When I think of Cloud, it's hard to overlook the physical. The kid is a stone cold fox... if you can apply that term equally to women and guys like him. Honestly, that's the first thing that drew me to him. It sounds shallow…but hey, this is Reno Sinclair we're talkin' about. I'm allowed to be a little shallow.
Most people get caught up in Cloud's eyes. It's hard not to. I mean, they're pretty much the first thing that comes to mind. They're the thing that will forever connect him to Shin-Ra, to Soldier. They have this amazing ability to go from intensely harsh to unbearably warm in a split second, never loosing their mako blue intensity. Sometimes I wonder if the mako poisoning made them brighter, more striking.
Cloud's hair is the next most noticeable thing. You can't miss it, even if you tried to. Beside the fact that he's the brightest blonde I've ever seen, it stands up in a way that constantly defies gravity. Sometimes I think his hair is just taunting the planet, daring it to keep it down. Then again, some say the same about my hair. The fact that the kid's not that tall is inconvenient when trying to spot him in a crowd, but his hair makes it all the more convenient. I swear, that spiky mop makes him at least two inches taller. Plus, it's pretty easy to spot a bright blonde Chocobo-head in a crowd.
This brings me to Cloud's body. The kid is built. Toned. Ripped. However you say it, he's got a nice one. You'd expect so, with how much that sword of his weighs (Yes, I meant the double entendre). Excuse me while I pretend to keep myself from sounding smug—but I get to put my hands all over that body whenever I want. Oh, that's the beauty of having a damn sexy…'boyfriend'.
I have a bad habit of watching Cloud's lips. Sometimes it's my subtle way of telling him I'm about to pounce on him, but sometimes I just like to watch them when he speaks. They've got a sensual movement of their own that always makes me lick my lips subconciously. They somehow have the perfect placement: not too far below his nose and not too far above the chin of his heart-shaped face. His lower lip is the perfect size to nip at when I do get the chance to pounce on him, and just big enough to have the perfect pout when I refuse to. Those lips help create one of my favorite parts of Cloud.
As far as voices go, Cloud's got the sexiest voice I've ever heard. Low, husky, sensual—enough to make a man's toes curl. Some say it's too monotonous, but they must not be listening close enough. I love that halting chuckle he makes. I love the way he can show concern in his voice without letting other people hear it. I love how my name rolls off his tongue; how it sounds when he whispers it, how it sounds when he chides me with it, how it sounds when he's screaming my name, how it sounds when he's on the brink of exhaustion. Some people have bedroom eyes—Cloud has the vocal equivalent.
a/n: So this wasn't exactly what I planned on for chapter 28...but I had inspiration! I was playing Dirge of Cerberus, and there was this specific scene, :spoilerish alert?: when Vincent is heading to Deep Ground and he gets a call from Tifa, Cloud and Barrett. I was disappointed with the voice acting in particular scenes from Cloud in Advent Children, but this is perfect. Maybe it represents how Cloud has grown apart from his internal struggle, but it sounds amazing and perfectly in character...or How I imagine (like a healthy mix of emo Cloud and Zack!Cloud). He's dead sexy sounding, seriously...esp. the "Can you hang on?"...: drops dead from sexy voice: Oh, and if you squint, the conversation screams Vincent/Cloud...but then again, I'm a V/C whore sometimes. Ah! I have a link for it, just so you can hear what I mean...if you can, get some of the Turk!Vincent scenes...his old voice is très cute, even though Lucrecia is almost as annoying as Yuffie…and that's hard to do.
(Wait... Fan-fic is being a bitch and wont let me link. If you'd like it, just request it and I'll send the specific link. If you'd like to go the roundabout way, go to bluelaguna dot net and go to the Dirge of Cerberus FMV's and Cutscenes...it's scene 32, Empire in Ruins. About halfway through.)