This was my first fic, short and sweet. Comments of all temperaments are welcome, and I thank all reviewers in advance.
"Gorgeous," he breathed in her ear as he backed her onto his bed. His gaze raked over her slender form, wincing as he finally met her eyes.
Tifa had gone all out for the Shin-Ra costume party. She had acquired a dark gothic cape and intense red-hued contacts (ignoring Cloud's wish to leave the nasty things at home). Her normally tan skin was powdered a chalky white.
But when the rest of the costume looks like that, thought Cloud, mind spinning, who cares if she wants to look like a bloodsucker?
He really had been trying to control himself. He had spent several weeks before Halloween trying to banish thoughts of Tifa in skimpy costumes from his mind – nurse, cheerleader, bunny, pirate; things that he formerly thought held no appeal to him. It had taken a toll on his willpower, and his libido had eagerly jumped to take over. Especially when he saw the cut-off blouse and low-slung pants she wore underneath, baring an expanse of midriff and shapely hips.
He wrapped an arm around Tifa's waist, reveling in the way her arms wrapped around his neck, in the way his strong fingers slid through her raven strands of hair, and bent to claim her mouth with his own– and jerked his head back when two somethings pricked his lip.
"Oops," muttered Tifa, flushing with embarrassment as she pulled the plastic fangs out of her mouth.