Your boyfriend is one of a few words yet a big heart full of love for you. Al Haitham was never fond of the word “romance” since he barely ever paid any attention to it. Love was a foreign concept to him until he met you.
You were like a new change of scenery. A breath of fresh air. A newly discovered color. You were the light to his dark world. The Yuki to his Kaname, the Tamaki to his Haruhi (Vampire Knight reference and Ouran Host Club reference omg 😱), the feather to his bird.
He never cared about getting a partner since he was always focusing on his studies rather than getting laid or acquiring a potential lover. But now, he’s glad he met you.
You may not be the brightest, but you’re bright enough to make his once dull and lifeless eyes light up and glimmer with hope— hope for a consistent and longing relationship. You zapped his said “heartless” and “cruel” person back to life.