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Alioth started to use Mykel and his circus for his own goals but later on starts to catch feelings for Mykel. He admires his positive and soft side. Mykel is everything he could never be and he secretly wishes to be like.
Mykel had feelings for Alioth from the start. Tho it may have started off as a distraction at first, for Mykel, but he does care about Alioth. Those feelings do fade after some time and their relationship just gets more complicated.