[More importantly, he feared she might think him strange or monstrous for craving it himself. The familiarity of learning lessons via what might be seen as negative reinforcement. Rey was -- different than he was, in that way. She consistently craved that validation and saccharine romantic contact. Kylo Ren found pleasure in these things as well, but the constant hunger in him demanded more. Something physical, something that appealed to the darker impulses he was constantly fighting with.
Pain and struggle were easier things for him to understand. The softer expressions of love -- they made him feel awkward and vulnerable in ways he did not enjoy quite as much. But he does not have the language to explain this to her.]
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[More importantly, he feared she might think him strange or monstrous for craving it himself. The familiarity of learning lessons via what might be seen as negative reinforcement. Rey was -- different than he was, in that way. She consistently craved that validation and saccharine romantic contact. Kylo Ren found pleasure in these things as well, but the constant hunger in him demanded more. Something physical, something that appealed to the darker impulses he was constantly fighting with.
Pain and struggle were easier things for him to understand. The softer expressions of love -- they made him feel awkward and vulnerable in ways he did not enjoy quite as much. But he does not have the language to explain this to her.]
But I am glad you did.