I don't understand why people are talking about pedo here! When he says he loves him from the beginning, he's talking about the time spent at the fountain. If we notice, he's not physically attracted to him when he's a child! We even understand that he's impatiently waiting for him to get older to approach him in a loving way! It's not because we see an adult and a child that we have to make amalgams... For my part, it's a very beautiful story and unfortunately too short!