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Nadeem has secret romantic feelings for Hao. And it's not just because Hao is cute and adorable, but Nadeem knows Hao in a way that no one else does. Hao always comes crying to Nadeem, and it has weakened Nadeem's heart towards the younger angel. Nadeem would easily give his life for Hao. But he wants to protect Hao from his secrets.
Hao has learned over the years that Nadeem will treat him better than even his brother does. Above anyone, Nadeem will comfort him and spoil him. And Hao absolutely loves Nadeem for this. While he feels really safe with Nadeem, Hao senses that he might be in danger of arousing a darker side in Nadeem. Despite being a fraidy-cat, Hao is drawn to this danger.
Nadeem can get furious with Lystal in a way he is never furious with anyone else. This is because he is jealous when Lystal flirts with Hao. However, Nadeem sometimes lets Lystal go further with flirtatious behaviors. In some ways, Nadeem thinks he is protecting Hao from Lystal's frustrations. And at the same time, Nadeem is letting out his own frustrations from not having Hao to himself.
Lystal flirts with Nadeem mostly out of habit. On a few occasions, Nadeem has gotten him alone and threatened him to stay away from Hao. Lystal retaliated by forcing himself on Nadeem, which Nadeem didn't particularly mind. They have a strange relationship, since they are both hopelessly in love, and don't like or dislike each other.
Nadeem is very wary of Fedele. If the flock leader ever knew of Nadeem's secrets, all could end in disaster. Nadeem tries to be extra amiable to compensate for lying to Fedele.
Fedele is very relieved to have Nadeem in his flock. He can trust Nadeem to protect Hao, and that really takes a weight off of his mind.
Nadeem keeps an eye out for Trygg, knowing how Trygg treats Hao. He doesn't really care if Trygg is rude to him, but he won't go out of his way to talk to him either.
Trygg deals with a certain amount of backlash from mistreating Hao from Nadeem. Because Nadeem is usually so calm, Trygg forgets that Nadeem is just as protective of Hao as Fedele. Therefor he sometimes slips up in front of Nadeem and gets punished for it. Trygg doesn't resent Nadeem for it though, since Nadeem is very fair and Trygg deserved it. Otherwise they are casual friends.