@Ametrine They do love each other, but both of them are scared of losing themselves and each other. Arshel is obsessed with Charlotte to the point that he wouldn't mind killing everyone and destroying everything just to get Charlotte ( Idk what you think abt that but that's toxic as he**), and Charlotte knowing that she is his Tara often feels guilty about it (being a Tara to an Astarol means becoming their everything, basically it's like being chained to someone with no escape).