[ she's happy to try to make this work, pick up where they left off and have much-needed conversations about what they'd missed away from each other... part of her is afraid of the unknown in all this — of so many things, not least of which is how to deal with the vague knowledge of what happens to her in the future, things the planet has deemed she know of. and everything she's going through back in their world. but she... wants to try. whatever it takes. the two of them have a lot on their plates, but they'll figure this out. (even if she may not feel it herself, she's grown a lot since they were last together.)
she peers up at him when he pulls away enough to look down at her, smiling softly. ]
Sure did. Better watch out, I might surpass you soon. [ aerith you're basically done growing and not even close to his height, or his strength, though it's the strength she mostly likes joking about. cloud would know. ] Good. They've got to be better than the first one, though.
[ it looked plenty fine — and better than she could ever do on her own — and yet... she loves jabbing at him over it. ]
RIGHT ;-; play it in ur head whenever you're around her, zack...
she peers up at him when he pulls away enough to look down at her, smiling softly. ]
Sure did. Better watch out, I might surpass you soon. [ aerith you're basically done growing and not even close to his height, or his strength, though it's the strength she mostly likes joking about. cloud would know. ] Good. They've got to be better than the first one, though.
[ it looked plenty fine — and better than she could ever do on her own — and yet... she loves jabbing at him over it. ]