#sometimesrufus

oh, reno was GOOD at this. running his mouth to seemingly no consequence but SURPRISE not only is someone there, it's rufus! someone needs to shoot reno, to taze him. reno could taze himself, actually. his face is flushed with embarrassment, and he runs his fingers through his short hair.

oh, this was interesting. pupils narrow into silts and rufus almost glares, he's on the defense and he's almost fully prepared to act. umbra is alert by his side, if not a little confused.

I love you. A chain of words which littered, virtually plagued the lips of humans, yet the sentiment had never been said towards Reno, not even in jest. Not even by his parents. It did not matter; being graced in adoration by none other than Rufus ShinRa, the man who held the entire Planet in his palm, was everything and anything the Turk needed. When the blonde took the throne, he should have bet a hefty amount of gil that he, of all people, would be capable of wringing out the words from their President . . forced or not, it could have counted.

(  ❛  I love you, too. ❜  )

It was difficult to produce genuine tenderness in a face meant to display either cruelty or mischief, but Reno attempted his best as bare hand reached across the dining table to stroke the smooth flesh of Rufus' palm. The truth was within turquoise eyes, yet he was capable of demonstrating fondness through actions. Like a machine mimicking human behaviour, the Turk used the vile displays of affection he had seen in media and in public to produce a warmth of his own.

Thumb drew circles in his boss' hand, and he leaned his upper body forward as though desiring to steal a kiss despite the obstacle of a table and a meal before them. As tempting as it was to draw Rufus' hand to his mouth for a chaste kiss, his boss would surely murder him in privacy . . or worse, force him to shave his hair off. With a tender squeeze, Reno released his hand, feigning puppy-love reluctance, and looked down at the impressive spread of basted meats and charred vegetables.

(  ❛  I wanted to spoil you on our anniversary. You deserve it. ❜  )

Never mind the dinner was actually funded by the wealth of the ShinRa empire, but that was on a need to know basis. Reno offered a wink and a tiny laugh; a little bit of his true flair slathered in the dressings of devoted lover. Despite working an angle, some habits were simply too difficult to overcome — fingers threaded through partially slicked back onyx, not red, hairs. Upon remembering the copious amounts of hair product used to tame his spikes, he sheepishly dropped his hand, opting to pick up his fork instead.

Food was a good distraction. A distraction from the guise, however keen eyes continued to scan the crowd for any faces who appeared too curious for their own good. The sight of the steak, in truth, brought more of a smile than playing pretend with Rufus. He would definitely be rubbing this in Rude's face later. So tender, a knife was not necessary to butcher the medium-raw meat. Reno moaned low as it melted in his mouth, then caught himself and shot Rufus a knowing look.

"Just curious as to what all the fuss was about. A little wet for my tastes, but not bad."

Be Honest... Meme | Open

@sometimesrufus asked: "Sephiroth, be honest... have you ever thought about what it would be like with me at the head of the company?"

Sephiroth was mostly thankful for an excuse to be parted from the claustrophobic throngs of the business party, as too many talkative and social members had flooded in, in the last hour or so. He could socialize. He just preferred not to, in these arenas.

So, taking a few glasses and finding a semi private table with Rufus Shinra was, for the moment, appreciated, even if the visit was nothing but suspicious, especially when that question was asked. They were not strangers, but they didn't exactly work together much. But it's hard not to pass another Shinra possession and prodigy with how various figures within it's halls saw fit to shove and push them to grow into their best selves.

Sephiroth knew better than to take the question too lightly. He could imagine the many thoughts and considerations and...dare he say, schemes that could be running through the mans head. He was smart, to find ways to network with important figures and pawns within ShinRa while his father was still in power. And now he was basically asking Sephiroth's opinion. He would love to be blunt, but instead, he would be only half blunt, while still making use of carefully chosen words.

"Any ShinRa employee would be a fool not to be looking to the future. I wouldn't say, however, that it's an expectation of me to consider and therefor it hasn't been a constant thought. I'm a SOLDIER, and orders are my responsibility, not my opinions." he explained, taking a sip of his champagne. Useless as it was to drink, he enjoyed how they mixed this brand. He looked to Rufus then, emerald eyes with slit pupils considering him.

@ceaselxss //Oh? Plz do go on :3

​//so this is seperate to Intergrade bc i havent played it yet and I watched it once when it came out so i cant recall things. I also wont mention anything in rebirth

It seems to be the same as what you think, and boils down to 'Rufus is doing a coup that got a bit messy'

As you cover, Rufus is coming to HQ before his dad is killed. This directly conflicts with the OG that makes a point of contacting him after - so is something to note. He is coming to kill his father for sure, because hes coming with coins that he's made to celebrate his own rule that isnt yet started

Now AVALANCHE being expanded in Re, it would make so much sense to retain Rufus's connection with them from BC, if only to add some spice and interest. Specifically though, repeatedly in the game before this Barret's cell talks about lacking direct connection with the main group, and that they are disliked by them. I do not believe Wedge would be able to get them to storm ShinRa HQ just because he asked (we also know AVALANCHE has some decently high level ShinRa leak but thats not expanded on in detail). AVALANCHE isnt coming because of Wedge

but i think it expands beyond that The Turks drop the plate, but Tseng explicitly states that if they didn't someone else would have. But to do it themselves means they are in control of timing and aware of all the details. They drop the plate, they blame AVALANCHE - so when the main AVALANCHE cell attacks HQ, it makes sense. Its all interconnected, this is the chance Rufus was looking for Tseng is also willing for the first time in 13 years to bring aerith in to ShinrRa - you can argue that this is because he expects ShinRa to change hands very soon and he felt it would be safer to bring her in now than it would be at another point i also add that Tseng is quite pushy on telling Reno to rest, to remove his injured Turk from a situation that will deolve into violence