Kaitlin answers “Did Strane really love Vanessa at any...”

Amanda asked this question about My Dark Vanessa:

Did Strane really love Vanessa at any point throughout this?

Kaitlin No. He was sexually fixated on her because he's a pedophile. This becomes obvious through his loss of interest in Vanessa as she reaches adulthood as …moreNo. He was sexually fixated on her because he's a pedophile. This becomes obvious through his loss of interest in Vanessa as she reaches adulthood as well as through his ever-changing fixation on various students who seem interchangeable as long as they are young enough. His claiming to love Vanessa is both a way to manipulate her and also a way to delude himself into thinking he's not such a terrible human being.(less)

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