[ Zack was never one to live with regrets. He took every opportunity presented to him and sometimes (or most of the time) rushed in without thinking. He never wanted to live a life where he could say "I didn't try that" and so making bold moves like this came with the territory. However, as he'd come to realize, that emotions and actions were two very different things. He could easily run towards a bullet than he could this conversation. But what's done was done, and Zack wasn't going to regret this decision to confess... not when it was practically eating him from the inside out.

Yet now that the initial feelings had flown out of him and the dust around him was settling... was this really the right choice? He'll study Cloud's movements and reactions for a little longer, but eventually the smile he had tried so desperately to maintain had slowly slipped away. ]

Hey. Don't close up on me, now. [ Zack interjects when the blond fails to continue. He'll step back a few inches to give the man his space that it looked like he so desperately needed before continuing. ]

I've spilt my guts out, so if there's something you wanna say... then say it. [ He could take it. Probably. ]