soft spot: noun emotional susceptibility. A collection of drabbles Trying for 100 of the couple CloudTifa.

One shot shortfics, featuring Cloud, Tifa, Denzel and Marlene. Some are in response to prompts from various communities, and others are just things that asked to be written. There will be fluff here. Now including Remake-related ficbits.

A retelling of FFVII in a "What If" story where it is Cloud that dies on that rocky hill en route to Midgar and Zack that survives. Tifa x Zack. For note: Rating has been changed to M

It was supposed to be a simple shakedown cruise. It was so much more. She was supposed to be his Commanding Officer. She became so much more. How could Kaidan Alenko know this one mission would change his life so completely? How could he know this one woman would alter the course of his future so fully? Shenko from the beginning; ME1-ME3; Cover Image by CocaineJia from DeviantArt

"It's something out of an old tale: a golden young man in a white bearskin, striking strange bargains with desperate souls on the cruelest night of winter." Peeta Mellark, winner of the 74th Hunger Games, returns from his Victory Tour to make the starving Everdeens an offer they can't refuse. Canon divergent, based on the fairy tale "East of the Sun and West of the Moon."

Inspired by a conversation on tumblr "Shepard crawling into bed and finding a warm, sleepy Alenko in the sheets." A side scene from The Reason; Sloan's POV; NSFW

Stardate 55130: The crew of Voyager prepares to move on-but first, one last party and a chance to say goodbye. C/7, post-"Endgame" timeline. Follows "Aurora." Updated to split story into chapters; no substantial changes.

"I've been waiting for you." Peeta's voice wasn't accusatory or blunt; it was just a simple statement, a fact. A submission for Prompts in Panem, March 2014. Day 6.

Reaching down to the hem of my dress I pull up the top layer and rip out the layers of itchy, ridiculous crinoline below. If I am going to be forced to marry a complete stranger that I didn't have any say about, he may as well at least understand my opinion about one thing from the beginning.

New Year's night from Prim's perspective, with its own share of kissing boughs, ribbons, and secrets. A parallel oneshot to When the Moon Fell in Love with the Sun, Chapter 11, with references to previous chapters. (Prim/Marko Mellark)

Staying alive. That's about his area of expertise. Never did Haymitch think he would have to mentor them for the rest of their life. Post-Mockingjay.

Modern AU: Katniss should have known attempting to bake cookies for a Holiday Cookie Swap would be disastrous. Fortunately for her, the handsome blond down the hall is more than willing to help her out of a jam. Written for Prompts in Panem, Special Challenge, Holiday Everlark. Banner by Ro Nordmann.

Home from college for her holiday break, Katniss runs into an old classmate. (Modern Day/AU, Holidays)

Exposure therapy. That was how Coin justified it. She explained that the ink schedules tattooed on their arms were synchronized because the doctors believed it would help. By exposing Peeta to the subject of his hijacking, it would help him recover. District 13 canon divergence. One shot. Mature.

Cold sheets can be a shock in the middle of the night, especially when one is seeking the comfort of a warm body.

When they were children, he stole her heart. But then he vanished and she never saw him again. Many years later, Katniss finds a portal into an enchanted and dangerous forest, guarded by a fae boy who seems vaguely familiar. Fantasy AU. Banner by Mr. HGRomance: archiveofourown .org/works/683931/chapters/1255009

After a contentious first meeting, Katniss finds she's never been so happy to be wrong. If only that first move were easier to come by. Modern AU.

This is the truest story I've ever told. An Everlark fairy tale, based on Hans Christian Andersen's "The Nightingale," with a bit of the character of a "three brothers" tale as well. AU oneshot; written for the THG Fairy Tale Fic Challenge.

"Love is the difficult realization that something other than oneself is real - Iris Murdoch (1919 - 1999)" Katniss Everdeen works in a job where love generally plays a big part. It's a shame she doesn't really believe in it. And not even the cute baker from across the street is going to get her to change her mind. Submission for Prompts in Panem, March 2013. Day Seven.

She turned toward the house when the light went on, and when she spotted him in the window she blew him a kiss. He stood there, frozen, torn between wanting to continue watching her and knowing that this wasn't right. She was his grieving neighbor's daughter. She was six years younger than him. Written for the Tumblr 'Prompts in Panem' 7 Day Challenge: Intimate Portraits

A rich boy and a homeless girl. A magical summer carnival. And only one night to be together. One-shot. Modern AU. Before Sunrise. Banner by Ro Nordmann: archiveofourown .org/works/737824

For people with a job to do, Kaidan and Shepard sure spend a lot of time in and around each other's beds.

The success of an undertaking is not determined by its necessity. The Lazarus Project was never likely to succeed.

a one-shot collection - Cloud and Tifa *fluff warning*. Chpt. 50 - she's always wanted to understand him better. THIS however may be just a bit too much. A tandem story with Ves and the confusing consequences of fighting new monsters for the first time. Original game setting.

It didn't take long for even someone like James Vega to figure out the two of them had a huge thing for each other. All the sidelong glances, the offhand comments. And the way they had argued on Mars, like they didn't notice he was there. Like right now.

Kaidan finds Shepard trapped the rubble.

On Shepard's first visit back to the Citadel, she went to see Kaidan immediately after landing. What if she went to see him just before leaving, as well? FemShep/Kaidan, ME3 one-shot.

Having found out that the long awaited Shepard-Alenko child will be a daughter, Kaidan and Shepard decide what to name her. Super-fluffy, post ME3 fic.

"He was, in every sense of the word, a savior. And yet, I couldn't even bring myself to speak with him." Post-Mockingjay, Pre-Epilogue. Rated M for future chapters.

Kaidan has a deep appreciation for a particular part of Shepard's anatomy. He takes matters into his own hands for a little relief. - both game-neutral and Shepard-gender-neutral

Kaidan wakes from a nightmare, and Shepard is there to comfort him.

She thinks she's found the perfect title to describe their relationship, but Peeta changes her mind. Again. Maybe even forever. "Don't. Don't hide." KxP. M, rated for adult situations. Complete.

It's the night Katniss kissed Peeta and discovered a new kind of hunger. End of Mockingjay. Rated M.

Over the years he waits to stop feeling like a five year old with a crush around her. He doesn't. AU. Prim & Peeta weren't Reaped. Without Hunger Games throwing them together will Peeta get a chance with his dream girl? Oneshot. Moments from their lives

"He is like the sun: the bringer of light to the frail little dandelion inside of me." Plagued by their inner demons, Katniss and Peeta find a way to come together again and be whole. Post-Mockingjay.

"Being intimate with him makes me feel more alive than I have been in months." Takes place the morning after "You love me. Real or Not Real?" Katniss learns to embrace the new physical side of their relationship

Post-Mockingjay. Over the past weeks we've come together again and again but always at night, lights off, blackness all around. This is the first time I've ever asked for this outside of our bed, and he's not making me do it out loud.

From Chapter 18, Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins. Do not read if you have not yet reached this point, it will spoil a plot turn.

"But whatever the reason, if you are pregnant, would it be so bad?" post-Mockingjay.

If another person tells him who he is really supposed to be, he might tear his own ears off. post-Mockingjay.

Dr. Aurelius had encouraged her to develop routines. Routines were good. Routines could make her feel better. Post-Mockingjay, pre-epilogue.

Following their return to District 12 after the war, Katniss and Peeta grow back together.

One-shot: Katniss and Peeta are reunited in District 13. He's not hijacked and seeing him again makes her realize how much she cares about him. Fluff.

Collection of drabbles and snippets involving the FFVII characters. Mainly Cloti. Adding some prompts from LiveJournal Springkink. Lots of smut!

Because I'm an English nerd. An eclectic collection of oneshots inspired by Dictionary-dot-com's Word of the Day. Cloti. Mostly canon-verse.

Cloud's never been good with words, but with his mouth - that's a different story. Cloud x Tifa, written for Spring Kinkfest 2011.

My take on how Katiniss and Peeta finally figured out what was "real." Post-Mockingjay, Pre-Epilogue. I tried to be as canon as possible. Rated M because, let's face it, The Hunger Games series was pretty grown up.

FFVII lemons... CHAPTER 4: COME ALIVE, Part II: There was no hesitation in either of them. There never had been. Not when they were exploring each other with curious, reverent, insatiable hands - love and longing finally meeting after an existence apart.

Katniss and Peeta in the weeks and months after the war.

An expansion of the last page in Mockingjay. Katiniss and Peeta finally get their happing ending.

A one-shot about how something Haymitch admits to Katniss affects her and Peeta at the end of Mockingjay. This is how I think Mockingjay should have ended. MAJOR MOCKINGJAY SPOILERS!

*Mockingjay Spoilers* Peeta POV. She said she found comfort in my arms, and eventually in my kisses. But, you may be wondering, how did two damaged people like us get there? I'll just warn you, it's not an easy, comfortable story...

"...As I watch the strong lines of his arms and the way they steadily hold that brush to create beautiful things, my stomach churns with acidic butterflies, and I think, real or not real?" Katniss embraces being the girl on fire at last. Pre-Epi. M.

-Stories want to end. They don't care what happens next. Terry Pratchett, Witches Abroad.- On the other hand, I do and I speculate. And then I write. A collection of after AC snippets of mostly Cloud, Tifa, Marlene and Denzel. Completed: 19th Aug

Tifa had waited years for Cloud, and was prepared to go on waiting. He was there; he was trying. She told herself it was enough. Then one night her wait comes to an end, to both of their surprise! Written before seeing ACC's post-credit ending.

It was easy to believe that she was an angel sent to rescue them. He didn't realize she was the one in need of rescuing. Cloti. AU. Oneshot.

What Marlene writes about when she writes about love.

Because heroes aren't supposed to let the people they care for get hurt. *CloTi oneshot, in-game. Companion piece to kitsune13's 'First Steps'*

Sometimes she couldn't help but wonder whether he was paying her back for ignoring him when they were kids. Pregame. Oneshot. Light Cloti.

Cloud wanted to see her, but he didn't want her to see him. Backstory/pre-canon. One-sided Cloud/Tifa, Zack.

...then, Cloud smiled. Oneshot. Happy ending? Cloud, Tifa

Done on request to prove I can still speak English fluently enough to cough up fanfiction. Holy has failed, and Meteor is looming and two of the failed heroes meet for one last time on some godforsaken hill. CloTi.

It’s a sweltering hot summer in Edge, and during a trip to the store with Denzel, Cloud comes up with a plan to beat the heat; one that involves water guns. --Oneshot. Some Cloud/Tifa--

When did Chakotay become interested in Seven? It all began with strawberries and a morning's observation in the mess hall.

For a moment, he's the luckiest guy on the planet. He's here, she's here, and her body is practically pressed against his. It would be absolutely perfect, if only he could talk to her. Companion piece to kitsune13's 'Taking Care.'

It had taken a lot of time and hardships, but they had finally found their place together...at least until the loss of her memories brought her back to the beginning. -Cloud/Tifa- complete

A moment between Balthier and Fran, slight spoiler as to who Balthier is and what his past is. BalFran The T rating is all implied, and that is overestimating it a bit. My first jaunt into the FFXII universe here. R&R

An interlude in the mess in the dark hours after Virmire: Kaidan, Shepard, and survivor's guilt.

He had never been very good at art. *one-shot, CloTi*

A fic filling in the gaps between what happens between Shepard and Kaidan in the game, hopefully gives their relationship more depth. They are both good soldiers, but can't deny what they feel...

Cloud seeks help in discovering a small part of his past. Oneshot. Cloti, some Yuffentine, and good ole Cloud-Vincent friendship.

Explorations, variations and off-camera moments from the main storyline. Shenko, multiple character POVs.

Or, "Five injuries Shepard suffered through and one she didn't." The development of Shepard and Kaidan's relationship shown through Shepard getting wounded. Oneshot; spoilers for entire game; Shenko.

Celes and Locke the day after the final battle.

Short story focusing on Tifa's relationship with Marlene and Denzel. Told in two parts. Takes place shortly after DoC. *Complete*

Photographs are little stands against the flow of time. They preserve a moment, a face, a smile that will never be seen again. Cloud finds a picture of Zack, the man who was once his best friend, and reflects on what he actually remembers about him.

"Of course it's missing something vital. That's the point." Dennis Creevey takes up his brother's camera after the war.

Aerith wrote him letters for a long time. By the third year she’d been told he was dead, but she kept on writing her letters because something inside her refused to believe it. Zack/Aerith. Nominated for 'Best Het Romance' in the 2008 Genesis Awards.

DH Spoilers Was it possible to save two lives without altering history? Was it possible to given them a future twenty years after they had supposedly died? Teddy Lupin thought so...

Congratulations, Tifa! You're that much closer to thirty. [CloudTifa]

[Cloud x Tifa x Reno] The Turks get blown into Seventh Heaven by a sudden snowstorm to make for a very abnormal holiday season. Drabbleage. Post AC. [COMPLETE]

Kaidan thinks about how often Shepard is recognized by everyone they encounter, but he doesn't realize how often her attention is directed at him. Oneshot, Shenko [female Shepard x Kaidan], minor early romance spoilers.

CloTi Response to FFHet's Fic challenge. When Yuffie wants a party Yuffie gets one...Tifa can make the best of it though.

21 year old Teddy R. Lupin sets out to discover that which was stolen from him. TeddyVictoire, RemusTonks. ON HIATUS.

Sometimes fighting the enemy is not nearly as hard as fighting yourself.

DHspoilers. On his seventeenth birthday, Teddy Lupin is forced to face a message from beyond the grave, and a cake with his face on it. It was enough to make anyone hide at the bottom of the garden, Harry thought.

Spoilers for Deathly Hallows and Prisoner of Azkaban. On his first day at Hogwarts, Teddy Lupin is preoccupied with a gift from his godfather.

It didn't feel at all like she'd imagined it. It didn't feel like anything at all. [Spoilers for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.]

Neither Ted nor Andromeda know quite what to make of their daughter's boyfriend. Can he win them round over Sunday lunch?

CHAPTER 9 WRITTEN BY SIXTH NIGHT! It was almost impossible for him to look at anything else. Why hadn’t he noticed this attraction before he’d been reacquainted with her here in Costa del Sol?

On the surface, Remus Lupin and Nymphadora Tonks don't seem to have much in common. But then, on the surface, number twelve Grimmauld Place is the least romantic location in London. In an unlikely setting begins an unlikely romance.

Reno is bored of it all: the same sights, the same sounds, the same smells. What he needs is a challenge. Where will he find one? Where he least expects it. Postgame RenoTifa.

When Fran first met Balthier. A birthday gift oneshot for seventhe. COMPLETE

Tonks shops at Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes for an Easter gift for Remus, while Fred and George set up a little Easter prank in the form of a neon orange rabbit to get the two to reveal their feelings. RLNT

At Bill and Fleur's wedding, Ron seeks advice from the two people he knows who have faced the obstacles he thinks are in front of him, and finds that Gryffindors are nothing if not lucky in love. RemusTonks, RonHermione.

Not everything holds true to your expectations. Not everything remains in your memories. Oneshot. An AC twist.

There are only Turks at a Turk's funeral.

She convinced him that not only did he want to win The Great Snowball War of 1995, he wanted Nymphadora to win every snowball war she ever participated in from this day on.

RLNT Oneshot. Tonks didn't cry. Not in front of people. But there was one person who saw through her, who saw the vulnerability she tried to keep hidden.

Instances of Cid Highwind and Shera pregame, postgame, whatever comes to mind.

A Transfigured Hearts outtake: a cosy night in with Remus takes an unexpected turn when popcorn finds its way into odd places and leads Tonks to make an important discovery.

Cloud, Tifa and what it means to carry on. Set during the aftermath of Advent Children.

Tonks attends her first Order meeting and things do not go entirely as she expected. Oneshot.

When New Years Eve falls on the full moon, Tonks finds herself being cheered up by friends while Remus sleeps in the next room. Oneshot.

Thoughts as cheerful as they can be from a dying man.

Marlene watches them as they sleep. They are what they are. [oneshot.]

This is a few of the marauders detention slips.

Bits and pieces from the Marauder Era collected to understand what exactly happened at Hogwarts during the time of Remus Lupin, James Potter, Sirius Black, and Peter Pettigrew. Told entirely through notes, detention slips, homework, essays, etc.

One morning, Sirius notices two Order members behaving a little oddly.

Sirius persuades a reluctant Tonks to take an even more reluctant Remus out for a drink on his birthday. Will there be a spark of something other than mutual annoyance between them?

She stumbled out of her room one morning to find him asleep, crookedly, on her sofa, and she thought suddenly, I am not resigned. Nymphadora Tonks, 1996. To Edna St. Vincent Millay's 'Dirge Without Music'.

A perfectly boring Order Meeting is enlivened no end when Severus Snape asks a very interesting question. Just who has been fixing the Duty Roster and why? COMPLETE.

The Marauders prepare for James and Lily's wedding. Based on Laverinth's The Groomsmen.

After a night’s drinking, Tonks ends up in Remus’ bed, with no idea how she got there. He takes the opportunity to prove that his inner Marauder is not so much dead and buried, as waiting for an opportunity to pounce.

They say guys with big guns are just trying to compensate for something ahem. What about guys with big bikes and big swords? Read and find out! [Cloti]

[Reno x Tifa] 'Do you still hate me? ' he asked as blood oozed from the corner of his mouth.

Cloud and Tifa reflect on each other. [CloudTifa][Post Advent Children]

Cid contemplates Shera and the 'Shera,' along with the minor details of life in a post –Meteor and –Kadaj world. Rated high for safety against innocent ears. Jan.2.07: Minor Edit in Arc 2

LupinTonks: In this moment, everything has changed.

Nymphadora Tonks contemplates the seven deadly sins and how one particular werewolf is causing her to commit them. Now, if he only knew. RLNT. Set of seven drabbles.

In which Tifa has a laugh at Cloud's expense. Slight CloudTifa fluff.

Her smile is reserved for his eyes only. RLNT

Reno and Tifa suffer through an inevitable conflict. 14th in a collection of 14

A crucial evening in the recent life of Nymphadora Tonks, in which Tonks embarrasses herself, Remus is polite, and Sirius is drunk. Or at least, that's how she tells it. T for strong language & adult situations.

When exactly did they fall in love? Could either of them really remember? This is the tale of the most important thing they share together... their memories... A CloudTifa Fic.

[part of 'Warming Up.] And she would have said yes, he thought. But then he came in and she was gone and so were her suitcases and all her clothes. Cid. Shera. Rough hands and diamond rings. For Cendrillo.

Post game. Second person, with hints of past CloudxTifa and present RenoxTifa. Reno keeps making early morning visits to Tifa's bar. What does he want from her? Character death. Super old; not AC or Compilation compliant. Reviews always appreciated.

Lily has a diary. Of course, James finds it.

Love is not an easy thing to confess, especially if you're Cid Highwind. CidxShera.

[FINISHED] Dancing. A silly thing to fear... Each member of the cast discovers their own reasons for dancing. Finally: The Observer. That which exists outside of time, only can observe it. A resolution or two and some surprises.

A's for Amanda Our hero's twin sister Got lost as a baby and Gosh, how he missed her...

It was all he ever wanted. Cloud x Tifa

Seven gives Chakotay a unique Valentine's Day present.

Glenn has a cold during the holidays. who will cheer him up?

Seven's lived her free life with others' memories, now it's time to make a few of her own.

Cid has joined the party and the group has just fled from Rocket Town. They find themselves on the shore of Wutai.

One step ahead of Cloud and company, big city Turks arrive early in small town Gongaga and are forced to...............wait.

Heartsick after watching Cloud and Aeris frolic at the Gold Saucer, a very desperate Tifa turns to Cid and Yuffie for romantic advice.

It's 1980. James is afraid to think. Sirius is afraid to act. Remus is afraid to speak. Peter is afraid to confess. In other words, an answer to the old question: how could Sirius suspect Remus? Written prior to OotP, HBP, and DH. Now slightly AU. Done.

A Post-Meteor Fanfiction. An Epic Tale of People, Relationships, and Coffee Abuse. Cloud Strife lives in New Nibleheim with all of his friends. The Question is, will he make it through the day alive?

Bit of an angst/depression warning on this one. MWPP story.

Remus Lupin's diary during some of the events of 'Prisoner of Azkaban.'