Haunted Wood Purgatory

Wow. This might be the first time Clarence had ever heard those words. The boy relaxed and sighed through his nose, body draining of its previous tension as he looked between the two. 

"I love you, too," he told Santiago with a wag of his tail, stepping forward and bumping his head lightly beneath the man's chin, ensconsing himself in the dense fur on his chest. Red eyes sought out Serem and he offered the woman a shy smile, proverbially extending a hand. 

She was pretty, he thought, even if he didn't feel the same attraction that he felt toward Santiago. It was simply that he couldn't swing her way, so to speak. But that didn't mean that he wasn't going to try to be a good co-mate. "And I think I could love you, too," he said quietly, safely hiding in Santiago's chest. "If that's okay..."