kin - [unbreakable bonds]
on good terms - [our silver lining]
emerging friends - [tentative bonds]
hesitating - [what getting too close may bring]
sympathy - [an umbrella in the rain]
trusting - [the good in you]
respectful - [never let me down]

ish????? I would not call them friends precisely; Jasper is kind of in this weird in-between space. But he has a lot of respect for you . . . well, when it comes to some things.

I WILL COME BACK AND DO A PROPER RELATIONSHIP!!