Earth & Sky: A Cloud x Aeris Love Story
A website dedicated to Aerith ("Aeris") Gainsborough and Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy VII
In celebration of the one-year anniversary of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, the series' official mobile phone game Ever Crisis held a limited-time event centered around Cloud and Aerith's Gold Saucer date. Held January 29 - February 26, 2025, this was an awesome time to snag some new costumes, earn blue crystals - and enjoy some … Continue reading FF7 Ever Crisis Celebrates Rebirth’s One-Year Anniversary with Clerith
It's a tale as old as love triangles in pop culture media: one side's superfans will try anything to try to disprove and invalidate the other. Fandom veterans might've heard this one before: the ship you like is actually sibling-coded and therefore wrong. That feeling when your sis asks you not to fall in love … Continue reading No, Cloud and Aerith Don’t Have a Brother-Sister Relationship
The myth of the "myth" of player choice and its repercussions on the Love Triangle Debate.
When Cloud and Aerith properly introduced themselves to one another at the beginning of the story, they hit it off so well that Aerith hired Cloud to be her bodyguard. The payment? One date! In Remake, it seemed the invoice had been more than settled with their epic string of sexy shenanigans in Chapters 8 … Continue reading Cloud and Aerith Go On Five Official Dates in FF7 Rebirth
We, as an eager fandom, learned that No Promises to Keep would be the theme song of the yet-unreleased Final Fantasy VII Rebirth at The Game Awards in December 2023. At that time, I took a deep dive into the available lyrics and trailer presentation of the piece, during which it was pretty easy to … Continue reading NO PROMISES TO KEEP: Aerith’s Ballad to Cloud (Part 2)
UPDATE: The following article was written before Rebirth was released. Part 2 of the No Promises to Keep analysis is now live! Click here to read more about the song within the context of Rebirth, including new interviews and the song's full lyrics! Something special debuted at The Game Awards 2023: the theme song of … Continue reading Aerith’s New Theme for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth: The Meaning Behind “No Promises To Keep”
Earth & Sky: A Cloud x Aeris Love Story 