"We focused on my family," Valyn said, his expression unreadable. "My father, primarily, and my...sister." He didn't know if this new doctor had all those little notes Dr. Huang had taken, so Valyn sighed a bit and continued in more detail. Perhaps this new man could help as well, and he'd already said all these things to Dr. Huang anyway. And by the ancestors, he was going to get whatever he could out of these sessions!

"My father was abusive, both mentally and physically. It started when I was very young and continued until I ran away from home. He was a pervert who delighted in displaying his abhorrent nature at every chance he was offered. I have a physical and romantic attraction to my half sister, which she returns. I've thus far avoided pursuing the relationship, but there have been times where it was...difficult." Not that it mattered now, he supposed, but it was something he'd discussed some with Huang.

"And I am, as Dr. Huang phrased it, 'severely emotionally stunted'."