This story doesn’t give the uke enough time to really and truly think about what it means to be in a relationship and to be jealous and learn all of the semes good points and basically realise “oh damn… I’ve been in love with him all along and that’s why my relationships never work out!” But this story doesn’t have that. That’s a normal and really healthy way to portray straight x gay but this is just gay forcing straight into a relationship by holding their friendship hostage. The straight guy only agreed so the gay guy wouldn’t leave his side. Yes he may eventually fall for him but this book misses all the charm that is a straight x gay romance book. The end was cute but I don’t think it sits right with me that the uke only agreed because the seme one sidedly wanted to disappear. At the very least explain that it’s too hard to stay and that straight friend intimacy is very damaging when the gay guy is in love with you. Don’t just disappear because that puts it as HIS fault. It’s not his fault.
This story doesn’t give the uke enough time to really and truly think about what it means to be in a relationship and to be jealous and learn all of the semes good points and basically realise “oh damn… I’ve been in love with him all along and that’s why my relationships never work out!” But this story doesn’t have that. That’s a normal and really healthy way to portray straight x gay but this is just gay forcing straight into a relationship by holding their friendship hostage. The straight guy only agreed so the gay guy wouldn’t leave his side. Yes he may eventually fall for him but this book misses all the charm that is a straight x gay romance book. The end was cute but I don’t think it sits right with me that the uke only agreed because the seme one sidedly wanted to disappear. At the very least explain that it’s too hard to stay and that straight friend intimacy is very damaging when the gay guy is in love with you. Don’t just disappear because that puts it as HIS fault. It’s not his fault.