Asking for verbal consent doesn’t work

At a Japan guesthouse, he slept 6 a.m.–7 p.m. to avoid noisy groups, then befriended an Iranian woman with anxiety. After shared meals and YouTube, he asked for sex; she revealed a boyfriend, gently refused, and they resumed friendship. He values direct answers despite humiliation and remotely pranked noisy Mario Kart players, stopping when his laughter made him obvious.

A recurring pattern appears: social withdrawal coexists with sudden romantic idealization and direct risk-taking.