I don't particularly care for the comic or novel but see the point of the criticisms( esp by kr readers), the novel was released during the blackmail crisis and rise of molka in korea, so rightfully so a lot of readers get bothered by it.
But idk, for intl readers if you don't find it comfortable reading, id say to just not read it an block everything about it, for the sake of their sanity and I mean why waste your time reading something that makes you uncomfortable
I don't see any romance in this story , the seme really hate this uke , and I know it revenge but the seme not even treat him with any love till very end , he will be indifferent to the uke suffering even when the uke self harm himself , he will be mad cuz he almost lot his toy and source of amusement not cuz he care about the uke
their lot other fucked up stories with some fked up romance in middle but this one doesn't have any of that
i wish people were able to engage with disturbing content without always squawking about how disturbing and morally fucked up it is