There was something wrong with Prince Sephiroth. He was off-putting, uncanny, and everyone knew it.
So it wasn't a surprise that all of Sephiroth's guards abandoned him during an assassination attempt. All but one. Cloud, loyal despite the prince's reputation, saved Sephiroth even when he didn't need saving, sparking an obsession he never could've prepared for.
Genesis, the Crown Prince, didn't know what to do when Sephiroth's attention suddenly wasn't solely on him. When he found out what had caught Sephiroth's eye, he knew he'd do whatever he could to get in between his brother and the sweet little guard he was obsessed with.
None of them could have predicted how entangled they would become... (Except Sephiroth, who maybe had planned for it all along)
Written for Summer Holestice 2026 as a gift for the wonderful @time-official <3


















