I feel like none of them really acknowledge neither how badly the duke treated him before (shaming him, rape/non-con, leaving bruises) or how he was drugged and raped by the other guys. I mean, Jace is dumb, no question about it, but the duke is stupid too, believing Jace would want to jump into a relationship with him directly after all that.
Sometimes it feels like they show the effect of assault properly like when Jace, in pain and disheveled, told the kid they could go to the circus, or when he was trembling in fear and shame from feeling the effect of the aphrodisiac and told the duke he wasn't promiscuous (obviously traumatised from when the duke assaulted him saying it was okay since he would do it with anyone). But then in other instances it's like none of the trauma ever happened.
About the duke helping him when he was drugged, I would have supported it if he only focused on pleasing and helping Jace, but it felt kinda disingenuous when he took advantage of the situation to get some dick action himself.
I feel like none of them really acknowledge neither how badly the duke treated him before (shaming him, rape/non-con, leaving bruises) or how he was drugged and raped by the other guys. I mean, Jace is dumb, no question about it, but the duke is stupid too, believing Jace would want to jump into a relationship with him directly after all that.
Sometimes it feels like they show the effect of assault properly like when Jace, in pain and disheveled, told the kid they could go to the circus, or when he was trembling in fear and shame from feeling the effect of the aphrodisiac and told the duke he wasn't promiscuous (obviously traumatised from when the duke assaulted him saying it was okay since he would do it with anyone). But then in other instances it's like none of the trauma ever happened.
About the duke helping him when he was drugged, I would have supported it if he only focused on pleasing and helping Jace, but it felt kinda disingenuous when he took advantage of the situation to get some dick action himself.