Well, that's what it was to begin with, after all. Then he shunned her when they finally met after five/seven years. Then they shunned each other prior to the Advent. Now they're back to skirting around each other because they're both too apprehensive to actually do anything and get the other one mad. At least, that's what I'm going for.
-Nods back and gets everyone tea-
MY SOUL IS DARK BUT MY HAIR IS COLORFUL — Brahian Pokémon AlchemistYep. But he won't, and neither will she, because they both went to all that trouble for it, and despite the fact that they do genuinely care for each other on that level, they're probably both going to be on ice with each other for the rest of their lives because of the difficulties they did encounter, and the fear of dragging that up should either one of them make the wrong move even though it's likely that neither one of them ever will, but hell if they're ever going to figure that out. TL;DR: Cloud sucks at relationships.
Also, I'm a canon nazi.
-Nods again and sips his tea-
MY SOUL IS DARK BUT MY HAIR IS COLORFUL — Brahian Pokémon Alchemist True.
To be honest, I think he'd have the same problem with anyone he got into a relationship with, only it would be one-sided, and while the experience would be a bit more pleasant for both parties, it would also dissolve almost immediately. Think two black holes, orbiting each other, versus a black hole orbiting a neutron star or something. Neither situation is very relaxing, to say the least, but at least one is stable.
-Listens to the conversation-
MY SOUL IS DARK BUT MY HAIR IS COLORFUL — Brahian Pokémon Alchemist

-nods at Cloud, counting money-
"You'd never do something as irrational as dying."