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."
[we are at the swamp. we are finishing grabbing our boxes! it is entirely possible cloud grabbed aerith's for her because she was ready to wander in and do it herself. you tell me. regardless, they have their things and aerith's reaching in to grab her staff first, followed by her bundle of clothes.]
Well...looks like it's mostly here. How about you?
[ ok forget the housing thing aerith is the first one on monday who gets to see cloud touching his bicep looking very uncomfortable at the fun sephiroth word branded there
[yes hello she's just grabbing onto his arm and claiming it as hers for now and walking away from the pyre. where are they going? fuck if she knows. a lot just happened, yuffie's upset, boothill's doc ock, and they still didn't solve death's...death.
so we are walking! they do not have to talk immediately, but it's fine.]
[immediately grabbing cloud's hand. "how is this any different than usual" it's not thanks for playing. but she seems a little !! about something as she starts dragging him out the door.]
There's a door in the woods now. Let's go check it out! [this might also just be because she wants to get out of the village. free her. LET HER GO OUTSIDE.]
[anyway she's been doing well with keeping her shit together and talking to people, checking on them and making sure nobody's completely falling apart (which is hard, everyone is so upset right now), but eventually she drifts her way back to wherever cloud may be, hands wringing a little as she fidgets and boots wet and sandy.]
[ DOG EXPLOSIONS HUH. WOW. post-trial cloud is looking a bit despondent, but most importantly he is looking at aerith to see how she's holding up after. all that. ]
[do we even have gas stations in ff7. we have cars but we have never seen a gas station? mystery. anyway aerith has probably dragged cloud through the door and out to the new area, leading him down the abandoned road and sticking close. she's in the lead, hands behind her back and a little skip to her step.
new changes. new hopes, right?]
This fog's still...kinda creepy, isn't it? Even after a few weeks I don't know if I can get used to it. [and it feels a little familiar, doesn't it?]
[ we're dead! we're dead and we are still together. hilarious.
less hilarious was Everything Else That Has Happened, but whatever, they somehow managed to handle themselves enough to go to the apartments. and cloud is a gentleman (citation needed) so he was escorting aerith to her own because we have keys, or something.
so. now. here they are. they are probably still holding hands because he is maybe a little afraid to let go, but he is not analyzing that. he is also watching her with Big Ol' Eyes unsure what to say after she cried in his arms earlier. contact he can do and keep up (he's DONE IT) but he has no words of comfort at this point. everything still... happened. ]
[she is...so tired. and they are both so smoky and kind of burned but nehan tried and that's what counts. so eventually they return to the apartment building and aerith leads them right to her own place, pulling the key out of her pocket and unlocking the apartment. the light through the window isn't as bright (not that it was super bright to begin with), and she waits for cloud to follow before shutting and locking the door behind them. no more.]
I have a few extra towels I grabbed earlier if you want to shower. The smoke was pretty thick.
[ IN... SOMEWHERE? POST CLARITY. POTENTIALLY STILL AERITH'S APARTMENT I DON'T KNOW
he is not looking at her ]
... Sorry. About... yesterday.
[ if he is honest he only halfway remembers what the fuck happened because the obsession thing maybe mixed in with one of his brain episodes in a. way. but he remembers he was fucking creepy and clingy so. there it go. but also secretly this is an apology that he let her get hurt AGAIN!!!! ]
[after their gacha adventures, aerith decides it's a good enough day to fulfill one of the little things she wants. and what she wants is time alone with her...cloud? boyfriend? unclear, doesn't feel like asking, assumes they're only for each other. moving on. so today she's in a cute dress, hair in its braid and a little basket in her hand with food while pulling cloud along with the other down toward the doorway that leads to the beachy island. there are still animal crossing flowers floating above her head, and as they reach middle summer island she continues to walk until there's a nice patch of grass surrounded by flowers and she just sits down, dragging him with her.]
...I know I said the lake, but this seemed prettier don'tcha think? [and i've missed the sun anyway...]
[ the good news is. he makes it out of the spring all by himself. the bad news is the spring does turn red before he crawls out of it, limbs shaking with exertion and then shaking in general as he tries to take the stupid nood doods jacket off, because it's wet and heavy and he's so fucking-- tired.
feels like... that time...
there's static as he tries to think about what it reminds him of, so he stops trying to.
most of his wounds are closed and no longer bleeding now, and the gore and blood has been rinsed off. some of it still clings to him, dyes part of his hair a dull ruddy color, but he doesn't seem to be paying attention to that as he looks around for aerith.
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... Aerith?
[ his eyes are somehow brighter than usual. glow... ]
[after trial...things are always tiring, and so she's still here holding cloud's hand and sort of just . . . in her thoughts. her free hand does pet their child though.]
...so. What now? [she's not going to fight him that he needs to go home and rest, she's just kind of mentally tired and wants to spend time with him.]
[ walking home after the party, though whether cloud's arm is around aerith's waist to help her walk or just holding her hand as they go depends on how drunk and/or cuddly she is feeling. cj has run off ahead for now ]
Where'd he run off to...?
[ was their child going home or was he off to find some food in the wild. either options are likely. ]
[ putting her down in the water had felt wrong. it was the best solution, but it had felt--
he's glad aerith is unconscious and everyone else was too busy to feel the same vertigo and flash of pain he did as he put her in, visions flashing. it's not the first time he's had them, far from it, but it's... not about that right now. he just needs her to be okay now. anything else is--is-- later.
he stays in the springs with her even once she's in to hold her up so she doesn't sink, anxiously waiting to see if it works. it did for him, so... it should be fine. should be, but when the water turns red with more than just her blood (which is bad enough), it's hard to pretend there's not a flash of fear there. ]
... Aerith?
[ he's not sure why he calls when she's unconscious!! ]
[by now she's reverted back from being a child, and she's probably a little sore because she's still healing and truly just compacted and restretched herself, but she wants to spend some more alone time with cloud. it means she's holding his hand as they walk through the town, making their way to the new amusement park just to look.
[at some point when yuffie's out, probably catching up with others...aerith's just busy faceplanting into cloud's chest for a hug. A BITCH IS EXHAUSTED. WHAT EVEN WAS TODAY!!!]
Cannot believe they left her alive still... [she's not even mad anymore, she's just sad it came to this.]
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weekend 0, saturday
Well...looks like it's mostly here. How about you?
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week 0, monday
he does not want this tattoo ]
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week 0, friday
Wait-- what...?
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w0 saturday
so we are walking! they do not have to talk immediately, but it's fine.]
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week 0, sunday
we can talk about plot but first she is receiving one bucket of candy. im sure she got the same one but: ]
Here.
[ romance ]
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w1 monday
There's a door in the woods now. Let's go check it out! [this might also just be because she wants to get out of the village. free her. LET HER GO OUTSIDE.]
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w1 friday
It wasn't supposed to be worse this time.
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week 1, saturday
... Aerith?
[ what do you need girl etc ]
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w2 monday
new changes. new hopes, right?]
This fog's still...kinda creepy, isn't it? Even after a few weeks I don't know if I can get used to it. [and it feels a little familiar, doesn't it?]
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week 2, saturday
less hilarious was Everything Else That Has Happened, but whatever, they somehow managed to handle themselves enough to go to the apartments. and cloud is a gentleman (citation needed) so he was escorting aerith to her own because we have keys, or something.
so. now. here they are. they are probably still holding hands because he is maybe a little afraid to let go, but he is not analyzing that. he is also watching her with Big Ol' Eyes unsure what to say after she cried in his arms earlier. contact he can do and keep up (he's DONE IT) but he has no words of comfort at this point. everything still... happened. ]
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w3 monday
I have a few extra towels I grabbed earlier if you want to shower. The smoke was pretty thick.
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week 3, friday
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... Sorry. About... yesterday.
[ if he is honest he only halfway remembers what the fuck happened because the obsession thing maybe mixed in with one of his brain episodes in a. way. but he remembers he was fucking creepy and clingy so. there it go. but also secretly this is an apology that he let her get hurt AGAIN!!!! ]
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w4 monday
...I know I said the lake, but this seemed prettier don'tcha think? [and i've missed the sun anyway...]
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week 4, thursday
feels like... that time...
there's static as he tries to think about what it reminds him of, so he stops trying to.
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... Aerith?
[ his eyes are somehow brighter than usual. glow... ]
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w4 saturday
...so. What now? [she's not going to fight him that he needs to go home and rest, she's just kind of mentally tired and wants to spend time with him.]
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week 5, wednesday
Where'd he run off to...?
[ was their child going home or was he off to find some food in the wild. either options are likely. ]
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he's glad aerith is unconscious and everyone else was too busy to feel the same vertigo and flash of pain he did as he put her in, visions flashing. it's not the first time he's had them, far from it, but it's... not about that right now. he just needs her to be okay now. anything else is--is-- later.
he stays in the springs with her even once she's in to hold her up so she doesn't sink, anxiously waiting to see if it works. it did for him, so... it should be fine. should be, but when the water turns red with more than just her blood (which is bad enough), it's hard to pretend there's not a flash of fear there. ]
... Aerith?
[ he's not sure why he calls when she's unconscious!! ]
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w6 monday
but eventually, she says:]
Do you think Yuffie doesn't trust us anymore?
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w6 saturday
Cannot believe they left her alive still... [she's not even mad anymore, she's just sad it came to this.]
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w7 monday
Wanna go for a walk? We should check on CJ anyway, but I'm pretty sure he's digging around in the park.
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w7 saturday
What do you say? You, me, and the hot spring?
[she's mostly kidding, but also damn she's going to miss it when they leave.]
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