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Day 52; private text; @dreamsnhonor

[heroproceeding]

it's because of nibelheim isn't it?

[ Just gonna cut straight to the heart of matters here. No matter how much he tried to ignore the unease, tried to tell himself Cloud would be okay, leaving the cadet alone to possibly spiral off with those thoughts... It feels too cruel in the end. ]

[backwaterbrand]

[ Zack was really rubbing the alcohol on the wound today, wasn't he?

It takes him a few minutes to reply back, mainly due to his shaking fingers, before: ]

Back then, I couldn't protect her, either...

[heroproceeding]

[ HE'S NOT TRYING TO OKAY.

He's just... Zack stares down at his tablet a moment, pursing his lips. ]

Cloud. what happened back then wasn't your fault. you did all you could. right?