*Selphie hangs her head a little lower and nods slightly - she knows all about his Cosmos, he'd explained that all to her some time ago. Perhaps, though, the more comfortable she got with Ikki, the more comfortable she got with the idea of the Cosmos, and she just didn't think about it anymore. Now, though, it was clearly something to keep in mind. She flinches slightly when Marco talks about Ikki's love in the present tense, as though it was still there, still something that was true. It was something that Selphie was certain wasn't the case, certainly not any more*

I never wanted to tame Ikki. I know I got a little scared that day on the boat with him, when I saw what he was really capable of. But - he was so stubborn about it. He kept telling me that I wasn't his to tame, that I couldn't do that. Whenever I told him that I wasn't trying to, that I didn't want to, he never believed me. Sometimes... I think that Ikki really never wanted anything to do with me in the first place. So maybe it was better for him to insist that I didn't care, or that I wasn't trying, or that I was disgusted by him. None of that was true.

*Selphie sighs heavily, her shoulders rising and sinking as she lets go of the breath she was holding*

Terrible timing all round, and a shitty situation. Maybe the best thing I can do is just admit that that's what it is. If Ikki will ever talk to me again, then I can apologise. But for now, looks like I just have to accept that I need to stay out of his way and...that's that.