I’m Going To Be In SOLDIER!

Final Fantasy VII thirst blog

[exhuastedpigeon]

Sometimes you hear a song and a fic pops into your head full formed. This is a trap. The fic may be fully formed in your brain, but you still Have to write it down. This is an important step that most people forget about.

[hardnoctlife]

CHAPTER 8: https://archiveofourown.org/works/24606157/chapters/222969856

I finished writing this story today and I’m so excited to share the rest of it with everyone soon. 🙏🏼

[hardnoctlife]

CHAPTER 8: https://archiveofourown.org/works/24606157/chapters/222969856

I finished writing this story today and I’m so excited to share the rest of it with everyone soon. 🙏🏼

[hardnoctlife]

New chapter is up at last ❤️‍🔥

https://archiveofourown.org/works/24606157/chapters/222520981

[soldierthirstclass]

Eat up 🙏🏼

[kunayoo]

[nananarina]

The supreme court of my brain sentenced that Sephiroth deserves smoochies.

Happy Valentine day 💕

[shaydh]

"why did you write that"

my fetish

my friend's fetish

not my fetish but it fits in the story so i threw it in there as a treat. you're welcome.

[ckret2]

4. the character's fetish and i'm committed to portraying them with absolute accuracy

[hardnoctlife]

Originally started writing Terms of Engagement in 2020. Did a major rewrite in 2024, and just now posted a new chapter today (2026).

Hopefully some new people read it and encourage me to actually finish this time around 😅

https://archiveofourown.org/works/24606157/chapters/59440201

[soldierthirstclass]

I saw someone say they don’t understand Sephiroth/Cloud as a ship and I’m just like ??????? Did we not play the same game, or ???????

[hardnoctlife]

Originally started writing Terms of Engagement in 2020. Did a major rewrite in 2024, and just now posted a new chapter today (2026).

Hopefully some new people read it and encourage me to actually finish this time around 😅

https://archiveofourown.org/works/24606157/chapters/59440201

[avakkins-alter]

[hardnoctlife]

READ ON AO3 HERE

“Reno.” Tseng scans him. “You look better.”

“You look the same.” A breath. “Compliment.”

“How are you—”

“Fuck, I’m tired of that question.” Reno rubs his eyes. “Can we talk about literally anything else?”

“Your psychiatrist says you’re making steady progress. She thinks you may be ready for low-stakes training simulations.”

“Great. Rookie year redux.” Still, he feels a flicker of hope—maybe he’ll be out of this hellhole soon. Maybe for good.

“Has Rude visited yet? He said he planned to once you were approved.”

The mention of Rude makes his heart rate spike.

“Nope. Haven’t seen his ugly mug.”

[hardnoctlife]

Part 2/3:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/78688781/chapters/206341621

Shinra Medical is a huge step up from the backwater hospital in the Wutaian mountains.

His room is bigger. Cleaner. There’s soft lighting instead of harsh fluorescents, real sheets instead of whatever paper-thin excuse he had before, and even a floor-to-ceiling window, bulletproof—naturally. You’d think it was a hotel, if not for the shiny Shinra Medical logo plastered on the wall.

Still a cage, but at least it comes with better furniture.

Reno paces across the room, no longer dragging an IV behind him. His body is frustratingly close to functional, enough that he’s itching to move again, so close to being back in action that he’s already looking for excuses to make a scene.

He’s on his thirty-first lap around the kitchenette-dining area when the door slides open and Rude steps in, unannounced.

Here comes my excuse now.

[hardnoctlife]

Part 2/3:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/78688781/chapters/206341621

Shinra Medical is a huge step up from the backwater hospital in the Wutaian mountains.

His room is bigger. Cleaner. There’s soft lighting instead of harsh fluorescents, real sheets instead of whatever paper-thin excuse he had before, and even a floor-to-ceiling window, bulletproof—naturally. You’d think it was a hotel, if not for the shiny Shinra Medical logo plastered on the wall.

Still a cage, but at least it comes with better furniture.

Reno paces across the room, no longer dragging an IV behind him. His body is frustratingly close to functional, enough that he’s itching to move again, so close to being back in action that he’s already looking for excuses to make a scene.

He’s on his thirty-first lap around the kitchenette-dining area when the door slides open and Rude steps in, unannounced.

Here comes my excuse now.

[hardnoctlife]

Where You Go, I Go

https://archiveofourown.org/works/78688781/chapters/206341621

“Hey.” Rude’s voice, bitter and biting, cuts through the black, then fades as fast as it came.

Reno takes a shallow breath and tries to bring his upside-down world back into focus as it careens violently to the left.

“Don’t die on me.”

Don’t be so dramatic, he wants to say, but the words don’t form. His mouth feels like it’s been stung by a thousand bees, puffy and swollen and hot.

He remembers a bright light—the sound of gunfire—and then…

A tilt and a whirl to the right this time; Reno’s stomach jams into his throat.

“Reno!” Rude’s voice is thick, not with its usual confident timbre, but something much more alarming: raw, honest-to-gods fear.

You don’t gotta shout. I’m right here. He has no idea if his brain turns the thought into sound before everything comes to an abrupt, stuttering stop.

[hardnoctlife]

The story I wrote for @theclotizine is now on AO3! Leftover sales for the zine are open until July 20 🫶🏻

💍 Read Perfect

🌻 Spot art by NairaIvory

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[okisocks]

Yes, Zack WOULD wear crocs with socks.

Yes, its that one song from radiohead.

Yes, this is very self indulgent and cute.