5. Love in silence. (From "Fire and Signs" universe.)
The mute boy looked at the prince passing by and sighed. He wondered, once again, how it would feel to say aloud all the things he felt for him but that were hidden inside his heart.
However, the young brunette could not do that; he not only did not have his voice but also any fortune or position to offer Alexander, who was not just another youth but the Macedonian heir. Hephaestion only had his designs for his war machines and other inventions and a very vivid imagination and creativity.
He promised himself to work hard to make Philip's army life easier on the battlefield and therefore, he would be helping Alexander too. He wanted to build things to help people to settle down in their own houses in beautiful cities throughout the vast empire the king and his son would be building.
He also promised himself to speak up his feelings as soon as he found his voice back; he knew he could do it. In the meantime, he would continue loving his prince in silence.