[that's not a good enough answer. he knows it isn't. because this feels like deja vu for him when it came to concealing how he really felt. Cloud kept his feelings guarded, despite his good intentions and making good on fighting for a better tomorrow. for his family, his friends, everything he held dear to him.
there's a softness to those eyes of his before gently breathing out. he'd seen a side of her, be it real or not, that she didn't want anybody to have to see. this person who became a god in her world, in another tragic reality... they could still come here. they could come after her. she had her companions and allies, and many would band together in the face of such adversity.
including him, he realized.]
Mm. I really do. Back home, all it seemed like I did was fight. Even when I was doing my job. I used to run a delivery business of my own, so this felt like a good fit for me.
That, and...
[they were his honest thoughts. he didn't think he had it in him to repeat himself, so Cloud was glad that it was just the two of them]
Even if that wasn't the real you... You helped me. Even when you were afraid of what could happen. [he never truly thanked her for that, even if she wasn't her own self. yet it stuck with him all the same. he remembered waking up only to shake his head with mingling concern and weariness.]
Maybe you don't need me to protect you, but I'll still do whatever I can.
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[that's not a good enough answer. he knows it isn't. because this feels like deja vu for him when it came to concealing how he really felt. Cloud kept his feelings guarded, despite his good intentions and making good on fighting for a better tomorrow. for his family, his friends, everything he held dear to him.
there's a softness to those eyes of his before gently breathing out. he'd seen a side of her, be it real or not, that she didn't want anybody to have to see. this person who became a god in her world, in another tragic reality... they could still come here. they could come after her. she had her companions and allies, and many would band together in the face of such adversity.
including him, he realized.]
Mm. I really do. Back home, all it seemed like I did was fight. Even when I was doing my job. I used to run a delivery business of my own, so this felt like a good fit for me.
That, and...
[they were his honest thoughts. he didn't think he had it in him to repeat himself, so Cloud was glad that it was just the two of them]
Even if that wasn't the real you... You helped me. Even when you were afraid of what could happen. [he never truly thanked her for that, even if she wasn't her own self. yet it stuck with him all the same. he remembered waking up only to shake his head with mingling concern and weariness.]
Maybe you don't need me to protect you, but I'll still do whatever I can.
[working here was a bonus]