Omg! I have been feeling the same! Thank you for your thoughts! I am just fascinated as well considering Brett has almost always get his. And hayden have just recently standing his ground this season. Even knowing he can’t control his rut and it was thanks to this “relationship” that he can but now that he is able to put up his own rules it be difficult for Brett since I don’t know if Brett is ready or can comprehend this yet. And the author already confirmed that there be noncon it will take a lot of while for the two of them to come to an understanding but that’s why I’m curious. Brett is very mysterious throughout this entire series even now I still cannot read him or what he even want. That is why I am curious to know. So with this noncon violent tendency right now I hope the author ties it together well. Because hayden just confessed and even saved him too so aaahhh
i'm super intrigued by this development! in a way it's harkening back to the darker, non-con ish beginning of the series and a reminder of just how much brett values his dominance in a relationship and in life generally...hayden saying that he wants to end their transactional, sexual relationship (the one that was set in place by brett) and brett is like HELL NO. so brett is trying to do the same thing as the beginning of the series and "force" hayden to "confront" his "animal/sexual" nature so that he has no choice but to rekindle that transactional, sexual relationship (and so that Brett can "win" and set the terms of the relationship again). it really is a battle for dominance between them but it's not just two powerful alphas duking it out, it's two ppl battling for dominance in worldview and in terms of their relationship. SO COOL and well done by the author.
i see some ppl are put off but honestly i'm into it...brett is easygoing and chill when things are on his terms and go his way (which is almost ALWAYS) so it's fascinating to start seeing how he might react when things are more out of his control...i can see a lot of "brett bites off more than he can chew" in this season as he realizes his limits? bc i know hayden will put up a really good fight (and imo we'll get a darker side of him as well) anyways, the author said that this season would be dark and aggressive so we might be getting more questionable, non-con-ish moments and tbh it makes sense to me thematically (sexuality has portrayed with some violence in this series as part of the a/b/o worldview). i'm soo excited to see how this develops i love this series so much <3
some side thoughts: speaking of brett biting off more than he can chew, him noticing that he's being suspected by the police and then eyeing that new redhead who has a relationship with said police. i can see brett planning something like WHAT ARE YOU PLANNING BRETT calm down with the manipulations and scheming!!! don't get arrested!!!!
also when are we ever going to see brett in rut? we've seen hayden in rut like three times but zero for brett???
finally: sorry to the side story but enough....i feel like it's only purpose is to showcase how interesting the main couple is in comparison fljdasffda