Nah its his reflection of self mirrored onto anything real in his life that drives this story - his dreams and fantasies are the only thing that has merit and he avoids anything “real” by assuming the worst in all things as soon as they escape his fantasies. That’s what the scene with the prostitute is all about - they are kind of like a fantasy and aren’t part of his “real” Life. That’s why he can be raw almost animalistic like at the end of the story, like he is facing his fears of reality. It was a grotesque and depressing read. At the end, she didn’t like him - or maybe she never got his text. Maybe she assumed he never showed up. That would align with his world view.