open ✨ life can be harsh, it can be bitter.

[starshower]

Who: Tifa Lockhart feat. Cloud Strife & YOU
What: September catch-all. Tifa tries to find something else she enjoys outside of Heavenly Blanc, and drags Cloud along for the ride.
Where: Where the threads happen
When: When the threads happen
Content Warnings: N/A

𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦. 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘧𝘧, 𝘭𝘦𝘵 '𝘦𝘮 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘦. 𝚌𝚕𝚘𝚞𝚍 & 𝚝𝚒𝚏𝚊 ★ 𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚗 𝚌𝚘𝚘𝚙 ★ 𝚋𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚜𝚎 ★ 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚍𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚍 ★ ♫

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[starshower]

It was.

[As embarrassing as it is to have someone see that, or even know the things she felt receiving that flower, having Ren be the one to have seen it makes her feel a little less anxious about it. Out of all the people in the Void, he gets her the most, and she's thankful for not only that, but that he didn't have to witness something terrible. He doesn't deserve that.]

I kept that flower alive as long as I could. It was one of Aerith's. [Her laugh is whimsical.] A little touch of fate or something... it's kinda funny. Neither of us knew her when he got the flower. Didn't meet until later.

[forethinking]

(Except he has seen something very private that he definitely shouldn't have seen. Their hometown in flames is not something he's allowed to discuss with Tifa, nor does he have any desire to. She's been through enough. He's very thankful she got something silly over what has been circling around. Instead of dwelling, he puts these thoughts aside to focus solely on Tifa's words, warm smile tugging at his lips.)

Something of destiny, huh?

[starshower]

Maybe something like that.

[Or maybe just pure coincidence. She still isn't sure how she feels about Destiny, or fate... especially considering how they just tried to fight it, but the small, whimsical part of her likes to believe that maybe wishing on a star had something to do with it.]

Do you believe in those kinds of things?

[forethinking]

To a certain extent.

(With all he has lived, he would be a fool not to believe in it, even when he finds some reasoning to be faulty. But at the same time?)

I believe nothing is set in stone.

gonna start wrapping!

[starshower]

Good answer.

[Maybe some things are set from the start, but that doesn't mean they can't be changed along the way. They are living proof of that, and she hopes that whatever they do change, they do it for the better. For the sake of the Planet, and for the people on it...

And maybe, somewhere down the line, things will look up for her, too...

Tifa laughs to herself for even thinking that and pushes herself up.]

Hey. Wanna grab a bite to eat with me? Let's go to Heavenly Blanc.

okiedokie!

[forethinking]

(Ren is so fond of Tifa... Even without knowing what she is thinking, he smiles when he sees her laughing.

She's a good person who's been through so much in life... He hopes that eventually, she can find some peace and her happiness, be it here or at home. At her proposal, she gets a motivated hum and he too is ready to leave.)

Curry?

[starshower]

[Once Ren appears to agree, Tifa throws her arm around his shoulder to lead him to the door.]

As long as you're cooking it!

[It is his specialty, after all!]

[forethinking]

Of course.

(But he'll show her the basics! She deserves all the curry.

And to HBlanc they went.)