"wHaT iF i'M uSiNg HiM" what kind of weak ass plot conflict is this?

He is a dominant omega like his mother. He fears he is the same as her. She always told Etienne she loved him but at the same time strengthening her position by using him. He fears he is doing the same

So true and etienne may also think since he's so depraved from genuine love that he craves from his parents he's "using" shar to fill that void. Like come on man the author didnt just slap that shit as some weak plot conflict a lot of stuff were thought out for the story.

Fr. Etienne has trauma that goes back since he was a kid. The manipulation and lack of love is making it hard for him to accept his feelings for Rishar