Posting this and the next as a pair, since they kinda go together.
So... after some light relief, a return to the angst! Please enjoy
Disclaimer: the characters are not mine.
Similar: like, alike; having mutual resemblance or resemblance to; of the same kind or nature.
People looked at them and said "aren't they similar?"
People only said that because they were both so quiet.
Cloud had always been shy, afraid to speak. He'd learnt to keep things to himself. Older now and more than a little messed-up, he still kept his feelings inside. Some habits are hard to break.
Leon, on the other hand, had actively chosen to be quiet and introverted. He didn't want to let people in, figured he was better off without them.
So… not all that similar then. One wanted to reach out, but unable to, the other deliberately pushing people away.
Of course, there was the fact that they were both afraid. Cloud afraid that he couldn't protect the ones he loved and Squall afraid that the ones loved would leave. Both afraid of being alone.
So… maybe they were a little similar.
