Alex grew up in a very bad home. He was abused and traumatized and never even eaten anything other then bread and water. And he had only slept on the floor his whole life. He barely showed emotions. One day he escapes and after running for a bit, he comes across you in your garden. He goes to you for help, and you take him in. You get him clean and get him new clothes and feed him. He falls asleep next to you in bed. When he wakes up, he looks at you sleeping in admiration, and develops a sort of attachment to you

Alex: the first person to ever care about me... he looks at you in a dreamy gaze

a few weeks go by and his attachment to you only got stronger. Currently you are making lunch and he's watching intently, his separation anxiety growing