But from a debate standpoint, it bothers me a bit that people just state "Cloud has a crush on Aerith" instead of proving it, lol.
Same.. when I do try it, they tend to contradict themselves and don't realize the other implications of this to how you interpret these character's actions and thought process from OG to ACC. Which is so bothersome to me and kinda makes me not want to support ct.. Because wth?? I Don't like "this" version of mc lol.
As I've said, if it were they would emphasize it the way they wrote aerith being into him. But like.. we were given the complete opposite of that, they added stuff that showed the complete opposite of a crush aka Complete Disinterest. We don't have that with Tifa, why? Because devs wanted to emphasize that she is the one he has a crush on. Not yet even love, because he doesn't remember this yet, it's only subconscious. Like you can Never be mean to her unlike with the others. Her LA gsd is the Only one that's super positive and still in line with HA ver.
Same sentiment goes for those who say "didn't explore, develop, know what feelings because died/not enough time", we literally have a famous film called Titanic where two people fell in love in a span of 3 days!? And which she lived her entire life just for him. I've seen them use this as an argument before for a different purpose than mine but it Doesn't apply lol. What I mean is whether it's a hundred years, she never died, and theres no Zack or Tifa, Nojima and devs will still continue to NOT endorse Cloud's pov and feelings as anything more than Friends and Nakama. Why? Because they Wrote it that way (unlike Titanic) and even went ahead to Double Down on this Incompatibility in All levels (characterization, personality, interest, circumstances, goals, etc) since Remake, Rebirth and etc. Also, what's the point of "if they did not exist" there are literally so many other characters in FF7. You can even say the same sentiment of "didn't explore, develop, know because died/not enough time" for Jessie, Cissnei (for Zack), Yuffie (for zack) and who knows.. Zack (for cloud maybe he Bi lol). So many people died in FF7, why limit this sentiment to only one person lol? But Ultimately , it's a Huge Waste of Time because the answer is VERY SIMPLE. Jessie, aerith , and Zack will Never be more than a Friend to Cloud. Just as much Cissnei and Yuffie will never be more than a friend to Zack, how Johnny, Rude, etc will never be more than a friend to Tifa. In any case, if Tifa didn't exist, he'd most likely end up with someone similar to Tifa's looks and personality, Nojima even Endorsed Cloud and Tifa as
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in AC showing that they Balance and Harmonize eachother (as I've said before, personal preference and type.. it's just fascinating because Cloud and Zack's type are 100% Polar Opposites just as Tifa and aerith are popularly known to be Complete Opposite of eachother's looks and personality).
This is another thing that bothers me a bit. They friendzoned each other, lol. Cloud's "because we're friends/nakama" and Aerith's "That's right. I'm happy to hear your feelings" before she goes on to say there's liking and liking.
Hm, personally Cloud's the Only one who Friendzoned her here. I think she's still confused about what she feels. It's there, but the dots aren't connecting in her head yet. Possibly she'll only realize the Truth after seeing Zack again.
I liked that detail in Remake when we see him lower his guard after Aerith starts talking about Zack in the playground.
Lol. I heard her sentiment that she wants to hang out actually made him happy, but as soon as she started making moves, that's when he shown visible Discomfort. But as soon as he realizes that it's not like that and she's talking about another guy, he felt more comfortable. It was a Platonic event lol. I think this is why he found her sudden change of approach to him in Rebirth and that resolution scene as Weird. Back then at the playground, to him he believed she was a Friend because of what she said prior. Just as how after Wedge told him that jessie's just playing around, that's when Cloud had a visible shift and soon started to appreciate the invitation for pizza and looked forward to it. They're not flirting with him, they're just a possible Friend! Of course this is in his pov lol. Wtvr jessie or aerith actually was up to.
Ngl I think this guy is just so wholesome but his kindness is being misread so badly.