Ok, am gonna gush in order. Of course Cloud has them whipped - he's CloudtheCute. I'd worry if they guy's weren't whipped.
Liked the imagery of Hyper!Cloud chatting away to Sephiroth in the mess tent amongst sleepy SOLDIERs and soldiers. Hmmmm, wonder if Seph's sluggishness isn't so much from fighting but trying to keep up with Cloud. *grins*
Love Seph trying to understand the whole birthday thing when you know he never got to celebrate his own. Also like the fact that you have someone he could trust to ask that wouldn't act like he was odd who wasn't Zack. And how Seph was showing his concern for Cloud by the materia he choose to give Cloud. And of course the sweetness factor of Cloud hugging Seph and the summons he will have when he is ready.
And then there is our little determined Cloud pushing to get the Quake spell right. Cloud gave him a tight, pleased smile. "Got it," he said.
Gods, the kid had been spending too much time with the General. He had the smug grin down and everything. . That was just perfect.
Have to say, though, the last one is my favorite, if only because it shows that growing up in a SOLDIER camp in a war zone is not all sweetness and light. There are several reasons (as you pointed out) why Wutai would want to get a hold of Cloud (and who wouldn't want a Cloud?). Cloud's line about being taken away and what he went through to stay says a lot about him, I think; how he wasn't going to just wait for someone to rescue him. But it makes you just want to wrap him up and cuddle him to death because no seven-year old (assuming the attack happened after his b-day) should have to do that. I'm curious now, of course, on how Seph deals with a fairly normally 7 yr old who just had his first combat kill.
Anyway, great job as always and, as usual, anxiously waiting for more.
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Liked the imagery of Hyper!Cloud chatting away to Sephiroth in the mess tent amongst sleepy SOLDIERs and soldiers. Hmmmm, wonder if Seph's sluggishness isn't so much from fighting but trying to keep up with Cloud. *grins*
Love Seph trying to understand the whole birthday thing when you know he never got to celebrate his own. Also like the fact that you have someone he could trust to ask that wouldn't act like he was odd who wasn't Zack. And how Seph was showing his concern for Cloud by the materia he choose to give Cloud. And of course the sweetness factor of Cloud hugging Seph and the summons he will have when he is ready.
And then there is our little determined Cloud pushing to get the Quake spell right.
Cloud gave him a tight, pleased smile. "Got it," he said.
Gods, the kid had been spending too much time with the General. He had the smug grin down and everything. .
That was just perfect.
Have to say, though, the last one is my favorite, if only because it shows that growing up in a SOLDIER camp in a war zone is not all sweetness and light. There are several reasons (as you pointed out) why Wutai would want to get a hold of Cloud (and who wouldn't want a Cloud?). Cloud's line about being taken away and what he went through to stay says a lot about him, I think; how he wasn't going to just wait for someone to rescue him. But it makes you just want to wrap him up and cuddle him to death because no seven-year old (assuming the attack happened after his b-day) should have to do that. I'm curious now, of course, on how Seph deals with a fairly normally 7 yr old who just had his first combat kill.
Anyway, great job as always and, as usual,
anxiouslywaiting for more.