>>6475102A villain finding some form of Stockholm-ish comfort in the hero and vice versa is a fairly common and interesting trope in comics, only a colossal faggot would unironically think it's gay. The Killing Joke is a fairly good example.
>>6475123In all fairness, that ain't such a bad metaphor for gender dysphoria. People feeling disconnected from their sexual identity is an actual thing independently of how you might feel about transsexuality.