Very true, Cloud's one of those characters who doesn't get enough credit. Anyone who says he has no personality wasn't paying enough attention.

I prefer KH fic that uses FF backstories, just because I can't feel like I know these characters without their defining backgrounds attached. In particular, KH's Cid Highwind refuses to mesh with my knowledge of who Cid is and how he reacts to people (and the idea of Cid raising Yuffie is a whole lot funnier with their original feisty selves).