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I have failed to finish my fic by the due date I set for myself. But, I know myself, so I expected this lmfao. I'm now giving myself a deadline of finishing it by the end of the month, because if I don't finish it now, I probably never will. My issue is that I keep getting nervous because I've never written these characters before, and I'm a little afraid of being perceived. It's really not that serious, but I have a terrible habit of overthinking literally everything. I also just got done writing a lab report, so I feel like I kinda forgot how to write for fun. My writing is stiffer, and I have to remind myself that it's fiction! I can do whatever I want!!

Although I've been kinda struggling, I am writing more often than usual. I like that, because I like writing, and I hate when I forget writing is fun and enjoyable. That's the whole point!

Writing aside, I'm getting excited about going to see the FFVII Rebirth Orchestra next month. Since I clearly hate myself (sarcasm), I wanted to cosplay Cloud for it. I have successfully styled a Prompto wig before... surely I can style a Cloud wig without it looking like a hot mess... hopefully. My partner also loves Aerith and wants to cosplay her with me. I have to alter the dress though; it's a teeny bit tight on him. I think I can just add some plain white fabric in the back of the dress, which will be mostly hidden by the red jacket. I only know how to hand sew, so wish me luck that it actually looks the way I want it to LOL. My partner has also not yet played the game, so he's gonna get some spoilers. I warned him about this already, but will he play the game? Probably not. (I think I've told him what happens to Aerith, but I don't know if he remembers...)

As of writing this, I'm in the middle of the Temple of the Ancients part of FFVII Rebirth, and I've been taking a minute to process what they did in the remake versus the original so far. I could make several posts about my thoughts on that, but one thing that's staying with me about FFVII in general is just how unexpectedly comical it is. Of course, I expected it to be lighthearted at times, but I did grow up with Kingdom Hearts— my perception of the amount of silliness in video games is likely skewed. But I like how a game that explores such serious themes and problems that can be directly paralleled to real life can be so hilarious at times and still feel so profound. It's an interesting change of pace compared to me having grown up with a game series that is so silly foremost but demands you take its plot seriously as almost an afterthought. 

There were a few things I was really hoping to see again in Rebirth that were just so funny to me in the original. 

( Rebirth Spoilers )

I'm definitely forgetting some other scenes that were hilarious to me (especially with Yuffie, because she's so funny and it's everything to me), but these stuck with me in both the original and Rebirth.