I mean with the ban on dating guests then who else has he been able to date for the last how many hundreds of years? The master? Typically women were not in positions of power very often more than a hundred years ago, so chances are most of the past hotels owners were men, maybe a few anthros as well? With homosexuality being more welcome now than it was back then the chances of Asterion dating a male Hotel owner had to have been slim to none. And he commonly refers to himself as a beast, as an abomination. For the owner of the hotel, a human owner, to lust after his physical form has to be unthinkable to him. I kind of want to see how he reacts to the furry community, that would be awkward and hilarious. Seriously though, this guy has never been seen as a treasure, and every night he goes to bed lonely. That first night of him sleeping in the Master's bed with the master snuggled up in his and happy to be there, the kind of thoughts that will be going through Asterion's soul & heart will be a war of doubt versus hope. I know I'll be hugging my pillow & weeping that night after reading that.