FFVII: Try
Title: Try
Fandom: Final Fantasy VII
Characters: Cloud
Prompt: #41 Try ( Lammybug's Prompt List)
Word Count: 670
Rating: T
Summary: It will always be worth the effort of trying.
Disclaimer: For entertainment purposes only. No Copyright infringement intended.
Try
In any relationship, whether it be a platonic one, a romantic one or a familial one, it took a massive amount of effort to remain solid and strong. Complacency could rapidly deteriorate any relationship and corrode something that had seemed unbreakable. That's something that terrifies him. While having a set routine with order and organization was preferred (heavens knew he and Tifa needed that kind of stability in their lives), he knew that he also had to try very hard to also keep things fresh and new. He didn't ever want what they had to become stagnant and sterile. This, was obviously, easier said than done when he had no idea how to do that. He places the entire success of their relationship thus far on Tifa. So this time, it was his turn to do something about that, because there was another thing about relationships. It wasn't just about a him and a her. It was a them.
That's not to say that he hasn't been already putting in an effort. He has been. Tifa even said that she knew he was. He is helping around the house. He makes sure not to leave a mess and he is always making sure to answer his phone or call back when he misses one. Still, he can tell that it wasn't enough. Or, it wouldn't be enough for long. It's not Tifa telling him this either. She still smiles at him in that happy way that she hadn't before. Her body language looks more relaxed and content now too. It's just something that he can instinctively tell and it's making him nervous. Then he got a call from Yuffie and it's got him feeling even more anxious.
While he hadn't been able to make out most of what she was saying, he'd gotten the relative gist of it. Don't mess things up by doing the wrong thing. Yuffie had gone on to suggest many different things that sounded stupid to him, but he conceded that he "would try not to do anything stupid". The conversation had, for the most part, been one sided and long because he hadn't been able to get word in to say he had to hang up. At least it wasn't a total waste because he got a list of what he "absolutely should not do". Even though he still hadn't a clue of what he should do. It's enough to make a guy lose his cool.
All those anxieties seem far away in moments like this though. He's sitting on the couch in the living room, watching a movie. Tifa is beside him. Marlene is sitting at their legs with Denzel lying on his stomach closest to the screen. They're watching some romantic, action flick but he's not really paying much attention to it. He's just glad to be home and doing this with his family. Tifa has her head resting on his shoulder and his arm is around her. He can smell the faint perfume of her shampoo and her long black locks are brushing against his collarbone. He's exactly where he wants to be. He's exactly where he wants to always be.
It seems like no time at all before the kids are asleep and he's carrying Denzel while Tifa carries Marlene to their beds. As he watches Tifa tuck them both in, he vows that no matter what, he was going to always keep trying. Even if he didn't know what he was supposed to actually be doing, he would try to be better for them. He would do it because moments like these were too precious to miss. He watches Tifa press a soft kiss on Denzel's forehead and smiles. When she catches his stare, she smiles that smile that makes his chest expand and his shoulders lighten. It's then that he knows all his anxiety is worth if it he ended every day just like this.
Fandom: Final Fantasy VII
Characters: Cloud
Prompt: #41 Try ( Lammybug's Prompt List)
Word Count: 670
Rating: T
Summary: It will always be worth the effort of trying.
Disclaimer: For entertainment purposes only. No Copyright infringement intended.
Try
In any relationship, whether it be a platonic one, a romantic one or a familial one, it took a massive amount of effort to remain solid and strong. Complacency could rapidly deteriorate any relationship and corrode something that had seemed unbreakable. That's something that terrifies him. While having a set routine with order and organization was preferred (heavens knew he and Tifa needed that kind of stability in their lives), he knew that he also had to try very hard to also keep things fresh and new. He didn't ever want what they had to become stagnant and sterile. This, was obviously, easier said than done when he had no idea how to do that. He places the entire success of their relationship thus far on Tifa. So this time, it was his turn to do something about that, because there was another thing about relationships. It wasn't just about a him and a her. It was a them.
That's not to say that he hasn't been already putting in an effort. He has been. Tifa even said that she knew he was. He is helping around the house. He makes sure not to leave a mess and he is always making sure to answer his phone or call back when he misses one. Still, he can tell that it wasn't enough. Or, it wouldn't be enough for long. It's not Tifa telling him this either. She still smiles at him in that happy way that she hadn't before. Her body language looks more relaxed and content now too. It's just something that he can instinctively tell and it's making him nervous. Then he got a call from Yuffie and it's got him feeling even more anxious.
While he hadn't been able to make out most of what she was saying, he'd gotten the relative gist of it. Don't mess things up by doing the wrong thing. Yuffie had gone on to suggest many different things that sounded stupid to him, but he conceded that he "would try not to do anything stupid". The conversation had, for the most part, been one sided and long because he hadn't been able to get word in to say he had to hang up. At least it wasn't a total waste because he got a list of what he "absolutely should not do". Even though he still hadn't a clue of what he should do. It's enough to make a guy lose his cool.
All those anxieties seem far away in moments like this though. He's sitting on the couch in the living room, watching a movie. Tifa is beside him. Marlene is sitting at their legs with Denzel lying on his stomach closest to the screen. They're watching some romantic, action flick but he's not really paying much attention to it. He's just glad to be home and doing this with his family. Tifa has her head resting on his shoulder and his arm is around her. He can smell the faint perfume of her shampoo and her long black locks are brushing against his collarbone. He's exactly where he wants to be. He's exactly where he wants to always be.
It seems like no time at all before the kids are asleep and he's carrying Denzel while Tifa carries Marlene to their beds. As he watches Tifa tuck them both in, he vows that no matter what, he was going to always keep trying. Even if he didn't know what he was supposed to actually be doing, he would try to be better for them. He would do it because moments like these were too precious to miss. He watches Tifa press a soft kiss on Denzel's forehead and smiles. When she catches his stare, she smiles that smile that makes his chest expand and his shoulders lighten. It's then that he knows all his anxiety is worth if it he ended every day just like this.