[url=https://www.ign.com/articles/baldurs-gate-3-final-interview-game-of-the-year-2023-characters-endings]The problem with the metaphor is the Larian-delivery, in that it’s as cack-handed as it gets. No build up (it’s never suggested The Emperor is sexually repressed), then suddenly out of the blue he has his top off and is trying to ‘game’ you.
I saw the buildup. Obviously you missed it, but this did not come out of the blue. Before that the emperor literally gave you the option to kill them if you did not trust them. That’s a depth of trust that is hard to match — and one that hints at possible attraction (though that’s not the only possible explanation).
If you never experienced a level of trust sufficient that you would bare your throat to someone who almost lost sanity because you knew they would not hurt you even in that state, then you may not be able to emphasize with that. But this experience was real and as such the emperors approach felt pretty plausible (and foreshadowed) to me.
