[ SECRET POST #1981 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #1981 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 03 pages, 68 secrets from Secret Submission Post #283.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
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Comments

[gardeningaia]

Cloud and Aerith, MY TWO BIG DRAWS.

I have to say I do love this fandom so much in part because of its persistence. There are still, to this day, fans uncovering more hidden parts of the game like scenes that aren't in normal gameplay, unused elements in maps, lines, etc.

There are also still fans that will argue the love triangle today. Which makes me headdesk on occasion but other times I actually really love it because in the course of these arguments you'll find people have all these other ways to look at things. And going to the game itself, I do love that like above anon said, while the romantic love is fun to look at and all, that isn't what Cloud needed, and both relationships of his with Tifa and Aerith aren't as simple as pure romances. (Seconding another thing they said--the locations really do feel unique to me, moreso than in many other games.)

I also love the spirituality of Gaia and I have to admit that the basic concept of the Lifestream is always what I've felt comfortable with when thinking about reincarnation. Or the afterlife in general, actually. So it pretty much just hit a huge ping with my budding spirituality back then, even if I wouldn't describe myself as that spiritual now.

Aerith's draw for me is in part because of that spirituality, but it's also her optimism and kindness--and how that's balanced out by her impetuousness and tendency to go foot-in-mouth. I love how her death was set up, even though I also wish there was a way to prevent it. (baaaaaw, I know.)

I love that you can have Cloud play a game about feeding a moogle kupo nuts until it flies with someone watching over his shoulder. The suicide couple in sector 7. Random odd animations. Pretty much all the odd moments with unnamed NPCs I love in this game.

Which is also what I love about Cloud in general, both his weirdness and his contrariness and the fact that he'll soldier on (ha, ha) past that. I also like that he's not afraid to focus on his deepest, self-centered reasons for fighting Sephiroth, even though he's ashamed of other things he's done--instead of flipping around as a complete 180 on the outside and saying it was all for the Planet, or Aerith, or _____, he stayed true to himself (which considering his story is the real 180) and shows a mix of both compassion and self-centeredness as they lead up to the fight. Yes, he wants to set Aerith free, he doesn't pressure anyone else into the fight (giving them an easy out, even), but he also makes it blatantly clear that he wants revenge and he wants to be okay with himself and those are his big reasons. Also, "This is MY villa." (I find his bits of selfishness amusing like that, okay.)

I love more things about it but those are the top ones and this is already getting long.