Therein lay the fact that Sephiroth could be more of an impulsive person than he generally let himself be, quite against that bastion of self-control that he made himself up to be. Whether it be over his own thoughts and actions, recently that control over inexplicable feelings had waned a great deal in the months since their return from the past.

He had days where he might be even more stone-wall than he had ever been, as if to make up for those days where he knows he's been over-sensitive. To make it worse, such hair-trigger moods were generally triggered over concerns that really were not relevant if one took a logical viewpoint towards them, which just further flared the confusion and frustration with himself for not keeping a clear head.

"I-" The argument about it fell flat, but it was a few more seconds before he was able to make himself take a breath and add a further comment. The very discreet flush to his face passed back to normal in the meantime, as the edges to his nose crinkled up while he fought over what to reply with. It was difficult to pin down, exactly, but there was one fact true enough.

"-yes. She is important to me."