Drunken Ramblings
Title: Drunken Ramblings
Author: Emii/Ami
Pairing: Cloud Strife & Yuffie Kisaragi [Clouffie!]
Fandom: Final Fantasy VII
Theme: #5: Hey, You Know...?
Disclaimer: Final Fantasy VII doesn’t belong to me. I only wish I could make an angst bunny like Cloud.Hey Spikes, wanna play a game? We’ll be drunk enough that we’ll probably even be honest… Here’s how it goes, when we’re drunk enough, we share secrets~
No, I’m not drunk yet, how dare you accuse me of such a thing, I’ve only had… [starts counting on fingers, fumbles a bit, then eventually holds up two fingers on each hand] This many! I think? Hey-NO! You can’t take the bottle unless you drink with me.
[companionable drinking silence, then…]
Hey, you know… Most of the reason I came back was ‘cause it was the first time my father said he was proud of me; like, really proud of me. I didn’t really go home when you told me to-sorry! Stop glaring at me like that! I talked to dad on the PHS then came back to stalk you.
I dunno, it’s just, well, I told him what was happening, and I told him I’d come home after we dealt with it. Those words exactly-oi! Don’t gimme that look; we all had faith in you, or else we’d never’ve come back, idiot. But, yeah, he sounded like he was about to cry when I said that.
…Yes! He’s totally capable of crying. Spikes, you’re a jerk, he’s not completely immoral and uncaring. He’s just royalty, so get that look off your face. We’re bred from childhood to be contemptuous of others and hide all feeling from everyone else.
Ow! You jerk! What are you made of, steel? Gah, I think I broke my fingers on your arm-no! Don’t touch ‘em, it’s your fault, anyway, for calling me a failure. I’ll have you know that I only acted exactly how you guys expected me to act…
No, with Aeris I was genuine.
[another pensive silence]
Huh? Oh. Right, why I didn’t go home.
Hmm, I guess it was ‘cause if I did, I probably wouldn’t’ve come back. I love my dad, Spikes, he’s my ideal and the first person I want praise from. Heh, even before fucking Shinra offed my mom, I was a complete daddy’s girl. Every time he had a moment for me, we’d talk about everything. He taught me to love Wutai, my people, and the pride of my country; everything it means to be the princess and ruler of our islands. Then the war came and went, and mom died.
He changed after that. Hey, you know, you might not believe this but Daddy Godo used to be really affectionate with me, to the point that it was public knowledge that he was a stupid-with-love-father. He didn’t start going cold, distant, and questionable until after the war. The praise stopped, Spikes. Completely and totally without warning, and at the time I needed it most.
…I dunno, I guess he and I really never got over mom, so when I called him, and told him about everything, he just kind’a sat there on the other side of the line. Took him a while to process, I guess, but in the end he just laughed, that quiet, affectionate laugh that I hadn’t heard since mom was still alive. It was the one he used whenever I did something completely beyond his expectation.
And then he said he was proud of me.
So I knew if I went home, I’d never come back, so I told him I’d see him afterward. And he told me to come home safe, and that he’d be waiting with a kiss and a hug. It was how I always told him to come home safe when I was a kid.
SPIKES! I can’t believe you’re laughing at me!
[a brief tussle]
Haha! That show’s you not to mess with the great ninja Yuffie, chocobo-head! …Hm? Yeah, I’m totally planning to collect. I haven’t had a daddy-kiss since I was eight.
[grins and holds a shot glass up standard toasting position]
Hey, you know what, Spikes? I’m glad we survived.
[silence, and then a brief exasperated statement]
…No, I’m not getting off of you, Chocobo-butt. Relax and enjoy my drunken presence.
Author: Emii/Ami
Pairing: Cloud Strife & Yuffie Kisaragi [Clouffie!]
Fandom: Final Fantasy VII
Theme: #5: Hey, You Know...?
Disclaimer: Final Fantasy VII doesn’t belong to me. I only wish I could make an angst bunny like Cloud.Hey Spikes, wanna play a game? We’ll be drunk enough that we’ll probably even be honest… Here’s how it goes, when we’re drunk enough, we share secrets~
No, I’m not drunk yet, how dare you accuse me of such a thing, I’ve only had… [starts counting on fingers, fumbles a bit, then eventually holds up two fingers on each hand] This many! I think? Hey-NO! You can’t take the bottle unless you drink with me.
[companionable drinking silence, then…]
Hey, you know… Most of the reason I came back was ‘cause it was the first time my father said he was proud of me; like, really proud of me. I didn’t really go home when you told me to-sorry! Stop glaring at me like that! I talked to dad on the PHS then came back to stalk you.
I dunno, it’s just, well, I told him what was happening, and I told him I’d come home after we dealt with it. Those words exactly-oi! Don’t gimme that look; we all had faith in you, or else we’d never’ve come back, idiot. But, yeah, he sounded like he was about to cry when I said that.
…Yes! He’s totally capable of crying. Spikes, you’re a jerk, he’s not completely immoral and uncaring. He’s just royalty, so get that look off your face. We’re bred from childhood to be contemptuous of others and hide all feeling from everyone else.
Ow! You jerk! What are you made of, steel? Gah, I think I broke my fingers on your arm-no! Don’t touch ‘em, it’s your fault, anyway, for calling me a failure. I’ll have you know that I only acted exactly how you guys expected me to act…
No, with Aeris I was genuine.
[another pensive silence]
Huh? Oh. Right, why I didn’t go home.
Hmm, I guess it was ‘cause if I did, I probably wouldn’t’ve come back. I love my dad, Spikes, he’s my ideal and the first person I want praise from. Heh, even before fucking Shinra offed my mom, I was a complete daddy’s girl. Every time he had a moment for me, we’d talk about everything. He taught me to love Wutai, my people, and the pride of my country; everything it means to be the princess and ruler of our islands. Then the war came and went, and mom died.
He changed after that. Hey, you know, you might not believe this but Daddy Godo used to be really affectionate with me, to the point that it was public knowledge that he was a stupid-with-love-father. He didn’t start going cold, distant, and questionable until after the war. The praise stopped, Spikes. Completely and totally without warning, and at the time I needed it most.
…I dunno, I guess he and I really never got over mom, so when I called him, and told him about everything, he just kind’a sat there on the other side of the line. Took him a while to process, I guess, but in the end he just laughed, that quiet, affectionate laugh that I hadn’t heard since mom was still alive. It was the one he used whenever I did something completely beyond his expectation.
And then he said he was proud of me.
So I knew if I went home, I’d never come back, so I told him I’d see him afterward. And he told me to come home safe, and that he’d be waiting with a kiss and a hug. It was how I always told him to come home safe when I was a kid.
SPIKES! I can’t believe you’re laughing at me!
[a brief tussle]
Haha! That show’s you not to mess with the great ninja Yuffie, chocobo-head! …Hm? Yeah, I’m totally planning to collect. I haven’t had a daddy-kiss since I was eight.
[grins and holds a shot glass up standard toasting position]
Hey, you know what, Spikes? I’m glad we survived.
[silence, and then a brief exasperated statement]
…No, I’m not getting off of you, Chocobo-butt. Relax and enjoy my drunken presence.