Eyes on Final Fantasy Forums > Final Fantasy: The Quickening > Final Fantasy VII > Let's discuss Cloud's main love interest: Aerith or Tifa

[Loony BoB]

Okay, Aeris isn't the pure definition of a slut, but she is slutty and, as I said, anyone who would act like that around someone they'd only just recently met would be considered to be infatuated at best. She never gives off any sign to me that she is after anything but a quick snog and shag. Possibly just trying to steal Tifa's guy, I dunno. But she certainly has no reason to be in love with him at all aside from that he might remind her of another guy - and that's not love for Cloud, that's love for Zack. So there you go.

[Shishikabob]

I take it you're not one of those who believes Maiden of the Planet is canon? Also wondering if you've read Case of Lifestream White.

[Loony BoB]

I've read a couple of the short stories they put online but don't recall them well. It doesn't make Aeris any less of a ho for how she acts around Cloud, though.

[Shishikabob]

heh, okay then, I think I'm going to just that be that then. But if you do get around to reading them, you might change you mind.... MIGHT.

[Loony BoB]

Note: "couple of short stories they put online" = Square Enix stories, not fanfiction. There's a good chance I may have read them. Although the one I remember was about Tifa and Cloud, not Aeris. So yarr.

[Shishikabob]

Note: "couple of short stories they put online" = Square Enix stories, not fanfiction.

Right you mean like Case of Tifa and Case of Nanaki and such, right? and if it was about Tifa and Cloud, you read Case of Tifa

[PeneloRatsbane]

Originally Posted by Loony BoB ^

Note: "couple of short stories they put online" = Square Enix stories, not fanfiction. There's a good chance I may have read them. Although the one I remember was about Tifa and Cloud, not Aeris. So yarr.

The one about Aeris is Cloud/Aeris-y
plus those lil short stories really suck and most fanfiction is actually better!! hah, The one about Yuffie is just dreadful, really poor.

Originally Posted by Shishikabob ^

he loved Aeris but she died, Tifa is a great friend to him and they have a chance at a happy relationship together. It's simple, a person can often love more than one person

I agree on the last bit but what makes you think Tifa is just a friend?

Oh sorry maybe i wasn't clear, I meant in FFVII she seems mainly like a friend and although she is aware that there was something between Cloud/Aeris she was still a friend to both of them, she is so loyal to Cloud and its obvious that she loves him and i think with time Cloud loves her too and he definatley had a crush on her as a kid. But then he meets Aeris who was sweet and funny and beautiful and he fell for her because things were ambigous with Tifa at the start of the game. I think his future love and relationship lies with Tifa.
But If Aeris hadn't have died then things might have been different, Cloud and Aeris just seemed to click and it was lighthearted and easy chemistry until tradegy struck.
He loved both of them at different times but his future happiness lies with Tifa.

[Shishikabob]

But If Aeris hadn't have died then things might have been different, Cloud and Aeris just seemed to click and it was lighthearted and easy chemistry until tradegy struck.

I really think if the Lifestream Event happened, Cloud would have gone with Tifa even if Aerith was still alive. But yes I agree, they had chemistry, that seemed pretty obvious to me.