Of insanity and the angst and something that could never happen in canon. Fifty sentences on Sephiroth/Vincent.
...when your best friend lies in a hospital bed, half dead and doped up on morphine, a little insignificant thing like the flavor of your alcohol isn't top priority.
Someone has to keep in control when their world goes topsy-turvy and President Rufus Shinra is tripping over his own two feet like some slum's vagabond.
'Tseng sometimes wondered just what did he do to deserve the two in his bed.' In which no sex occurs, and Tseng thinks far too much for his own good. Rufus/Tseng/Elena, post-AC.
'Meteor would give him his answer.' Sephiroth isn't really good at this 'sanity' thing, and Jenova isn't helping. Sephiroth/Tseng, post-City of the Ancients.
'Reno's coffee breaks were always especially interesting to watch.' In which Reno is shameless, Rufus is a neat freak, and Tseng is a pervert. Rufus/Reno.
'Reno was his voice.' Talking is overrated, so Rufus gets Reno to do it for him. Rufus/Reno.
'He was a selfish man that way.' Of knowing and not knowing, and the rewards of ignorance. Sephiroth/Vincent, post-game. AC does not occur.
'Cloud Strife,' Vincent mused, 'is an amusing drunk.' A kiss should be considered as a weapon. It catches enough people off-guard for that. Cloud/Vincent. Post-AC.
"There is also the tradition of kissing under the mistletoe during Yule, sir." Talking to a comatose person is rather cathartic. Elena/Tseng.
'Tseng knew that he was useless...' In which Tseng blames himself too much and the world too little. Rufus/Tseng.
'Wear regret skin tight, dear 'master'. Hojo is a sadistic bastard, and Vincent gets enough material for nightmares for years to come. Just where did Chaos come from, anyway? Pre-game.
Ghosts shouldn't exist, but he isn't really a ghost. Just how did Vincent know about the triplets? Pre-AC, Sephiroth+Vincent.
'Reno had once said that Rufus had a way of talking that made every single word seem like a proposition.' In which Rufus is a manipulative bastard, and he discovers that he has a stalker. For the 2...
Cloud x Reno. After the Lifestream engulfs Meteor and Midgar is little more than ruins, Cloud finds a little comfort in the strangest of places.