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Does he not feel emotions? I mean he states he can't feel emotions but he's pretty capable of expressing anger, he seems pretty emotional if you spare him after a neutral run, he did initially try to help the people he cared about, in a Geno run he goes out of his way to help you before telling you his life story; could this be called love? When he loses control he begins to shake and cry and wet himself (jk's on that last one, though if he had a body....). My point is despite what he say's there seems to be more going on than even he suspects.

I strongly suspect that Flowey may in fact be suffering from PTSD, emotional numbness and sporadic angry outburst are quite common for sufferers, along with unexpected and dramatic emotional episodes. Avoiding things that remind you of your experience is another common trait, he runs away from home, changes his name, there are even subtle hints like how he changes the opening screen from his own species to a loox. You could argue that Omega Flowey boss battle was him sort of re-enacting his own experience but with the roles reversed. Children who have undergone a traumatic experience will do this.

My point is that Floweys motives and actions are often more complex than people initially assume them to be, and the more you think about it the more blurred the line between Asriel and Flowey becomes. I'm not saying this to depress you, if anything it should be encouraging, it means that in the pacifist ending there is a chance Flowey/Asriel will be able to move on and mabye even find happiness, even as a Flower.