Toz m'dear! Any FFVII recs? I figure I'd ask you, since, y'know, it's your fault I'm even anywhere near this fandom again :P
Let me help you out with that, friendo:
Unexpected Side-Effects by tirsynni Mostly Zack/Cloud/Sephiroth, 80k words, complete. Tentacles ahoy. (Although tentacle sex is more a hovering implication than a kink. It’s cool though.) Not super explicit.
Worth a Shot by esamaVincent/Cloud, 23k words, complete; Cloud learns how to shoot. Not explicit.
A Moment of Truth by kzam Genesis/Cloud, 93k words, complete; Genesis recruits Cloud into SOLDIER. In the middle of a court martial. Gasp!
Not Just the Two of Us by mystiri1Vincent/Cloud, short. We’re all mad here! :) Consensual.
Beloved by Sinnatious Genesis/Cloud, 93k words, complete. Probably the best of the pairing, imo? Although obviously I haven’t read everything out there. Post AC, very cool. There is sex and it is consensual.
Rock Bottom by esamaCloud/Vincet, although pairing is not the point of the fic. 41k words, complete; this is the story of the beautifully cracky adventures of Aerith and Cloud, time travelling terrorists extraordinaire. Both of them look fabulous in cute dresses. Not explicit.
Worth It by Rethira Sephiroth/Cloud. The dorky shower courtship of Sephiroth and Cloud, short, complete. Consensual.
A Life in the Day of Reno by TyramirTechnically gen, although I’m not sure I’d call it safe for work. 40k words, complete. Warnings for Reno being a completely vile human being, basically. Like, yes, I know that’s like warning that water’s a bit damp, but here his vileness is executed with a casualness that you’ll either find hilarious or stomach-turning.
Hazy by esamaTime-travel. Cloud/Sephiroth. Porn. Cloud on top, which is my jam. Mildly dubious consent.
It’s All Good News Now by Tobiroth Zack/Angeal/Genesis/Sephiroth/Cloud ot5, 79k words, complete; SWEET AND WEIRD AND POLY.
Like It Rough by Sanjuno Cid/Vincent, 11k words, complete; I’m not sure I love this writing style? But the porn is nice. Dubcon.
Deus Ex Machina by Guede Cloud/Lots Of People, Seriously, 32k words, complete; contains a great deal of porn. The style’s not for everyone – it can be a lot of implication and inference to get through. I am still reccing it because it is fun and good, it just might be better on a Good Concentration day rather than an I’m Sad And I Wanna Tune Out day. All of the porn is pretty much dubcon for Plot Reasons.
How to Succeed in Sexual Blackmail Without Really Trying by Thorne Cloud/Reno, short, complete; excellent comic pacing. Dubcon in the ‘we got drunk’ sense, although …not because of sexual blackmail, weirdly.
Things You Shouldn’t See by Miko Turk smut. Hot Turk smut. Elena POV, which is even better. I think this one was actually pretty clearly consensual, despite all the potential for it not to be. All of the POV-sexytimes definitely is. Harder to judge with voyeuristic scenes, although there’s some implication that they know they’re being watched. Gonna call it consensual.
Got Your Back by Miko Zack/Cloud. 126k words, complete; mostly a romance with plotty elements. Any sex is consensual!
A Chemical Sort of Sickness by Tobiroth Sephiroth/Cloud; 14k words, complete; this is absolutely tooth-rotting and adorable hurt/comfort illness type stuff. Not explicit.
Company by esamaCloud/Vincent, 41k words, complete; AU where Cloud inherits Shinra. Not explicit.
Infinite Possibilities by Kalloway Sephiroth/Cloud; 23k words, complete; post-Advent Children Sephiroth redemption fic with an Aerith-shaped deus ex machina. Sweet. Good for reading when you’re tired and can’t think right. Not explicit.
Elbow Grease and Enthusiasm by Tobiroth OT5 Genesis/Angeal/Sephiroth/Zack/Cloud, 74k words, complete; fairly idealised consensual polyamory and a bit of porn. (Good god, there’s even a scene where a person in an open relationship contacts their partners to make sure they’re okay with them hooking up with somebody outside their group.) Some off-screen stalking is discussed, but sex is consensual.
Cloud Sharing by AsreonInfusionPorn. Porn porn pornity porn. Porn. OT5 Genesis/Angeal/Sephiroth/Zack/Cloud SOLDIER smut. Sex is consensual. They even discuss it like adults beforehand.
The Get-Laid Plans of Desperate Gen by Amarissa Porn. Angeal and Zack, dashingly (and accidentally) facilitated by a very camp Genesis. Consensual sex, although these children absolutely suck at communicating about experimental sexy things. Which I suppose makes them very in character, when you get down to it. Communication isn’t exactly Angeal’s strong suit in Crisis Core.
Decommssioned by xantissa Short, complete. Cloud buys Sephiroth and Zack as slaves despite not, actually, really wanting slaves. And then he accidentally an army. Also, Sephiroth/Zack/Cloud. Contains off-screen sexual violence.
The Little Guy by TokiMirage WIP. Time traveller Cloud is now a janitor. Somehow, he still ends up on Sephiroth’s radar.
Nerd Chic by Up_sideand_down WIP. Cloud gets glasses and everybody thinks he’s adorable and everybody wants to put their hands down his pants. Basically.
Ghost in the Machine by ZenthisororWIP. Time-travel. A much older Cloud is suddenly haunting Shinra’s computer system. The Genesis characterisation is fabulous. There are parts where he’s melodramatic and spiky and pugnacious and agh, yes. :)
There are things I’m sure I’ve forgotten to add to this list, which I will find as I trawl through my fic history. Unfortunately I have a memory like a sieve. However! This list, other recs lists, and any later updates to the lists, can be found over at my fic recs page here.