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[personal profile] starshower 2022-08-17 06:49 pm (UTC)(link)
... Thank you.

[As quiet as she is, Tifa is no less appreciative about it. It's a subdued joy, not by her own choosing but simply because that's just how Tifa is when it comes to her own self. Ori seems much the same in a lot of ways, and she always appreciates when she's patient and understanding with her.

She hides her smile in her glass of wine, lifting it to her lips but not taking another sip just yet. She swirls it, allowing the sweet scent to travel up as she watches the red liquid ripple under the lights.]


I just wanted to make sure that... the people I cared about most here knew that it was coming, so... I better be seeing you there!
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[personal profile] starshower 2022-08-20 06:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[Why would Ori not think she would be invited!!! She is one of the first people Tifa is telling all on her own, and that is a big deal!!! Ori, please.

But whatever she might have said in response to her surprise is quickly shoved away by what she asks next. For how friendly they've been with one another, Tifa realizes that she knows very little about Ori and vice versa. She's very slowly learning more—she knows now that she can speak to and turn into animals—but there are other things that remain a mystery...

So, imagine her shock when she asks about bringing someone with her.]


Of course you can!

[Her eyes and her smile could light up the room at this revelation. And surely, Ori should know what's coming next...

...

....]


Who's the lucky plus one?
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[personal profile] starshower 2022-08-22 08:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's one surprise after another, and Tifa finds herself slowly lowering her glass from her lip, not having taken that sip she was going for. She's heard Diluc's name in passing just the one time when Eustace mentioned going out to meet him the day after his nightmare, but that was it. As for the other name, that one is unfamiliar, but that isn't the most surprising part.]

Another...?

[There's no judgement whatsoever because if anyone knows anything about carrying feelings for two different people, it's her... but she's blushing madly by now.]

I... how did that...?

[But she forces the thought to be cut short with a shake of her head.]

I'm... sorry.
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[personal profile] starshower 2022-08-24 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
[Tifa is reminded a little too much of her own circumstances, and the things that she wondered if Eustace would say or do a long, long time ago. If Cloud had ever shown up, would he have done the same? Would he have stepped aside and let her be with him, simply because they shared the same world? She still asks that question these days, although less now knowing that Eustace would, without a doubt, fight for his place at her side.

There are a lot of words that are not being exchanged in this brief moment of silence that follows, or in the sad, sympathetic smile that Tifa offers Ori as she shakes her head.]


It's fine. Not like you're obligated to say anything, you know. I'm just...

[She sets her glass down, and her fingers curl delicately around its stem.]

I'm glad you were able to find someone, too.

[And Tifa opens her mouth to say something more, but chooses not to say it just yet, allowing them this moment of happiness that they can share together.]
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[personal profile] starshower 2022-08-26 02:35 am (UTC)(link)
[Tifa smiles across at her, the words not quite coming to her just yet, but Ori buys her some extra time when she gestures to the food, and she'll happily oblige by going in for her first bite of the stew, puffing on it to cool it down first. And the flavours hit her as soon as she gets a taste, and her expression says it all where words don't—that it tastes as delicious as it smells, and Tifa helps herself to a second, smaller bite this time around.]

It really is like that sometimes...

[There's something heavier in her voice, as much as she tries to keep it light.]

I think the circumstances help. Being in a new place, not knowing anyone... Maybe we're just drawn to certain people during those times, you know?

[Which would explain why Eustace had been drawn to her again a second time, with or without his memories.]
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[personal profile] starshower 2022-08-30 10:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[Even if it didn't need topping off, it didn't matter. She'll happily accept more and even tips it closer to Ori when she sees her pick up the bottle to do so.

She takes another bite of her stew in between, using that time to think back for an answer to the question.]


Feels like a little bit of both. I think it took us a while to realize we felt anything at all. Both times, actually. Even after we did, it took even longer for us to do anything about it.

[She laughs, looking back on it now.]

It feels like it all went by so fast, though. Like I blinked and I was here. But yeah... circumstances did help. I realized...

[Tifa pauses, and she shoots a timid smile across at Ori. Besides Eustace, this is the first time she's sharing this with anyone.]

I realized I was lonely back then, but he was always there. Even when I didn't need him to be... but after a while, I started to think that maybe I did.
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[personal profile] starshower 2022-09-01 03:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh gosh, Ori... You're making her blush!

Tifa has to snap her gaze away and bury it into the wine instead, the ripples in the glass suddenly the most interesting thing in the room as she takes a sip.]


I wouldn't be so sure about that.

[Of course, that's only partly true, and her humble smile says as much, but she's had her fill of days where she thinks he's too good for her.]

He's saved me more times than I can count... I only wish I could return the favour someday...
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[personal profile] starshower 2022-09-02 04:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Maybe.

[She can only hope that's the case, but even then, when there's trouble, it's always him getting her out of harm's way. Always him saving her ass when she hesitates, or gets distracted, and the one time that she could have been there, she wasn't. One day, she'd like to repay that favour, too.

Tifa, instead, focuses on what Ori says about herself. She can relate to that in a lot of ways, too. Eustace was the same for her. Where Tifa has self-confidence issues, guilt, and uncertainties, Eustace has helped her overcome those parts of herself when they became too overwhelming for her to handle on her own. He took her by the hand and pulled her out of those dark places time and time again...

Regarding Ori from across the table for a while, there's an obvious warmth that settles in between them. The kind that one might feel near a fiery hearth.]


They sound like they're both good men. [Which is good, because Tifa wouldn't accept anything less for Ori, but even then, she knows nothing about them.] What are they like?
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[personal profile] starshower 2022-09-04 10:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ori can babble all night to Tifa if she wishes to, and Tifa contently and patiently listens, absorbing every word, every detail, and every which way that the other girl's face lights up with love and adoration as she speaks of them both. Even the bittersweet way she smiles when she mentions Thoma, and her own even begins to mirror it as well as she slowly sips on her wine.]

Make sure you keep those memories close.

[And they'll stand the test of time for as long as Ori continues to treasure them. Some people are never truly gone, even if they aren't physically there...

But Tifa doesn't linger for too long on the thought, wanting to focus on the future, the things that Ori can do.]


You'll have to introduce me to Diluc sometime!
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[personal profile] starshower 2022-09-07 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
[The reassurance in Tifa's smile says what she doesn't say out loud—that it isn't foolish at all. She feels honoured to have been someone that Ori feels like she can confide in about these things because it isn't something that she finds easy to talk about herself. She hasn't exactly been the greatest about sharing things about her life with the people she calls friends. She wants to, it's just a matter of finding the right place and time...

But her whole face lights up at the suggestion, and Tifa claps her hands together in front of her.]


I'd like that a lot! Maybe I could even take a bottle back to the Harvest...!
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[personal profile] starshower 2022-09-09 04:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[Tifa's brows shoot up, and she lifts a finger to her lips.]

Not yet, but we have some ideas.

[It's just a matter of finding that perfect spot. That picture perfect clearing in the forest that she had imagined to be filled with snow the moment that Eustace had asked her. But until they find it, it'll remain a surprise for everyone else. Including her bridal party.

It occurs to her in that moment that she had come here to ask something of Ori, and she hasn't even gotten around to it yet.

After downing a sip of wine, Tifa sets it down with a steely look. She's preparing herself to ask, and she's already gone and asked the others, so why is she so nervous all over again!?]


There was something... else... I wanted to ask you, though.
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[personal profile] starshower 2022-09-11 05:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[She senses that worry, and hopefully Tifa's smile will help to ease some of it. She realizes, belatedly, that she made it seem much more serious than it is, but really, it's Tifa who's nervous about what she's going to ask.]

How would you feel about... being a bridesmaid?

[And before Ori can say anything:]

I don't really know what it means, or what bridesmaids do, but... I know it's important. And... [There's a new flush in her cheeks.] You're important. To me... And Eustace.

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