promise you'll come and save me.
dangerous territory were the memories of his life before SOLDIER, before the cracks formed & fragmented his life forever. yet it is the only destination for the boy who wanted to become a hero & the girl who waited for him. the creaks of seventh heaven fill the air, adding to the ambience of tifa's home & business. it helped alleviate the silence between them, not that were was much with tifa ensuring cloud didn't retreat into himself. truthfully, he didn't want to either.
the half empty glass rests firmly on the table with his hand fastening it, eyes wandering off as to not let himself become too obvious. their conversation had taken tangents tenfold, though now reaches its inevitable destination. she recited their conversation from their childhood, atop the water tower, where she made him take this promise originally. cloud's chest ached, his heart beating in tandem with the pain banging in his head. yet he perseveres, for this moment to become fulfilled & for her most of all. eyes flicker back towards her, nonchalance dominating his posture as he throws back the rest of his drink. ❛ i'm here now, aren't i? ❜ a beat, swallowing down the burning sensation that followed. ❛ not that you'll need saving. you look stronger. but ... ❜ cloud tapers off into silence, as if the promise were about to become renewed through his own lips. albeit, he lost himself in his own thoughts again. ❛ yeah. you got it. ❜