//SO just a huuuuuge heads up! Kumon’s getting a new design because I can. As soon as the ref comes in, I’ll update his bio.//

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//SO just a huuuuuge heads up! Kumon’s getting a new design because I can. As soon as the ref comes in, I’ll update his bio.//
badassbarmaid:
*Smashes through a door*
—HI.
With a scream of terror, Kumon falls out of his seat at the bar where he had been drawing a picture with crayons. The coloring utensils scattered everywhere as he hit the ground with a grunt, clutching his chest in surprise.
His ears and tail were flat against his body like a frightened puppy as he looked towards the source of the sudden noise.
Upon seeing mommy there, Kumon started to take deep calming breaths to wind down.
“M-mommy! H-heh... You s-scared me mommy!”
// So everything bad is happening to me at the worst possible time... all at once. The worst thing.... that i'm extremely upset and in tears over... My lovable Buddy of 10+ years is going to be put down tomorrow. He has lymphatic cancer. A tumor is in his throat and its hard for him to eat and drink. I dont want him to suffer anymore, and to make matters worse the family cat is with my sister. I have no animals in the house right now Having grown up with pets for most of my life and suddenly both are gone for one reason or another tears my heart in two. I dont have Dory to fall back on when Buddy goes, and shes going to be gone for the summer. I don't know when i'll fully return to anything after this. Fortunately my dad says were getting another dog tomorrow. I also had to leave work early due to nearly having two panic attacks over this. My mom is far from pleased by this tho... And for those of you who are wondering what kind of breed Buddy is, well... All we know/knew is that hes a German Shepard mixed with some kind of hound. I love you, Buddo. Yer gonna feel much better soon... just hang in there.//
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@soldiers-honor
Specimen C-W had no idea where he was. Master ordered him to pick up some files from Lazard's office in regard to the new 3rd class SOLDIERS about to undergo their first treatment of Mako but ended up hopelessly lost. Master said that this was the floor, but never specified which room belonged to the Director. C-W ended up wandering around hopelessly lost. Master would be furious with him for sure!!!
He would certainly receive the shock collar punishment for being slow. C-W hated that punishment the most out of all of them.
Looks like he would be forced to ask the SOLDIERS for directions... Fuck...
C-W walked into a room filled with SOLDIERS sparring with each other. Paying most of them no mind, he walked up to the friendliest face he could find and tugged on the ravenette's arm gently enough to grab his attention. He was one of the few that wasn't sparring, so C-W felt more secure asking him.
With a shaky, raspy voice; C-W spoke one word in two parts.
"La-zarrrd?"
❝I feel lighter, maybe I’ve lost some weight. From all that dilly-dallying.❞
Independent Cloud Strife
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Child and Immortal | Closed
heartofsoldier:
He had been asked to watch the child while Cloud and Tifa were in the bar. It was almost closing time for Seventh Heaven when Vincent felt a small weight in his lap, opening crimson eyes to look at the child. “Kumon, shouldn’t you be asleep in bed?” His voice was deep as he spoke, watching the young Strife.
When the child touched his nose to Vincent’s, the man’s brows raised in confusion. He didn’t protest, but he didn’t move either. It was an unusual thing to him, such an innocent move that he really didn’t know how to handle it. He remained still even as the child pulled back.
“I love you, too, Kumon..” he didn’t know what else to say.
Those inquisitive red eyes somehow became brighter in the span of a few seconds, probably due to the mako in the pup’s body. Tail wagging with glee, he giggled at Uncle Vinny’s question.
When his favorite uncle responded with the words that Kumon was hoping to hear, his wagging tail picked up its pace until it looked as if he was practically vibrating in place.
“Love you more, Uncle Vinny!”
He yipped with childish happiness.
“You’re usually by yourself all the time, and it made me wonder if you were in need of some love. I know that you’re not usually one that likes to be touched, but you’re my favorite uncle. More than uncle bear! I know you’ve been through a lot, and I want you to know that i’m always gonna love you!”
The sound of daddy’s voice nearby made Kumon jump slightly. It was very true that the child wasn’t supposed to be up, but Kumon had been avoiding Cloud for a bit out of fear for his daddy’s safety. The irritation and anger were building up again, and it would only be a matter of time before he attacked someone. Mommy had most likely told Daddy about the issue he had in school today about Kumon nearly breaking a student’s arm when they tried to put gum in his hair as a prank.
The wagging stopped instantly as Kumon hopped off of Uncle Vinny’s lap and feigned walking upstairs to bed. In reality, he was running off so he wouldn’t harm his family for a bit.
“Night uncle vinny. ‘S sleep time.”
grand-lethal:
◤ Children, sometimes they can be just the nicest things you’ve ever seen and then there are times..well they can be the meaner than the monsters of the mist. His own heart ached as those tears continued falling from her face like a never-ending stream. A single arm reaches over the female’s shoulder, pulling her own frame towards his own until finally, he embraced his daughter. The bodily wounds on her body angered him, but could he really answer a display of violence with even more violence? Would that even prove to solve anything?..And besides, they were children.
OH, and just like that, a lightbulb lit up in his mind. They were children which meant..there were also parents. A single one of his gloved hands began to wipe the tears from her face. It was time..being..part genome and a summoner she will go through such a trial life. “I need to teach you how to defend yourself…properly. In the meantime, you can count on your old man to do something about this. I’ll just need to find out who those children are and believe me, they’ll never mess with you again.” He spoke reassuringly and even left a gentle peck upon the girl’s forehead.
“I wasn’t anywhere older than you when your grandpa Baku thought me how to use a sword..and honestly..it didn’t work out too well for me. But he did tell me this.” He spoke and cleared his throat. “My boy, I ain’t teachin’ you how ta fight only for you to get yur scrawny ass into trouble. You’re learnin’ this so you wouldn’t have to fight. Got that?!?” He tried his best to make his voice all masculine and tough to emulate Baku’s just for a laugh.
Anna sniffled as papa pulled her close for a hug, returning it in a tight grip. She was shaking, but the feeling of papa giving her a hug was calming her. Her shaking had been reduced drastically, and she blinked in surprise when her beloved papa began to wipe the tears from her face.
A soft smile ran across her lips when papa did that. She knew that no matter what happened, he would always be there for her in any way he could.
Anna’s eyes said more than words ever could when papa gave her a gentle peck on her forehead. It was at times like this that Anna knew just how much she was loved by everyone around her. But the only two that loved her more than the world and their titles themselves were her parents.
Her head tilted slightly as she listened to his words, giggling when papa started to mimic grandpa Baku. Anna was very good at dodging incoming hits when she wasn’t restrained, but she relied completely on instinct. While that wasn’t a bad thing, learning how to defend herself from anyone who could do her harm was a good idea.
“Gruff voices don’t suit you, papa.”
She teased while booping his nose with her tail. “But you do have a point. If i’m gonna be queen one day, the least I can do for not only myself but the guards is learn to defend myself. I don’t wanna be stuck relying on others for protection when I can be just as capable of doing it myself.”
At the thought of a certain guard, she gave a happy laugh. He would be so proud and relieved that she could defend herself.
“Besides, Uncle Rusty isn’t getting any younger. It would do him good to be able to relax and not worry about my safety. He worries about mama’s well being enough as it is.”
@bymyownfists from here
The instinct had taken over faster than he expected when he kicked the guy away from Tifa. In all honesty, if mommy hadn’t spoken Kumon might have actually brutally attacked the man. It was mommy’s voice that brought him somewhat back into reality.
Wait... How had he gotten from where mommy was to where the downed meanie was so quickly? Also, what did he even do for the taller man to end up like that? Kumon looked up at mommy in confusion, slit pupils looking around in a daze. What was he doing?
Oh! He went downstairs for a glass of water from the bar’s fridge when he saw the guy ready to hurt mommy. Red filled his vision until he came back to his senses from mommy’s voice.
Oh no... Did he hurt the guy he saw trying to attack mommy?
A groan next to him made the puppy yelp in surprise before backing away in horror. His pupils had returned to their normal round shape, and he looked absolutely ashamed as his ears fell flat against his head.
Wait... Where were his blankie and chocobo plush, Lady? He was carrying both downstairs when the event happened. Did he drop them?
There! He had dropped them at the bottom of the stairs. Quickly he ran to pick them up and hug them tight, tears falling from his eyes. It must have been confusing for the newcomers to see a six year old boy kick a man more than twice his size across the room at full force in Chocobo pattern pajamas. Some may have even found it amusing.
The tingling sensation at the back of Kumon’s head told him that most if not all eyes were on him. The bar was dead silent.
With a whimper, he scurried behind the counter and hid in any space big enough to hold him comfortably as he whispered constant apologies.
“Sorry sorry sorry oh god I didn’t mean to!”
heartofsoldier:
It hurt, hearing his son speak of such dark things. It made him feel like he wasn’t doing his job of making his son feel better about what happened. Cloud sighed heavily, moving with his son as he tried to back away from him. Carefully, he pulled the child into a quiet embrace, shaking his head a little. He was so young to be carrying such a painful memory.
“You are not a toy that no one wants, you were taken from us by someone who wanted to use you for experiments. I promise you that I want you around and so does your mother. We were so scared when you were taken, thinking it was someone who wanted us to suffer and break.”
He pulled back to look at Kumon, pulling his hands away from his face and wiping his tears away. Cloud cupped his cheeks gently, mako blue eyes watching his sons sadly. He wished he knew what to do to help his son.
“Kumon, I promise if there was any way I could have found you I would have fought anyone in my way. But we searched with our friends for several months, even Vincent helped and he couldn’t find anything.”
It made him feel like Kumon blamed him because he couldn’t save him. Cloud dropped his gaze, blonde hair falling in his face. He’d failed his son and that was the worst feeling in the world second to seeing his son so hurt and sad. He didn’t say anything more, giving Kumon a chance to speak.
The words daddy spoke tugged at Kumon’s heart. He knew deep down that eventually he would be saved, and the dreams that he had experienced of being held in daddy’s arms again only tortured him. He was always scared that it was just a cruel dream and nothing more. It didn’t cross his mind that what he was actually seeing was a future vision from Auntie Aer, so when he was finally rescued he assumed it was just another dream.
Kumon usually woke up when he reached up to touch daddy’s cheeks as he was being carefully held in safe arms. When he was dreaming, he either never reached or was unable to feel warmth as he shifted back to reality.
The time that was the real thing had Kumon confused. He had gotten so used to the dreams that he was convinced that he would just wake up back in that tiny, smelly cell with a scratchy blanket over his body and that horrible cot his captors had called his bed underneath.
The surprise and shock of actually feeling his daddy’s cheeks and how much warmth they had caused him to sob uncontrollably and convince him that this wasn’t a dream anymore.
When daddy looked away, Kumon let out a whine of worry and started nuzzling his cheeks into Clouds to try and see his daddy’s pretty eyes.
“I never blamed you. not once.” He said as he continued to whine sadly.
“I knew you would come for me eventually, but the waiting was the hardest part. Everything hurt and sometimes I thought I would die, but the now memory of being reunited was the only thing that kept me from dying.”
When daddy wasn’t responding quick enough to Kumon’s nuzzles, he took matters into his own hands and cupped daddy’s cheeks. Lifting daddy’s face up so their eyes met, he gave a smile through his tears and placed a soft, loving kiss to his forehead.
“I did learn something from one of the kids there. He called them Eskimo kisses.”
His tail wagged somewhat happily as he pressed the tip of his tiny nose to Clouds own.
“They really help me calm down and relax, almost as much as the rocking chair. It’s even better when I get to rub noses with the other person, because I have a horrible time staying still.”
Those small red eyes looked lovingly into daddy’s own as their noses were lightly pressed together.
“I’m glad you managed to come for me at all, daddy. It’s better then never showing up.”
@heartofsoldier from here (Cloud)
Unfortunately, Kumon felt that all he was now felt the same as a discarded toy that had been thrown out carelessly. He was hurting. The memories of those who died around and hurt him were strong today, and he didn’t meet Cloud’s eyes at all.
“I guess i’m the broken one then... Yes, you defeated the bad guy again... But all I did was watch as all the other kids around me died one by one. Every time it wasn’t me in that room... It was someone else. Someone who either came out nearly unconscious each time or came out dead.”
Kumon buried his face in his hands to make sure daddy didn’t see his newly forming tears.
“Sometimes we were dragged in to watch the others suffer, other times they would throw the corpse of a kid who recently died into someone’s cell and threaten them. It happened to me a few times... Whoever had the corpse was stuck with it till morning.”
Kumon hadn’t realized that he was starting to shake from remembering those times.
“Two of them were identical twins. I was put in their room when the bad guys had to clean out my cage... They had recently killed her sister, and she wailed for a long time before eventually taking a hidden scalpel out from somewhere and killing herself in front of me. I think she forgot I was there...”
Tears began flowing freely now as everything began to rush back.
“After they were done with me, they said that I was going to die. They didn’t want any evidence of their experiment to remain after it failed. I don’t remember if they got anywhere with the idea, because that’s when the big fight against Mister Reeve happened.”
Kumon started to openly sob now, backing up a bit to try and avoid daddy reaching out to grab him.
“Now all I am is some thrown out toy that no one wants... Why does everyone stay? I BROKE LONG AGO!”
@neverfinal from here (Cloud)
Kumon had been trying to sneak through the front door after a brutal day at school. True, his nose was bleeding but the one who punched him got off far worse than he did. He couldn’t stay after the fight ended and ran home. His eyes looked red and irritated from all the silent crying he did as he squeaked in surprise.
Daddy was home? What?! Oh goddess this was bad. VERY BAD. Kumon froze in fear as daddy came closer and put a fresh rag on his face, asking if his child was alright and what happened. He simply took the rag and pressed it to his face gently.
Kumon couldn’t speak at all for fear of breaking down into panicked tears. He wouldn’t even meet his father’s eyes. Staring anywhere but at Cloud’s worried face, Kumon thought quickly and threw his backpack at Cloud before bolting upstairs to his room and shutting the door so hard it felt as if the entire house shook from the impact.
Knowing that daddy would quickly follow, he hid in his closet with bated breath.
He didn’t want to talk to anyone right now...
bladesxofxhonor:
“Wait…” Zack called out, grabbing the other by the wrist and pulling them back. “Please don’t go.” His grip faltered and he let go, pulling his hand back to his side.
“I…I want you to stay for the night…” His cheeks flushed slightly, gaze lowering to the ground.
Cloud hadn’t expected that to happen as he prepared to leave for the night. He had some major work to do down in Wallmarket, and while he wanted to stay the night cuddled in Zack’s arms... There were things he had to do. He was an enemy of the very people Zack worked for, and he didn’t want the ravenette to get fired or worse because the two had a thing for each other.
He gave a soft sigh as he looked back at Zack, who had let go of his hand and was staring at the ground.
“Zack... You don’t know how badly I want to stay, but I’m starting to worry that you could get seriously hurt or tried for treason if we keep this up any longer. I’m not going to deny that i’m deeply attracted to you anymore, but I also worry that our hidden relationship is going to be uncovered and I’ll never see you again.”
Tears begin to streak down his face as he tried to smile.
“I’m a wanted experiment by Shinra. Not only am I putting myself in danger by being here, but you could also face severe consequences. I... I don’t want you to ever go through pain like I did. I would never be able to face my mom in the lifestream if I let someone I cared for suffer from my foolish decisions...”
Restrained sobs began to come from his mouth as he backed up slightly.
“I want to stay... More than anything else in the world, but I have a bad feeling that the Turks are starting to become aware of my presence when I come over here. It would only be a matter of time before they figured out that we have something going on.”
He lowered his head to look at his feet, never looking at Zack.
“I don’t know what to do anymore... both paths I could take would separate us, yet I don’t want to remain apart...”
shinrasfxnest:
This child really was pure, wasn’t he? The sort who didn’t like to see other people hurt, most others would just leave her to it, she had a job to do, whether or not she was hurting or not. Most would believe a grown up when she said that she’d be okay.
“It’s true, I suppose but…I’m a grown up, I can take care of myself.”
A chuckle passed her lips, even as she felt another jolt of pain hammer at her skull. What the heck was wrong with her? It had never been this bad before.
“If you want, I can look after you while your papa’s gone to talk to Mister Shinra, but I wouldn’t like to take something from him. He needs them, doesn’t he? Because he gets bad headaches lots.
She shook her head, sighing softly as she went to get a glass of water instead, that would probably help. Better than taking something from someone she didn’t know, even if their kid was offering it.
“Do you need anything?”
Kumon gives a small, pouty huff at the ‘grown ups can take care of themselves’ bit. He knew from experience that even grown ups needed help sometimes, and the nice lady was no exception.
“Grown ups need just as much care as kids do, maybe even more! Daddy’s been through a lot of tough times in his life and even now suffers from trauma. It’s the same with me. I... I never ever want to see someone else in pain because I know just how much it hurts. It hurts when you’re taken away to a strange place surrounded by grown ups that just want to hurt you for their own gain.”
He gave the nice lady the bravest and determined look he could before speaking again.
“I appreciate that you’re willing to look after me while nursing a terrible headache, and I do accept the offer... But i’m still going to get you the medicine.” He watched as she got a glass of water to try and relieve her headache, the action only fueling his determination to give her some medicine.
His response to being asked if he needed anything was a shake of his head.
“I’m fine miss, honest! I’m just really worried about you. The medicine is a really powerful dose, and Daddy can only take one per twenty four hours for his safety. It really helps with his headaches, and we just got it refilled recently anyways. I’m sure he won’t mind if I give you one pill!”
Before the nice lady could say another word, Kumon rushed out of the room to get a pill from his daddy’s bag.
shinrasfxnest:
Shiera, initially unwilling to look at whoever had walked into the room relented, brows creasing when she realized they were a child, a child with…no way. That headache must have been worse than she thought, because now she was clearly seeing things. On the bright side, this kid was helpful, collecting the papers up for her and all.
“A really bad headache is probably the best term for it.”
The former Turk responded, what else could she describe it as? An episode, most likely, something formal, something that wouldn’t immediately indicate a cause for concern, no normal headache had made her crumple onto the floor before. No headache had ever caused her this much pain.
“You shouldn’t worry about me, It will pass, don’t you have a parent with you or something? It’s odd to see children walking around in Shinra.”
Kumon bows his head in sadness as the lady told him she was having a terrible headache. His heart sank at the mere thought of someone else in pain, and shook his head when she told him it would pass.
“B-but Miss! You’re really hurting! It’s no good to suffer when you can avoid pain, right?” He gave the nice lady a very worried look, adding a puppy whimper for emphasis.
“My daddy’s talking with Mister Rufus right now, so that’s why I’m here. I would have been home alone today if daddy didn’t bring me with him, and I get really scared when I’m home alone.” He hugged himself in a self-comforting manor before speaking again.
“My daddy’s bag isn’t far from here, so I can grab you some grown up painkillers from it. He gets really bad headaches himself, so he always has some in his bag along with my stuff too.”
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Whenever I see this, I just think Kumon as the wolf, Vincent as Arin and Cloud as Dan??? I mean it’s not a perfect representation, but all i can see is Kumon as that dapper yipper whenever I watch this video. ^^;
shinrasfxnest:
Papers strewn across the floor and a half crumpled figure slowly rising as Shiera massaged her temples, a frustrated sigh passing her lips.
Honey coloured eyes stare at the floor, an indicator of Shiera’s uncharacteristic sheepishness. As stubborn as a mule when she wanted to be, she was unwilling to admit just how intense her headache had been, the small flood of memories scenes that flew from her grasp when she was so close to making some sort of sense of them frustrated her more than words could possibly explain. Yet her next words were calm, almost practiced and poised.
“My apologies if you saw something…unpleasant, I seem to be unwell.”
Kumon gave a whine of concern as he saw the lady in distress. Was she okay? Why was she acting like she was sick? Was she sick? Papers were strewn all over the floor, and Kumon decided to pick them up so she wouldn’t slip on them when she walked. She spoke as soon as he finished putting the stray papers on her desk, slowly approaching with worry evident in his red eyes.
“M-miss? Are you alright? You seem like you’re having a really bad headache...” His ears flattened against his skull as he let out a slightly louder whine. Daddy had come to talk with mister Rufus, but his pack should still be where he left it in case Kumon needed it.
“Would y-you like some medicine? My daddy should have some adult kinds in his pack. I’m sure he wouldn’t mind letting you have some if you really need it...”