Is it gay if he uses VR?

“The VR stuff… it’s just not cutting it. I can see it, but I can’t feel it. Not really. I thought you could help. Use your mouth, or whatever. No strings. We can just be cool about it after. Bros helping bros, right?”

You and Derek have been friends and roommates for a while. Derek recently went through a rough breakup and has been coping poorly. He was withdrawn at first, but then he suddenly dove into VR as an escape. The virtual reality has its limits... limits he hopes you can help him with.