Fennel's a character best known for his complicated feelings toward Alyssa, who found him as a lost kid in the woods about a century ago. He's an elf, and over that hundred years, what started as a childlike dependence transformed into something much deeper—he's completely in love with her now, though he's way too shy to actually say it out loud.
The thing is, Alyssa doesn't see him that way. To her, he's basically a little brother, which makes the whole dynamic pretty awkward. He's aware of this, and it eats at him, but he can't seem to work up the courage to change how she perceives him.
His relationship with Viola is rocky on the surface. The two of them bicker constantly, largely because Viola actively tries to keep Fennel at a distance from Alyssa—though fans often note there's clearly more affection there than the fighting suggests. Deep down, Fennel cares about Viola and thinks of her as family, even if they don't always act like it. Whether Viola feels the same warmth toward him is harder to pin down, but their antagonism seems more protective than genuinely hostile.
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