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Goodbye Hero - Chapter 47
Round We Go
Summary: Cloud and Genesis finally have a room to themselves… and time to enjoy it.
“I’m sorry but Eau d’Engine Oil doesn’t do it for me," Genesis said.
Cloud gave the redhead a narrow look. “Yes, it does.”
On AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/26342719/chapters/151746133
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Goodbye Hero: Chapter 46
Life in a Northern Town
Summary: Tifa enjoys driving - it's meditative. It lets her think, or maybe it just lets the subconscious thoughts bubble to the surface. (Working title: Tifa levels up.)
Tifa agreed to drive the Hauler the next day, as the only person in their group who'd had a full night's sleep. Driving in snow gave her an excuse to not ( Read more... ) -
Goodbye Hero - Chapter 45/? [ffvii AU - rated M]
Which Side Are You On?
Summary: Aerith tries a new thing, has many deep and troubling thoughts, followed by a couple disturbing conversations. (Also, Zack is the Best Boyfriend Ever™)
It took them another hour to reach the cliffs. Aerith’s breath was taken again: There was colour!
Grass, shrubs, trees… Even the leafy trees, stripped down to bare ( Read more... ) -
Goodbye Hero - Chapter 44/? [ffvii AU - rated M]
Across the Sky
Summary: Cloud's practicality saves the day and Zack's imagination causes upset. But, in what is a mostly boring trip across the Corel desert, Cloud makes a couple exciting realizations.
On AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/26342719/chapters/138123292
On ff.net: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13691240/44/Goodbye-Hero
Cloud had ( Read more... ) -
Goodbye Hero - Chapter 43/? [ffvii AU - rated M]
They're Only Memories
Summary: The information Zack shares with the team give them all a lot to think about. Tifa especially, finds that she has a lot to consider about her past and her future and how the one affects the other.
On AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/26342719/chapters/134959099
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Goodbye Hero - Chapter 42: The Road Is Long [ffvii AU - rated M]
Summary: Zack sleeps. Zack eats. Zack stares at the sky…. Zack tries to figure out why he doesn’t feel better now that Hojo’s dead.
Dreams came and went, unremembered for the most part except the smell of mako and a braying laugh that faded into the mists.
He woke up feeling both better than he had in a long time, and groggy as a Sahagin's curse.
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Goodbye Hero - Chapter 41: Eye Spy [ffvii AU - rated M]
Summary: After following Zack around the coastal plains, watching him kill the monsters he didn’t want to turn into, Cloud was looking forward to a shower, food, and sleep. That’s not what happened.
“Cloud Strife the Unattainable!” Reno dropped his feet to the floor and leaned over the table. “I’d luuuve to talk to you.” He cupped his chin in his ( Read more... ) -
Goodbye Hero - 40/? [ffvii AU - M]
Chapter 40: : Do I Have To?
Summary: Aerith is a lot more worried than she lets everyone see, but maybe, at last, she's found a solution.
She didn't need to worry. Not about Zack's safety and not about the anger he felt, either. She'd known it was there; had felt it behind his "jokes" about killing Hojo.
No, what worried her was Zack's belief that ( Read more... ) -
Goodbye Hero - 38/? [ffvii AU] - rated M
Chapter 38 - Possibilities
Food plus exhaustion plus heat meant that Cloud's brain was operating at low speed.
It was the only explanation for why he was halfway across the room before he realized that Genesis was on his bed, watching him.
Summary: Sometimes you have to grab onto possibilities as soon as they are presented to you. (A.K.A. Cloud and ( Read more... ) -
Goodbye Hero - 37/? [ffvii AU] - rated M
There was a rhythmic hollow “whump” that came from a hovercraft crossing waves, but that wasn't what woke Tifa. It was the broken whimper, the choked cry, and the helpless “no”.
Goodbye Hero - Chapter 37 - Surf ‘n’ Turf
Summary: Tifa's parents had honeymooned in Costa del Sol. It was THE dream vacation of her childhood. This is her second time here ( Read more... )