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lover?”\n\n“I……don’t have a lover.”\n\nTatsumi
brought the thoroughly tepid tea to his mouth as he smiled bitterly.
\n\n“It’s embarrassing to say, but I’ve never had anything like
a lover before. Even now.”\n\n“Not even once?”\n\n“Yes.
Not even once.”\n\n“I see.”\n\n“……what do you
mean by that?”\n\nHe wondered if he was making a face
that made him look like a total virgin. He couldn’t actually deny
that he wasn’t. Girls from the lower grades would confess they liked
him when he could see, but that was about it. He had never gone out
with anyone. He was still mentally and physically young then, so he
never felt it was necessary. Even during puberty he didn’t really
feel those sort of desires. He was sexually inexperienced, but also
felt depressed about losing his sight one day, so he never felt the need. Parting with friends or a lover once he lost his sight may have
been even more difficult. On the other hand, even when he actually
did lose his sight, his interest in those sort of things was the same