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sultanofsquat: coeurlwhiskers @ twitter (head and shoulders)

[personal profile] sultanofsquat 2023-02-15 09:03 am (UTC)(link)
[ Hopefully she'll never have to see it. ...it wasn't that Cloud was deplorable. But looking back, and knowing who he really is now? He wasn't about to make a complete 180 on his nature, but he was starting to like who he was now. Having people like Ayaka, and Zack (still) in his life, helped plenty with that. When Ayaka laughs, he blinks bright and wide-eyed at her for a moment.

"Silly"... ]


Guess one of us hasta be.

[ Placing his chopsticks down, he holds his cup of matcha in his hands, breathing in the stronger aroma before letting his shoulders lax further. His tone of voice is softer than before, a sign of how content he really was. ]

I'm glad you're okay, Ayaka. [ Really glad. He takes a drink. ]
sultanofsquat: coeurlwhiskers @ twitter (i know you're out there)

[personal profile] sultanofsquat 2023-02-16 07:14 am (UTC)(link)
I wouldn't wanna be anywhere else.

[ The snack was nice, but as she scoots a little closer where she's seated, he keeps the chopsticks on the table along with his cup of tea so that he can better support and hold her. Slipping his arm around her waist, he returns her smile with a small one of his own. ]

Don't be. [ A couple beats. ] I'm the one who shoulda been there.

What's done is done. And I wanna keep looking ahead with you...

[ She's here now. Alive. Healthy. Happy. Smiling so beautifully... Everything he wished to get stronger for and protect. ]

...not looking back.

[ Not on that. ]
sultanofsquat: coeurlwhiskers @ twitter (follow me)

[personal profile] sultanofsquat 2023-02-16 08:39 am (UTC)(link)
[ With the Everfrost waning, he had a good idea on where he wanted to go with her. As nice as Kyoto has been for them, and his ultimate end goal with how hard he worked to get a place on his own to stay, ]

I was thinking... [ Since it didn't take long to get there, and it could be something they planned for instead of being spontaneous if need be, ] A weekend in Nara.

[ The ancient tree city holds a special place in his heart, after all. ]
sultanofsquat: coeurlwhiskers @ twitter (flower boy)

[personal profile] sultanofsquat 2023-02-16 09:15 am (UTC)(link)
Not that I'll hold it against them if we get told there's only one bed again.

[ He's not the winking type. But if words could wink... ]

Right. [ Arm still wrapped around her delicate waist, he accepts his cup of tea, knowingly smiling with the cup close to his lips. ] I'll look into getting us out there soon.

[ There were no falling stars this time of year that he was aware of, but he didn't need any when he had the brightest and only one that mattered by his side. ]

β€” β€” β€”


[ As they finish snacking and drinking their tea, Cloud nearly forgets about what partially brought him over here in the first place. Not until the two of them eventually return to the kitchen to clean up after finishing their tea and snacks and he looks outside the kitchen window. ]

Haven't seen this much snow since Modeoheim...

[ Note to self. Shovel. Lots. ]
sultanofsquat: coeurlwhiskers @ twitter (gave 'em the slip)

[personal profile] sultanofsquat 2023-02-17 08:41 am (UTC)(link)
[ The other bed can have their luggage on it. sflkdaj ]

Makes sense. Culturally, Wutai sounds about as close to Inazuma as it gets.

[ The plates go in the upper shelf. While they could both reach, it's much easier for Cloud with his height. Not that there's much to clean up and put away, with it being just the two of them. ]

Zack and I laughed at each other's hometown names when we first met. We were on a mission in Modeoheim and...we were the only ones used to that kinda terrain. Being country boys and all...
sultanofsquat: coeurlwhiskers @ twitter (summon)

[personal profile] sultanofsquat 2023-02-17 09:15 am (UTC)(link)
Not yet, anyway. All I know is that it's on the Western Continent too. I looked it up after and it's in a jungle south of Gold Saucer.
sultanofsquat: (you trust me?)

[personal profile] sultanofsquat 2023-02-18 06:34 am (UTC)(link)
[ Ayaka's reaction to Zack living in a village in the jungle catches him by surprise also! Leaning against the kitchen counter on one hand, he relaxes more as she marvels at the landscapes he describes. ]

If things weren't so dicey there, I'd have shown you Midgar. For all the problems Shinra and extracting Mako have caused, the city's a technical marvel like nothing else.
sultanofsquat: coeurlwhiskers @ twitter (you get a crisp high five)

[personal profile] sultanofsquat 2023-02-18 07:52 am (UTC)(link)
[ Considering how much of the world Cloud still needed to see for himself, some things would be a whole new experience for both of them. ]

Maybe. [ Considering they were finished with the dishes and tidying now, and now that their hands were free...he can use them for more productive purposes. Like slipping them around Ayaka's waist and holding her. Guard completely dropped. No one else to see or know just how deep their bond has become and would continue to go. ] But you're worth the overtime.
sultanofsquat: coeurlwhiskers @ twitter (loreal)

[personal profile] sultanofsquat 2023-02-18 08:30 am (UTC)(link)
Hmm.

[ And sway they do. Even just subtly, but it's less of a dance and more the hidden desire to cradle her. Not even in his wildest dreams, both home and otherworldly, would he have ever dreamed that somebody could actually hold his heart like this. Captivate him like this. Liberate him like this... Cloud never felt more free than when he was spending his days with Ayaka. These halcyon days... A little piece of heaven the two took solace in together. Even if they weren't to last forever, and there would be bumps in the road leading him back to her, these memories were also the ones that would drive him.

He'd never give up. He'd never stop looking for her. He wouldn't rest until he found Inazuma's shores. Or until he found her again on any shore. Cloud may have a lot to fight for and answer to when he returns to Gaia, but this.

All of this. ]


How many for the shovel job?

[ He'll never let go. ]
sultanofsquat: (if we had enough time...)

[personal profile] sultanofsquat 2023-02-20 07:52 am (UTC)(link)
[ He practically melts on the spot when she kisses him so softly. The question she asks next may as well be a foregone conclusion. Or at the very least, something that he can attend to later. Much later when he has far more important things to be doing right now. Such as taking care of the one girl in his life that he couldn't imagine himself without anymore. She's also already succeeded in making him unable to concentrate.

Long before his 'job' could even begin. There was no forcing it with her. ]


Mm. [ His forehead gently taps against hers, their noses almost brushing when he softly, honestly answers, ] I don't wanna be anywhere else.

[ He kisses her right back. Lingering. Soft. No intent on stopping until they need to breath despite the fact there's no heated passion. Just a desire to stay. ]
sultanofsquat: (floating on high)

[personal profile] sultanofsquat 2023-02-20 11:18 am (UTC)(link)
[ If Ayaka was sweet as honey, than she's already got him addicted to her. If given the opportunity, he would have gone to do as he said he would. But when she proposes him like this? How could he say anything else beyond 'yes' to her? ]

Promise.

[ Not a single finger is going to touch that shovel right now. Letting his lips sweep hers one more time, he draws back with his arms still settled around her waist. As exciting as it was to just keep kissing her... ]

How much more work you got left to do?

[ Because just because he wasn't going to shovel, didn't mean he was going to find a way to keep himself occupied indoors. Even if it meant just staying by her side, letting himself relax while she worked. A presence. A body. Somebody to be there even if he didn't say anything at all. ]
sultanofsquat: (steeled)

[personal profile] sultanofsquat 2023-02-21 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
[ Now who was distracting who? Cloud hardly minds, however. It didn't seem like something really complicated, nor all too time consuming. So if he can serve as a respectful distraction for her while she remains proverbially cooped up at home by order of her work, he meant every word about not wanting to be anywhere else. ]

How 'bout I keep you company if you gotta do more work? [ Whether he gives his two cents or not, he intends to stay indoors with her like he promised. The snow can wait or melt. Whichever one comes first. ] I'll read.
sultanofsquat: coeurlwhiskers @ twitter (ahead on our way)

[personal profile] sultanofsquat 2023-02-21 05:40 am (UTC)(link)
[ All he needs to do his hum in approval, as far as whether or not it'd be alright to simply keep her company. After how much turmoil everyone went through in the past month, Cloud had learned a thing or two about tempering himself. A day or two's rest wasn't going to hurt any of his progress. Not when he was spending that time where it truly mattered.

Leaning in, Cloud plants another kiss on her lips before drawing away, loosening his hold of her so that they can properly wrap up in the kitchen. ]


Deal.

[ When the snow clears away...it'll be an opportune time to actually launch. Most of everything was in place, but he did have some technicalities to go over and finalize with her. Like how he was going to present and launch his work to the public. Ayaka was far more seasoned in that matter. ]

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