Fanfic -- "Telling Actions"

[sekiharatae]

Title:  Telling Actions
Characters:  Cloud/Tifa
Rating:  K
Notes:  For the ffvii_het_meme .  This time for a jealous Cloud set during the original game.

“How do you know Rude?”

Tifa shifted her eyes from Scarlet’s retreating back to Cloud’s curious and hard blue gaze. They were both lying flat on the ground, on their stomachs, behind some of the rubble inside the Gongaga reactor. “I don’t, not really,” she responded, brows furrowing in confusion. Shouldn’t Cloud be more concerned about what Shin-Ra was up to, than about how she might know the close-mouthed Turk? “He came into Seventh Heaven a few times, but we never spoke beyond giving and taking his order.”

“He has a crush on you.” The words were gruff and direct, and he smirked a bit when her eyes widened. “It’s why he never attacks you. Are you sure there isn’t something you need to tell me?” It was almost unheard of for a Turk to back down from a fight, especially when he or she had been ordered into it. Rude obviously had it bad for Tifa. The thought made his gut tighten and his jaw clench and his hand ache to punch the other man in the face.

“Yes, I’m sure,” Tifa’s tone was more than a little annoyed. What was Cloud trying to imply? “I’m a friendly person, and sometimes people like me.” Sarcasm was usually his weapon, but she could wield it as well. “It has little to do with anything I may or may not have done.” He should know that first hand: there was a time when he’d had a crush on her himself, and she’d scarcely said one word to him. Now he hardly seemed to remember her. Where her feelings had grown steady and constant, his seemed to have lessened over time, and turned fickle. He grunted, seemingly ignorant of her point, and her temper frayed a bit more. “Why do you care, anyway? Jealous?”

The next thing she knew he’d flipped her over and was straddling her thighs. Her hands were firmly clasped in his, and pressed into the ground on either side of her head. Most importantly, he was kissing her. In a way he hadn’t since before they met Aerith. His tongue swept between her lips, possessive and fierce, staking his claim. It only lasted a minute, but in that time he took all she had to offer, giving back the warmth of his body and the blistering heat of his arousal, leaving her gasping.

“No,” he answered, releasing her and rising smoothly to his feet, “I’m not.” Almost reflexively he offered his hand to pull her up as well, then abruptly turned his back and walked away, moving to examine the reactor core.

Only the bee-stung feel of her lips told her he'd lied.

Comments

[warangel88.livejournal.com]

I love it.
I love jealous Cloud as much as I love jealous Tifa, and Cloud marking Tifa as his with a kiss.

[windrider1.livejournal.com]

Awesome!! So many people forget that Cloud has a bit of a temper and ego, and it's nice to see it pricked every once and awhile. Also, my favorite line: "Sarcasm was usually his weapon, but she could wield it as well." So very yes, for so many reasons.

Actually I could post an essay on how that line captures so much of what is missing in character development in fanfic. **adores you even more**

[yuenmei.livejournal.com]

Oooh, it's interesting to read your in-game stuff, as you're dealing with a really different Cloud. I spent the day lazing around watching the CC cut-scenes in order and using the ffwiki as a guide to understand the plot, and I'm starting to think AC really did not to justice to Cloud's character. It's nice to see him have some attitude (but then there's the question of... is it really HIS attitude? oi, what a head ache Cloud is).

In any case, I'm glad he got a kiss in there <3 Even if he is a complete asshole.

[http://users.livejournal.com/jane_drew_/]

Tifa: Ok, so, if that's your reaction when you're _not_ jealous....

Umm... just to clarify, she is at this point wearing the Very Short Skirt that Tipsy!Cloud was mentioning in the previous story, yes? Which would mean that Cloud is, say, having to deal with imagining what other men (or, in this case, one specific guy) are thinking about the short skirt? Because, hee.

JD


(hmm... what is the best way to get to know the contents of FFVII if one doesn't own the game? That is, is the wiki the best, or is there a better resource?)

[kaho0190.livejournal.com]

So sweet and incredibily natural actions.
Love it! <3

[qwi-xux.livejournal.com]

Oooh, very nice! It's always interesting to see Cloud's interaction with Tifa when his brain was still so screwed up (I'm guessing from the way you wrote him here, and the reference to Aerith seeming to infer she's still alive, that this was before his head was screwed back on straight). I do love your mention of his sarcasm, because even though he still at this point had so much of Zack's persona and it was hard to know where Cloud started and Zack ended sometimes, Cloud still has sarcasm and a sense of humor.

And I *heart* the last line here.

[(Anonymous)]

Just wanted to say...

I remember you from the days when your RK site was frequently updated and special LIAC skits appeared during the holidays. (I miss the LIAC skits, BTW. Those always made me laugh.) Glad to see that you are back again and writing. You're a talented writer... And we missed you.

So... Keep writing. Good fanfiction authors are few and far between. Best wishes.

:)

[quoth-the-ravyn.livejournal.com]

Tifa: ... I think I was wrong about the 'hardly seemed to remember her' idea. Really, really wrong.
Cloud: *Smug*

=)

[niiicko.livejournal.com]

Hubba hubba.
Take THAT Tifa! :D

[parapluies.livejournal.com]

Jealous Cloud is awesome!! I love Jealous!Cloud xD

[crystalstars-88.livejournal.com]

I love when Cloud gets all territorial and needs to stake his claim on Tifa. It's such a turn-on in fanfiction, and women fantasize about it, but I'm sure in real-life it would be a pain;)

[knightlineninja.livejournal.com]

About time Cloud...

;D

[amethyst-key.livejournal.com]

Go jealous Cloud!

XD Oh Rude, you poor man, you don't stand a chance.