This little space on the Internet is dedicated to Aerith (“Aeris”) Gainsborough and Cloud Strife from the Final Fantasy VII universe! Cloud, the game’s protagonist, begins his journey cold-hearted and confused in the cyberpunk setting of Midgar. He meets Aeris, a flower vendor who grows and sells her own blooms even in the polluted atmosphere where even the sky is covered by concrete. When she is pursued by corporate thugs, he agrees to be her bodyguard – in exchange for one date.
This blog is a place of opinions, theories, and resources. While this blog celebrates and argues in favor of Cloud x Aeris (“Clerith”) as the most heartfelt and meaningful romance in Final Fantasy VII, and may expostulate against the Cloud x Tifa pairing, this blog is not anti-Tifa nor anti-Cloti. All fans should be free to ship who they want within Final Fantasy VII, and I also believe the game’s infamous love triangle is intentionally ambiguous and allows for many points of view. Here, I am only sharing mine.
This blog will:
- Share evidence and opinions supporting Cloud x Aeris (Clerith)
- Share evidence and opinions against Cloud x Tifa (Cloti) and Aeris x Zack (Zerith)
- Ultimately purport that the game is open-ended and there are multiple valid conclusions about the love triangle
- Celebrate Aeris Gainsborough and Cloud Strife as an amazing characters regardless of their romantic relationship
- Celebrate Final Fantasy VII’s other characters (including Tifa!), because I love them all.
This blog will not:
- Tell you who you are/aren’t allowed to ship
- Bash Tifa (because believe it or not, I actually love Tifa as well!)
- Get into personal attacks, silly heated arguments, or other nonsense
There will be spoilers for Final Fantasy VII as well as the other titles in the FF7 universe. Thank you for reading!
Earth & Sky: A Cloud x Aeris Love Story 