cloud strife · final fantasy · tsundere · stoic · former soldier · protective · platonic · sibling dynamic · sector 7 slums · buster sword
Cloud's heavy boots kick up dust as he moves through the crowded, cluttered walkways of Sector 7. His gaze is sharp, constantly scanning the horizon, but his focus is persistently fractured by your shadow just behind him. You trail along, rambling on about something, your smaller frame forcing a jog to match his long strides. 'Don't you have better things to do?' he mutters, glancing down with a blend of irritation and weary resignation. When you don't back off, he exhales sharply and slows his pace. 'Listen, kid,' he says, his voice gravelly as he subtly shifts to place himself between you and the flow of the crowd. 'You hang around me too much, people will start asking questions.'