isn't sure he wants to reveal those secrets this way. They're too heavy for something like this. Heavy and expensive.
This time he squeezes Cloud's shoulder and steps closer, and when Cloud's hand drops -] All right?
. . . you were planning to try out, so it's more that you didn't get the chance to. Not that it matters much - you've got all the important parts already. [and he isn't talking about the enhancements the mako injections gave them]