fic: closed (final fantasy vii)

Title: Closed
Fandoms: Final Fantasy VII
Characters: Aerith Gainsborough
Pairing: None
Rating: Gen
AO3 Tags: Pre-Canon, Final Fantasy VII (Video Game 1997) and Final Fantasy VII Remake Compliant
Summary: A teenaged Aerith finds the church for the first time.
Notes: Written for the 2022 round of Yahtzee at getyourwordsout, with a picture prompt of a city notice.

No wonder Shinra didn’t want anyone in here. Sure, the building might be unstable, and the roof might collapse. But things grew here. Aerith knew rebellion when she saw it.

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fic: neon (final fantasy vii)

Title: Neon
Fandoms: Final Fantasy VII
Characters: Aerith Gainsborough, Cloud Strife
Pairing: None
Rating: Gen
AO3 Tags: Mid-Canon, Wall Market (Compilation of FFVII), can see Clerith if you squint
Summary: Cloud and Aerith explore Wall Market.
Notes: Written for the 2022 round of Yahtzee at getyourwordsout, with a picture prompt of neon instrument lights. The picture just gave me Wall Market vibes, so I ran with it.

Bile rose in the back of his throat. He thought of Tifa, the determination in her eyes. If putting on a dress and heels would save her, Cloud would do anything. Including following Aerith around this shady shithole until they found everything they needed. “We can’t linger here,” he finally said. “We’re not in Wall Market to have fun.”

“You might not be,” Aerith quipped, “but I’m having a great time.”

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