Aerith herself doesn't care if you want to ship Cloud and Tifa. Briana White, the actor behind the English voice of beloved flower girl in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, says headcanon is the true canon in this instance.
"I get asked this all the time," White says in an interview with Dan Allen Gaming on YouTube. "Like, 'who do you ship?' To be honest, I know some people think it's a cop-out answer, but it's whoever you think is right - is right! That's the way the game is designed! There's a reason why it's an option for you to go on a date with Aerith or with Tifa. Or with neither of them! You know? There is a reason for that. It's because it's an RPG. It's a role-playing game, so you - Cloud, the character, the player - get to choose who you like the best. Both are correct. All are correct."
