So, Cloud going back caused all of these problems? Is he feeding info to AVALANCHE? What changed so much?

Poor Zack. He needs a hug. Will this Rufus be any better than his father? Will they be able to stop Jenova? Hojo? Hollander? Degredation?

If there’s an FF7 time travel genfic I haven’t read, then I want to know about it. I’ve read them all, I like many of them, but this is the one that I keep coming back to.

It makes me think.

It’s artfully subtle, slipping little hints that hang in plain sight, waiting to be put together.
The world building tip about Soldier’s having that extra membrane at the back of their eyes. Cloud’s -glasses-. Glasses that don’t even distort his eyes. They just change the angle of refraction, don’t they?

Little details, memorable characterizations, and just enough thoughtful oddness. I will forever remember Angael’s commentary about Zack getting Quake and Fire as his first materia (one to knock the building down and the other to set it on fire, bwahaha). And just as much, I treasure the memory of Zack using that Quake in the caverns and wowing that Cloud probably saved his life by recommending that.
It’s a quiet heroism.

The caverns were absolutely, thoroughly disturbing. Yep, Zack’s definitely gonna be in therapy for awhile. *shiver*

I have many a time imagined Zack and Cloud going on a brotherly free run to help out his sloppy footwork.

This most recent chapter absolutely hits me in the feels. I’m no encyclopedia for FF7. I barely know Gun or Rod. But I remember in an earlier chapter, Reno asked Gun out for drinks and she agreed because she was in the middle of a tiff with Rod. I fondly bring to mind the convo she and Cloud struck about her little sister. That in turn brings a little smile because Elena adores her big sis so much.

And here they are, the workplace couple who clearly care about one another even if they can’t figure out how functional. And everything goes wrong. :(

And the president dies anyways. Well. That’s ahead of schedule. *blinks*

I suspect Rufus has been trying to assassinate his father for awhile now — he was the first person to suggest that dear old dad relocate. But… I can’t say for sure. Except that telling Gun to take the shot was ice cold.

It’s been a pleasure. Thanks for writing. :)

Very interesting, even if I'm not quite sure what your plot angle is

Fantastic story! I hope to see it completed, if only to know how all the miscellaneous pieces fall together! Update again soon please!

awesome story! really exciting. and cloud in the lab in a way i've never read before!
all over interesting to read :-)

I love this fanfic. I love how even though we know it's a Cloud time-travel fic, we're not stuck with just Cloud's POV. In fact, we don't know what Cloud's thinking or what his plans are. That gives everything a bit of mystery as to what his end goal is and I love it. I also enjoy how this Cloud decides to lay low as a student instead of joining Soldier or becoming a terrorist, it's unique and different from a lot of other Time-travel fics I've read. I love how we get pieces of the story from all the other characters, to see what they're doing and how everything connects together due to all the changes and little moments that create larger impacts on the plot as a whole. It's fascinating and I still reread this fic every now and then just 'cause 3

This is good. Great even!

I love time-travel stories, and FFVII is so RIPE with ways to use and abuse them!

Your unique take, where we've never once seen things from Cloud's POV, is delightful. Things really would be terrifyingly confusing for the world at large when it gets tipped on its head.

Update soon

The trademarked dental items are cute :P But at the same time, there's this feeling of total ShinRa control that's seeping into every aspect of this man's life, and it carries over into the rest.

Heh, the bit about his secretary being one button away from being transferred out is a really nice way of saying a lot with just a little. A whole history of failed seductresses tucked away in just a couple sentences. :P

The perspective here is really fun~ All the military timestamps neatly arranged like an investigative report set this mechanical tone that's half broken when Sephiroth takes up the lead in telling things from his own perspective again instead of the observations of the cameras. Hello, surveillance! And I like it.

Misc typos and such, oh my~ "... Retrieve the contact number of Angeal and Moogle Express." Unless Angeal and Moogle Express share the same contact number, I believe number ought to be plural ;)

I somehow doubt Sephiroth "paddled" across his bathroom floor unless he's in the habit of seriously flooding the room with his showers ;) Actually, I think I'd recommend splitting up that paragraph; it's kinda chunky. "The shock of cold marble" strikes me as a pretty good spot, but hey, do what you want. Or leave and let be. You've already edited at least once that I see, and too much editing can turn into a perfectionist trap of always fixing and not making new stuff... (Personally, I wish I were less well acquainted with this problem, lol.)

Anyways. Been meaning to leave a review for the better part of a year or two. I think. It's been long enough that I lost track, in any case, lol. I don't have the best track record for rereading stuff, but I'll give it a shot, because I've found myself looking back fondly at this fic. :)

Wishing you all the best!

Absolutely brilliant!

Ooh! Really interesting! and that last part... very sad. Looking forward to reading the next chappie when you are able to write it!

Really cool story. I take it Cloud is the time traveler? I really like how you depict him in this story. I think it's kind cool that you don't give his P.O.V. and that you should keep doing so. There's a certain appeal to not having what's going through the boy's head spelled out.

You action scenes are really thrilling and well written.

I wonder why Cloud decorated the hospital room? Was it to alleviate the white walled lab feeling?

I look forward to reading more!

Usually I don't write a review until the last updated chapter, but I'll make an exception here to comment on some funny lines you used.

Loved the "fake coughing a lung out", "Is your dad around?" and "open mouth, insert foot."

By the way, I really like how Cloud is depicted in this chapter.

Fascinating story. I can only hope you will continue to update this great story

Ok so normally fics where the main character isn't the main, completely focus aren't as interesting to me, but somehow in this fic you've made me care about every single person (excluding like Hojo and Shinra and all the douchebags) even if I've never heard of them or they're OCs. I'm devastated abotu Rod even though he's only appeared briefly a few times. Those guys you had avalanche kill? I felt so strongly attached to them it's ridiculous!
Amazing story, I really can't wait for more!