Sephiroth paced up and down his office. A plan, a plan, a plan...
Think like a general!
So, his objective? Seduce Cloud Strife.
His method? Sephiroth paused in the middle of his pacing, pausing for thought. What sort of thing would a rookie want? Sephiroth supposed that Cloud wouldn't actually be able to resist him anyway; it wasn't like he could fight him off. But Sephiroth had standards, honour. No, he wouldn't rape the new recruit. He'd win his heart's desire fair and square.
(A/N: Square-Enix, lol!)
A rookie's desires, a rookie's desires... as Sephiroth pondered, the dinner bell rang. With a sigh, he headed to his office door, and then froze, hearing voices on the other side.
"Man, I'm hungry! Hope the food's good. They say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, and lemme tell you, this rookie has one big, empty stomach!"
A cat-like grin spread across Sephiroth's face.
Of course.
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When the dinner bell rang, Genesis was already in the canteen. He hurried over to Sephiroth's usual place, flicking his gaze around to make sure nobody was watching. As Soldiers, the finest troops Shinra had to offer, they received their food in fancy dishes, waiting at their places.
Which makes it easy to spike!
Genesis grinned as he flipped the lid off Sephiroth's dish and tipped the love potion into the gravy within. It frothed and bubbled for a few seconds, before sinking in. The gravy looked darker now, but Genesis doubted anyone would notice. Smiling, he slipped away, settling innocently into his usual seat next to Sephiroth as the first few employees milled into the dining hall. He licked his lips with anticipation.
He didn't notice that some of the potion had splashed onto those very lips.
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Cloud tried not to cry as he stumbled into the canteen. He saw Zack getting his food a few steps ahead, but when Zack saw him, Zack quickly turned away with a look of hurt disgust. Cloud was unwanted. Unloved. He hated himself- and Zack hated him, too, which made everything worse.
After sitting down (alone), he chewed on his meal in silence, the potatoes tasteless in his mouth. He wanted to talk to Zack, to explain, but he was scared. Scared Zack would tempt him again, and this time he wouldn't be able to resist. No, it was better this way.
It was better that he gave up on love.
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As Sephiroth entered the canteen, he caught sight of the delicate, innocent (oh, so innocent) blond recruit sitting at a table, alone. The boy's vulnerability, such a turn on... Sephiroth quickly walked up to his place next to Genesis, his breath coming in gasps. He glanced back at the boy, who had nearly finished his meal. He didn't look full, though. Good. Excellent.
Sephiroth picked up his plate and then softly trod over to the new recruit, feeling the tension rising with every step. He imagined sneaking up on the blond, sliding his hands around him from behind and tracing the delicate curve of his nose, his cheek, before moving his fingers to his neck, his chest, and then lower, lower...
Sephiroth took a sharp breath and the boy noticed him for the first time. Those eyes, such a bright, dazzling blue, wide as the ocean, like a newborn child's... Sephiroth pressed his lips together, holding back a groan, and presented his plate to the boy.
"Here. You look hungry."
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Genesis stared with mounting horror as Sephiroth set his meal down in front of chocobo-head. No! It couldn't be!
Though for some reason, Genesis didn't feel as scared and angry as he expected. And there was a weird taste in his mouth. He looked around for a jug of water, and noticed Scarlet sitting haughtily in the corner. She'd nearly finished; she'd been the first one to enter the room. The first one he'd seen entering the room, at any rate. Genesis found himself staring at her, feeling a strange, tingling sensation that started from his lips and then spread over his whole body.
She was beautiful.
He couldn't stop staring. He wanted her right there, right now, under the table, no, on the table, and- wait! Where was she going?
He leapt up, but it was too late. Scarlet had vanished through the double doors. Spurred on by flecks of love-potion, Genesis ran after her.
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Cloud looked at the plate full of gravy-soaked potatoes in front of him. He didn't see how he could refuse a superior...
"Um, thanks, um..." with a strange sort of anxiety, he picked up a potato and raised it to his mouth, keeping his eyes on Sephiroth all the time...