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[Zack is hanging around the shop plaza, doing a little investigating to try and see if there's anything special about the place now. If the supposed portal is going to open there, he's curious to know if there's anything in the area that's changed. You might find him poking at the fountain, circling the sunken well, stopping and crouching down to check the ground beneath the snow sometimes. He's pretty focused on his work, though it probably looks strange.

Bother him?]

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[wingenvy]

Don't worry, I won't give you a reason to cry anytime soon.

[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

Oh good. I hate crying.

[wingenvy]

[Zack hesitates for a moment, smile slowly fading, and then turns away again, hands on his hips.]

But if the letter turns out to be true, and you and Aerith leave me, I'm gonna cry.

in which cloud fails at expressing himself

[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

[Ah. So he was still worried.

Cloud purses his lips, then circles around to peer up into his face, expression open and honest. ...he's not sure what to say. So instead he just lifts his hand to Zack's hair and...ruffles it.]

fail, cloud, fail

[wingenvy]

[Zack blinks at that, then smiles, snagging Cloud around the neck and giving him a good noogie.] Nah, man, this is now you do it!

[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

[What. WHAT. Cloud is going to do his best to flip Zack.] That's not what I was trying to do, damn it!

[wingenvy]

[Zack's laughing, sorry Cloud.] Could've fooled me!

[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

[/GUTPUNCH]

[wingenvy]

[/OVERKILL]

[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

[Now Cloud is- yes. Throwing Zack over his shoulder like a huge sack of potatoes and heading home.]

[wingenvy]

[WRIGGLING.] Hey, I wasn't done checking out the plaza...!

[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

So what? We're coming back later anyhow. I'm cold and I want some coffee.

[wingenvy]

I can walk, you freak.

[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

Maybe I like carting you around. Start making up for that year on the road.

[wingenvy]

[.......Hm.

...Nope, still not taking it seriously.]

Half the time I made you walk.

[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

[Cloud glances around before setting Zack down and pulling him into a little copse of trees nearby. It's not far to their house from the plaza, but Zack is protesting and he's awkward to carry anyway.

Once they're out of sight Cloud grabs a handful of his jacket and tugs him down for a quick kiss.]

...I was gonna do that instead of mess with your hair, but. Well.

[wingenvy]

[Oh, hey. No protests there.] Guess I'll have to forgive you, huh?

[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I should be the one forgiving you. [Another one.] Mm- since I said I wouldn't leave and you didn't believe me. [And another. A little longer for that one.]

[wingenvy]

[He can't quite respond to that one because he's busy kissing you, Cloud.]

[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

[Fff well that means Cloud wins by default. They're going to have to break for air eventually though.

...and enter that extremely awkward moment where one or both parties wonders if they should kiss again or move on.]

[wingenvy]

[Zack pauses, eyes shifting between Cloud's eyes and his mouth for a long moment.] ...Inside? [Whether they keep kissing or not, he knows Cloud is more comfortable out of sight.]

[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

[Cloud licks his lips nervously and nods.] Yeah. [Heading over for the house now, these are power strides he's using.]

[wingenvy]

[Zack stifles his laughter - don't make Cloud huffy now - and follows at the same pace. Someone's eager, but nobody can blame him.]

[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

[Honestly Cloud just wants to book it in case someone starts wondering why the heck there were two men hiding in the trees. Or if for some random reason Cid stops by and sees.

Oh God if Cid finds out. He'd never live it down.

All right, enough thinking about that old fart. They get inside the house and after Cloud closes the door and toes off his boots he glances back over at Zack as he shrugs out of his jacket...still unsure. Should he kiss him again...? The only time they've really kissed since Cloud suggested they try again about a month ago was when they were on the mountain. ...would having a nice makeout session count as moving too fast?]

[wingenvy]

[And Zack's not thinking about it at all, so he kicks his boots off, tosses his jacket at the nearest chair, and pushes Cloud against the first wall that his back can hit. C'mere.]