switch up is insane

I 100% agree, i couldn’t rlly enjoy the chapters bc lyle was in pain ik most authors perceive ruts as this period of like no consent…but i was hoping w this author it’d be a little different, yk less generic and rapey. ik everyone was raving about ash’s dominance in these chapters but my baby lyle was hurt

I personally think that no “bdsm etiquette” is needed. You’re right, I found Ash a bit odd here. I did not like how ash made lyle release in that weird manner which lyle had said he did not like. That was something he had NOT CONSENTED TO. Other than that, everything was consensual. Sorry to rub it in your face but if you put up a contract, the other end very desperate and you maintain the contract for a few days and say “oh sorry too much can’t do it” when the contract had heavily emphasised on the fact that it’s risky and you can’t back down in less than a year; the only deserving is being forced to do so. It’s true, Lyle could’ve given him a break. Omegaverse is a trash genre, imo, this is the second omega verse I’ve read, and this is the only omegaverse I’ve liked. It’s normalised inhuman and animalistic qualities which I feel like blankets fetishes. But this one had none, except two or three here and there. If you think it’s “non con rapey stuff” I’m so sorry to break it to you, this was 10 chapters, you could have skipped it? Why read all of it and say “nah, could’ve been better”

Also, about the “enthusiastic consent”, that would completely break apart lyle’s character. He’s stiff and can barely process or even show emotions. He’s confused himself which is SO VERY CLEAR every chapter. The characterisation, the feeling of love and the plot in general is so beautifully shown in an omegaverse that I really have no complains. Lyle isn’t someone who knows how to BREAK boundaries, he only knows how to make them. He cannot even speak for himself, he cannot basically look after himself properly at all. Ash on the other hand is one of the most caring person I’ve ever seen in an omegaverse plot. It’s like a switch in their character, Lyle being more like ash whilst ash being more like lyle these chapters. You’re right, it’s great to have characters enthusiastically consent, but there are deeper plots, there are deeper subjects, and some people can be confused, sad or angry; and actions depend on that emotion. Not all the time would consent be “let’s have sex and I’ll be acting very happy during it”. They can be confused about their decision, they can be upset about it too, they can be weirded out by it too. Sometimes they want to stop actually, but then there are times they are CONFUSED. In this specific place, lyle is clearly CONFUSED. He would’ve imo be fine with both stopping and going on. It simply took a toll on his physical health.

bro its just a hint of criticism whats the big deal? some people liked the intesne non con some didnt like it

criticism and their opinion. they read it bc they obv like the story. some great stories have flaws thats ok

Of course. It’s for the public to view and comments. You critiqued, I did take it into consideration but I put out my thoughts too.

(replying to both comments) yeah maybe BDSM etiquette is the wrong phrase; i meant more like the proper context for consent. however, saying someone deserves to be forced to have sex is a bit deranged. saying it’s risky is not actually informing lyle of the risks. i still read it because i like the story, but i’m disappointed that the author choose to make the situation so ambiguous.

lyle is constantly unsure about whether he likes and wants things, but imo “this is strange, i don't know if i like this” is what u say when ur unsure, not “this is strange, please stop i don’t want this”. also, ash in rut wouldn’t respect if lyle didn't want to continue, and lyle had no way of stopping him. it didn’t matter whether lyle was enthusiastically consenting, confused, or genuinely wanted our because the sex would continue anyway. this illusion of consent is a situation the author put them in, and it’s why people had more issues with this than any other scene where lyle was unsure

My apologies, I shouldn’t have said they deserved to be forced to have sex. In all honesty that wasn’t what I meant, but to only blame Ash in this situation had pissed me off. Yes lyle wasn’t informed of the risks, but I think he’s known ash for quite some time to know what he’s capable of. Yes, his rut went on for three days where lyle thought it would go on for a day, but he literally gave up after one round. It could’ve been better if they spoke out before about the “ruts” they go through before this encounter but I think it played out smoothly because taking in consideration of lyle’s character, they barely communicate. The author decided to blur the consent in here, and trust me after dwelling into bls I’ve seen these bullshit a lot, but the thing is, the author made BOTH of their actions SHIT for sex. If seen very realistically, lyle would’ve been traumatised but no he seems to have no mental problems. And even more realistically lyle shouldn’t have been so eager to help him when he KNEW what he was dealing with because as I said, he gave up in one round. But then again, he mentioned how ash would continue having sex with him even after he was tired and wanted to stop which he had no problems of and in fact seemed eager, I think it’s the problem of both here, to depict lyle in this manner and to change ash’s characteristics completely. Personally, the sex was downright bad which ruined the character building; besides the art, but simply blaming ash is also enraging me.