Disclaimer: I don't own Final Fantasy. Now excuse me while I go cry in a corner.

1. Eyes

Neither Zack nor Reno would ever forget the first time they saw each other. The redhead was 16, the puppy 17, and each had coincidentally decided to metaphorically flip the bird at their superiors and snuck out to a bar.

Zack sat on a stool, taking a sip of his beer after giving a wink at the busty barmaid. Setting down the bottle, his eyes scanned across the smoky and small place, taking in the rough men and skimpily-clad women, and his eyes widened as his gaze settled on a certain red haired beauty. At first glance, the delicate bone structure and slightly slanting eyes (not to mention the long hair) made the young SOLDIER think it was a woman, but a closer look at the body confirmed that it was male.

In a small booth, the redheaded TURK was rubbing his thumb up and down the cool surface of the beer bottle in his hand. His left elbow was on the table and his face was propped up by his left hand. He felt a bit let down, because actually sitting here and defying Tseng wasn't nearly as fun as he'd thought it'd be. The people that frequented here weren't interesting at all. Hell, he grew up in the slums, this wasn't anything new. He blinked, tensing, feeling someone staring at him, and he turned his head and saw a black-haired boy not much older than him staring.

Turquoise met violet, and both of them could hardly find it in them to breath. No sound could be heard, no scent smelled, no person existed to each except the other. Both felt lightheaded, and neither could find the strength to look away.

And then they were brought back to planet Earth when Angeal grabbed Zack's arm and Reno's cell rang. Both were making protests, Zack to Angeal and Reno to Tseng via his phone. As his mentor was dragging him out the door, Zack gave the redhead a big grin and Reno shot back a playful smirk. Needless to say, that was only the beginning of a wonderful relationship.

2. Preferences

Zack, one of the straightest men in SOLDIER, didn't understand gay men at all. Not that he had anything against homo-ness; in fact he had a good many gay friends. He just preferred women. Women were soft, with pretty hair and plump lips and big eyes. They had curves in all the right places and their boobs bounced up and down like mini-sized basketballs. But one day while he was studying with Reno (which didn't happen much considering how much they hated it), he happened to look up from his book and snuck a look at the smaller and slender redhead, and something clicked in his head.

He preferred women over men, but he preferred Reno over anything.

3. Blush

Reno was no naïve little prick. Nothing ever seemed to faze him. He was one of the crudest people around, and proud of the fact he could effortlessly sing tunes so lewd it made even the toughest of men choke on their own spit.

But whenever Zack smiled at him, he'd immediately look away in an attempt to hide his face, which would be as red as his hair.

4. Clock

Both Zack and Reno would keep their eyes on the clock, watching every twitch of the long hand and count down the minutes until they could dash to be in the other's presence. They'd run full speed, but once they caught sight of one another, they'd slow down to a leisure walk at once and pretend they weren't out of breath from hurrying to be together.

5. Ignorance

Both boys were completely unaware about the bets people made about how long it would be until they finally admitted their feelings.

6. Rumors

It was no secret Reno loved gossip. But when the rumor of Zack and the girl who lived in the slums said that they were getting serious, Reno decided that he never wanted to hear another bit of gossip for the rest of his life.

7. Possessiveness

A Third-class SOLDIER just happened to stare a bit too long at Reno, and as a result got the shit beat out of him by a puppy-turned-feral-wolf. Too bad the Third didn't get the memo beforehand that no one could admire Reno Sinclair's ass except Zack Fair.

8. Surprise

It astounded all in the room when an irate Reno interrupted a meeting to tell off the President for not making sure SOLDIERS had warm enough clothes after Zack got frostbite during a mission in Nibelheim.

9. Silk

Zack loved every chance he got to touch Reno's hair. He never even knew he could come into contact with something that made silk seem as coarse as burlap.

10. Spellbound

Cynical due to growing up in the slums, Reno didn't believe in enchantments and fairytales, and often didn't hang around much with people who farted out pixie dust and barfed up rainbows. But the first time Zack kissed him, he started to believe wholeheartedly in magic.