Romantic Dream

Seifer has a dream - a "romantic dream" to be specific - and that is to become the sorceress' knight. Though sorceress' knights and their basis are not actually and entirely explained in the game, it is referred to twice in the game and we can get a better understanding of it from one of these references.

The first reference we can see is on Squall's study panel on his desk in Quistis' classroom, but the only information you can receive from that is the title of a book dealing with the subject. There's isn't much to discern from the one line that is the title, so it is mostly useless in analyzing.

However, we do find that later on in the game during one of Squall's dream sequences, you see Laguna acting as a knight in a movie entitled "The Sorceress' Knight" while it is being filmed. The film itself might be a 'knight in shining armor rescues the damsel in distress' type deal - the sorceress says to Laguna, "Oh Sir Knight, save me from the wicked dragon!", insinuating that she is not powerful enough to stop it (and real sorceresses are very powerful, take for instance obtaining Time Compression). But there is another interesting fact - as Laguna is fighting the dragon, he holds his weapon the same way Seifer wields Hyperion during battle.

Perhaps Seifer got his dream by reading the book or watching the movie, but we will never know for a fact.

Although, a person could argue this - if someone were to look up the word romanticism, they would get this:
Romanticism: (ro·man·ti·cism, n.) An artistic and intellectual movement originating in Europe in the late 18th century and characterized by a heightened interest in nature, emphasis on the individual's expression of emotion and imagination, departure from the attitudes and forms of classicism, and rebellion against established social rules and conventions.
Seifer's romantic dream could also be another means of characterizing his own departure from the norm that is Final Fantasy VIII: in order to fit more into his "rebellious" role in the game, Seifer's divergence from the "good guys" is made even more apparent in his romantic views.

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