To anyone thinking of reading this: my advice would be to read the first 5 chapters and t...

I put this on-hold because I was waiting for more chapters, so I don't know about the cheating . Can you tell me who cheats/which couple it involves? Cheating is just something I hate so I'm probably going to drop this

Cheating is a strong word for it but basically, I would count it as such if it was my own relationship.
*SPOILERS*
Basically the uke decided to not date the Lucas and tries to be a dick to stop him from being interested. This just turns into a super hot S&M scene (yummy) but then after he calls off dating and breaks the seme's heart intentionally "because he's too young" then he heads straight to a gay bar to hook up with a rando. He then is unhappy because the rando wants to hook up again and hands him his card. He keeps the card to see this guy again but tells himself "it's for no reason" implying he feels guilty. This was hours or days after breaking up with the seme. Then not even a week later he is back on track for a happy ending with his sweetheart after "giving in to his feelings" but the one night stand is never discussed nor it the scumbag he hooked up with brought back for drama/reconciliation. It just feels out of place and makes him seem like a terrible person.

I get that most yaoi relationships, especially the fluffy/smutty ones, are unrealistic. Especially a story with an age gap. But the half hearted doses of realism are jarring and unnecessary imo. It's not like I expect all characters to be without flaws either, but the problem is that the author made the seme into a precious bean that is flawless. He IS the cinnamon roll we all love and deserve, so pairing him with an uke that is so flawed makes me uncomfortable. I would've preferred either both flawed or both perfect. If you don't know what I mean by flawed, refer to "If You Hate Me So" the second couple in that story are the villains in the love story of the first couple. Totally fucked up in the head, but watching them fall in love and accept each others flaws is so good to read. But in a relationship with a perfect character and an imperfect character, it will fall apart as soon as the perfect character finds out. The imperfect one will always be the one "one sidedly being accepted" and never have the moral high ground, not exactly good to read.

Long story short: I'm also not a fan of cheating in stories so there is definitely some bias here. This is far from the worst manga I've read, I just think it needed some editing here or there to make is worth reading for me personally.

Thanks for the reply! The story sounds like it became way too much of a headache for me to continue enjoying

I'm pretty bummed too, the art is so nice and the seme is so cute, but it happens
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