Gustav's words were so childish, so silly, and he himself knew it well. And yet David submitted to them so eagerly that Meiden's lips immediately drowned in his mouth.
Just like that! Gustav thought. This was exactly the kind of greeting he craved even though... he was so afraid of it that he couldn't take the first step himself. For Gustav, David was so important that his heart trembled both at the thought that David might reject him and at the thought that he might accept him because... because....
Gustav wanted to forget about Ole but couldn't. Not because he loved him so much, but because he felt even more betrayed after his father's revelations. Gustav loved him, trusted him, and yet Ole turned out to be someone completely different than he thought additionally with some hidden agenda. What if David is also not who Gustav takes him to be?
He desperately wanted to trust the young gardener. He longed to believe in his sincerity. Yes, but...
