Tommy wants someone to play with and feel safe with.
Taran wants someone to talk to.
Ramirez wants someone to dote upon and swear vows to and adore.
Romero wants a peer to talk to and he wants someone to protect.
The Other wants to fulfill the work of loving and bringing light. That’s overly simplistic, but I don’t know how else to translate it.

These seem complementary and not unreasonable.