[He could feel that tension, and as the silence goes on he starts to wonder if he's actually trapping her against her will—that he had pushed too hard or made things too uncomfortable for her. He even begins to think that he should let her go and apologize, but that action is delayed due to the strange want to just keep holding her to him. When he starts thinking he really should let her go, she begins to speak and he stiffens momentarily before regaining his composure, quickly listening to her words.
He now realizes she's opening up to him, telling him what's been on her mind and what she was talking about before. So he waits with patient silence, arms loosening slightly. This relationship with Cloud... He continues to track through his mind. When it comes to people, he'll either discard them after the first meeting or remember their name, face, and voice with little issue. However, he had only met the man once during his very first weeks in Camelot, so it takes him a bit to recall why the name sounded familiar and the circumstances of their meeting. With a bit more solid background, he continues to read between the lines.
Tifa and Cloud were childhood friends, but given her words and her behavior... Even he knows enough about relationships that she likely felt something more for the guy. Whether it's actual love or a crush he couldn't say, but it's something deep.
He gives her a moment when he feels her grip tightening against him before he quietly asks:]
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He now realizes she's opening up to him, telling him what's been on her mind and what she was talking about before. So he waits with patient silence, arms loosening slightly. This relationship with Cloud... He continues to track through his mind. When it comes to people, he'll either discard them after the first meeting or remember their name, face, and voice with little issue. However, he had only met the man once during his very first weeks in Camelot, so it takes him a bit to recall why the name sounded familiar and the circumstances of their meeting. With a bit more solid background, he continues to read between the lines.
Tifa and Cloud were childhood friends, but given her words and her behavior... Even he knows enough about relationships that she likely felt something more for the guy. Whether it's actual love or a crush he couldn't say, but it's something deep.
He gives her a moment when he feels her grip tightening against him before he quietly asks:]
You've never seen him? ...Is he even still here?