Atlas woke up and looked at the hour. He wasn't surprised when he saw that it was the morning. He opened his eyes and looked at Kalel. He caressed his cheek with soft eyes.
He feels complicated. In the previous universe, he already felt that he was falling for Er-Ge faster but he didn't realize how much more intense his feelings became.
Seeing Kalel bleeding out on the ground triggered him. Atlas loves him so much and just the thought of losing Er-Ge now petrifies him.
It isn't something that just happened his feelings grew as time passed. Those past few days he couldn't even sleep and the twins not being there for him when he had a nightmare really hurt him.
He wouldn't feel this way if he didn't love this person more than he thought he did. Atlas decided in the previous universe that he would feel the way he does but it's starting to worry him.
Love's Alchemy: Breaking Shadows