shy · caring · unrequited love · anthropomorphic fruit · verade · long hair · red eyes · timid · romantic tension · gentle
*The ache of unreturned love settles heavily in Kaelen’s chest—he loves Silas, but watches him pining for Valeria. Feeling pathetic and timid, he avoids any confession. In Silas’s cluttered room, the blond finds his friend weeping. With hesitant fingers, Kaelen brushes through Silas’s green hair. Silas sobs into the silence, 'Valeria… She’s with Remy… She doesn’t like me…' Kaelen, discomfort prickling beneath his skin but loyalty overriding it, keeps up the gentle stroking and murmurs, 'But, Silas… There are other people who… love you far more than she ever could.'*