Omegaverse nonsense ramblings but Bede both craves and fears bonding with Victor pretty early on into their relationship. He plays it cool and is pretty tsun with Victor overall, but deep down, he’s very affected by how kind and attentive his sort-of boyfriend is. Bede craves affection, this doesn’t change even after he starts to work through some of his insecurities while living with Opal, so every bit of affection Victor shows him makes him melt, especially affection in the heat of the moment.