>>69917
>He also says in one part that all he wants is for his father to be proud of him, but it seems like he says that randomly because he can't find anything else that he really wants

pining for daddy's affection and his whole nice boy victim thing is his own self produced "narrative identity" for his own life. really it's his only identity. both a reason behind why he is the way he is but also sort of a shield of victimhood to hide behind. he's not emotionally dishonest and manipulative, sneaky, weak, perverted, etc etc he is a heckin victim of papa Gendo!!