Lost Small World

The Gommage was certainly nothing new, but this was the first time in Cloud's relatively short life that he'd been witness to the Paintress' annual ritual. Difficult to ascertain exactly what provoked any sense of emotion, nor the baffling lump in his throat right then, not that he was given the luxury of attempting to figure any of that out when the commander finally sliced through the thick silence which had drifted over them.

Cloud's gaze shifted - albeit sluggishly - towards the man, eyes not truly focusing on any one thing in particular as he dissected the words Sephiroth had just spoken, if only to make sense of them before he offered an answer. And he does so, with a needless clearing of his throat and a quick, perhaps shameful, shake of his head.

"No, sir…" he states glumly, eyes casting back to the dregs of his long extinguished drink… a drink he doesn't actually recall consuming. "Though… I suppose you can say my mother did, yeah? We leave for the continent soon." He offers a non-committal shrug. "As good as any gommage."

#01B || This goes on your permanent record. [IC: CrisisCore!Sephiroth]#au14 || clair obscur #azuresteel #[& cloud]#azure steel

"There is more to Expeditions than death." Sephiroth finished his own drink in one last, silent gulp as he stood, looking over towards the Monolith one more time. "Expeditioners find purpose in what they do. I don't plan to let ours be any different in that regard."

With that, he turned to return inside the bar, accompanied by the sound of heavy leather boots over the wooden floorboards of the small balcony. With his hand on the doorframe, the commander turned to look back at Cloud.

"Do try to find your own by the time of departure." He warned him, coolly. "See you at the harbour."

//Just watched the Kingdom Hearts IV trailer and I'm so depressed. Talk about a series that has lost its identity entirely.

Do you remember when Kingdom Hearts was about visiting Disney worlds with a light touch of Final Fantasy cameos here and there? Whatever happened to that?

Tell me exactly what about that sprawling, realistic metropolis is supposed to make you feel like you're inside a disney world? Now it's just Final Fantasy XV with Donald and Goofy... for some reason.

I wish they had never put Nomura at the desk to write for FFVII Remake and let his mad fantasies remain contained within Kingdom Hearts. It would've done both franchises a lot of good.

Saru-mun\\

#00a || saru-mun is still alive! [ooc]

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#00A || Saru-mun is still alive! [OOC]

This probably had to have been the best day of Cloud Strife's life, to have found a friend, a real friend who he could talk and play with. And talk and play were exactly what they did as the pair of them scampered through the dusty halls of the old manor.

They chased the Dorky Faces from one room to the next, played hide and seek some more, and Cloud even tried to wrestle with his new favourite playmate, though it seemed that S didn't really know how to do that when he would just flop down on the floor and not fight back.

It was the almost painful growl of his stomach that enticed the young boy to look out of the window and realise that it was beginning to get dark outside. Mom must be starting to wonder where he was if it was this close to dinner time.

"I need to go home. Will your mom be home soon? It's dinner time!"

#au13 || four seasons #01A || I am not a robot. [IC: FirstSoldier!Sephiroth]#azuresteel #azure-steel #[& cloud]#azure steel #v16 || back in time

Time to go home... While the concept still was not fully clear to him, S understood one thing: Cloud wanted to go back outside, where he'd come from.

Where he could never go.

And as that realization sank in, so did his high spirits dull. He realized then, that his most visceral need was for Cloud to stay. He didn't want him to go where he couldn't see him... where he couldn't reach for him whenever he wanted.

He wanted to keep him, and things to be kept belonged in one specific place.

Right 36. Left 10. Right 59. Right 97.

S remembered perfectly.

"Come with me." He said, reaching to grab Cloud's hand, no explanation given as he led him back and up the stairs, taking the left, towards the greenhouse from which Cloud had snuck in.

... Only to take a sharp turn to the right, to the next heavy wooden door. S pushed it open with ease, with just one hand. Right across the poorly lit studio, a large iron safe as tall as the tallest of the two boys towered ominously against the wall.

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#00a || saru-mun is still alive! [ooc]

//Meh, to be honest.

Saru-mun\\

#00A || Saru-mun is still alive! [OOC]#//this is really the only way I've got to describe my feelings at this point #there's no saving the experience for me #the point of no return was already reached #I just want the ride to end so I can get off the goddamn train #as Barret would put it\\

Send a muse + an ending

GOOD END- The ideal end to my muse’s story where everything is resolved and they can live a good life.

BAD END- The bad guys win. Everything that can go wrong for my muse had gone wrong.

TRUE END- Bittersweet ending. Some things go right, other things go wrong. Some sacrifices have to be made, but most people are happy in the end.

EVERYONE LIVES- No one has to die in my muse’s story, be it for Better or for worse.

WE ALL FALL DOWN- No one is safe in the end of my muse’s story. Everyone important to the story has perished. This can include your muse or not.

WENT DOWN IN HISTORY- Your muse’s story is passed down through the ages, sometimes being stretched or exaggerated in places until it becomes a legend told in storybooks and campfires as poems, tall tales, etc.

SECRET END- Crack. Come up with the silliest end to your muse’s story as possible.

What's a noun...?

Cloud doesn't give the question voice, but he sure did frown about it for a good few seconds, just staring at the floor in silence while his little brain desperately tried to make sense of what S was trying to tell him.

It didn't take too long until he gave up on this endeavour, however, typically, when the question about stew came up.

"I dunno...?" the small blond huffed, offering a dramatic shrug as if to emphasise his point.

"We have it on Sundays." But then he had an epiphany, his face brightening with a smile that beamed from ear to ear as he suddenly leaned forward to grasp his friend's arm with both hands.

"You should come! Mom won't mind!"

#au13 || four seasons #01A || I am not a robot. [IC: FirstSoldier!Sephiroth]#v16 || back in time #[& cloud]#azure steel #azuresteel

The eldest boy looked up from those pictures with, once again, an air of confused surprise on his face. It was happening more and more often with Cloud. Had he the power of hindsight on the matter, perhaps S would have found some irony in how such a little boy could stun him, amaze him in ways the brilliant minds of the Doctors would not.

"... Come where?" He asked, while already a heavy feeling of concern and regret started to warn him, right from the stomach. A bad omen, that for some reason often took the shape of the Milk Man in his mind.

fuckyeahsurveys

Ask.

1: Full name

2: Zodiac sign

3: 3 Fears

4: 3 things I love

5: 4 turns on

6: 4 turns off

7: My best friend

8: Sexual orientation

9: My best first date

10: How tall am I

11: What do I miss

12: What time were I born

13: Favourite color

14: Do I have a crush

15: Favourite quote

16: Favourite place

17: Favourite food

18: Do I use sarcasm

19: What am I listening to right now

20: First thing I notice in new person

21: Shoe size

22: Eye color

23: Hair color

24: Favourite style of clothing

25: Ever done a prank call?

26: What colour of underwear I'm wearing now?

27: Meaning behind my URL

28: Favourite movie

29: Favourite song

30: Favourite band

31: How I feel right now

32: Someone I love

33: My current relationship status

34: My relationship with my parents

35: Favourite holiday

36: Tattoos and piercing i have

37: Tattoos and piercing i want

38: The reason I joined Tumblr

39: Do I and my last ex hate each other?

40: Do I ever get “good morning” or “good night ” texts?

41: Have I ever kissed the last person you texted?

42: When did I last hold hands?

43: How long does it take me to get ready in the morning?

44: Have I shaved your legs in the past three days?

45: Where am I right now?

46: If I were drunk & can’t stand, who’s taking care of me?

47: Do I like my music loud or at a reasonable level?

48: Do I live with my Mom and Dad?

49: Am I excited for anything?

50: Do I have someone of the opposite sex I can tell everything to?

51: How often do I wear a fake smile?

52: When was the last time I hugged someone?

53: What if the last person I kissed was kissing someone else right in front of me?

54: Is there anyone I trust even though I should not?

55: What is something I disliked about today?

56: If I could meet anyone on this earth, who would it be?

57: What do I think about most?

58: What’s my strangest talent?

59: Do I have any strange phobias?

60: Do I prefer to be behind the camera or in front of it?

61: What was the last lie I told?

62: Do I perfer talking on the phone or video chatting online?

63: Do I believe in ghosts? How about aliens?

64: Do I believe in magic?

65: Do I believe in luck?

66: What's the weather like right now?

67: What was the last book I've read?

68: Do I like the smell of gasoline?

69: Do I have any nicknames?

70: What was the worst injury I've ever had?

71: Do I spend money or save it?

72: Can I touch my nose with a tounge?

73: Is there anything pink in 10 feets from me?

74: Favourite animal?

75: What was I doing last night at 12 AM?

76: What do I think is Satan’s last name is?

77: What’s a song that always makes me happy when I hear it?

78: How can you win my heart?

79: What would I want to be written on my tombstone?

80: What is my favorite word?

81: My top 5 blogs on tumblr

82: If the whole world were listening to me right now, what would I say?

83: Do I have any relatives in jail?

84: I accidentally eat some radioactive vegetables. They were good, and what’s even cooler is that they endow me with the super-power of my choice! What is that power?

85: What would be a question I’d be afraid to tell the truth on?

86: What is my current desktop picture?

87: Had sex?

88: Bought condoms?

89: Gotten pregnant?

90: Failed a class?

91: Kissed a boy?

92: Kissed a girl?

93: Have I ever kissed somebody in the rain?

94: Had job?

95: Left the house without my wallet?

96: Bullied someone on the internet?

97: Had sex in public?

98: Played on a sports team?

99: Smoked weed?

100: Did drugs?

101: Smoked cigarettes?

102: Drank alcohol?

103: Am I a vegetarian/vegan?

104: Been overweight?

105: Been underweight?

106: Been to a wedding?

107: Been on the computer for 5 hours straight?

108: Watched TV for 5 hours straight?

109: Been outside my home country?

110: Gotten my heart broken?

111: Been to a professional sports game?

112: Broken a bone?

113: Cut myself?

114: Been to prom?

115: Been in airplane?

116: Fly by helicopter?

117: What concerts have I been to?

118: Had a crush on someone of the same sex?

119: Learned another language?

120: Wore make up?

121: Lost my virginity before I was 18?

122: Had oral sex?

123: Dyed my hair?

124: Voted in a presidential election?

125: Rode in an ambulance?

126: Had a surgery?

127: Met someone famous?

128: Stalked someone on a social network?

129: Peed outside?

130: Been fishing?

131: Helped with charity?

132: Been rejected by a crush?

133: Broken a mirror?

134: What do I want for birthday?

135: How many kids do I want and what will be their names?

136: Was I named after anyone?

137: Do I like my handwriting?

138: What was my favourite toy as a child?

139: Favourite Tv Show?

140: Where do I want to live when older?

141: Play any musical instrument?

142: One of my scars, how did I get it?

143: Favourite pizza toping?

144: Am I afraid of the dark?

145: Am I afraid of heights?

146: Have I ever got caught sneaking out or doing anything bad?

147: Have I ever tried my hardest and then gotten disappointed in the end?

148: What I'm really bad at

149: What my greatest achievments are

150: The meanest thing somebody has ever said to me

151: What I'd do if I won in a lottery

152: What do I like about myself

153: My closest Tumblr friend

154: Something I fantasise about

155: Any question you'd like

Cloud couldn't help but scoff at the notion of Sephiroth's sudden lack of hatred, and he did so with a cynical grin marring his features. Could have fooled him while he was razing Nibelheim to the ground, could have fooled him while they were both dying on the ice-cold steel of a grated reactor floor.

Another quick glance at his hands, however, rubbed raw from the constant friction of damp wood, not a wound that would get better overnight, has him think twice about resisting further. So in that moment Cloud decides not to snap at the hands that fed him, and held out both hands to be healed, though he does so begrudgingly, unable to meet his saviour's gaze.

#au13 || four seasons #01B || This goes on your permanent record. [IC: CrisisCore!Sephiroth]#azuresteel #azure-steel #[& cloud]#azure steel

And Sephiroth conceded. This might be a choice that would come back to haunt him later, but anything was better than the idea of spending the next hour nursing blooming blisters the conventional way. Shyly, the green mako energy seeped through his armlet and to the palm, digits running over the injury, light as a breeze.

Though no contact was made between them, it didn't quite feel that way. Dense and cool, the spell had a tangibility of its own, through which the ex-SOLDIER could swear to be able to sense the pulse of blood through Cloud's very veins, the flexing of his muscles, the turn of joints in the cartilage. A moment of contact so strangely intrusive it felt almost intimate.

As quick as a deep breath, the cure had been cast. One could almost observe the layers of skin regenerate and begin to restore their natural elasticity, if watching closely enough.

Something that the man was not interested in doing. Confident that the other would be happy to regain his personal space and tend to his own meal, he effortlessly pushed himself back on his feet to reach a bench on the other side of the fire, next to the papers he'd longed for all day.

visionsofecho

//I'm home!

I AM HOME! All safe and... well, still working on the 'sound' part, it's a life-long project, that one.

Sum up: huge health scare some couple weeks ago, been at the hospital the whole time, horrible internet, no privacy, no energy or resources to be here. But I'm back. And I'm at least stabilized, which is honestly a massive victory for me.

I will need to go back eventually for more tests, but not for at least a couple weeks. They need my blood pressure to chill out before they can do anything, and they figured out a more familiar environment would help me with that.

So~ the plan is to take it easy and get lost in this beloved hobby of mine. Thanks everybody for the incredible support, your infinite patience, and all the little things (IC and OOC) you have sent my way. You and @azure-steel's never-ending care have made it so that I could feel at home while far away from home this whole time.

Enough cheese now before I get sent back for diabetes, too.

Saru-mun\\

#00A || Saru-mun is still alive! [OOC]#00B || You should check this out~ [PSA]

First Interactions Meme

SYMBOL STARTERS

Send ✗ for my muse to come to yours out of concern for a mutual friend

Send ♧ for my muse to meet yours at a mutual friend’s birthday party

Send ☺ for our muses to strike up a conversation on an airplane or boat

Send ☂ for my muse to find yours injured and offer their assistance

Send ☼ for our muses to meet when their pets take a liking to one another

Send ♔ for my muse to meet their new boss - who happens to be your muse!

Send ♫ for my muse to meet yours in a bar

Send ♤ for our muses to be assigned as partners for a mission

Send ღ for my muse to offer yours a compliment as they pass eachother.

(Add ‘reverse’ for our muses’ positions to be switched, where applicable)

SENTENCE STARTERS

“Hey! Hey you, I need your help!”

“Have you seen my dog/cat/pet? Would it help if I showed you a picture?”

“Oh, you know (other muse) too?”

“It’s good to meet you. (Muse) never stops talking about you.”

“Can I have your number?”

“Uh, not to be rude, but we literally just met.”

“Hey, is this person bothering you?”

“Sorry to bother you, but are you okay?”

“You look a little lost. Need help?”

“Here, you can borrow my phone.”

#00j || that's what they said. [asked & answered]#azure-steel #au12 || power play #01B || This goes on your permanent record. [IC: CrisisCore!Sephiroth]#azure steel #azuresteel #[& cloud]

"Why don't you surprise your roommates, and not go home tonight~?" //from Cloud (Power Play verse)

Dirty Pick-up Lines || Always Accepting~

"And spend it with you, in this dingy hotel room?" Sephiroth huffed, the hint of a chuckle, craning his head against the pillow to steal a glance at his lover.

He did wonder if he, too, appreciated the raw atmosphere of the slums. So far removed from the pretentiousness of Sector 0. No curtains made of silk, no marble tiles on the floor, no symmetry in just about anything... It almost made him feel dizzy sometimes, in that cacophony of smells and sounds.

But if it meant to be with the man who'd caught his eye from the moment they had stepped through those elevator doors, it was all worth it.

"I could afford not turning in for the curfew." Not that he wouldn't be reprimanded, Sephiroth was not exempt. But scolding a SOLDIER First Class always felt less like a punishment and more like a short and disheartened lecture from Director Lazard.

Whether because the man knew Sephiroth would do as he wished anyway, or because a part of him pitied the war hero for what little freedom he'd been granted his whole life, Sephiroth wouldn't know.

Either way, it worked well for him, that sort of silent agreement between them.

"Could you, though?" He then asked, watching his own hand raking gently through Cloud's hair.

misakisuzuhara

Send me a ‘★’ and I will tell you how my character feels about yours

fatumimpera

Well, that was just his luck, wasn't it? To have Sephiroth be so familiar with his sword. Zack had never gotten the chance to explain to him where he had gotten it – or rather, he probably had explained and Cloud had just been too mako poisoned to remember any of it.

"... Maybe it was made by the same person?" He offered, for lack of anything better to say. It's not like it was impossible, though it was extremely unlikely, which the General probably already knew. Cloud did not like being watched like a hawk, but he had expected as much when he decided to engage with Sephiroth. The guy had never been anything less than intense.

"He's – what." Cloud blinked, having not expected that. That was not what Gaia had said – or hinted at, rather, as she tended to speak in riddles. Why, she even liked to quote Loveless at him, which was frustrating to say the least.

"That can't be, she clearly said –" Cloud cut himself off, turning around to pace the room, looking for a short moment a scary amount like Zack with his movements. Had Gaia truly miscalculated that badly? It didn't help that Cloud was more or less running around blind, as he had only experienced parts of the story unfolding himself and most of his memories of this time in his life was for obvious reasons kind of blurry, to put it mildly. Even so, his memories wouldn't be very helpful.

Crouching in the corner of the room where a rather stubborn bit of weed was growing, he glared at it with more force than necessary. "Explain," he demanded at the weed, likely looking like a madman. He couldn't help it, Gaia came through a lot clearer when he was around plants. He was no Cetra, but he was her WEAPON now, which granted him this ability. Honestly, he had stopped questioning it.

The lifestream soon reached out to him, carrying fractured words with it. "... So he is alive, but... clones? and – Costa del Sol?" he muttered, trying to make sense of what he was told. "The wandering soul knows no rest. Yeah, I know – stop quoting Loveless at me," sighing, he turned towards Sephiroth, frowning up at the General. "I know you probably heard that. Does any of it make sense to you? I'm clearly out of the loop here."