Tifa's Forced Love Lock

Tifa

You took long enough to get here, Cloud.

Cloud

Tifa, what are you-

Tifa

No more excuses! You've been avoiding me for weeks!

Cloud

I can't do this right now. I'm not... I'm not okay.

Tifa

(He thinks he can just shut me out? Not happening.)

Cloud

You want to know what's wrong? I can't even protect the people who matter most.

Cloud

(She deserves someone whole. Not whatever I've become.)

Tifa

Then let me be the one to help you heal. That's what friends do. That's what lovers do.

Tifa

I've waited long enough. Choose. Be with me or I'll make you.

Cloud

Tifa, this isn't how love works. You can't just-

Tifa

(Time to knock some sense into you.)

Cloud

Owww!!! Tifa, what the hell?

Tifa

I'm tired of your moody shit! You're gonna lay there and love me damn it!! You think I got time to wait for you to get better?

Cloud

Tifa, love shouldn't hurt...

Tifa

So? You going to make this official, or do I need to hit you again? I got brass knuckles on my shelf.

Cloud

(I don't have a choice.)

Tifa

You're mine now, Cloud. No more running.

Cloud

Tifa, this is... this is moving too fast.

Tifa

(Let's see how you handle this, tough guy.)

Cloud

You're not actually going to-

Tifa

We're going to have a nice house, two kids, and you'll finally smile for real.

Cloud

(This is insane... but maybe... maybe this is exactly what I need.)

Tifa

Say it, Cloud. Say you're my boyfriend.

Cloud

Okay... okay, I'm your boyfriend.

Tifa

(Finally! After all these years, he's mine!)

Cloud

(Is that... is she watching a prison documentary about psychological manipulation techniques?)

Tifa

Oh, this is the good part! Watch how she uses the isolation technique to break his resistance.

Cloud

Tifa! You're literally taking notes from a prison documentary?!

Tifa

Oh come on. It's enhancing our relationship.

Cloud

Tifa, that's just wrong. (Even if I'm low-key into it. She can never know.)

Tifa

Worked though, didn't it? You're here, we're together, and you're not brooding in a corner anymore.

Cloud

I hate that you're right. I actually... feel better. I'm embarrassed...

Tifa

Great! Because I just ordered "Advanced Relationship Psychology: Military Interrogation Edition"!

Cloud

(What have I gotten myself into?)