The Moss Stomper
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Joined 03-13-15, id: 6613612, Profile Updated: 09-26-19
Author has written 23 stories for Final Fantasy VII.

Stompy like moss. Stompy like moss a lot.


Well, since some of you actually stop by here from time to time, I should probably add a few more lines to my introduction.

Games are what brought me here. Computer games, console games, board games, card games... I've been playing and enjoying them since I was the tiniest of stompers.

I'm fairly new to fanfiction, though, and even more of a beginner when it comes to writing my own. So, if you've got opinions to share about my stories, I'd be more than happy to hear them. Questions, ideas, suggestions, constructive criticism, praise (worth a try, haha) or just a wee chat with a fellow fan; it's all welcome, so don't be shy about sending a PM.

Or you can tumble over to my tumblr page () and ask there. Whichever you please. This is also where I post the occasional drawing related to FF7 and/or my stories.


Not all my stories are directly connected, but most of them can be thought of as moments along a single timeline. If you'd like to read them in chronological order, this is how they line up, more or less.

  1. Diamond in the Rough
  2. Monochrome Humans
  3. No Harm, No Fowl
  4. Figments
  5. Mantichora
  6. The Origami Incident
  7. Hollow Men
  8. The Unwelcome Guest
  9. Fault Lines
  10. The Stranger in Their Midst
  11. Making Memories
  12. Toward the Storm

"The Cake Was Gone and Other Tales" is a collection of stories Reno tells at various points in time.

Is "Stiff Surprise" a part of this timeline or not? I'll let you be the judge of that, hah.

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Chaos & Kadaj by VendettaSmiles reviews
When Chaos and Kadaj are returned to the Planet each experiences sole dominion over his own mind and body for the first time in a very long while. An ancient being and a temperamental teen – what could possibly go wrong? No slash. Post DOC. Slight AU.
Final Fantasy VII - Rated: T - English - Hurt/Comfort/Adventure - Chapters: 42 - Words: 88,818 - Reviews: 102 - Favs: 27 - Follows: 32 - Updated: 10/13/2017 - Published: 5/15/2015 - Kadaj, Chaos
Death is Part of the Process by Licoriceallsorts reviews
An epic re-telling combining Crisis Core and Before Crisis from the POV of the Turks. Stars Reno, Tseng, Rude, Cissnei, Zack, Aerith, Veld, Rufus, and all the BC Turks; cameo appearances by entire VII cast. Drama, Romance, Action, Comedy, and more.
Final Fantasy VII - Rated: M - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 88 - Words: 550,447 - Reviews: 517 - Favs: 126 - Follows: 109 - Updated: 5/21/2017 - Published: 2/10/2010 - Reno, Tseng
Playboys by LadyKF reviews
It was Valentine's fault, even thirty years later. (In which young Veld posed for PlayGirl, and his Turks found out.)
Final Fantasy VII - Rated: T - English - Humor - Chapters: 4 - Words: 4,146 - Reviews: 10 - Favs: 50 - Follows: 20 - Updated: 4/11/2017 - Published: 9/24/2016 - Vincent V., Veld - Complete
Taking Care of Reno (Remastered) by Desha reviews
It began with an unexpected sick day... and turned into an adventure in friendship and family. Exploring the relationship between the Turks, with emphasis on Reno and Elena. This is a heavily updated version of the original Taking Care of Reno series.
Final Fantasy VII - Rated: M - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 70 - Words: 739,321 - Reviews: 182 - Favs: 65 - Follows: 45 - Updated: 3/13/2017 - Published: 6/5/2015 - Reno, Tseng, Rude, Elena - Complete
The Things You Never Knew About People by joudama reviews
Pregame. You'd be amazed, the things you never knew about people. Elena likes horror, Rude has a sweet tooth, and Reno, well, Reno is a rather cunning linguist who speaks Northern Wutai like a native.
Final Fantasy VII - Rated: T - English - Drama/Humor - Chapters: 14 - Words: 94,812 - Reviews: 107 - Favs: 202 - Follows: 113 - Updated: 11/20/2015 - Published: 6/8/2006 - Reno, Rude, Elena, OC - Complete
Psych Eval by Desha reviews
This is my take on what Reno would be like if the Turks had to undergo regular psych evaluations. He's always struck me as the type that has a lot on his mind but doesn't like to share. And I figure the evaluation itself wouldn't matter, since, after all, they're the Turks. Who's gonna fire them for being a little unbalanced? Language warning, because Reno curses to himself a lot.
Final Fantasy VII - Rated: T - English - Drama/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,508 - Reviews: 5 - Favs: 12 - Follows: 1 - Published: 5/6/2015 - Reno - Complete
Champions and Heroes by TheScreamingViking reviews
Hawke is thrown into a strange new world, a place where magic is a valued skill, demons live in glowing marbles, and the people are just crazy enough to be her friends. "Hurtled into the chaos you fight, and the world will shake before you. Is it fate or chance? I can never decide..."
Crossover - Final Fantasy VII & Dragon Age - Rated: T - English - Fantasy/Romance - Chapters: 39 - Words: 121,340 - Reviews: 147 - Favs: 297 - Follows: 176 - Updated: 3/16/2015 - Published: 5/11/2014 - [Genesis R., unknown 1] Aerith G. - Complete
Gravity by OwMyFace reviews
An encounter with one of Hojo's test subjects ignites an internal battle between Veld's professionalism and his conscience.
Final Fantasy VII - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,785 - Reviews: 3 - Favs: 3 - Follows: 1 - Published: 12/8/2014 - Veld, Prof. Hojo, President S., Heidegger - Complete
One Shot by OwMyFace
On his first mission with Reno, Rude learns that sometimes things have to go wrong before they can go right.
Final Fantasy VII - Rated: T - English - Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,257 - Favs: 6 - Follows: 1 - Published: 11/16/2014 - Reno, Rude - Complete
Wildcard by LadyKF reviews
ShinRa Inc. doesn't have a place for good men in their inner workings and Veld isn't the gambling sort, but when a wildcard places itself in your hand you'd be a fool not to keep it just in case.
Final Fantasy VII - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,800 - Reviews: 5 - Favs: 37 - Follows: 2 - Published: 10/1/2014 - Veld, Reeve T., Reno - Complete
Close Encounters by draskol reviews
Quiet nights give way to disquieting company. In the mountains of Nibelheim, Nanaki and Vincent practice the fine art of not quite speaking their minds.
Final Fantasy VII - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,894 - Reviews: 4 - Favs: 14 - Follows: 1 - Published: 9/27/2014 - Vincent V., Red XIII - Complete
Sorry's Not Enough by Mengde reviews
Adam Jensen hasn't had a good day in ages. Today he's dealing with the press, his boss, and a murderous Illuminati hit squad. It's doubtful today will be any better.
Deus Ex - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 7,568 - Reviews: 12 - Favs: 73 - Follows: 13 - Published: 3/7/2012 - Complete
Stability by NarcissisticRiceBall reviews
It's nothing personal, it's just my job. How Rude met Reno but is not cliche in that it has a slight twist that most others don't. Edited grammar and spelling, AGAIN. BTW not shonen ai or yaoi
Final Fantasy VII - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Drama - Chapters: 27 - Words: 168,293 - Reviews: 351 - Favs: 153 - Follows: 118 - Updated: 1/1/2009 - Published: 10/27/2006 - Rude, Reno
Embitterment by Glass Mermaid reviews
He always knew his past would cost him, but he never knew the price. She always knew her future would catch her, but she didn't know how fast. Love isn't always beautiful; that doesn't stop the want of it. Winner of two 2009 Genesis Awards.
Final Fantasy VII - Rated: T - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 17 - Words: 64,593 - Reviews: 214 - Favs: 208 - Follows: 55 - Updated: 6/18/2008 - Published: 3/11/2008 - Reno, Yuffie K. - Complete
Between the Lines by Lady Karai reviews
My explanation of what happened to Reno and Rude in Advent Children during the times they were off camera. How and why they showed up where they did and when they did. Nominated for the Genesis Awards.
Final Fantasy VII - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 14 - Words: 23,257 - Reviews: 223 - Favs: 145 - Follows: 36 - Updated: 9/14/2006 - Published: 7/8/2006 - Reno, Rude - Complete
All It Took by iknowthewords reviews
Reno catches holy hell. [post AC, possible ReTi implied]
Final Fantasy VII - Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,068 - Reviews: 14 - Favs: 22 - Published: 4/20/2006 - Reno, Tifa L. - Complete
Opportunity Cost by sf reviews
1 year post game, preAC. Fighting the war against Geostigma, with finite resources. Rufus, tough choices, and maturity. Gen, no pairings.
Final Fantasy VII - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,588 - Reviews: 5 - Favs: 19 - Follows: 1 - Published: 2/5/2006 - Rufus, Tseng - Complete
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Great Minds reviews
What makes a Shinra executive tick?
Final Fantasy VII - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 4 - Words: 2,783 - Reviews: 10 - Favs: 2 - Follows: 6 - Updated: 3/16 - Published: 9/28/2019 - Prof. Hojo, Palmer, Scarlet, Heidegger
A Dribble of Drabbles - Company Culture
What kinds of personalities succeed at a company like Shinra? A collection of 100-word drabbles, where each drabble is a self-contained mini-fic.
Final Fantasy VII - Rated: K - English - Humor - Chapters: 2 - Words: 302 - Updated: 2/19 - Published: 2/17 - Reno, Rufus - Complete
Fragile Fantasies reviews
When Cissnei left the Turks, she made a fresh start in the small coastal town of Utgar: new city, new job, new friends. One day, one of those friends shows up with her new bodyguard in tow – and Cissnei learns that no matter how far you run, the shadows of the past have a way of creeping up on you.
Final Fantasy VII - Rated: T - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 7 - Words: 23,700 - Reviews: 24 - Favs: 17 - Follows: 11 - Updated: 9/21/2019 - Published: 8/10/2019 - [Cissnei, Reno] - Complete
Fault Lines reviews
Maybe Reno should feel something as he watches that patchwork of matchbox shacks down below, but he doesn't. He is hollow, as if Tseng has scooped out his insides with that simple order.
Final Fantasy VII - Rated: M - English - Angst/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 2 - Words: 7,383 - Reviews: 5 - Favs: 6 - Follows: 1 - Updated: 7/25/2019 - Published: 7/20/2019 - Reno - Complete
A Dribble of Drabbles - Emotionally Ossifying reviews
A collection of 100-word drabbles focused on the Turks' relationships. Some romantic, some platonic, some ambiguous.
Final Fantasy VII - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 4 - Words: 535 - Reviews: 2 - Favs: 1 - Follows: 3 - Updated: 7/22/2019 - Published: 4/27/2019 - Tseng, Elena, Cissnei - Complete
Growing Pains reviews
As the growing Shinra Company grapples with the AVALANCHE terrorists, the Midgar Turks join up with another division to bolster their numbers. This sparks a second conflict on the inside: an escalating war of pranks and shenanigans. [Turk-centric, set mid-BC, hijinks & shenanigans]
Final Fantasy VII - Rated: T - English - Humor - Chapters: 4 - Words: 11,910 - Reviews: 4 - Favs: 2 - Updated: 6/6/2019 - Published: 5/16/2019 - Reno, Tseng, Nunchaku, Cissnei - Complete
Mistakes Come in Threes reviews
When Jessie met Reno, he was just some guy with a nice smile and a broken motorcycle.
Final Fantasy VII - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 520 - Reviews: 4 - Favs: 3 - Published: 4/28/2019 - [Reno, Jessie] - Complete
Toward the Storm reviews
The Geostigma rages unchecked. People are growing desperate. Nanaki has travelled Gaia for months, searching for a cure. A promising lead sends him sniffing after a rare materia rumored to have unparalleled curative power. When the trail turns out to be littered with dead bodies, Nanaki winds up working with the unlikeliest of allies: the Turks.
Final Fantasy VII - Rated: T - English - Drama/Crime - Chapters: 20 - Words: 80,207 - Reviews: 29 - Favs: 13 - Follows: 8 - Updated: 4/18/2019 - Published: 11/8/2018 - Reno, Red XIII - Complete
Silver Lining reviews
Reno and Elena went on a mission. Elena got hurt. Now that the high-stakes drama is over, Reno… loiters?
Final Fantasy VII - Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,002 - Reviews: 4 - Favs: 3 - Follows: 3 - Published: 2/20/2019 - [Elena, Reno] - Complete
A Dribble of Drabbles - Crash and Burn reviews
A collection of 100-word drabbles centered around the Sector 7 plate drop. Each drabble is a self-contained mini-fic. They all share the same theme, but they're not necessarily directly connected.
Final Fantasy VII - Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 7 - Words: 758 - Reviews: 8 - Favs: 2 - Follows: 3 - Updated: 11/11/2018 - Published: 10/20/2018 - Tifa L., Aerith G., Reno, Jessie
Diamond in the Rough reviews
Young Reno thought he could outsmart anyone. He thought he had luck on his side. That's why he's now tied to a chair and surrounded by a vengeful gang. [Teen Reno, pre-games]
Final Fantasy VII - Rated: M - English - Suspense - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,831 - Reviews: 2 - Favs: 4 - Follows: 1 - Published: 8/18/2018 - Reno - Complete
Making Memories reviews
A collection of one-shots that focus on Tess FitzEvan and Reno after "The Stranger in Their Midst". Fluff abounds. Chapter 8: A Feathery Friend – Reno introduces Tess to an old friend.
Final Fantasy VII - Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 8 - Words: 23,083 - Reviews: 34 - Favs: 22 - Follows: 20 - Updated: 7/8/2018 - Published: 7/1/2017 - [Reno, OC]
Set Your Sights High reviews
Aerith is trying to figure out ways to expand her flower business. Tseng decides a quiet word is necessary.
Final Fantasy VII - Rated: T - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,293 - Reviews: 1 - Favs: 2 - Follows: 1 - Published: 3/24/2018 - Aerith G., Tseng - Complete
Figments reviews
Three Turks and a scientist, cooped up in a creepy mansion on a week-long mission. It's only a matter of time until the cracks begin to show – and until they begin to doubt their own eyes and ears.
Final Fantasy VII - Rated: T - English - Horror/Mystery - Chapters: 13 - Words: 68,004 - Reviews: 27 - Favs: 7 - Follows: 3 - Updated: 2/10/2018 - Published: 8/24/2017 - Reno, Rude, Cissnei - Complete
Stiff Surprise reviews
After a night of the usual debauchery, Reno wakes up with a throbbing head and a memory full of holes. It only gets worse when he finds a surprise in his closet.
Final Fantasy VII - Rated: T - English - Humor/Crime - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,018 - Reviews: 4 - Favs: 6 - Published: 9/15/2017 - Reno, Tseng, Rude, Cissnei - Complete
Hollow Men reviews
Rude speaks less. Reno seems to care less with each day that passes. Tseng has less and less control of his temper. Even Turks grieve. [Follows the Turks after the end of BC up until Sector 7; weeks brimming with mounting desperation and disillusionment. Angst ahoy.]
Final Fantasy VII - Rated: T - English - Angst/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,960 - Reviews: 4 - Favs: 10 - Follows: 1 - Published: 6/22/2017 - Reno, Tseng, Rude - Complete
The Stranger in Their Midst reviews
Post-Meteor, WRO scientist Tess FitzEvan struggles to build a new life on Gaia. Not the easiest task on a wounded, alien planet where old threats linger, new ones loom, and a charmingly infuriating Turk keeps whirling in and out of her life like a red tornado. It will get worse. Can it get better? [Sequel to "The Unwelcome Guest"]
Final Fantasy VII - Rated: M - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 66 - Words: 221,786 - Reviews: 202 - Favs: 91 - Follows: 66 - Updated: 6/10/2017 - Published: 3/29/2016 - [Reno, OC] Red XIII, Nunchaku - Complete
Monochrome Humans reviews
Cissnei thinks emotions only happen to other people. Reno explodes in violence whenever his are triggered. Both are teenagers trying to find their place in a world that already failed them. Both are offered a future they thought they'd never have. She wants it. He doesn't. Neither really understands what it'll cost them, but what they gain in return might just be worth it.
Final Fantasy VII - Rated: T - English - Drama/Friendship - Chapters: 19 - Words: 61,635 - Reviews: 21 - Favs: 15 - Follows: 10 - Updated: 2/2/2017 - Published: 9/29/2016 - Reno, Cissnei - Complete
The Cake Was Gone and Other Tales reviews
Reno weaves fanciful tales that amuse, baffle and occasionally horrify his audience. Often based in a made-up kingdom ruled by an unhinged King Shinra, the Turk's unconventional fairy tales feature his coworkers and other familiar faces in sticky situations. Peek between the lines and you may find the stories reveal a thing or two about the storyteller himself.
Final Fantasy VII - Rated: T - English - Humor/Adventure - Chapters: 2 - Words: 10,253 - Reviews: 7 - Favs: 9 - Follows: 5 - Updated: 6/30/2016 - Published: 5/22/2016 - Reno, Tseng, Elena, Reeve T. - Complete
No Harm, No Fowl reviews
President Shinra wants to give his son a rare white chocobo for his 18th birthday. The owner refuses to sell. The President makes it the Turks' problem. A young Reno is paired up with Turk rookie Rude, and the two are sent in to sort it out. What follows is an epic tale of bird vs. man, in which no one is left unscathed.
Final Fantasy VII - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Humor - Chapters: 2 - Words: 8,598 - Reviews: 6 - Favs: 9 - Updated: 12/27/2015 - Published: 12/17/2015 - Reno, Rude - Complete
The Unwelcome Guest reviews
Betrayed by her own and stranded on a world in turmoil – how can an inadvertent traveler survive in the callous clutches of the Shinra corporation, armed with nothing but her wits and a scientific attitude? [A behind-the-scenes view into Shinra, as seen by someone who was never meant to be there at all. Set a bit before and during FF7.]
Final Fantasy VII - Rated: T - English - Drama/Sci-Fi - Chapters: 31 - Words: 124,798 - Reviews: 101 - Favs: 141 - Follows: 75 - Updated: 10/24/2015 - Published: 4/12/2015 - Reno, Reeve T., OC - Complete
Mantichora reviews
One of Hojo's specimens breaks free and causes havoc in the Science Department. The Turks are sent in to clean up the mess. What they find, however, is not what they expect.
Final Fantasy VII - Rated: T - English - Suspense/Horror - Chapters: 3 - Words: 11,873 - Reviews: 5 - Favs: 8 - Follows: 7 - Updated: 9/13/2015 - Published: 8/30/2015 - Reno, Rude, Red XIII - Complete
The Origami Incident reviews
Reeve comes to regret some of his life choices and commits an act of rebellion. Reno catches him red-handed.
Final Fantasy VII - Rated: T - English - Humor/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,132 - Reviews: 5 - Favs: 15 - Published: 8/3/2015 - Reno, Reeve T. - Complete