sorry if this is a weird ask! it’s brought on by your new piece, which is awesome by the way.
what do you think is chesed’s general thoughts and feelings towards romantic love? not exactly asking for specific ship stuff but i’m just kind of curious since the art has text chanting “love me” one it and it intrigues me.
Thank you for your question! This was on my mind for some time, so I will be happy to answer
Context: the original older drawing was made out of feelings of shame for wanting to be loved by people. I always struggled with the need for it in a "I'm not sure I deserve it and it's shamefull to want too much of it". Redraw was made more focused on Chesed himself and I just got more comfortable with it, so the vibe changed. Shame is still there underneath, but it's more about desire itself, to be loved and appreciated.
Chesed's view on romantic relationships: love and kindness for the other person is something he thinks highly of as an important factor in getting trust of other people. Love itself can be shown and felt in very different ways and he's open to this idea. I see him as someone who's non-monogamous in a "I see bonds with people as something really important and it's not just about one special person in my life, I can build something important with many people and I want to show my love to many people because I have a lot of it", and you would want some of this love back with this mindset, even if you gave it out free of charge. But, ofcourse, there are social norms and other's feelings in play, so he restricts himself and does his best to be careful.
I see him as touchy person who shows a lot of affection to the other this way, it's a way to connect even if you can't do it verbally. It might have come from his problems with being emotionaly vulnerable and honest, so physical contact is something to compansate for it... And it's just nice. At times gentle touch can say a lot more then words.
When it comes to romantic love he 100% falls for people, there are still ones he likes more or likes less, where there is more trust and where it is less, so navigating this is also something he has to keep in mind and do his best to act normal around his crush or something. He CAN be in a commited relationship, the question is what are the boundaries, because it will be hard for him to not seek some sort of companionship (not necessarily romantic/sexual) from other people, he THRIVES on it.
In short: he might be poly. I'm not sure on the topic at the moment and slowly trying to educate myself, but that what my feelings about him are. The guy who thinks you should kiss your friends, on a cheek at least 🩵
