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Cloud doesn't know Aerith, he knows of her, and they've met a few times. But as Zack brushes off seeing her more and more in favor of his work, Cloud thinks maybe she'd appreciate the company. Only in becoming friends do they realize their more deep seated issues and feelings.
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Bookmarked by clerithcel
10 Feb 2026
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Sweet Home Alabama by Princess Guard (PlumoseRod)
Fandoms: Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth (Video Games 2020-2024), Final Fantasy VII (Video Game 1997), Compilation of Final Fantasy VII
21 Feb 2026
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A gentle, character-driven romance set in the mountain town of Nibelheim follows Aerith, a woman torn between a steady future in Midgar with Zack and the rooted life she left behind, and Cloud, a quiet, dependable man who chose to stay and tend the town. After returning to finish unresolved business, Aerith reconnects with the town’s rhythms and the people who anchor her. Through honest conversations, small acts of care, and community rituals, she closes one chapter with kindness and chooses a life of shared mornings, steady work, and quiet love with Cloud. The story culminates in a modest proposal, a communal celebration, and the couple planting literal and emotional roots—an orchard and a life—tended by friends and neighbors.
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10 Feb 2026
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Lifestream Horizon by Princess Guard (PlumoseRod)
Fandoms: Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth (Video Games 2020-2024), Final Fantasy VII (Video Game 1997)
21 Feb 2026
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When Aerith’s mother is killed in a desperate rush to get her daughter to a prestigious ballet audition, Aerith’s world collapses. Once bright and fearless, she becomes withdrawn, shy, and haunted by the guilt of surviving when her mother did not. Her dreams of dancing fade beneath the weight of grief.
Cloud Strife, meanwhile, is drifting through the slums of Midgar, searching for belonging in all the wrong places. Hoping to prove himself, he sets his sights on joining AVALANCHE — a gang with a reputation for danger, loyalty, and rebellion.
Their paths collide in the Sector 5 slums: a grieving ballerina who has forgotten how to move, and a boy trying to outrun his own broken past. What begins as an unlikely friendship slowly deepens into something neither expected — something tender, fragile, and fiercely real.
As Cloud and Aerith grow closer, they help each other confront the wounds they’ve tried to bury. Together, they navigate loss, shattered dreams, and the terrifying possibility of hope. And in the quiet spaces between them, love begins to bloom — soft as magnolia petals, strong enough to change everything.
Bookmarked by clerithcel
10 Feb 2026
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slowly we unfurl as lotus flowers by flickeringflower
Fandoms: Final Fantasy VII (Video Game 1997), Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth (Video Games 2020-2024)
27 Feb 2026
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"It was for the people she's lost. For the ones she still misses. For the ones she's scared to lose. And maybe... A little for someone she shouldn't miss at all."
Aerith sings a love ballad for Cloud. Cloud assumes it’s not for him, and chooses clarity with Tifa.
What do you do when the heart insists on what the world says you can’t have? Between duty, desire, and dreams unspoken, Cloud and Aerith orbit each other as fate tilts toward ruin.
Bookmarked by clerithcel
13 May 2025