#turks

You have a universe where it’s just as lore-appropriate for a character to send emails via cellphone as it is to scorch dragons with concentrated lightning or fire. There’s never a moment where the presence of technology dampens the fantastical elements because they’re so seamlessly interlaced that the story couldn’t function without the other balancing it out. Mako alone bolsters so much of the plot: AVALANCHE’s dangerous advocacy, ShinRa’s motivation and source of power, SOLDIER enhancements, Cloud’s poisoning, thematic dilemmas on how it’s used to power everyday life vs. how it’s leeching the planet, and the general existence of mutation and non-animal creatures in the FF7 world.

Not even Sephiroth’s story could’ve played out without advanced genetic experimenting and an ancient entity who couldn’t be absorbed into the spiritual lifeblood that veined the planet in which it crashed upon. Cloud’s story would never be the same without being trapped in a horrific sci-fi lab and grappling with a spiritual poison that rendered him comatose on the way to Midgar. There’d be no spirit-fueled Reactors for AVALANCHE to bomb, no WEAPONS to defend the planet, and no war for ShinRa to engage in order to spread their influence; Vincent wouldn’t have inner demons, Lucrecia wouldn’t be in a purgatorial crystal, Nanaki wouldn’t be captured by twisted scientists, and Aerith wouldn’t be studied by the Turks for her spiritual connection to a mako-rich Promised Land.

pairing: vincent valentine x gn!reader

summary: vincent isn't very happy when you pay him a visit at his work place…

tags: angst with a happy ending, kinda misunderstandings, established romantic relationship, turks!vincent, careful & protective!vincent, petnames

you would've hoped that your boyfriend would be at least a little bit happy to see you, when you showed up at his work place to visit him. but vincent didn't look happy at all to see you. he seemed… a little bit annoyed, as he approached you, wiping that smile off your face right away.

“you shouldn't be here.” were the words he greeted you with. you tried to remain cheerful, but it was hard when he was so quick to complain.

“i'm happy to see you too, vincent.” you replied sarcastically, with the sweetest smile you could muster. “how has your day been?”

“i mean it.” vincent doubled down, ignoring your question, as he gently grabbed your arm and led you to the side, away from the prying eyes of his co-workers. “you shouldn't be here.”

The voices of Reno and Rude performing I’m at Soup