Begun Broken 3/?
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skerenTitle: Begun Broken
Fandom: FFVII
Characters: Cloud, Zack, Sephiroth
Word Count: 739
Rating: Work Safe
Summary: Zack met Cloud in the worst of circumstances, and sometimes, there's just nothing you can do.
He’d been keeping an eye on the situation. He knew, without a doubt, that Zack was getting frayed, but the man could not remain in the city to watch over a broken cadet. It wasn’t done.
It would also ruin the boy for any efforts that Zack would try.
Set, he moved to collect his phone, only to blink when the man he’d been about to call threw open his door, looking a bit wild eyed. “Seph! Seph, have you seen Cloud? You know, my blond fluff ball? I can’t find him. I’ve been looking for over an hour, but nothing. What if he’s hurt?”
The way Zack’s voice sped as he spoke made him sigh, and he pushed to his feet to slip around his desk. “Fair. You’re making yourself more upset.”
”But he’s missing!”
”I’m sure he’s fine.” He made a dismissive gesture and made for the door where the other man still was.
”I’m not! He... He can’t feel pain Seph! What if he’s bleeding out somewhere or someone grabbed him or- or-”
”And you hyperventilating will help him in that situation... how exactly?” He briefly touched the man’s shoulder, then slid past him out the door. “Have you checked the roofs?”
“I... no? Why would I?” He heard the man fall into step behind him and decided to be satisfied with that.
“Where is he from?”
”Nibelheim is what I’ve heard, why?” The confusion in Zack’s voice was almost tangible.
“It’s a mountain village.”
”Yeah and?”
”Mountain village.”
When emphasis only got him a confused look back, he sighed, wondering why it was that he kept the man so deep in his personal sphere.
“That means that he might like high places Zack.”
”Oh. OH! Oh. I didn’t even think about that. But... why would he go up, I mean, if his head’s all messed up wouldn’t he stay on the same floor? He was with me up here...”
“He’s injured Zack, not an underdeveloped chick. He still knows how to think.” Shaking his head, he felt a grim smile cross his lips. “You’ll get used to it soon enough, I’m sure. It’s only been a week.”
”But what if he’s not up there?!”
”Then I’ll help you find him.” He looked over as the other man fell into stunned silence. “You needn’t ask, and I do have my own interest in him.”
”Really?” The home in that tone almost made him grimace, and he took one of the flights of stairs that led up to roof access almost exclusively.
”Yes. I’m not heartless you know.”
”I know.”
Shaking his head, he pushed open the hatch and slipped out, pointedly gesturing tot he figure staring out at the sky near the ledge. “And there we are. Next time, try up hmm?”
”But I looked everywhere, even on the street.” It was a murmur, and the dark haired man made for the blond, obviously checking him over for injuries, much to the lost man’s apparently bafflement.
He followed more slowly, looking the blond over with just a sweep of his eyes. “You worried him Strife.” He waited patiently as wide, surprised blue eyes focused on him, reading the confusion there. “Sephiroth.”
”I... I knew that.” It was a slow murmur, and the injured man patted Zack’s arm lightly as he was hugged. “I don’t think I remembering you caring before.”
”Because I didn’t, before.” He understood the significance of the word and nodded slightly, though the blond was distracted when Zack started talking again.
“I was so worried! Don’t wander off like that okay? Why’d you anyway?”
”I saw something neat... then the sky was so blue and the sun is getting low.” Blinking at the man holding onto him, the small man patted him. “I’m okay.”
”Well... don’t do that again. Next time, tell me okay?”
”I’ll try.”
”Good.”
Waiting patiently for Zack to finish, he only then turned to head back inside. “Zack.”
”Yeah Seph?”
”Come to my office with me, you’re being sent on a mission in two hours.”
”What?! I can’t do that!”
Looking over his shoulder, he could see the mix of panic and relief in his eyes. “You can and you will. Bring Strife with you, I’ll keep him from wandering loose while you’re gone.”
With that, he slipped off the roof, confident that at least this once, disaster was not imminent.
Fandom: FFVII
Characters: Cloud, Zack, Sephiroth
Word Count: 739
Rating: Work Safe
Summary: Zack met Cloud in the worst of circumstances, and sometimes, there's just nothing you can do.
He’d been keeping an eye on the situation. He knew, without a doubt, that Zack was getting frayed, but the man could not remain in the city to watch over a broken cadet. It wasn’t done.
It would also ruin the boy for any efforts that Zack would try.
Set, he moved to collect his phone, only to blink when the man he’d been about to call threw open his door, looking a bit wild eyed. “Seph! Seph, have you seen Cloud? You know, my blond fluff ball? I can’t find him. I’ve been looking for over an hour, but nothing. What if he’s hurt?”
The way Zack’s voice sped as he spoke made him sigh, and he pushed to his feet to slip around his desk. “Fair. You’re making yourself more upset.”
”But he’s missing!”
”I’m sure he’s fine.” He made a dismissive gesture and made for the door where the other man still was.
”I’m not! He... He can’t feel pain Seph! What if he’s bleeding out somewhere or someone grabbed him or- or-”
”And you hyperventilating will help him in that situation... how exactly?” He briefly touched the man’s shoulder, then slid past him out the door. “Have you checked the roofs?”
“I... no? Why would I?” He heard the man fall into step behind him and decided to be satisfied with that.
“Where is he from?”
”Nibelheim is what I’ve heard, why?” The confusion in Zack’s voice was almost tangible.
“It’s a mountain village.”
”Yeah and?”
”Mountain village.”
When emphasis only got him a confused look back, he sighed, wondering why it was that he kept the man so deep in his personal sphere.
“That means that he might like high places Zack.”
”Oh. OH! Oh. I didn’t even think about that. But... why would he go up, I mean, if his head’s all messed up wouldn’t he stay on the same floor? He was with me up here...”
“He’s injured Zack, not an underdeveloped chick. He still knows how to think.” Shaking his head, he felt a grim smile cross his lips. “You’ll get used to it soon enough, I’m sure. It’s only been a week.”
”But what if he’s not up there?!”
”Then I’ll help you find him.” He looked over as the other man fell into stunned silence. “You needn’t ask, and I do have my own interest in him.”
”Really?” The home in that tone almost made him grimace, and he took one of the flights of stairs that led up to roof access almost exclusively.
”Yes. I’m not heartless you know.”
”I know.”
Shaking his head, he pushed open the hatch and slipped out, pointedly gesturing tot he figure staring out at the sky near the ledge. “And there we are. Next time, try up hmm?”
”But I looked everywhere, even on the street.” It was a murmur, and the dark haired man made for the blond, obviously checking him over for injuries, much to the lost man’s apparently bafflement.
He followed more slowly, looking the blond over with just a sweep of his eyes. “You worried him Strife.” He waited patiently as wide, surprised blue eyes focused on him, reading the confusion there. “Sephiroth.”
”I... I knew that.” It was a slow murmur, and the injured man patted Zack’s arm lightly as he was hugged. “I don’t think I remembering you caring before.”
”Because I didn’t, before.” He understood the significance of the word and nodded slightly, though the blond was distracted when Zack started talking again.
“I was so worried! Don’t wander off like that okay? Why’d you anyway?”
”I saw something neat... then the sky was so blue and the sun is getting low.” Blinking at the man holding onto him, the small man patted him. “I’m okay.”
”Well... don’t do that again. Next time, tell me okay?”
”I’ll try.”
”Good.”
Waiting patiently for Zack to finish, he only then turned to head back inside. “Zack.”
”Yeah Seph?”
”Come to my office with me, you’re being sent on a mission in two hours.”
”What?! I can’t do that!”
Looking over his shoulder, he could see the mix of panic and relief in his eyes. “You can and you will. Bring Strife with you, I’ll keep him from wandering loose while you’re gone.”
With that, he slipped off the roof, confident that at least this once, disaster was not imminent.