[Cloud being so shy around her still is a little unexpected but normal. Him showing up with a gift for her? That completely surprises her and she takes the box carefully. Pushing back some of her hair behind her ear she opens the box and a smile graces her face.]
Oh Cloud this looks delicious. Where did you get it?
[She quickly takes it to her couch and sits on it, her cute white underwear flashing him as eh puts her legs up and gets comfortable to take a bite of the strawberry first. It's so delicious she has to hold her cheek as she smiles.]
I love this! Thank you Cloud. It's my favorite flavor too!
[She's going to go on eating some more before patting the spot beside her.]
Mind showing me in a bit? I'd like to enjoy it. You should have some though it's really good. Did Angeal make this?
[Cloud's little smile turns a bit proud. Look at her face, she loves that cupcake! And he picked it out for her. He made her smile. Yesss. If he were alone, he'd do a fistpump.
He moves to sit next to her, feeling a little antsy about wanting to show her the bar right away but not about to say no.]
Nah. Squall did. Uh...Leon. Squall's his real name.
Oh, well is this squall Leon the one I saw you and Nyx with at the wedding? He's pretty if that is the same one.
[Oh yes she went there. She saw you three for a bit, it was hard not too. Of course she didn't stick around to watch much but she saw enough. Plus it's a fun opportunity to tease Cloud a little and he's so stiff right now she thinks he might need it.]
Do you want a taste? He's a really good baker.
[She takes another little bit of the actual cupcake this time and not the topping before letting Cloud have some. There is a little bit of chocolate crumb right above her lips.
[Cloud stares at her like a deer in headlights for a second as his face heats up, before he turns away from her looking utterly betrayed. How could you do this to him, Tifa? Now he's gonna have to find a nice deep hole to crawl into.]
Gimme a break, will ya?
[At least her ploy to get him less nervous worked, now he's embarrassed and exasperated instead! He does turn back when she offers him a taste, though.]
Yeah. Made all those cookies and stuff I was bringing back to the villa for a while, too.
[He leans in to carefully take a small bite of the cupcake and nods after a moment - it's tasty. He glances at her and--oh.]
You got some, uh...
[He gestures vaguely toward his own lips to show her where the crumbs are. Someone much smoother than Cloud would probably have done something romantic and cute that would lead to kisses or something, here, but...sorry, Tifa, your man is an awkward dork.]
[Oh that look on Cloud's face is too cute. She's going to have to tease him more often for that. He's so cute that she takes a bit of frosting and puts it on his nose. Adorable.]
Well my compliments to his baking. Is he one of your boyfriends too? I don't remember ever seeing him where we come from...but he could be a SOLDIER for all I know.
[She's trying to make small talk. She hasn't seen Cloud in a few days and she missed him. She does try to wipe at her face like he said but misses it.]
[Cloud gives her a look that says 'really?' before he wipes the frosting off his nose with the back of his hand - and then shrugs and licks it off his hand.]
Um...yeah. Not a SOLDIER, he's from some other world. Same one as Seifer and Zell, if you've met them. But he lived out another life somewhere else, too, and he knew some other Cloud there.
[He glances over to inspect her crumb situation and shakes his head.]
Here--
[He reaches over himself to rest his palm against her cheek so he can use his thumb to get the crumbs.]
Another Cloud huh? I hope you haven't given him too much trouble there. I can't imagine another you, though I wonder if he would be the same or different. Maybe I should find this other Cloud and see if he enjoys being more affectionate with me.
[She smiles then and as Cloud leans in to remove the crumbs from her face she moves her face slightly to kiss his thumb.]
But I think I like this Cloud best.
[Another kiss to his hand and then she holds it in her own and meets his gaze.]
[Tifa can see why some of the others like Angeal and Zack like to tease Cloud like they do, he's so cute when he's like this. She just wants to kiss him all over his face but she can do that later. For now she gets up and gives him one kiss on the cheek.]
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Date: 2022-12-15 08:32 pm (UTC)Oh Cloud this looks delicious. Where did you get it?
[She quickly takes it to her couch and sits on it, her cute white underwear flashing him as eh puts her legs up and gets comfortable to take a bite of the strawberry first. It's so delicious she has to hold her cheek as she smiles.]
I love this! Thank you Cloud. It's my favorite flavor too!
[She's going to go on eating some more before patting the spot beside her.]
Mind showing me in a bit? I'd like to enjoy it. You should have some though it's really good. Did Angeal make this?
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Date: 2022-12-16 12:10 am (UTC)[Cloud's little smile turns a bit proud. Look at her face, she loves that cupcake! And he picked it out for her. He made her smile. Yesss. If he were alone, he'd do a fistpump.
He moves to sit next to her, feeling a little antsy about wanting to show her the bar right away but not about to say no.]
Nah. Squall did. Uh...Leon. Squall's his real name.
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Date: 2022-12-16 09:17 pm (UTC)[Oh yes she went there. She saw you three for a bit, it was hard not too. Of course she didn't stick around to watch much but she saw enough. Plus it's a fun opportunity to tease Cloud a little and he's so stiff right now she thinks he might need it.]
Do you want a taste? He's a really good baker.
[She takes another little bit of the actual cupcake this time and not the topping before letting Cloud have some. There is a little bit of chocolate crumb right above her lips.
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Date: 2022-12-17 02:07 am (UTC)[Cloud stares at her like a deer in headlights for a second as his face heats up, before he turns away from her looking utterly betrayed. How could you do this to him, Tifa? Now he's gonna have to find a nice deep hole to crawl into.]
Gimme a break, will ya?
[At least her ploy to get him less nervous worked, now he's embarrassed and exasperated instead! He does turn back when she offers him a taste, though.]
Yeah. Made all those cookies and stuff I was bringing back to the villa for a while, too.
[He leans in to carefully take a small bite of the cupcake and nods after a moment - it's tasty. He glances at her and--oh.]
You got some, uh...
[He gestures vaguely toward his own lips to show her where the crumbs are. Someone much smoother than Cloud would probably have done something romantic and cute that would lead to kisses or something, here, but...sorry, Tifa, your man is an awkward dork.]
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Date: 2022-12-21 04:04 pm (UTC)Well my compliments to his baking. Is he one of your boyfriends too? I don't remember ever seeing him where we come from...but he could be a SOLDIER for all I know.
[She's trying to make small talk. She hasn't seen Cloud in a few days and she missed him. She does try to wipe at her face like he said but misses it.]
Did I get it?
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Date: 2023-01-20 08:30 pm (UTC)[Cloud gives her a look that says 'really?' before he wipes the frosting off his nose with the back of his hand - and then shrugs and licks it off his hand.]
Um...yeah. Not a SOLDIER, he's from some other world. Same one as Seifer and Zell, if you've met them. But he lived out another life somewhere else, too, and he knew some other Cloud there.
[He glances over to inspect her crumb situation and shakes his head.]
Here--
[He reaches over himself to rest his palm against her cheek so he can use his thumb to get the crumbs.]
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Date: 2023-01-31 03:40 am (UTC)[She smiles then and as Cloud leans in to remove the crumbs from her face she moves her face slightly to kiss his thumb.]
But I think I like this Cloud best.
[Another kiss to his hand and then she holds it in her own and meets his gaze.]
So, what did you want to talk about?
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Date: 2023-03-17 08:02 am (UTC)Those little kisses mollify him a little, though. He stands up and tugs lightly on her hand to get her to get up, too.]
Not talk - show you. Gotta get dressed and come with me somewhere.
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Date: 2023-03-17 03:26 pm (UTC)Okay, I'll just be a minute or two. Wait for me?