*rubbing.my.temples.with.the.tips.of.my.index.fingers*

Is it really grooming if he had no presence in his life and just enacted safety protocols to keep him from dying?

....Well, maybe. 'Grooming is the practice of preparing or training someone for a particular purpose or activity.'
So knowing about Nux and trying to keep Nux alive so they could copulate at one point..
that's a 'preparation' .....*shrug*Idk, My comment wasn't meant to be a nasty remark, Im down bad for this story ...i love loVE LOVE IT. Period.