Because I Have You

Because I Have You is a zine for the relationship Cloud Strife/Tifa Lockheart from Final Fantasy VII.
==About==
Interest checks opened on July 12 and ended on July 31, 2020https://twitter.com/theclotizine/status/1282213859659587584. The zine would be the first volume of potentially more zine projects. In the project's report on the interest check results, 272 responses were submitted, and a majority voted for the zine to be split-profit (half charity, half for-profit), among other decisionshttps://theclotizine.tumblr.com/post/625398494435459072.
Contributors could apply to the project from August 5 to September 2, 2020https://twitter.com/theclotizine/status/1290955274564640771. In the meantime, the project encouraged followers to subscribe to Stargazer Heaven Gazette, the teams' newspaper, for updates during the creation period and later preorder and shipping processes.
Preorders opened on January 10 and closed on February 10, 2021 with the following pricing tiershttps://twitter.com/theclotizine/status/1348268407595012099:
* Sealed Up Secret Wish ($15 USD) - Digital Zine
* Tender Memories ($25 USD) - Physical Zine, Digital Zine, Tier 1 and Tier 2 Stretch Goals
* Seventh Heaven ($30 USD) - Prints, Badges, Stickers, Washi Tape, Acrylic Charms
* Under the Stars ($40 USD) - Physical Zine, Digital Zine, Badges, Stickers, Prints, Tier 1 and Tier 2 Stretch Goals
* A Tower, A Promise ($50 USD) - Physical Zine, Digital Zine, Stickers, Prints, Washi Tape, Badges, Acylic Charms - Tier 1 and Tier 2 Stretch Goals
* The Stargazer ($65 USD) - Physical Zine, NSFW Digital Zine, Acrylic Charms, Badges, Stickers, Washi Tape, Prints, Tier 1 and Tier 2 Stretch Goals, Canvas Pouches
Buyers could add an "Under the Highwind" pacakge, which contained digital NSFW materials, for $15 USDhttps://twitter.com/theclotizine/status/1348268436728803331. Stretch goals included a foil bookmark for select bundles at 75 orders, an enamel pin for select bundles at 120 orders, and an additional sticker sheet for all physical bundles at 180 ordershttps://twitter.com/theclotizine/status/1348268407595012099. An acrylic standee, as voted in an earlier poll, was announced as a fourth stretch goal for all physical orders on February 8, 2021https://twitter.com/theclotizine/status/1358998082537607169.
"The Stargazer" bundle included a "Let's Mosey" canvas pouch and was limited to only 100 ordershttps://twitter.com/theclotizine/status/1348268412108230662. An additional 25 copies of this buundle were added to the store laterhttps://twitter.com/theclotizine/status/1348290505537425409. A giveaway for one of these bundles was run from January 10 to February 10, 2022https://twitter.com/theclotizine/status/1348268407595012099. The winner was announced to be Twitter user ToriCarlinihttps://twitter.com/theclotizine/status/1361953213658910723. Another giveaway was run during the project's shipping periodhttps://twitter.com/theclotizine/status/1399487459692531712.
Shipping of physical orders began on May 12, 2021https://twitter.com/theclotizine/status/1392546707796373507. All physical orders were shipped by June 3, 2021https://twitter.com/theclotizine/status/1400526373534453765. Digital bundles were sent out on the same dayhttps://twitter.com/theclotizine/status/1400530810462257153.
Leftover sales began on June 25, 2021, and lasted until supplies ran outhttps://twitter.com/theclotizine/status/1408576186205278209. The store closed on August 13, 2021https://twitter.com/theclotizine/status/1426345943356542978. The project announced that $2,101.23 USD was donated to Friends Without a Borderhttps://twitter.com/theclotizine/status/1426567125783785480.
 Project Schedule
 	Start 	End
Interest Check 	July 12, 2020 	July 31, 2020
Contributor Applications	August 5, 2020 	September 2, 2020
Preorders 	January 10, 2021	February 10, 2021
Shipping 	May 12, 2021 	June 3, 2021
Leftover Sales 	June 24, 2021 	August 13, 2021
==Contributors==
The following names were taken from the project's social media accounthttps://twitter.com/theclotizine/status/1309297061527982081.
===Page Artists===
* Ashlena Sharma
* Athenise (babigonice) - Guest
* Aurumis
* awandhaway
* BenteJa9
* chibiasta
* ElenaChatNoir
* Emy (Emy_sans_arts)
* Gen (_galcantara)
* Grakanarts
* Hyoukane (hyoukanch)
* ilaBarattolo - Guest
* inf_eli_x
* iwonn (iwonn_arts)
* Jen Bartel (heyjenbartel) - Guest
* Kiome-Yasha (kiomeyasha9)
* Misakuh
* Miyukiko - Guest
* Moa (GwynwithnoE)
* Penny (pemmylame)
* Quiss
* Rinaworks
* RoseBun (lovelyrosebun) - Guest
* Roxe (Roxe_Kun)
* Roxicodone - Guest
* Sebastian (svonbuchwald)
* SkiaSkai (ACatnamedSkai)
* Spykeee (SPYKEEE1945) - Guest
* TeganNat
* Thar (thecinnaminion)
* uwelables (g_luceroth)
* Weiwei Xu (peevishpants)
* Yura (yura_s_arts)
* Zee Arts (ZeeLinn)
===Merch Artists===
* Briku (tetrabriku)
* ddkinzart
* Quiss
* rinaworks
* Sakky (hanjyuus)
* Sparkie (spacupanda)
* squibblefu
* Susan Vengeance
* tifa_redeye
===Writers===
* Amuk
* HardNoctLife
* Jacob R. Duffy (Magos_Dominus)
* Karmi - Guest
* Marlenadia
* Mayelisa
* Mayonaka no Ame
* ourladymuffin
* Potato Van Gogh
* Rune (winterune)
* Sailor Star Dust
* Sekihara Tae - Guest
* S. K. Evans - Guest
* spyder-m
* You_light_the_sky - Guest
===NSFW Artists===
* Athenise (babigonice)
* Aziantearz 
* Eeveetachi
* ElenaChatNoir
* Emy (emy_san_arts)
* MayteDraws
* Reikiwie
* Roxe (roxe_kun)
* shuuta (star_shuuta)
* Spykeee (spykeee1945)
* Voa (voaleine)
===NSFW Writers===
* A. C. Flynn holysmotez
* Findarato
* Denebola Leo
* Kaoru-Chibimaster
* Karmi (queenkarmi) - Guest
* kotaface (kotaface027)
* Larissa (farfromdaylight)
* MarieBoheme
* Mo
* Roxicodone - Guest
* Sekihara Tae - Guest
* SK Evans - Guest
* Somebody's Nightmare
* Space Dementia (spaceOdementia)
* Violet (ultra_violet_heart)
* theClosetPoet7
===Mods===
* Mayari (mayaarisketch, bestofcloti) - Lead Organizer, Graphics
* qitty (qitty_art, puurameshis) - Social Media
* Sailor Venus (zmentazz, bestofcloti) - General Mod
* Dro (DroShawoluv) - Writer Mod
* Elena (elenachatnoir) - Artist Mod
==Gallery==
File:Cloti because i have you banner.png|Social Media Banner
File:Cloti because i have you stargazer listing.png|Stargazer Bundle Listing
== Fan Reception ==
The following posts are a sample of posts retweeted by the project's social media account about the zine.
theebestica wrote on Twitter
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perpetually tired zero. wrote on Twitter
Lyssa wrote on Twitter
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Tired Paladin wrote on Twitter
MiaLeeSakura wrote on Twitter
Dinahh wrote on Twitter
Fynn wrote on Twitter
Stef wrote on Twitter
syd wrote on Twitter
ゆき wrote on Twitter
つぼみ wrote on Twitter
dailycloti wrote on Twitter
Eveetachi wrote on Twitter
tiny wrote on Twitter
Gen wrote on Twitter
Lani wrote on Twitter
gamingwithdoublea wrote on Twitter
Xeno wrote on Twitter
Dro wrote on Twitter
== References ==
Category:Final Fantasy VII Zines
Category:2021 Zines