But sometimes their conversations turned ugly, or rather, the mood turned dark and tense. Sebastian had always been pretty empathic, and it took all of his self-control not to say anything when he saw the hint of shame and self-loathing on Vlad’s face after sex. It was obvious Vlad hadn’t gotten over his homophobic views—not that Sebastian had expected him to: that kind of homophobia was ingrained too deeply in him to overcome it so easily, if ever. Some people could never overcome their upbringing. Sebastian had to constantly remind himself it was none of his business. They had agreed that
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