zack says it so easily, like it's the most natural thing in the world, but the words knock into cloud with all the weight of a physical blow. it leaves him to dizzy to respond for a few long seconds -- maybe there's a part of him that expects zack to laugh and correct himself, to walk the words back into something lighter. but he doesn't, and cloud is left trying to wrap his mind (and his heart) around it, the idea that zack loves him.
does he really feel the way cloud has felt for months? like just being around zack is enough to fill him up with sunshine, like he's home in a strange city whenever zack slings an arm around him or smiles at him in the way that makes his whole face light up. it seems impossible that he could inspire those kinds of feelings in someone else; like he's discovering some hidden talent inside himself, put his hands on an instrument and found that he could play it masterfully.
and honestly, his own feelings on the matter are so obvious (to him), that he forgets how he's supposed to respond. instead, there's just a dazed: ] You're in love with me?
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oh.
zack says it so easily, like it's the most natural thing in the world, but the words knock into cloud with all the weight of a physical blow. it leaves him to dizzy to respond for a few long seconds -- maybe there's a part of him that expects zack to laugh and correct himself, to walk the words back into something lighter. but he doesn't, and cloud is left trying to wrap his mind (and his heart) around it, the idea that zack loves him.
does he really feel the way cloud has felt for months? like just being around zack is enough to fill him up with sunshine, like he's home in a strange city whenever zack slings an arm around him or smiles at him in the way that makes his whole face light up. it seems impossible that he could inspire those kinds of feelings in someone else; like he's discovering some hidden talent inside himself, put his hands on an instrument and found that he could play it masterfully.
and honestly, his own feelings on the matter are so obvious (to him), that he forgets how he's supposed to respond. instead, there's just a dazed: ] You're in love with me?