AN: May 9 was Free Day! So I went with "Favorite Moments."
Thanks for sticking with me through these Tifa Week drabbles! Sorry some of them were late, it's been a weird week for me. But I'm glad I finished them!
If Cloud had to name his favorite moment with Tifa, the best time he's spent with her, he isn't sure he would be able to. There are just too many - she brings him so much love and life and joy that it's impossible to narrow down when the best moment is. But if he had to name the best kinds of moments with her, it would be the ones like this.
They're in bed well past noon, the sun spilling onto the mattress and warming their bodies. She's in his t-shirt, snuggled tightly against him with her back against his chest, curving into every mold of his body like she was made to be there. Like he was made to hold her. His arm is wrapped securely around her waist, the fabric of his shirt bunching in his hands as he rubs her stomach. Their limbs are otherwise intertwined; he's not sure where her legs start and his end. One arm curls back and into his hair, massaging his scalp in lazy, rhythmic motions. He kisses her shoulder, nuzzling his face into her neck as she softly giggles from the embrace.
They fall asleep like this eventually, the warmth of the room lulling them into yet another nap. When Cloud stirs, Tifa does as well, shifting even deeper into his hold. He sweeps her hair away and plants kisses on every inch of skin he can reach until she wakes up and turns over to cuddle into his chest, pressing her lips onto his chin as she wraps her arm around him and begins to play in his hair again. It's something that has always soothed him, always made him feel calm and safe. He lays another kiss against her forehead as he feels himself drifting, and her breathing evens out as well.
They spend the better part of the day like this, in and out of sleep, holding one another and laying kisses everywhere they can. It's these moments that Cloud craves the most when he's away from her - just being held by her and feeling her love through her touch is all he needs.