"I want to do these things with you," Devero protests. "I--"

But he doesn't know how to convince Koumyou that he doesn't think the other man would ever hurt him. He can't find the words, and maybe that's because he's started to realize... Well, would he even know, if Koumyou was violating his consent in some way? Would he even be able to tell? He may have only just barely started down the path of confronting how profoundly Valdana has abused him, but that's still enough to realize that his understanding of what's normal in the bedroom is... probably pretty fucked up!

Wrapping his arms around himself and tucking his hands into his armpits, Devero looks away. "If-- if you're not comfortable it," he says finally, "then we won't do anything. We don't need it to be happy, you're right. I'm not going to force you to fuck me, especially not if it's going to make you this miserable."