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Seeing those red panels is giving me hope Jo will use that gun in protecting Ian one day, without guilt tripping, and to see what's he's fully capable of doing for the one he's in love with. We don't know much about him, so seeing him, a regular guy, development into this different life will be intriguing.
I did see a few spoiler regarding the next two chapter and I can say 59 definitely hits hard in how Ian sees himself. He doesn't think highly of himself or gives himself self-worth he deserves. He always thinks he's dirty and used up basically giving rather than wanting. Here is a prime example, he doesn't necessarily say he wants it, he says it's what tj been wanting.
But still at least for him, he still controlling who he goes to. In his profile when wetsand released it said Ian doesn't stop those who go to him, nor prevents them when they want leave. So if he sees someone who does want him he'll go along because for him that's still his control in allowing it. Then when they leave he doesn't force them to stay like how David did to him. I hope what I'm saying makes sense.
Anyway, there's so many thing readers miss regarding Ian and I feel like could be one of them. I think this chapter (59) is meant to show us Ian mental state regarding how he views sex, which some have already pointed out that sex is a form of coping for him.