
Huh? It is not there for you to change your mind about him. People can use critical thinking. They can mourn the child while holding the adult accountable. His version of both I mean. He was also abused brutally, mentally and physically. He also had to survive. He build his world around that.
I will and does not excuse what he has done.
It is however human. People are not black and white. We all make choices that are shaped and in turn shape our life. And as humans do, we deal with trauma differently, some heal from it, some don't and some become it.

So what do you want. No backstory? He's just born evil? If you want a bland story there are so many to read with 2 dimensional characters. Giving a bad character a backstory is actually good storytelling. I'm assuming you're under 19 years old but it's actually not "forcing you to sympathize" it's just an average backstory.
Please stop seeing the world in black and white. It'll only make you a better person in the long run !

I understand that his backstory is annoying mostly when you dislike seeing the character in general (its the same for me) but we cant go past his backstory i fear since hes a major character in this story so for more closure i guess but yeah at least we saw a glimpse of ruby when she was a bit younger, at least something to look forward to
I don't care! I don't give a flying shit!
You can be given me 4 chapters of his backstory or 20 chapters. Nothing can change my mind. The trauma Ceasar has given to her across not one but two lifetimes will not disappear, even if anybody tries to appeal through his struggles. Nothing justifies the physical and sexual abuse he has inflicted upon her. You do not kiss forcibly, beat somebody, or tie them , even if same has happened to you.
And this latest chapter showed that he wasn't even a child when he starting doing this to her. He was a full grown adult ,I guess. So no , it's not childhood trauma , it's just his obsession for her.
He is the worst bastard and nothing's changing. That's it