No no. Jesus!Aeris cannot have weaknesses like not dealing with shit because it’s too painful for her. Absolutely not. Out of character. She is brave and upfront and never scared and always tells the fucking truth (unless she’s evading Shinra with her awesome lying skills).
I never understood the vehement disagreement of fellow Cloud/Tifa fans that Aerith never really loved Cloud.
Aeris’ feelings for Cloud are suspect. She talks about Zack and his similarities to Cloud all the time in the OG. She refuses to acknowledge that Zack is dead, instead she says he must have run off with some girl. How does she know? She doesn’t. It’s the least painful choice for her. She is visibly distressed and runs out of Zack’s house in Gongaga. She wears pink for him. She writes him nearly 100 letters over 4 years with no reply. Then Cloud crashes through her roof the same way. She uses Zack’s lines on him. Etc. Etc.
And this is without SE outright stating that her behaviour towards Cloud is influenced by her feelings for Zack.
No one said Aeris is psycho and sees a black-haired dude in front of her where Cloud stands. Ok? I do not deny that by the date she wants to get to know the real Cloud. But that’s it: she wants to GET TO KNOW HIM because she doesn’t. Why else would she say “I want to meet YOU Cloud” if she already knows Cloud?
considering it's already canon that she loves Cloud
No. Unreliable characters talking at a point where they don’t have all the pieces or are in denial exist. That’s Aeris.
Does she have to be over him to have feelings for someone else that aren't just projection?
But they are. If she developed feelings for Cloud without the constant mentions of her ex then fine. I don’t care. She can love him all she wants. But both Aeris and SE link those feelings back to Zack. Maybe, just maybe, there’s something there. Maybe it’s not just meaningless babble.
It seems to me you’re excusing anything that may not agree with your opinion as shitty writing. Maybe, just maybe, you’re wrong. And I don’t see particularly bad writing in CC, even if it is quite cheesy at times.
The fact is, Aerith is carrying something for Zack. Her behavior and actions make that undeniable. You don't go carrying on your dead boyfriend's last wishes and hopes as if he were still alive, and refuse to say anything about his death, even to his own parents.
That's pointing to something. Something very emotionally powerful.
NONSENSE. SE GAVE US ALL THAT INFO BECAUSE IT’S JUST SHITTY WRITING AND THEY HAD NOTHING ELSE TO INSERT. It has no bearing!!!
I honestly just want to know why the unnecessary bullshit like, “wear pink for me” was even added then. What’s the point? From a cinematic/writing perspective, what the fuck is the point? If SE want us to know Aeris loved Cloud then why introduce all this shit? I have yet to receive an answer. Ever. In the history of asking.
Does she need an immediate wardrobe change to break with the past?
Saying she realizes what she’s done and wants to MOVE AWAY from that is not her moving on. She expresses a desire to know Cloud without constantly bringing him back to her feelings for Zack. She never does. She dies right after. Desire=/=accomplishment. And saying she sees Cloud is fucked and that she’s been superimposing him and her ex together does in no way mean she is over said ex. Only that she’s been going about shit the wrong way and now wants to love Cloud for Cloud.
What would you say if I complained about the physics of Cloud and Sephiroth flying 800 feet in the air chopping up skyscrapers?
Arcs and development of character do no cease to exist simply because I decide to situate my characters in a world where Clark Kent can hide using only his glasses or Sephiroth may jump 800 feet in the air.
JESUS CHRIST QUIT WRITING EVERY MINUTE. I CAN’T KEEP UP.
