Title: Permission to Touch
Fandom: Final Fantasy VII
Pairing: Zack/Cloud
Genres: Crossdressing, Romance, Drama
Length: Long (23,090 words)
Warnings: Attempted kidnapping

Author on LJ: miko_no_da
Author Website: Miko @ AO3

Author's Summary:
Thanks to Zack, Cloud has a chance to finally meet his childhood hero, Sephiroth. There's just one tiny hitch...

Review:
Zack, lacking a plus one to a SOLDIER function, convinces Cloud to go with him in drag, with the promise of meeting Sephiroth Cloud's motivation. It's a pretty thin plot, but the crossdressing itself is well written and a fun read. I find that Cloud's characterisation can be iffy, with people using his woobie movie and Crisis Core character and forgetting what a BAMF he is in game. Thankfully, though this fic contains crossdressing it also has BAMF!Cloud - he's no damsel, and is Zack's equal no matter what he's wearing. There is also of course the essential crossdressing sex scene, which is perfectly hot.

This fic does contain one silly trope though, with Aerith apparently perfectly fine with Zack and Cloud hooking up. This is used a lot by authors who I assume love Aerith too much to get her totally out of the picture, when really her and Zack having broken up would more believable to me and get rid of any potential infidelity. She doesn't even appear in the fic so it's not a big deal, but this trope is a bit of a pet peeve for me when it comes to FFVII slash.

Permission to Touch