And basking is exactly what he gets to do. Sephiroth is clearly in no hurry to be anywhere else, seemingly content to drink in this soft moment with Cloud for as long as they can stretch it to last, full of gentle kisses and touches and murmured words. But perhaps it's all a bit too peaceful...because, eventually, Cloud actually drifts off to sleep in his arms.
Sephiroth, for his part, doesn't consider this a problem; if anything, he finds it cute. But his usual practicality rears its head; he really should get going, but it wouldn't do to simply leave Cloud to nap alone in the field. Never mind the sort of sexually sketchy characters Zechs had informed Sephiroth might exist here; it just doesn't seem right to leave him like that. Especially when Cloud is a bit of a mess after their sex.
So, after consideration, Sephiroth cleans Cloud up as best he's able on the spot(which isn't much, but it's enough to not make a mess of his clothes), then dresses him and scoops him up in his arms. It's touching that Cloud stays asleep through it all, though how much of that is trust in his safety and how much is pure exhaustion Sephiroth can't really say. When Sephiroth flies them to the place he knows Cloud and Zack are staying, it's a rather slow flight, meant not to wake Cloud with excessive wind; the longer Cloud goes without waking, the more Sephiroth wants to let him sleep.
Zack isn't home, which for once Sephiroth considers a blessing; this still feels very private, something between himself and Cloud, and he's not looking to have to explain or share any of it. It means that he can set Cloud down on his bed without questions, and then - after needing to do some digging, how do they live like this? - find a damp cloth to clean Cloud off properly without questions as well.
Trying to figure out what they do with dirty laundry then leads to an impromptu whirlwind round of cleaning their place while Cloud sleeps, if only to collect all their discarded clothes in a hamper. It's hardly thorough, but it makes the place look slightly more acceptable, and also gives him somewhere sane to toss that cloth to be washed later. Only then, finally, does he leave.
On the one hand, it feels like something of a shame to not stay with Cloud until he wakes up...but on the other hand, some nagging, growing instinct tells him it's best he doesn't, and that's the feeling he listens to. Primarily because there's a nebulous feeling that something bad will happen tied to it, and if Sephiroth's life has taught him anything, it's that 'something bad is going to happen' is an inevitability. Any instinct that suggests as much is probably trustworthy.
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Sephiroth, for his part, doesn't consider this a problem; if anything, he finds it cute. But his usual practicality rears its head; he really should get going, but it wouldn't do to simply leave Cloud to nap alone in the field. Never mind the sort of sexually sketchy characters Zechs had informed Sephiroth might exist here; it just doesn't seem right to leave him like that. Especially when Cloud is a bit of a mess after their sex.
So, after consideration, Sephiroth cleans Cloud up as best he's able on the spot(which isn't much, but it's enough to not make a mess of his clothes), then dresses him and scoops him up in his arms. It's touching that Cloud stays asleep through it all, though how much of that is trust in his safety and how much is pure exhaustion Sephiroth can't really say. When Sephiroth flies them to the place he knows Cloud and Zack are staying, it's a rather slow flight, meant not to wake Cloud with excessive wind; the longer Cloud goes without waking, the more Sephiroth wants to let him sleep.
Zack isn't home, which for once Sephiroth considers a blessing; this still feels very private, something between himself and Cloud, and he's not looking to have to explain or share any of it. It means that he can set Cloud down on his bed without questions, and then - after needing to do some digging, how do they live like this? - find a damp cloth to clean Cloud off properly without questions as well.
Trying to figure out what they do with dirty laundry then leads to an impromptu whirlwind round of cleaning their place while Cloud sleeps, if only to collect all their discarded clothes in a hamper. It's hardly thorough, but it makes the place look slightly more acceptable, and also gives him somewhere sane to toss that cloth to be washed later. Only then, finally, does he leave.
On the one hand, it feels like something of a shame to not stay with Cloud until he wakes up...but on the other hand, some nagging, growing instinct tells him it's best he doesn't, and that's the feeling he listens to. Primarily because there's a nebulous feeling that something bad will happen tied to it, and if Sephiroth's life has taught him anything, it's that 'something bad is going to happen' is an inevitability. Any instinct that suggests as much is probably trustworthy.