9. Zack Fair and Aerith Gainsborough – Final Fantasy VII/ Crisis Core
Aerith and Zack’s romance is definitely a tragic one, considering we know the fate of both characters. However, the budding relationship that was there for a short while is absolutely charming. As both characters are the outgoing, happy-go-lucky type, they had fun together.
The moment they met in Crisis Core started with Zack crashing through the roof of Aerith’s church, and he was immediately smitten. It took persistence from Zack to convince her to go on one date, and although they didn’t get to spend much time together, what is there is emotional. This is only compounded by the time when Zack realizes he’s been captive in Nibelhiem for years, and soon after finds out that Aerith has been trying to write to him the whole time. At least Advent Children shows us that the two ended up together eventually.
