@ofcrimson liked ♡ for a flirty starter
Cloud hardly felt proud about running from people, but whenever he was near the Honeybee Inn, the same girls always had a way of sniffing him out. He knew their fawning was likely meant as a form of flattery, but he still had a hard time believing that they weren't secretly making fun of him with their attention.
Moving through the crowd at a faster pace than usual, he turned several corners in an attempt to lose the women. Turning for one final time, he moved behind someone else that was standing in the alley, leaning against the wall and unintentionally using the person as a shield.
Cloud was tense until he felt giggling laughter fade past his hiding spot, letting out a sigh of relief.
"Er, sorry about that," he offered, once he realised he wasn't alone. "Hope I didn't interrupt something."