To be clear, intention doesnt matter when you SA someone, he kissed her without her consent which is sexual assault end off. It is. Though, i dont think its deep enough that someone should drop the story because Aster instantly got karma and had his eye stabbed. Its a matter of preference.
I do 100% agree with you!
However, I do believe it is deep enough to drop b/c Aster never apologize for it and when I mean apologize it includes not only say sorry w/ ur words about repenting for ur actions/etc. but also with changed behavior; thus, w/ this missing I cannot continue reading because too much of a red flag… and also bleeds into rape culture n etc.
We all have our preferences, you shouldn't read what you dont like
While I do think forced kissing is a form of sexual assault I doubt because of how it was portrayed that it was ever intended to be seen as that. It's certainly is a kiss by surprise if anyone would consider that SA is up for debate. My comment was more directed at the fact that a lot of comments talk about the ml raping the FL. Which does not happen.
That's great too. Not all stories are for everyone. But I don't think this story or the author ever tries to portray aster as a healthy and good individual. On the contrary.
A lot of people have stopped reading because of this so:
People are either confusing the plot from the book FL read, where the ML was the villain who raped her brother who was the protagonist, with the actual story where she is the protagonist. Or they are either misinterpreting a scene
SPOILERS:
The scene being misinterpreted is the one where the FL is asking Aster to let her go, Aster tries to convince her to stay and kisses her. She pushes him away and tries to escape. Aster then grabs her hand not letting go, not with the intention to harm or her or SA her but tryiing to stop her from running away. The FL tries to resist and in the process stabs Aster in the eye, and she runs away. Aster is cries and still begs her to stay.
He doesn't hurt her or attack her, he has no intention of SA at any point. The kiss he gives her, while unrequited was without the intention of doing it against her will. Please stop spreading misinformation. I nearly stopped reading this manga because of the comments.