Ember's Links
She's kinda always known about her feelings towards him, she looks up to him and finds him really funny. She always wants to be close to him and go on all kinds of adventures with him.
He loves her really much, they grew up together and so it's always been them against the world. However he was never willing to admit his feelings towards her until much later. He is really protective over her (not in a toxic way tho) and always wants to keep her safe and close to him.