Rue's feelings for Cesare are very simple and very complicated at the same time.
The simple is that he loves Cesare. That part is simple because he loves just about everyone he comes into contact with, but Cesare is bright and intelligent and there's a feeling of power to him that attracts Rue. There's also an innocence and curiosity in him that he delights in. He really appreciates that Cesare doesn't recoil from his physical nature. It really makes him happy when he doesn't have to avoid touching people. It's very much his natural instinct to to reassure himself, to comfort, to ... just know the other person is there.
Then there's the complicated. Take every thing above, and multiply it by ten. He is incredibly attracted to Cesare, but he's uncertain about it. He keeps hitting Rue's submission button hard, and Rue's really not sure how to handle it sometimes. He's shown Cesare a lot of his most treasured and painful memories. It makes him a little uncertain... a little vulnerable. He usually keeps a pretty flirtatious, teasing attitude with most of his companions in camp, but... Cesare maneuvered around that reaction rather early on. Only a couple of people have ever really reached this level of uncertainty with Rue. He's trying really hard not to think about it because he's a little scared to be hurt.
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Also... lil!Cesare = teehee babies |DDDD♥! It's kind of funny because he doesn't actually know the meaning of the songs he sang for lil!Cesare. He just learned them.
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The simple is that he loves Cesare. That part is simple because he loves just about everyone he comes into contact with, but Cesare is bright and intelligent and there's a feeling of power to him that attracts Rue. There's also an innocence and curiosity in him that he delights in. He really appreciates that Cesare doesn't recoil from his physical nature. It really makes him happy when he doesn't have to avoid touching people. It's very much his natural instinct to to reassure himself, to comfort, to ... just know the other person is there.
Then there's the complicated. Take every thing above, and multiply it by ten. He is incredibly attracted to Cesare, but he's uncertain about it. He keeps hitting Rue's submission button hard, and Rue's really not sure how to handle it sometimes. He's shown Cesare a lot of his most treasured and painful memories. It makes him a little uncertain... a little vulnerable. He usually keeps a pretty flirtatious, teasing attitude with most of his companions in camp, but... Cesare maneuvered around that reaction rather early on. Only a couple of people have ever really reached this level of uncertainty with Rue. He's trying really hard not to think about it because he's a little scared to be hurt.
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Also... lil!Cesare = teehee babies |DDDD♥! It's kind of funny because he doesn't actually know the meaning of the songs he sang for lil!Cesare. He just learned them.