Cloud

[residentflorist]

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Lilium
Derived from Latin lilia, which may have come from a corrupted
pronunciation of a word from an extinct Eastern Mediterranean language
Humility, devotion, restored innocence after death

"Lovers used to give these when they were reunited."

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[residentflorist]

[good, suffer.]

Yeah...that definitely wasn't fun either. [all of that was bad.] A lot happened after that, too, so I never thought about it too much.

[just enough to lowkey think about it in the background, like a lost internet browser tab you found that you opened on your phone three weeks ago.]

[residentmerc]

Just enough to still remember it now.

[ he'll point it out? aerith your insecurities!! ]

[residentflorist]

I did say it was sort of dumb. [or thought it. whatever. the point is it was out there.]

[residentmerc]

... I wasn't saying it's dumb, I...

[ well he was trying to reassure her but clearly failed so he shakes his head ]

Never mind. Point is, you're not... too much.

[residentflorist]

[oh. she sees the misunderstanding here.]I was, because it feels really silly to worry about it now. [...] You're oblivious sometimes and you're not always good with being touchy but it's not like I ever wanted to actually risk making you uncomfortable. With words or actions or anything. So...that's good to know.

[residentmerc]

[ sorry the. the line about being oblivious and not good at being touchy makes him kind of squint. ]

Hey. [ IT'S TRUE BUT DOES SHE HAVE TO SAY IT OUT LOUD ]

[residentflorist]

[lmao she just kisses him like that's going to make him less :T about it.]

[residentmerc]

[ he still >:T into the kiss!!! and after!! ]

... I'm not oblivious. [ he can't defend the touch thing he is not a touchy person. ]

[residentflorist]

[she just...gazes at him...]

Jessie.

[residentmerc]

Biggs and Wedge made it pretty clear she was just... like that.

[ a ho. a big ho. ]

[residentflorist]

But she still hit on you and you probably didn't even think much of it, huh?

[residentmerc]

...What's that have to do with anything?

[ he wasn't oblivious he wasn't interested. so different ]

[residentflorist]

[she tilts her head.]

You really weren't interested in a girl like her?

[residentmerc]

[ like her? ]

She was a friend, it wasn't like that.

[ he also knew her for like. two days. but ]

[residentflorist]

[bitch you only knew aerith for a few hours, what's your excuse for that?]

If you're sure. [so her impression is that jessie is pretty, talented, strong and forward.] I guess there wasn't really time for you to even consider it back then anyway with the work Avalanche was doing.

[residentmerc]

[ it was at least ONE DAY and the difference is aerith did not immediately invite him to fuck ]

This isn't something I think about that much in the first place.

[ like yeah he liked tifa for forever and that is maybe probably still a thing but he doesn't think about romance that much he has 999 more problems ]

[residentflorist]

[okay fair enough.]

Kinda loops right back around to the original point about time. [but not in a negative way. just in a "i'm happy you're willing to think a little more about it and give me your time" sort of way.]

[residentmerc]

I guess.

[ his turn to kiss her because he can, but. also: ]

Are you... jealous?

[ is that why she kept asking about jessie. is that it. ]

[residentflorist]

[she takes her kiss tax but her thoughts are just a jumble of scribbles. so yeah! perhaps so...]

Not really. [shut the fuck up aerith.]

[residentmerc]

[ looking... at the scribbles...

a little ??? over it ngl. not just because jessie is super dead but. why. ]

... But you are a little.

[ that's what not really means!!! ]

[residentflorist]

[:T mostly she's embarrassed about being jealous of a dead girl, but she's also a dead girl? so maybe those two things cancel out. whatever.]

It doesn't matter really since you're mine right now.

[residentmerc]

[ it is a blunt way to say it that kind of embarrasses him i hope she enjoys pink on him but after a second he nods because ... i mean, yeah? yeah. ]

... Yeah.

[residentflorist]

Theeeen let's not worry about it. [there's a stray thought of "pretty" through her head that he isn't privy to, but she kisses the tip of his nose.] ...a little word of advice, Cloud. Every girl likes to hear she's important sometimes.

[she says this more as a note to why she even brought it up and not to scold him for anything in particular.]

[residentmerc]

[ he goes a little cross eyed when she kisses his nose but it's mostly in surprise, blinking at her. ]

... I've said it. [ haven't I? help he does think it's a scolding though, holding her closer. ] You are important. I wouldn't...

[ he's flustered trying to come up with words now yay ]

[residentflorist]

Cloud. [now she just sounds like she's teasing him.] I know, that wasn't a critique. It was just...a thought? Something like that.

[to try and help him in the future because she knows she can be confusing and not say exactly what she means sometimes.]

You've said it a lot of ways without needing to use words. I know that. [you came to save me...how could i not know?]