#cloud muse

ㅤㅤ"What--?" He hadn't done anything had he? He turns away from the bonfire & gives her a curious look as if waiting for her to tell him what he did.

M: Miss Nothing by The Pretty Reckless

A: Always & Never by Coheed and Cambria

K: Kingdom of Zod by Billy Talent

O: One Man Army by Our Lady Peace

E: Easier To Run by Linkin Park

Y: You Bitch by Fefe Dobson

E: E.T. by Katy Perry

D: Demons (acoustic) by Icon For Hire

M: Mimicry by Kerli

E: Electra Heart by Marina and the Diamonds

R: Remission by Courage My Love

ㅤㅤCloud lets out a light exasperation of breath the second Roche calls him 'lovely'. Spikey he's used to, there's no reason to add that on there. Not that he sees anyway.

ㅤㅤHis body lurching from the friendly smack to his back as his aqua blue eyes side-eyes the Soldier. His lips pressing tightly in a thin line, his expression turning partly curious & part searching for a motive. Even as he keeps a tight leash on his amusement at the other man's antics.

ㅤㅤAfter wondering around the beach for, he's guessing, about thirty minutes, Cloud makes his way to Aerith once more. Standing next to her as he takes in the view before them, the calming waves, how the sun reflects on the waters surface. It's breathtaking.

ㅤㅤHe has the sudden urge to fidget, standing there awkwardly for a few moments before he crosses his arms. His fingers sneakily playing with the end of his chocobo & blue sleeve by tugging it down. His aqua eyes looking over the horizon.

         Cloud feels restless, even while sitting within the framework of the new Seventh Heaven, it held that silent promise of peace. He isn’t sure if peacefulness is something he can easily except. His mind working to figure out how to fill his day & time with something more than rebuilding & the occasional mercenary job. The question was with what, figuring that out was a challenge in itself.

        The silence of the place was helpful, the other’s had left to either visit or pick up Marlene, the small home beneath the bar was finished, more so than the rest of it, giving her a place to safely sleep with the entrance thankfully in a new location. All that remains was if Barret finally feels comfortable bringing her back.

        Letting out a soft nearly soundless breath, Cloud turns back to his drink on the bar he’s been nursing slowly over the last few hours. His hand reaching out for it only to stop, he felt something, something familiar in the farthest reaches of his mind, it was soft but at the same time it was like a loud echoing.

        Rapidly Cloud turns, pulling his massive sword free within seconds, his hands tight on the hilt. His whole body shifts within his seemingly direct stance, fully alert & ready to spring forward within a moments notice. He wants to spring forward even as his body tightens, but there is something he wants more with a burning desire that overrides his need for violence. “Get. Out.” His voice is clipped, harsh, even as his blue-green eyes narrow into a glare.

       Cloud likes it when Zack calls, especially if there is something wrong. That... edge to his long-time friend’s voice when he’d listened to the voicemail had been worrying. It held a certain ring of desperation that made Cloud turn direction the second he’d heard it. He’d pushed that familiar feeling of guilt echoing through his mind on the way, viewing the emotion as bothersome, even unimportant, when his friend needed him.

      Thankfully, once he heard the voicemail it hadn’t taken Cloud long to get there.

      A scowl creases his blonde brow at the intense level of relief he sees within his friend, blue-green hues sharpening with concern as the faintest of frowns shifts over his lips. Silently, even before Zack starts to speak, Cloud moves further in, blue-green eyes searching over Zack’s personal space searching for something. His mind registers every word coming from the other ex-SOLDIER’s mouth before moving past him. He does stop his search, glancing back to give the other man an obvious look that said he could call Cloud whenever he needed to.

      Quickly he grabs a glass of water & snags a chair, lifting it so he could set it next to Zack. Sitting down before he extends his hand, offer the water to Zack.

        Cloud ends up wandering outside of Kalm to help clear his mind while his friends rest in town, picking up a few random jobs on his way. Blue-green eyes take in his surroundings as he walks, silently retelling himself the directions to his targets. There was something about the simplicity in hunting down monsters & the occasional oversized rodent. 

        The jobs didn’t take him as long as he thought they would, he was hoping it would take him the better part of a day instead of just an hour. Hopefully it had been longer than that.

        He heard someone coming closer as the ex-SOLDIER’s blue-green eyes flick over the area before him, doing a quick visual sweep of the area before turning around, he pauses mid-action, his hand halfway to putting his sword back on his back as he sees the woman before him. 

        The woman looked shell-shocked & was staring at him with eyes just like his, mako infused with that SOLDIER blue-green mixture. Her expression took him right to those eyes, her outfit wasn’t like many other SOLDIER’s he’s seen, had a lot of added personality & customization, the cinch at her belt was another hint he discovers.