Florence's Links
Their relationship with Fleur is complicated- they love him wholeheartedly, but are really unsure about what they can do for him anymore at this point. They have to try their best to contain their frustration, and pick up the pieces of any messy situation he gets himself into. They desperately want him to be better, but as struggles to contain his emotions and self-destructive behaviour without listening to any advice they give, they're unsure. They criticise him, assuming he doesn't take any notice of it, but he does. Regardless, they continue to give him money, comfort him, bathe him and bandage him up, try to feed him and take care of him in general when his self-care is so lacking. They despise having anyone drink their blood, but they let him do it anyway without telling him, fearing that he'd stop feeding altogether if they don't. He's the only person they truly, deeply, unconditionally care about, and consider important. He's also one of the only two people who sees them experience genuine emotions beyond apathy- well, and survived.
Up until recently, Fleur idolised Florence to a borderline unhealthy amount- his proximity to them made him feel safe, and to a degree he hid behind them. Initially, he outright refused to transition without them, but upon acknowledging that what they wanted out of the process was different he went ahead with it. He loves them deeply and can't imagine life without them. Knowing the difficulty he's caused them in the past hurts him, but he's not quite sure how to deal with it.