Listen I enjoy them freak4freak as much as the next person but this is also important to me
They don't know they're aspec, they just accidentally ended up in a relationship where their dynamic is perfectly balanced without using labels (just like their son).
Shane was hard to conceive because neither of them love having sex, but Yuna had a stronger dislike of doctors and especially fertility doctors, so they did it the traditional way.
They both think that high sex drives are made up for movies and social clout. Especially David, who grew up playing hockey and watching his teammate's performative masculinity.
Pre-sexual awakening (Ilya) their style of parenting worked well for Shane. Their version of the Talk was very clinical and they told him that he should never feel pressured to have sex, that it was normal to not want it as much as people and Hollywood might make it seem.
Once Shane starts noticing men though? The strength of his desire makes him feel even more strange. He would never have talked to his parents about it, but now it's definitely off the table.
After he comes out, David and Yuna have a steep learning curve. They'd assumed their son was like them (maybe they still thought he might be gay since he never seemed to form a romantic connection with a woman) while in reality he spent years risking his career to have no strings attached sex with his rival, and now they have to call ahead if they want to go by Shane's house without getting an eyeful because those two are fucking all the time.
After Shane comes out to them, Yuna starts researching the community and how to be a better ally. This is the first time she hears the term asexual referring to humans instead of plants. She sends David the article and he texts back a few minutes later, "Hey, this sounds like us"
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