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I’m not sure how to edit or add on to my previous post, but I do want to clarify that I don’t think it’s harmful to view NPTK or even Hollow as having romantic elements within it, just that it’s ultimately not the intent by the writers/devs & shouldn’t be used to criticize SE for misleading...

Anyone saying Hollow or even the Rebirth Orchestra is generally perceived as Clerith is incredibly disingenuous, as so many of us have actually been to the orchestra ourselves and know that there isn’t a Clerith slant there whether during or outside of NPTK playing. Truly neutral fans going in...

I think this as well, I am wondering if his mother’s death parallels Aerith’s in some way, (an impaling?) or if the connection is that—unlike Zack’s death—Cloud was present for the cause of the kill & couldn’t prevent save his mother or Aerith while they were murdered in front of him by Sephiroth.

I wholeheartedly agree with you that they are regressive readings and woefully incorrect by any respectable accounts. There is no sign anywhere in ACC or official supplemental notation that supports the idea Cloud wanted to die to reach Aerith, only that he had been working to find a cure for...

I’m holding out hope that there could be a beyond-Lifestream Biggs interaction with Aerith at some point! It seems unfair to incorporate these additions in such recent relevant content and then let them fall by the wayside :(

I still see Cloud & Tifa’s relationship being unambiguously romantic while Cloud & Aerith’s being ambiguous up until the reveal, where it is reconteztualized as platonic, for the sake of the narrative. Though, while the game doesn’t necessarily shut down a romantic interpretation if you prefer...

I’ve mainly been a lurker here but this is my own long-winded understanding of why Cloud & Aerith’s relationship is so significant, and what I think the intended takeaway is especially for the Retrilogy. While it’s undeniable that they come to cherish each other deeply by the end, I do not...