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Oh gosh i hate that too, i found two stories by the same author where this is not the case at all, the uke in these stories is the perfect anti dote to damsel in distress trope, they stand up for themselves and even have lines like "I'll fight with you till death"
Try checking these two out in this specific order, i promise you won't regret it at all.
Song of Reverberation
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/song_of_reverberation/
The Promise
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/the_promise/
I was so excited when mc first fought back really early in the story. I was like “YES, the uke will finally have power in this dynamic” but it never happened, and it just got worse and worse. Why do uke’s always lose, they never have the upper hand