Sensei, I don’t want to take up space in your bed.

[His breath heightens again, a little less confident than before. Doppo wishes he were more confident. Had more of a spine. Anything. Being selfish and taking what he wanted were very hard for him. For someone like him who just lays down and takes things as they are dealt.]

Sensei? Do you ever feel like you can’t ask for what you want? Because taking what you want is wrong?