A promise under the stars

Ok first of all, Cloud Strife himself doesn't know him best, ain't no mf know him whole. Secondly, nobody knows more version of Cloud than Tifa, no one.

Zack doesn't know SOLDIER Cloud.

Aerith doesn't know real Cloud.

Sephiroth is just straight up projecting. I'm not gonna sugarcoat it.

Even his own mom didn't know that he joined Shinra until Tifa told her.

The only person who meets every version of Cloud, aka kid Cloud, teen Cloud, infantry Cloud, SOLDIER Cloud, AC Cloud, and more; is Tifa, only her. That's a fact. Hell yeah, Tifa doesn't know Cloud that well, but she for sure knows him better than the rest. She wins by elimination. Just because Cloud makes the truth overcomplicating for Tifa to approach cos he's autistic and possessed by brain eating alien doesn't mean she isn't the pivot of his life and the only one who he opens up wholeheartedly to. Argue with Cloud. I don't make the rule.

People seriously underestimate how many versions of Cloud that Tifa has known and loved. Every persona, facade, high and low of him have been seen by her. Some of those are created because of Tifa. To know Cloud is to track back to Tifa.

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First is when he got out of the tube for about 1 year and another 2 months after Zack's death.

The second time is in Mideel, after floating in the Lifestream for a couple of days.

And surprise, surprise, he DIDN'T fix himself for shit both times. Guess who was there for both of his awakening?

That's right, this little lady.

Oh sorry, what? Tifa said that Cloud found himself? Yeah cos she's a humble person, no? Wait, you think she means she didn't help at all? That's your gotcha? That's funny, cos Tifa also said this:

Let's see. Her confirmation, her answer, her guidance, her discovery, all said by Tifa, too. And oh look, she refers them as a team. Surely you'll take her words here as well, won't you? Or are they suddenly invalid cos, let me guess, she's an "unreliable narrator?"

Likewise, you only have to read Dear Destiny Aerith's chapter to clear up any misconceptions about Zerith's relationship & understand how deep Aerith's longing is towards Zack.

The irony is that some people would rather twist the source material into fitting their preferred narrative than simply read what was actually written. The canon isn't confusing, people just become confused when they decide fanon should outrank the author's own words.