It's a simple answer, and one that's true on Zack's part at least: because he considers Cloud a friend, because Cloud couldn't not be in that category for him. Even if Cloud decides it's something he doesn't want, this friendship, Zack thinks he'll always carry a torch for him.
Maybe he really is a hopeless case like Kunsel used to say, but it just feels right.
And maybe he can do a bit of good; maybe he is doing a bit of good, just like this. Zack gives Cloud a small smile when he turns to look, trying to be encouraging. It's just one SOLDIER to another, one comrade to another, one friend to another. He'll take a chance in rubbing at some of the tension in Cloud's neck, a slightly firmer touch than previous, and hope that the attention isn't rejected.
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It's a simple answer, and one that's true on Zack's part at least: because he considers Cloud a friend, because Cloud couldn't not be in that category for him. Even if Cloud decides it's something he doesn't want, this friendship, Zack thinks he'll always carry a torch for him.
Maybe he really is a hopeless case like Kunsel used to say, but it just feels right.
And maybe he can do a bit of good; maybe he is doing a bit of good, just like this. Zack gives Cloud a small smile when he turns to look, trying to be encouraging. It's just one SOLDIER to another, one comrade to another, one friend to another. He'll take a chance in rubbing at some of the tension in Cloud's neck, a slightly firmer touch than previous, and hope that the attention isn't rejected.
"Aren't we?"