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Sefikura

Sephiroth/Cloud Strife

The legendary SOLDIER Sephiroth and Cloud Strife, locked in an obsessive cycle of conflict that some fans interpret as twisted devotion.

38,000 works

What is Sefikura?

Sefikura is the fan-given name for the romantic pairing of Sephiroth and Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy VII. With over 38,000 works on Archive of Our Own, it's one of the most popular ships in the fandom.

Why fans love Sefikura

The intense psychological connection and power dynamics create dark, complex narratives that explore themes of obsession and redemption.

Most Popular Sefikura Fanfics

The highest-rated Sefikura stories on AO3, ranked by kudos.

1

The Strength of a Thousand

Complete

by ToastedCatBread

Cloud Strife was older than most of the typical cadets, but his blue eyes burned with the strength of a thousand men. The Firsts (and Zack) find out exactly how strong he really was.

9,868 kudos 147,542 words ~591 min read Teen And Up Audiences
BAMF Cloud Strife Cadet Cloud Strife Author's Self-Indulgent
2

The Completely Inept Courtship of the One-Winged Angel's Cloud

by Anonymous

Sephiroth finally manages to kill everyone during one of his many returns from the dead. He is a badass, nearly all powerful god of destruction and completely bored out of his oh so perfect, superior mind now that he’s gotten his way. He starts missing his fights with his only rival and the entertai

8,168 kudos 46,809 words ~188 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Epistolary Time Travel Stalking
3

Nothing by halves

by Cohali

Gaia can't be saved, Jenova's poison too far reaching and Sephiroth tied too closely to her Chosen One. Unable to break that bond, she chooses to steer into it. She completes their bond fully and sends Cloud back in time. This time, if one is killed, the other is halved. Cloud can work with that.Sep

8,059 kudos 155,860 words ~624 min read Explicit
BAMF Cloud Strife Time Travel Time Travel Fix-It
4

The Key to Survival

Complete

by jesso

Cloud is sent back to his own humble beginnings with his badassery fully intact, but one thing is very different about the world, and that one thing changes EVERYTHING. Featuring: Soulmates, The Implication of Time-travel, Mama!Strife, Smol BAMF Cloud, Emotionally-Stunted Sephiroth, One Very Distres

7,929 kudos 15,698 words ~63 min read Mature
Time Travel Alternate Universe - Soulmates Soulmates
5

Five Hearts To Make Him Whole

by Squirrel_of_Mibu

In a last-ditch effort to save the planet, Cloud is hurled into another dimension. One where the link between him and god-complex Sephiroth will be broken. The only problem is, his cross-dimensional counterpart is the soulmate of the four strongest SOLDIERs in Midgar, that dimension’s Sephiroth incl

6,184 kudos 172,688 words ~691 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Dimension Travel Alternate Universe - Soulmates Soulmates
6

To Stem the Tide

by corvidkohai

Seeing no other solution, Gaia sends Cloud back in time to prevent the clash with Sephiroth from ever happening. Cloud lands in the past in the middle of the Wutai War.

5,905 kudos 69,235 words ~277 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Time Travel Fix-It Wutai War
7

how about that

Complete

by esama

Cloud ends up back in very sexually frustrated times.

5,743 kudos 11,999 words ~48 min read Mature
Alternate Universe - Time Travel Open Relationships Promiscuity
8

Home Run

Complete

by ToastedCatBread

Omegas were supposed to be subservient. They were supposed to wait at home, caring for young pups and tending to the family. Their heats were unbearable, satisfied only by an alpha’s knot, unable to think of anything but the thought of being bred.Sephiroth held the ice pack to his head, scowling dan

5,489 kudos 11,563 words ~47 min read Explicit
Omega Verse Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics Alternate Universe - Time Travel
9

Hidden in Icy Heights

Complete

by Gemsom

An average human could never survive the harsh winters of the Nibel Mountains. When Cloud, a young hunter, gets caught in an early snow storm and stumbles into the nest of a Nibel dragon - all seems lost. However, this dragon has a secret and a proposition.

5,239 kudos 10,529 words ~43 min read Explicit
Alternate Universe Dragons Mpreg
10

Blond Devils

by metamorcy

One day, an announcement is made that there will be a new Director of SOLDIER and Turks, setting off a series of changes among ShinRa Corporation, and an uproar of unimaginable proportions. It's just another day at ShinRa at this point. brother!Rufus and Cloud

4,920 kudos 98,728 words ~395 min read Teen And Up Audiences
not exactly a time-travel fix-it Dimension Travel Rufus is in charge here
11

Without Mercy, Without Grace

Complete

by BloodyWar2411

When Angeal died, it was without Honor. Rejected from the Lifestream, he watched his friends fall and the Planet crumble. And when the end arrived, he was ready for it. What he wasn't prepared for was the chance to try again. Armed with nothing but the fail-safe of Cloud Strife's soul, Angeal attemp

4,917 kudos 31,635 words ~127 min read Mature
Time Travel Fix-It
12

Memory's Struggle

by Squirrel_of_Mibu

Things are looking up for Cadet Cloud Strife. He actually has friends, unlike in Nibelheim, and now General Sephiroth of all people wants to train him personally. If only he could figure out why everybody keeps asking him if he remembers.Or: A Time Travel Fix-it where everybody but Cloud remembers a

4,912 kudos 261,473 words ~1046 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Sane Sephiroth (Compilation of FFVII) Confused Cloud Strife Cloud Strife Is So Done
13

Hazy

Complete

by esama

Insanity shouldn't be so appealing.

4,631 kudos 5,316 words ~22 min read Explicit
Alternate Universe - Time Travel Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot Dom Cloud
14

The Worst Assignment

Complete

by A_Writer_of_Whimsy

After talking back to a superior officer, Cloud Strife is given the task none in ShinRa want: to be General Sephiroth's personal bodyguard.

4,280 kudos 59,293 words ~238 min read Mature
Slow Burn Slow Build Fluff and Angst
15

【SC】无尽旅途(The Endless Journey)

Complete

by eilinna

距离本传陨星事件结束后的两百年,克劳德沉眠的水晶被挖了出来,一群人本想克隆星球的守护者,却意外克隆出了小萨菲罗斯,之后才是他的弟弟克劳德。伪兄弟骨科,萨理论上是AC后的萨,但是暂时无记忆,云是AC云,有记忆。里面各种亲缘及伦理关系很混乱,慎入。2022/9/10 正文已完结。English translation:The Endless Journey by kkl4261

4,040 kudos 244,029 words ~977 min read Mature
Fake incest because they are actually AC Sephiroth and Cloud
16

A Small Change

by Rhiw

The world is dying. It’s slow, it’s long; the last bloom of life on Gaia won’t happen for decades, for centuries. But it is dying and something must be done. It takes everything the planet has to reach back, to change something; just one thing, one small thing, one hope to change the path of the wor

4,019 kudos 26,202 words ~105 min read Explicit
Family Feels Family Fluff Slow Burn
17

Second Chances

by MisaxMisa

When it turns out everything they went through wasn’t enough to save the planet, Cloud gets the chance to prevent the end of the world - only this time, he knows exactly what he’s doing. Sort of.

3,991 kudos 90,679 words ~363 min read Mature
Zack Fair & Cloud Strife Friendship SOLDIER Cloud Strife Zack Fair & Sephiroth Friendship
18

Holy, Holy, Holy

Complete

by corvidkohai

Cloud Strife is an old god trapped in a Summon materia, which Sephiroth finds hidden in Nibelheim.

3,816 kudos 28,616 words ~115 min read General Audiences
Alternate Universe - Gods & Goddesses summon!cloud
19

Beckoning Blood

Complete

by Gemsom

The sickness had already wasted Cloud’s mother away to nearly nothing, and Cloud knew the illness had already settled in his own lungs. It might have been easier for Cloud to burn alive with his mother when the villages came to purge the illness from their mountain.But Cloud’s unchanging friend Zack

3,737 kudos 42,851 words ~172 min read Explicit
Polyamory Vampires Alternate Universe - Vampire
20

A Leaf Falls

Complete

by modeoheim

After an urgent SOS, Cloud is assigned to replace a fellow Infantryman at one of ShinRa's many secret safe houses hidden in the wilderness. It's a two month long mission, mostly sitting and waiting for a comrade in trouble to come by, and every day of it is expected to be boring and lonely. Twenty

3,726 kudos 18,231 words ~73 min read Mature
Mission Fic Hurt/Comfort Sickness

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Sefikura mean?

Sefikura is the ship name (portmanteau or nickname) for the pairing of Sephiroth and Cloud Strife. It's used by fans to tag and search for fanfiction featuring this relationship.

How many Sefikura fics are on AO3?

There are over 38,000 Sefikura fanfiction works on Archive of Our Own.

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