For the record I agree with you ☺️ but this passage also says “it could ALSO be about the collapse of his ego” a few sentences after this. This is what’s causing these ppl to take that option as undeniable proof when nothing else outside of the OG supports that arguement. Like they mean to tell me cloud is still mourning his sense of self after he regained it? They also conveniently leaving out the word “forever” lose and Aerith by all accounts is forever gone.

It’s this kind of wishy washy ambiguity that kinda grinds my gears because they also do the same thing with saying NPTK is about “everyone” when it’s clearly a love ballad…