"...A part of it's due to my early childhood." He stares down at his food, taking a nibble just to ground himself. "I learned what sex was at a very young age, but the associations weren't... positive. My mother and her clients. Knowing how much of a toll it took on her..."

He needs to stop for a second, steady his breathing. Just... ground himself.

"And living with my family... I just didn't want my sister to end up as I was. So whenever I had to relieve myself, I'd do it in solitude, and I'd try to keep quiet, even when nobody else was there. It wasn't healthy how much I fretted over everything."