Story: First Dates
Chapter Coupling: Sephiroth/Cloud
Notes: Originally on the themes "seaweed" and "anxiety". However, the idea of doing this sort of thing was so much fun, just name me a random couple and I'll see what I can do. (I can do yaoi, het and yuri, so just ask, ya?) Also, it's a fair bit AU-regular world and all. I hope you don't mind all too much. Cloud is OOC, but I don't care much because it was fun to write.
Cloud sat in the restaurant alone, chopsticks jittering in his fingers. He dropped them, picked them up again, then placed them back down with a sharp breath, trapping his hands in his laps. He felt his stomach fluttering, but not in the good way, and he tried hard to restrain his squirming. He stared anxiously at the plate in front of him, chewing his lip nervously.
A sound behind him and Cloud's entire body tensed, bowing his head and squeezing his eyes closed as the other man settled down across from him. There was no 'hello, Cloud,' no 'sorry I'm late,' simply the sound of the man picking up his chopsticks and the clink of wood on ceramic as he took a piece of the sushi between them, chewing on it thoughtfully. "It needs something."
The shock from hearing the deep voice made his eyes fly open, though he still stared at the table. His fingers twitched, shoulders raising a bit. "Mm, that's better now," his companion cooed, "now why don't you eat something?"
Trembling still, he picked his chopsticks back up and ate a piece. He felt like nothing more than a confused child, meek and fearful and afraid of offending, and damn the man for making him feel this way! There was an amused laugh, then, and he bit his lip again, feeling a flush rise through his cheeks.
"You're shaking," the other remarked teasingly, and Cloud felt his warm breath wash over his cheeks, his neck, his trembling lips. His eyes widened and his head jerked up to stare. In that half-instant, his lips were covered. The tension drained from his shoulder, and with a quiet moan he drew closer to the source of warmth.
A moment later, the silver-haired man drew away with a light smirk. He ate another piece of the sushi. "Hm… it seems to taste fine now… right Cloud?"
It took a moment for the comment's implications to sink in- and Cloud couldn't remember blushing this darkly this quickly in his life.