the wings that you burn turn to ashes, my dear

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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Title: Cosmos
Fandoms: Final Fantasy VII
Characters: Aerith Gainsborough
Pairing: None
Rating: Gen
AO3 Tags: Cosmo Canyon (Compilation of FFVII), Character Study
Summary: In Bugenhagen's laboratory in Cosmo Canyon, Aerith is reminded of her place in the cosmos.
Notes: Written for the 2022 round of Yahtzee at getyourwordsout, with a picture prompt of the cosmos.

Is it the Cetra’s definition of the Promised Land? Aerith doesn’t know, nor does she care. She is here to fight for now. Her friends, her life, her planet. That should be enough.

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