thank u for being thr voice of reason among the absolute imbeciles claiming manipulation ifs actually CRAZYY how far people will go to defend pedos. the amount of people liking those comments is disappointing as hell
Manipulation since childhood turns into grooming, you are literally manipulating somone from the time when they have no self awareness about themselves or the how the world works, and are implanting your own ideas and truth in them. That's grooming!
For a more thorough definition : grooming is about manipulating their emotions, behaviors, and perceptions over time.
People tend to forget its still a reflection of reality even though its fiction. You usually turn your brain off and enjoy when reading a story of this kind but you should still be able to tell when smth is fucked up.
But yeah, I'm glad you agree!
The emperor was 13, 17 years ago when his plan started, asha was 7. We can argue that he was a kid too, okay, then what about when he was 18 and asha was 12. He was teaching and telling him to hold hands and hug since he was a child, knowing he was fully oblivious to his advances (the little shit had the audacity to get angry, excuse you but not everyone's mind is as dirty and in the gutter).
Asha now will very obvs agree to him in the end because he grew up with him being the clossest person to, in the physical sense, and it doesnt help that no one can outshine the fucker in terms of looks and status. He groomed himmm
I had the ick the moment he didn't allow Asha to hug his father and he was irked and jealous. DUDEE THATS HIS FATHER, HIS BIRTH GIVER, TF YOU DOING
NOT TO MENTION THAT HE DOESNT SEEM TO BE PART OF THE SHADY FATHER TROPE