square enix having sephiroth say this after aerith’s death is VERY good writing bc cloud was experimented on by shinra so sephiroth presumes cloud has no soul and tbh this really makes cloud snapping “of course! What do you think I am!?” so much more heartbreaking 💔
Toriyama: “… we used the high five to show the relationship between [cloud and aerith] and how the DISTANCE HAS BEEN BROKEN DOWN BETWEEN THEM”
Nojima: “Cloud CAN’T REALLY KEEP AERITH AT A DISTANCE (laughs)”
FF7RUP: “… Aerith CLOSES THE DISTANCE between them,”
I love how aerith says “welcome back” in jpn here instead of “cloud!” as it also shows that just the thought of her was enough to break sephiroth’s mind control 😭
#FF7Rebirthspoilers
so in love with the natural progression of cloud and aerith’s romantic relationship through the lens of cloud becoming more comfortable around aerith via high five 💕
“aerith is of course his real girlfriend. He’s willing to abandon the entire narrative of this, meticulously plotted, extremely expensive high budget video game—just so he can hang out with her,”
#Clerith
#クラエア
koi no yokan (恋の予感) (n.) lit. "premonition of love"; the sense one can have upon first meeting another person that the two of them are going to fall in love; the knowledge that a future of love is inevitable
#clerith
cloud said he was busy but just the thought of aerith possibly being in danger if she walked home by herself made cloud immediately want to go back with her 💕
“... also, aerith has a sort of ‘watery’ image about her, so we used water to convey her presence”
[Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children -Reunion Files- Page 8]
#FF7R
#FF7RIntergrade
#clerith
references to aerith’s death while she’s alive in the remake I guess were put there for no reason lol it’s not like the remake is a sequel/next installment in the ff7 compilation or anything
Toriyama: そのふたりの関係性を描くためにハイタッチというふれあいで距離が縮まっていくのを表現しています。
Toriyama: We used the high five to show the relationship between [cloud and aerith] and how the distance has been broken down between them.
WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT HOW WHEN CLOUD AND AERITH WERE RIDING ON THE GONDOLA HE WAS SURE AERITH WAS AWARE OF THE REAL HIM?! HE IS ALWAYS HIS REAL SELF AROUND AERITH ♥️
#clerith