I find this the hardest thing to describe.. Why I love Cloud and Aerith. It's not something I can easily put into words...
I really love how.. they seemed so perfect together. I guess it mostly started off with Aerith, of course she was always my favourite, but then I saw how she connected with Cloud and made me think of how cute it would be for them to get together. Looking into Cloud's mindset, he was the one who stuck out to me the most. But I must admit, I did not like him in the beginning. I found him rude and harsh, but when I found out what he had been through, I couldn't help but feel bad for him. When Aerith came into the picture, she lit him up and changed him in a way that I never thought was possible. He seemed so incomplete without her, and especially after her death, was when I was absolutely convinced he loved her. The way he spoke about her, and how openly he was about it. And to me, he seemed so heart broken and lost. Which was the reason he fell to seek solitude. Aerith's death was another big reason why I love them.. it just proved that love can last, even after death. I remember when I when I saw it.. the way Cloud looked at her while she was sinking down.. it just got to me and broke my heart.
As much as I love them both as a couple, I also love them very much in their own way. I related to Cloud a lot, and hell, I cried so much when he was in the hospital for Mako poisoning. And it's hard for me to describe on my love for Aerith.. I really don't know. She seems so opposite compared to me. I think that's what made me love her so much. She was just so damn cute and loveable, I couldn't help but fall inlove with her.
I know undeniably retarded it sounds to have an emotional attachment to a bunch of pixels, but I don't give a damn. I love whatever makes me happy and I don't care for anyone else's input. What makes Cloud and Aerith more special to me is also my growing affection for them. I have loved them since I was like, 11 years old. As I grew out of my late childhood, early, mid and late adolescent years, they still mean so much to me. Not only them, but the whole game of Final Fantasy VII. It was my number one salvation growing older and I felt like it was always there for me. How deep and important each and every character was to me. Mostly Aerith, Cloud and Tifa.. because I feel really connected with them each on a personal, emotional level.
I know the game is almost ten years old, but I don't think I will ever grow out of it. I know it better than the back of my hand. And how I find it funny that I know practically all of the dialogue, because I've played it so many freaking times. All goddamn 80 some hours of it. I even laugh and cry at all the same parts over and over again. I love listening to its music, even though I am not much of video game/Jpop/wtf ever Japanese related music fan. Even though the graphics look pretty bad, it was good for that time and age, and it is beautiful. Every single part of it. It was so mesmerizingly beautiful put together, I wouldn't change a thing. It never gets old for me. I don't think I'd be the same without it.
But nonetheless, even if Cloud and Aerith were not meant to be after all, that would not break my love and dedication to them and this website. Because they are what I have loved for so many years, and nothing will ever change that. And as to why did I make this site? Well, it's quite evident. Besides, I don't think my closet is big enough for a shrine.