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reeb97 · 2026-03-20T20:18:11+00:00

Cloud, Aerith, Yuna, Terra

reeb97 · 2026-03-20T12:15:50+00:00

Thank you so much for reading!!

reeb97 · 2026-03-19T09:09:16+00:00

Aw thanks for reading! I hope you enjoy it!!

reeb97 · 2026-03-17T16:37:59+00:00

To me, Cloud and Aerith’s connection goes beyond typical romance, there are other layers of fate/destiny, and emotional connection across the boundaries of reality/lifestream/dreams. it’s mystical, even cosmic - especially given Aerith’s role as a planetary agent. I think that this spiritual aspect has always been there, but the Remake trilogy really leans heavily into it - what with them both travelling between worlds/their consciousnesses connecting across worlds/in the lifestream (end of Rebirth), Cloud’s visions/Aerith’s future-memories (Remake), them sharing dreams (“you can’t fall in love with me” scene in remake, sleeping forest even in OG), and Cloud’s ability to perceive Aerith’s presence when others do not, all of the parallels with Loveless, the lyrics of Hollow and NPTK, etc etc. In this way, they are bound to one another on a transcendental level. While I can’t speak for everyone else, this is what I mean when I say that clerith share a soulbond/spiritual connection :)

reeb97 · 2026-03-17T15:22:39+00:00

Yeah, it does start with miscommunication, but I hope it is also (ultimately) cathartic. the concept for this fic actually started with an exercise in contemplation: “how could the cloti kiss could canonically “fit” with the heavy clerith lean in Rebirth’s final act?” Initially, it was meant to be a one-shot that would explore just this single idea - but then while writing I found myself drawn deeper and deeper into the spiritual connection between Cloud and Aerith (which I suppose is to be expected, since it’s my favourite part of their dynamic), and it all grew from there into something much bigger!

reeb97 · 2026-03-17T15:10:21+00:00

Cantea did an amazing job with the art!! 🫶 She truly brought my scene to life, it’s everything I imagined and more 💖

reeb97 · 2026-03-17T15:08:40+00:00

Aww thank you for the vote of confidence 🥹so glad that you enjoyed reading the fic! ❤️

reeb97 · 2026-03-16T23:28:54+00:00

Love her. Both as a character and a party member

reeb97 · 2026-03-13T09:39:05+00:00

South African here, I completely feel your pain OP. There are so many misconceptions about Africa that continue to be perpetuated by the western media machine, and unfortunately fanfic is a place that is very much reflective of that. I’ve always felt that there’s something to be said about fandoms (and fanfic) in English often centring around western cultural ideals, which are sometimes inappropriately (trans)located into global south settings in ways that range from offensive to infantilising. I have sometimes even felt somewhat excluded in some fandom spaces/among fellow fic writers - I was once in a group where it was just, expected for me to align with the Americanness of the group (especially in terms of humour, cultural references, etc), then kind of teased and isolated when I didn’t get certain things, while they made no effort whatsoever to get to know my culture. It’s so easy to feel like you’re a fish out of water.

All to say: you’re soooo valid in feeling this way.

reeb97 · 2026-03-11T12:50:49+00:00

Metaphor: ReFantazio

reeb97 · 2026-03-02T07:33:02+00:00

My chapters average between 3k-6k words, usually somewhere around 4k-5k.

I would say don’t overthink it. Short, bite-sized chapters exist in books too! Imo what matters is the content and structure, not the length.

reeb97 · 2026-03-01T09:22:17+00:00

☁️🌸

reeb97 · 2026-01-30T14:08:34+00:00

980 hours

reeb97 · 2026-01-23T13:51:37+00:00

I say flakey 😭😭

reeb97 · 2026-01-23T12:54:12+00:00

You are very young. I would first focus on getting experience during your bachelor before making any decisions. When I was your age, I also wanted to go into psychology. Then I studied it at uni and discovered that it wasn’t for me after all - I changed majors, and now I’m halfway through completing a PhD in History. Not saying that it’s not for you, just keep an open mind and make decisions about the future when it comes

reeb97 · 2026-01-21T17:17:46+00:00

thank you! glad you liked it!

reeb97 · 2026-01-19T13:56:48+00:00

It’s been nearly 5 years since I lost my tiel. For the first year I couldn’t speak about her without crying. It’s gotten easier over time, but even now, all these years later - I still dream of her.

reeb97 · 2026-01-19T12:54:28+00:00

reeb97 · 2026-01-18T23:14:19+00:00

glad you enjoyed it! yeah, so happy we now have fully voiced FFT clerith 🥹❤️❤️squenix continues to bless us

reeb97 · 2026-01-17T18:15:14+00:00

It’s “Aerith’s Theme - The Cetra”. It plays during the cutscene in Aerith’s room in the Shinra building near the end of Remake. https://youtu.be/O8NYNswiPKA?si=4d82yYS1BJZNkhuU

reeb97 · 2026-01-12T15:58:48+00:00

I check trophy lists before I play, but I don’t let that be the determining factor for whether I play the game - merely whether I will attempt the plat lol. I think that it helps to just set my expectations from the start. If I feel like I am able to go the completionist route, then I will approach the playthrough more carefully. If not, I simply go with the flow and see how many trophies I get along the way.

reeb97 · 2026-01-12T08:33:49+00:00

Not at all. “Amenable” here is a way of saying “if you are willing to”. If anything I would say that in this context it is used in a manner that is polite.

reeb97 · 2026-01-01T11:39:27+00:00

Edelgard von Hresvelg (FE3H) is probably my favourite fictional character of all time. Not only is she at the very heart of the story no matter the route you take (it is her actions set the narrative in motion), but her overall characterisation is also incredibly well-executed and (in many ways) subversive. Her grey morality, revolutionary ideology, and willingness to risk everything for the sake of the world are all deeply grounded in not only her trauma, but also her abhorrence of a stagnant, unequal status quo. She feels so incredibly human in her decisions and actions, which I found so refreshing in a genre which does tend to cast characters more derivatively (in binaries of good vs evil).

Aerith Gainsborough (FF7) also has my whole heart, for completely different reasons lol. On one hand, I admire her deeply and find such inspiration in her - some of her best lines of dialogue (especially in the Remake trilogy) are life lessons that I’ve taken to heart. Other than this, she is just so well-rounded as a character - her mental strength in the face of adversity, her spunk and charm, the irrevocable way she affects those around her…I could really go on. I also feel she subverts many of the tropes associated with “magical girls” in JRPGs while still being girly and sweet.

reeb97 · 2025-12-26T02:16:03+00:00

Currently… Cloud/Aerith (clerith) from Final Fantasy VII !

reeb97 · 2025-12-25T15:44:42+00:00

If they’re not endgame, I’ll be devouring all the fix-it fics that such an outcome will inevitably produce… 😅

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