Having had his emotional state surge and break the barriers that it was usually contained within, Sephiroth found that even as it was calming down it left behind it a different sort of awareness that pulled his attention towards the smaller things.
The gentle gliding of Terra's thumb against the back of his hand as she held it, seemed to contain within the gesture a disproportionate amount of comfort which couldn't be logically possible. The expression across her face and within her eyes, though soft and delicate as was everything in Terra's nature, seemed to communicate a strength of character which almost had him immediately believing that it wouldn't matter what his problems might be; she'd be strong enough to help him support them. If only he could let her to do so.
A new sensation of warmth swelled within his chest, briefly as Sephiroth's thoughts quickly ran towards the fact that he had enabled her to become so strong. That maybe...just maybe...something better had begun to grow out of his troubles. That pride, and a newer sense of belonging that had begun to grow out of the fact they'd spent so much time around each other wanted to believe, needed to believe in her...and that this can be worked through. Even though, on his own as was his habit, Sephiroth felt almost completely worn out.
He swallowed and it was less a wet-sound than it had been for several minutes as he tightened his grip around the thin fingers that still help his hand and half-turned towards Terra as she pulled back a little, his opposite hand came across to gently hold her hand to his as if her next intention was to let go. Sephiroth hadn't figured out a great deal of how he felt towards Terra but he knew that he had a strong fondness for her and wanted to hold onto that with all that he had right now.
"I-" It was a complicated question, indeed, and not one that the once-legendary SOLIDER could answer very easily. The implications were only half of it, being as Sephiroth's honesty was one of his golden traits; he wouldn't say that he trusted her and not mean it.
"-trust is a very hard thing. For me." Eventually the words fell down into the space between them and within a few seconds he rushed to add a comment. The last thing he wanted to do was to turn her away, brush her off in his stubbornness when it's now become obvious that he can't handle it alone. It's a bitter pill to swallow, when one had always managed to keep oneself in order before.
"I mean it...it didn't ever work out for the best in the past."
Also non-looper; Flower Shop/end of her day
The gentle gliding of Terra's thumb against the back of his hand as she held it, seemed to contain within the gesture a disproportionate amount of comfort which couldn't be logically possible. The expression across her face and within her eyes, though soft and delicate as was everything in Terra's nature, seemed to communicate a strength of character which almost had him immediately believing that it wouldn't matter what his problems might be; she'd be strong enough to help him support them. If only he could let her to do so.
A new sensation of warmth swelled within his chest, briefly as Sephiroth's thoughts quickly ran towards the fact that he had enabled her to become so strong. That maybe...just maybe...something better had begun to grow out of his troubles. That pride, and a newer sense of belonging that had begun to grow out of the fact they'd spent so much time around each other wanted to believe, needed to believe in her...and that this can be worked through. Even though, on his own as was his habit, Sephiroth felt almost completely worn out.
He swallowed and it was less a wet-sound than it had been for several minutes as he tightened his grip around the thin fingers that still help his hand and half-turned towards Terra as she pulled back a little, his opposite hand came across to gently hold her hand to his as if her next intention was to let go. Sephiroth hadn't figured out a great deal of how he felt towards Terra but he knew that he had a strong fondness for her and wanted to hold onto that with all that he had right now.
"I-" It was a complicated question, indeed, and not one that the once-legendary SOLIDER could answer very easily. The implications were only half of it, being as Sephiroth's honesty was one of his golden traits; he wouldn't say that he trusted her and not mean it.
"-trust is a very hard thing. For me." Eventually the words fell down into the space between them and within a few seconds he rushed to add a comment. The last thing he wanted to do was to turn her away, brush her off in his stubbornness when it's now become obvious that he can't handle it alone. It's a bitter pill to swallow, when one had always managed to keep oneself in order before.
"I mean it...it didn't ever work out for the best in the past."