I mean, to be direct about it, desire comes from the brain. The poor dude just didn’t have a body to be horny with. Also, genitals operate on a slightly different circuit, so they often can remain functional even if voluntary things have been knocked out.
He was paralyzed from the neck down. Puberty was probably mostly a squeaky voice and inconvenient growth spurt.
I mean, to be direct about it, desire comes from the brain. The poor dude just didn’t have a body to be horny with. Also, genitals operate on a slightly different circuit, so they often can remain functional even if voluntary things have been knocked out.