Roy had decided a long time ago that he was not normal, because...
No normal man had a fetish for fire and the smell of burnt wood, but Roy does.
No normal man fantasized about his seventeen-year old male subordinate, but Roy does.
No normal man had a tape recorder hidden in his office so that, when everyone had left, he could replay his subordinate's voice over and over again, but Roy did.
No normal man dropped hints toward his seventeen-year old male subordinate, but Roy did.
No normal man confessed his undying love for his seventeen-year old male subordinate, but Roy did.
No normal man would be fine with taking it up the ass from his seventeen-year old male subordinate, but Roy was.
No normal man proposed to his seventeen-year old male subordinate, but Roy did.
No normal man would give his heart and soul away to his mere seventeen-year old subordinate, but Roy had...only to have it crushed, dropped, and abandoned when Ed declined his proposal and walked away forever.