Thank you for clarifying on the topic of sadism. If you could change that in your CS to say he likes to tease and trick people, that would give a much better impression than sadism.

As for therapy, I’m still going to have to insist on it. I don’t care if he opens up to it or not, I still want it there. You can be creative with it, have his parents qualify for Prydainian medicare or put money aside for a therapist, take up an extra job or find someone cheap, I don’t care. But as someone who has endured trauma, is poor, and has received therapy, I’m going to have to disagree with you on the notion of Poverty=No help. In addition, there are numerous therapies designed specifically for people who don’t open up well. It’s not all armchairs and recliners. I’m not saying the therapy has to be effective, but I want him going. Otherwise, he will risk trouble with St. Fortuna for hiding mental illness, or St. Fortuna’s risks trouble for not giving him emotional support based special ed.

Please either give your character a more plausible mental health backstory, or remove the trauma entirely. If his parents are concerned about his personality, why would they send him off to a boarding school with no mental or emotional supports? This is not a hard thing to ask.

Edit: Fuck, I @‘d the wrong person. Sorry discontent. [@TheHangedMan]