You get it
Up until now, everything has been, to some extent, consensual between them. Yeonjo had a plan and was using his body to fulfill it on his own terms. Heeryang said from the beginning that he had no interest in forcing himself on Yeonjo. So I assume that’s why the rape and confinement is jarring to some.
However, I agree. I’m not surprised that this is where we’ve wound up, given the events that have led up to this point. I’m also not going to get upset and drop it. The only thing that puts me off a story is horrible writing or extreme gore (I have mirror touch synesthesia. Killing Stalking made me so uncomfortable at certain parts).
Anyway, see you all next Season.
This comic has NEVER acted like it wouldn’t have rape. Coercion, rape, blurred lines, crossed lines, mistreatment, etc has been heavily implied. Hell, Yeonjo was planning to treat him kindly like a honey trap just so he could poison the Seme. And then everyone is aghast with horror when seme rapes Yeonjo and chains his legs. It’s so that he can’t get away. Because obviously uke was crafty enough to get out and discreetly receive a highly volatile poison. He won’t kill him— not because Ike thinks being alive and raped is worse then death— but because he is enamored. Hence him reminiscing on the memories of early fall. He’s remembering it in wanting to go back, to have that moment again. He was content.
It’s fudging psycho. The both of them. I hope they have a HEA. Jaded as hell, but they deserve it.