00tlink said: cloti.. canon… Do i laugh or cry. but yeah I agree on cloud and tifa, especially the “what is it, a memory or us?” line cloud got from tifa still makes me a bit bitter tbh and just.. its far from how their relationship in the original game has been
haithuong313 said: @ruebird: I think you are right about Cloti - they’re better being siblings. However, don’t let the AD movie give you wrong ideas - in the original game Tifa knew her place and treated Cloud as best friend, what made their bond as strong as Clerith’s
like i didn't just get bad vibes from AC/C either??? there's numerous instances in the novellas where tifa refers herself as a motherly figure for cloud and himself as a child-- and not only is that a sorta shitty way to think of your best friend who's been quite literally traumatized and has gone through more than enough horrors for a single lifetime and is showing numerous signs of heavy PTSD, but definitely seems more platonic than romantic.
also in the original game there's been times where i've sorta squinted at her too. like tifa allowing cloud to continue his retelling of the nibelheim events without claiming that it was incorrect? she must have known something was up. even just pulling him to the side afterwards to talk it over with him or at least attempt to understand what was going through his head at that point would have been better than keeping silent, i think-- remaining mute about it until he discovers something's wrong through sephiroth and hojo instead absolutely did not do him any favors; especially since he was further manipulated to believe more lies due to his confusion.
i'll accept that cloud had a puppy crush as a child, but i have no doubt that any kind of crush would have been shoved to the very back of his mind (if not killed completely) during the trauma he went through via the nibelheim event and the labs and the brain scramble he suffered from afterwards. i can accept that tifa may have romantic feelings for him during the og and even further than that-- but they just dont mesh for me??? she's definitely supportive, but sometimes she goes about it the wrong way and appears to have limited patience when it comes to 'dealing' with him.
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howEVER BEsides the points mentioned, they did have a very strong bond in the og, which i can definitely see and appreciate. their bond is one of the most powerful ones in the game, and i can't dismiss that. i just prefer to see it as platonic! best friends. sibling vibes. people who would do anything for each other without needing a kiss to seal the deal.