Way of Living
CloudxReno; occasional other pairings.
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"NO, Marlene..."
"Aww, c'mon...! You never play with us!" Said little girl pouted, placing her hands on her hips in a way that reminded the older man in front of her of a certain martial arts fighter he knew...
"We can play whatever you want, just not 'girly stuff'. I am not a woman to play woman. I am a man, who wakes up with manly beard every morning."
Marlene whined. "It's just nail polish! You wear gloves all the time! Even Denzel plays with me and he's a boy too!"
Cloud rolled his eyes, running his hand through his hair. "Forget it, Lene." Tifa sighed from behind the bar's counter, wiping some glasses. "Can't you see that Cloud is just too cool to play with you?" She mocked with a giggle, winking at the girl when Cloud wasn't looking.
Cloud gaped as Marlene blinked and then whined pitifully, large brown eyes filling up with tears as she looked up at him accusingly. "W-What...? No! I'll play! I'll play, I'm not cool, I mean, I love to play with you, you know that!! What kind of girly stuff you wanted to do? Nail Polish, right! That's great, I love nail polish!" The blond babbled nervously.
The little girl sniffed, narrowing her eyes. "I want more now. You were mean." She said, crossing her arms.
"Anything..." Cloud nodded. He just didn't want Barret breathing on his neck because he had been 'mean' to his baby girl.
Marlene smiled so very sweetly up at him.
She could have smirked and grown horns and she would still be far from looking as menacing as she looked at the moment.
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"Yo, the usual...!"
Tifa looked up to see Reno and Rude coming in, letting a loud giggle leave her lips. "Two beers coming up...!" She nodded, watching the two men sit by the counter.
Reno tapped his fingers against the counter as he hummed, blinking as a blond woman caught his eye. Strange that he hadn't noticed her before: she was right beside him. He smirked, looking around. His lover was nowhere to be seen so it was safe. "All by yourself...?" He asked softly, looking at the beer in front of the woman. "It may be dangerous, ya know? A beautiful woman, sitting at a bar all by yourself, yo... A bad guy may appear and claim ya as his." Reno smiled handsomely, placing a hand on the woman's hip, feeling her already tense beneath his palm. "But don't worry, doll. Reno's here." He winked.
Tifa practically slammed the beers on the counter before bursting out laughing, breaking the expecting silence that had filled the crowed bar. "You didn't!!" She laughed hysterically, falling over the counter.
Reno blinked, looking around. "What?" He narrowed his eyes. The blond woman turned to him and sneered, glaring. At first the redhead didn't recognize 'her' but as soon as he met the 'woman's' piercing glare, everything became clear. "... Oh shit."
Doomed...
"Well said." Cloud said firmly, getting up and tapping his foot against the floor, the fine high heeled shoe making a sound that echoed through the bar. Dusting his purple dress, Cloud adjusted the ribbon around his thin waist. "Get your blankets. You're sleeping on the couch tonight." He stated, waving a finger with a perfect purple nail towards Reno angrily before closing his hand into a fist, swearing with a snarl. "Unfaithful little shit..."
Reno gaped. "What?? But, but I didn't know!" He whined following Cloud as the blond elegantly walked away, fuming. "And that's something only the women say! I am the one who bottoms!" He kept ranting, going after his lover until they disappeared from view and the whole bar burst into laughs.
Rude looked at Tifa who had managed to control her urges and was now taking a sip of Reno's forgotten beer. "... Why?" He asked softly, motioning with his bald head towards the door to the upper floor's stairs.
"Cloud...?" Tifa asked and watched as Rude nodded. "Oh, I don't know..." She giggled, extending an arm as Marlene appeared from the kitchen and ran to hug her around the waist with a beam, make-up smeared on her cheeks and a proud look on her face. "I just know that it started with nail polish."
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Theme: Purple Nail Polish
Word count: 716
Sorry for being absent, school has been draining me... Now that I am on vacations, I'll try to update more often.
Here are the themes already done and waiting to be done (I'll be removing the ones already done!):
Valentine's Day / waterfall / treasure hunt - SWW
Beach / Hula - WIP
Snowboard - SWW
Cinema - SWW
Dentist - SWW
Cherry blossoms - SWW
Fight / Break Up - SWW
Reno fights over Cloud -SWW
Long business trip and reunion scene - SWW
Snowball fights / snow angels - SWW
Caffeine/Sugar - SWW
Videogames - SWW
Painting Lesson - SWW
Session with a Marriage Counsellor - SWW
Popular Reno / Smart Reno - SWW
Lotion - SWW
Yazoo flirting with Reno - SWW
Kidnapped - SWW
Claustrophobia - SWW
Interrogation - SWW
Picnic - SWW
Disguise (Reno disguised as a woman XD) - SWW
Hurt (alternative, sad ending to Disguise) - SWW
Rain and Boom (RudexTifa, Reno gets a brother named Axel XD) - SWW
Cloud mistakes Axel for Reno, whose dead - SWW
Vacation - SWW
Reno's twin scars - SWW
Pets - SWW
Dinner - SWW
Teddy bear - SWW
Birthday - SWW
Stalker - SWW
Spin the Bottle – SWW
Seduction – SWW
Proposal – SWW
Cutter – SWW
Dead Pet – SWW
Purple Nail polish – done
Gift – SWW
I'm Fine – SWW
New Year – SWW
Comparison – SWW
Photo Album – SWW
Hugs – SWW
Cloud teaches Reno how to cook – SWW
Addition – SWW
Breakfast – SWW
Puzzles – SWW
Turkey – SWW
Shattered Dreams – SWW
Horror movie – SWW
Reno without hair gel – SWW
Hidden Truth – SWW
Long anticipated answer – SWW
Shopping – SWW
Left Alone – SWW
Boredom – SWW
Laser tag – SWW
Pups – SWW
Nightmare – SWW
Blood – SWW
Exorcism – SWW
Promised Land – SWW
Island – SWW
Zoo – SWW
Purring!Reno – SWW
Senses – SWW
Pillow Fights/Feathers – SWW
Shadows of the Past – SWW
Surfing Cloud – SWW
Electric kiss – SWW
Drunken Singing – SWW
Sister – SWW
Baby issues – SWW
Acceptance – SWW
Slowly Dying Inside – SWW
Darker side – SWW
Silence – SWW
Death – SWW
Dying – SWW
Rage – SWW
Dreams – SWW
Drunk!Reno – SWW
Night in Town – SWW
Pirates – SWW
Schizophrenia – SWW
Morning – SWW
Santa!Cloud – SWW
If you're thinking about any other theme, please ask for it on a review, signed or not :D I'm aiming to the 200 drabbles! (And if I forgot about any theme you already requested, please point it out Dx)