[FF7][SC] Star Flower

hurt his eyes.Then, covered by a little shadow, Angel knocked lightly on the door, and the voice came through vaguely. "Claude? Come on, at least let me take a look... none of your business Zacks, go sit there for a while..."

Claude knelt down slowly, folded his arms tightly, and pressed his forehead against the door panel.There was no sound from the opened mouth.He thought he could do better, be natural, don't cry like a kid.But no, he can endure war and pain, loneliness and despair, but only gentleness makes him weak, and then breaks his armor.

He was just... so happy.

Gaia, it's not a dream, it's not a dream, it's not a dream...I miss you so much, I still have a lot to say to you, although I always say it badly...I don't want to cry...I'm so happy...Happy Gotta die... It's okay to die now... Maybe it's better to die now...

"Claude!" Angel's knock on the door became urgent. Normally, he would leave enough space for Claude, but not now, it's too strange, "Come out! If you don't come out, I'll go in!" No time to be cautious , Angel kicked up.

The door panel shook violently.The blond boy trembled and raised his head slowly. Angel has the key, doesn't he?

Then he came back to himself. "I'm fine, Angel." There was a choked nasal voice, almost choking on saliva, but it had stabilized a lot, and he was just frightened by the sudden happiness. "Don't worry, I'm fine." His voice was behind the door, and Angel had to stop. "Leave me alone...I promise I'll be out soon...I'll be fine..."

"Open the door." Angel demanded stubbornly, "I told you I wouldn't leave you alone."

There was an uncontrollable smile on the corner of his mouth, and Claude covered his eyes and took a few deep breaths, "Angel, I'm a man, and a man should be stronger, right? I can do well in Nibelheim, and now I still have you, no Please give me some time."

Angel was silent.They were very close through the door, but seemed far away.Eventually he relented, "If you insist...I'm always outside."

The atmosphere in the living room was extremely awkward.

... Zacks was sure that he was the only one who was embarrassed, and took responsibility for the three of them.

If you really want to describe it, it's like mustering up the courage to take a girl home who hasn't had a date yet, and then your mother tells her about the embarrassing story of you still wet the bed when you were 13 years old, and the degree of that is multiplied by a thousand, at least.Hey, he's not going to wet the bed until he's 13, just a metaphor.

Angel sat down wearily.The only thing left between them was the TV that was still making noise.No one was going to say anything first, but they all knew that the party had broken up badly.

Regardless, Zack decided to apologize.He was a little uncomfortable, the way the little chocobo was crying was too painful, if he had known this way, he would never have made a joke.He meant no harm!Other times he says the wrong thing, but people get angry when they get angry and never get this sad, which is too bad. "Angel, don't you—"

"it's not your fault."

"it's not your fault."

Two voices, one fast and one slow.

Normally, Angel always let Genesis speak first.

"It's not your fault," repeated Genesis, smiling thoughtfully, "'There's a power that's always trying to do evil and always be good[5]', and that's desire. What a It’s a good show.” Complimentary words, subtle intentions, “A brat who is afraid of being taken away may not be able to shed a few tears at all, so I can’t let you go in and expose the truth.”

He was implying, or explaining, that as an adopted son, Claude very much rejected the existence of Zacks, because Zacks took away Angel's sight.

"Genesis." Angel frowned, "Don't say a few words."

The great poet shrugged, "It's just a certain possibility, one of thousands of choices. But if I were you, puppy, it's not bad to be careful."

"Genesis!" Angel was angry.

"I can hear you, don't think of yourself as a repeater." Genesis shook the glass, and the ice cubes collided, "Anyone can see whose fault it is, if you want to play a good 'father' , don’t spoil him blindly.”

"Jene," Angel said weakly. He knew that his friend was in a bad mood, but he still shouldn't say such words. "He's just a child..."

"Child." Genesis bit the word hard, curling up a wondrous tone, "A doting excuse. Or—have you found him guilty?"

"I mean don't take your anger out on the kids!"

Zack stared dumbfounded as the topic escalated into an argument and became irrelevant to him, leaving him and the general to watch.Then he watched Sephiroth in shock and calmly picked up the remote control to change the channel... But thanks to him, everything is good except opera!

He honestly sat next to Sephiroth, Geography Channel, Borderline series, this time the theme is Bone Village.Due to harsh conditions and inaccessibility, many minerals under the ice and snow have not been developed.Some experts also speculate that the closer to the north, the higher the possibility of being able to explore Moko, so Shinra is investing some resources there.

"Puppy?" An elegant and alienated voice suddenly sounded, that is the voice that Zacks imagined the army should have, "very Angel-style nickname."

Zack believes this is some kind of friendly gesture, and people generally don't strike up conversations with annoying guys.Thinking of this, he felt dejectedly that Claude might really hate him, but this thought didn't make any sense right now, "He said I was too energetic, of course, I think he was too old and dull."

"It all makes sense." Sephiroth nodded, and Zack was not sure if this was disgusting.

After a while, the light voice came again, "Have you met before?"

"We... you mean Claude?"

"Ah."

"No." Zack was sure of that.Claude's appearance is not the type that can be seen and forgotten, just look at the funny chocobo head - Zacks feels that he can rub it for a lifetime. "I don't know why...he seems to hate me..."

Sephiroth leaned forward and put the remote control on the coffee table, then looked at Zack strangely, with obvious inquiry flashing in his light blue eyes.It is a terrible thing to be inspected by the general like this, like being watched by some kind of feline, and a fatal attack will come at any time.Zack wished he hadn't acted so cowardly.He believed in Angel.

The oppressive gaze moved away, "No, he didn't hate you, hate is not this kind of reaction...you will understand if you have a chance to get him and Rufas together."

"what?"

"I want to know why he is crying." This question seemed to trouble Sephiroth very much. He asked as if he wanted to know how to make him cry. This must be an illusion, just because the general's expression habits are different from others. "I only saw him cry twice, once when his mother died."

"Uh..." As if asking some serious question, Zack swallowed, "What about the other time?"

Sephiroth narrowed his eyes slightly, as if recalling, and then he said calmly: "The other time was when he himself died."

The dispute between Angel and Genesis finally came to an end, and finally ended with Angel's sentence "I'm not arguing with you, let's all calm down".Genesis seemed to have something else to say, but when Sephiroth talked to Angel about the military academy, he immediately left without saying a word.He lived next door, and the corner of his red clothes disappeared behind the door in a flash.Sephiroth didn't say much, but Angel relaxed a little because of the new topic.As for Zack, he had already applied for a weekend sleepover, so of course he stayed.

"I'm sorry." Angel said to him with an apologetic expression while helping to pack things, while wrapping the rest of the food in plastic wrap, "I hope you don't take it to heart, maybe Claude just didn't react, he There will be no ill will against you."

"I forgot about it." Zack touched a chicken nugget and threw it into his mouth. "Speaking of it, why does Genesis hate Claude so much? I can't imagine what could happen between them."

"Did you see it?" Angel's facial features were somewhat obscure under the small kitchen lamp.He put the rest of the dishes in the sink to soak, washed the foam off his hands, and broke off a piece of raw celery himself to eat. "It's not entirely because he hates Claude. He also has a bad attitude towards others. He encountered some accidents during the Wutai War...but it is true that the problem with Claude is more serious."

"So what exactly happened?"

"I don't know." Angel shook his head, "They weren't like this before. Genesis once asked for the custody of Claude. At that time, he liked Claude more than Sephiroth. The roles between them are simply It’s the opposite.” Then things always change silently, and when they find out, they are completely different from the original, and Angel often feels that he is negligent as a friend. "But I believe him. As long as Genesis remains Genesis, things will get better one day, aren't you naive and blind?" He smiled bitterly, "Maybe I'm just avoiding responsibility, because I Not knowing what to do, best friends and loved ones, I can't make a choice."

"It's not a matter of course to believe in friends." Zacks replied casually without thinking.

Angel choked suddenly.

After a while, he sighed half helplessly and half relaxedly: "The world is really simple to you."

He stretched out his hand and rubbed the boy's head, and Zack shouted in grief and angrily how to avoid the destruction, Angel couldn't help but smile.Maybe Genesis is right in a sense, Angel does like Zacks more and more... It's not that he doesn't care about Claude, his love for him has never diminished, but sometimes it's too heavy and too much concern.Claude's melancholy makes people want to give him happiness, but Zacks is happiness itself, shining sunshine in every corner.Nobody hates being happy, right?

"It's decided!" Zack clapped his hands, "If he is worried that I will take you away, then I will be his brother. I will protect him, take care of him, and make up for what he lost." He said for himself Perfect thought triumphantly, "A handsome and reliable brother like me, he will definitely like it!"

[1] Effie, the daughter of Wade in the BC plot, the former leader of the avalanche

[2] ProudClod, the strength of one is about [-] Reynolds (?, and [-]/[-] Genesis (???

[3] Domestication: See "The Little Prince"

Fox: To me, you are just a little boy, just like thousands of other little boys.I don't need you, and you don't need me either.To you, I am just a fox like a thousand other foxes.However, if you tame me, we will need each other. To me, you will be the only one in the universe; to you, I will be the only one in the world.

domestication = love

[4][5] Poetry from "Faust"