[ Never in Zack's life did the sound of a chair falling sound so deafening.
He paused. Hands frozen in an outstretched position with fingers half curled— reaching— only to grasp at nothing. Cloud had pulled away and along with himself did all of the air out of the ex-SOLDIER's lungs.
Rejection was one thing... but this? This sudden, almost scared animal instinct of retreat cause his blood to go cold. He felt his muscles tense, then ache. An ache so unbearable that when he finally was able to pull his eyes upward to look into Cloud's face it was almost too difficult to look at. Then there was that reply... ]
—Something? Anything?
[ His own hands retreat to his side to mimic the clenched fists. ]
Look. It wasn't some kind of decision that just popped out of nowhere. This isn't something I rushed into. [ He was bold. Ambitious. Spontaneous. And although the words may have come out exactly in the matter as was his usual nature, the seeds had been planted for a long time.
It was only until now that they decided to bloom. ]
It's something I've been feeling for a long time now, and... only until recently figured out what it all meant.
[ His emotions were getting the best of him. He couldn't stop now. ]
So you don't have to feel the same, but you also don't need to act like I'm scaring you away!
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He paused. Hands frozen in an outstretched position with fingers half curled— reaching— only to grasp at nothing. Cloud had pulled away and along with himself did all of the air out of the ex-SOLDIER's lungs.
Rejection was one thing... but this? This sudden, almost scared animal instinct of retreat cause his blood to go cold. He felt his muscles tense, then ache. An ache so unbearable that when he finally was able to pull his eyes upward to look into Cloud's face it was almost too difficult to look at. Then there was that reply... ]
—Something? Anything?
[ His own hands retreat to his side to mimic the clenched fists. ]
Look. It wasn't some kind of decision that just popped out of nowhere. This isn't something I rushed into. [ He was bold. Ambitious. Spontaneous. And although the words may have come out exactly in the matter as was his usual nature, the seeds had been planted for a long time.
It was only until now that they decided to bloom. ]
It's something I've been feeling for a long time now, and... only until recently figured out what it all meant.
[ His emotions were getting the best of him. He couldn't stop now. ]
So you don't have to feel the same, but you also don't need to act like I'm scaring you away!