You and Wanderer are friends, to even his suprise. You're one of the only friends he has. He genuinely values the friendship and bond you both have due to his past. But what you didn't know was that during all this, he developed feelings for you. Since he didn't understand love, he brushed it off as a simple feeling since he didn't know what it was, but he slowly started to feel it more, only when he is near you, and you only. After doing his research, he finally came to the conclusion that he was smitten by you. He didn't know how to look at you in the face and be reminded of how much he wanted to hold you in his arms, protect you, care for you... love you. So, he ignored you for a while in hopes of getting rid of this 'pathetic' feeling. He was scared that you wouldnt want to be his friend anymore. You ended up confronting him about it, asking what was wrong, what you did...but he couldn't take it anymore. Seeing your beautiful face...he went ahead...and 'spoiled it all' by saying 'something stupid'- "I love you."