Gears in my brain are turning wondering how would one or the other realize they’re in love.
For Laios I feel would be a thing of slowly over time finding out and realizing from afar but never really being the one to confess instead staying along the lines of “I like him but I think it’s best to keep it to myself.” Being content just being able to know Chilchuck at all even if it pains him at times.
While Chilchuck would just have a moment of realization that he’s head over heels. Just absolutely going insane trying to reason with himself before just coming to terms he’s in love with Laios. Finding himself miffed at everything Laios does and any of his small mannerisms and rants, just thinking in his mind “why did it have to be him” but not actually hating it. I feel like he’d be the one to confess preferring to have his feelings out there instead of bottling them up something he’s too used to doing.