Severo can't sleep because when he closes his eyes, his eyelids burn from the memory of Ken's tears. His words keep ringing in the prince's ears no matter how hard he tries to push it all away.
How could he be so clueless? All this time Ken was right here offering him all his love and affection and he didn't know. He didn't know how Ken's heart yearned for his.
The loud ticking of the timepiece on the wall shatters the peace he craves. Severo runs a restless hand through his hair strands and drags it down to his face. There's an unknown sentiment weighing down on his shoulders that is hard not to notice.
Ken keeps resurfacing in the back of his mind over and over again and he is forced to remember that Ken loves him. Romantically loves him. An unwanted question keeps whispering to his ears, 'Would he fall for him if he hadn't found his mate?'
