Comments | kitsune13_tam: happy birthday, amethyst

kitsune13_tam

happy birthday, amethyst_key

Apr 28, 2011 02:57

There was too much skin.

There was really too much skin.

The clothes Tifa usually wore showed off skin. A lot of skin. But there was something about the splashes of red - the scarred leather of the gloves, the drying blood red of the steel toed shoes - that warned a body to back off. That the skin wasn’t for touching, that there was an ( Read more... )

ffvii, cloti, birthday, cloud, fic, tifa

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momcalling April 29 2011, 02:04:13 UTC

So lovely. So quiet in the moonlight. Agonizing that he expects so much of himself--no one to set him straight. On the edge of any group he's with, when he has the luxury of being part of a group, he is unable to learn how to be his own kind of person--not yet. Tifa's as isolated as he is. But they began reaching out to each other, in adult ways, on this journey... and at quiet times like this. Doing quiet things like this for each other. Sometimes in the moonlight, like this. Thanks, tamlin. You do what you do so well. mc

oh you and your philosophical reviews that get me going kitsune13_tam May 2 2011, 13:17:38 UTC

I'm happy this came across the way I was aiming for. I wanted the sweet but the absolute fumble when it came to dealing with things in a normal way. So close to the beginning of the game I wanted to catch Cloud's strange disassociation and yet have it -his- disassociation, not a disassociation from the people around him but rather himself. Which, of course, comes across as a disassociation with the people around him. He's there, he's aware, he just - at this point - has no idea how to bridge the gap or express himself, doubly tripped up by his 'what a man SHOULD be' thought pattern. And Tifa, so repressed, isn't exactly the best to draw him out - except she's the best to draw him out because he's so vulnerable and open to her when he isn't to anyone else. His heart's always been tangled up around her and all the internal confusion in the world isn't going to be able to stop his reactions to that. Just... make them confusing enough that he comes off as who he isn't, while trying to be who he thinks he should be while ignoring ( ... )

amethyst_key April 29 2011, 07:06:37 UTC

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I have so many emotions right now I can't even.

This was so beautiful. <3

It's nice to get to see a softer side of Cloud in the game.

Tifa, oh, Tifa. The way you write her makes her so strong and vulnerable at the same time.

Thank you thank you thank you! *HUGS HUGS HUGS*

kitsune13_tam May 2 2011, 13:20:46 UTC

I am so, so SO thrilled you liked this. I went back and found your prompt and thought - 'right! Something hot and steamy.'

...and got this. LOL Luckily, the characters were not listening to me that night. I love that Cloud is so confusing this early in the game because he acts like a jerk and yet these moments of utter protective tenderness shine though randomly - but you're right - Tifa, quiet and not as flashy, is just as confusing. So much hidden in both of them and between both of them at this point. It was a blast to write and I've got to thank you for that. I never saw it coming but boy am I glad it did. And that it made you so happy just makes me ridiculously happy. Best kind of present! ;)

osirissconsort April 29 2011, 20:52:25 UTC

Aaaaah, thank goodness, I'm not the only one obscenely obsessed with that hair.
Dear god Cloud is such a sweetheart. Tifa, too. They need all the hugs ever. This was all manner of sweet and soft and gentle, and I need to go hug people for hours this put me in such a warm fuzzy mood. Mad good, Miss Tam.

kitsune13_tam May 2 2011, 13:23:23 UTC

LOL - I CAN'T have gone wrong if I've inspired a hugfest. And they do! They totally need hugs. Repressed pair, trying to be what they think they should be instead of who they are. I'm glad Tifa came across that way just as strongly as Cloud. Lost but there for each other all the same. I love writing this pairing and I loved writing them in this early stage. I'm thrilled you enjoyed it :D

And yes, I love Tifa's long brown hair too. I don't think I've ever really gotten entirely over what SE did to it for animation purposes in ACC and DoC.

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kitsune13_tam May 16 2011, 07:23:19 UTC

sorry for the late reply but I'm glad you enjoyed it. Early game Cloud and Tifa are still so confusing and confused. I really wanted to catch the 'who they are despite themselves' feel. :)

fathoms_deep May 3 2011, 14:20:46 UTC

"Big boys don't braid hair! Silly Cloud."

That's what I thought during that one scene, but even though it left her open in a way, he was the one that was vulnerable and bleeding, like a sore. I like this fic. It's kind of sensual but very lovely. And don't I know, but she has a lot of damn hair to wash...

kitsune13_tam May 16 2011, 07:25:29 UTC

lol - Tifa does have a lot of hair to wash, doesn't she? Sorry for the late reply but I am glad you enjoyed this story. Yeah, poor Cloud, braiding hair. He should know better. I very much do like your summary though - Tifa's exposed as vulnerable but it's Cloud that's the open wound that's hidden deep. He doesn't show it much at the beginning of the game but I had fun playing with the hints of it.