what's a fond childhood memory you have?
questions about my character || FOREVER & ALWAYS ACCEPTING PLS
maybe it’s sad, pitiful, or just downright silly, but… he holds one particular memory, one that had never faded out, or lost its clarity for as long as he can remember—— even if it had been in darkness for a time.
“ a fond childhood memory.., ” Cloud repeats softly, nodding slowly.
the lingering smell of his mother, the smell of the soup she had made– his favorite– for his going away. the sensation of burning in his eyes as the tears dared to show themselves, even for a mean old woman who didn’t agree with who he was, the tightness && firmness that they held each other just before he headed off.
at that time, he had only been fourteen, moving onto to be a great man, someone admired, someone people would look at in awe. he would be Cloud, he would be the strongest man in SOLDIER.
the lights of the training facility as he walked the halls, the feeling that is definitely recalled as pain in his cheeks— from SMILING so hard, no less— from all the joy && riveting acknowledgement that his life was about to change, for the better. no one would see his chest, no one would think him a woman, just a feminine guy. no one would know he was Claudia, they would know him as Cloud.
he was himself, && that was more than enough. he had found a home, even if it started him down a path of hell, it still brought him to a haven he had sought for what seemed like a thousand years.
acceptance. love. freedom. friendship. it was one thing he had never let go of. the day he was CLOUD, both inside && out, accepted, loved, free… everything he had wanted.
“ the day i left Nibelheim, and joined Shinra. ”