
tbh that’s the biggest difference with gay stories vs straight romance that includes rape from the romantic lead. gender power dynamics are difficult to avoid when stories include dark topics and explorations of a twisted romance. i also can’t stand m/f pairings like these because it comes from a place of an unsettling oppression no matter how hard it tries to distance itself. it always feels like it stems from the patriarchy instead of a true enemies to lovers. compared to bl or gl where rape or sa can be used but then given a different complexity or meaning given more context (and no the sexual violence isnt justified just because it’s gay !!)

That’s kinda messed up lol. Though I think I get your sentiment. No offense meant in my statement.
Guys raping guys is just as bad. The sexual assault of any individual regardless of gender is awful and equally and as emotionally, physically, and mentally damaging. There’s definitely the case to be made that childhood and adolescent trauma is worse but again I think on the lines of gender it is still equally as damaging.
Obviously this is fiction….but I hope that feeling doesn’t matriculate into how you view assaults in the real world.

Oh god you put it into words... That's exactly how I feel...
Sa is horrible irrespective of the gender but I can still tolerate it in bl or gl but I'm m/f stories i lose my mind.
It triggers me so much I end up dropping the story in the middle especially when I find out the FL and ML will become a romantic pair.

well… that’s not really what they were saying though so it wouldn’t be messed up. it’s not about real morals and views which are completely out of question. there was no justification for real male on male sexual violence. it’s okay to have nuanced opinions about rape in fiction when it pertains to how dark fiction is written
you can’t deny m/m rape stems from a different place than m/f rape although the crime itself is the same. think of the centuries of oppression women have faced, it’s a logical conclusion that someone couldn’t handle straight sa > gay sa in romances. in these conversations, it never centers whether rape is good or bad. we know it’s horrible that’s undebatable, but someone’s tolerance for who it gets depicted against can be different for a very valid reason (the literal patriarchy)

Male on male rape stems from the same places as male of female rape or female on female or female on male. Even if less reported and or enacted.
Rape is rape. It’s about power and disregarding another person autonomy and personhood for one’s own gratification. It’s a violent act of domination that leaves the mind, body, and spirit forever changed. This does not change based on gender.
I can concede that someone’s tolerance for it could vary I guess. Though I don’t think that it should and I feel it could be a bit insensitive to frame it that way.
As a queer man and a survivor I see rape as a crime against humanity. For me the gender doesn’t even matter.
But everyone is of course entitled to their view on the matter it’s interesting to hear and discuss.
Idk if it's just me but if Keith was a woman I'd have hated this story so fucking much man I can't stand women in toxic relationships or getting r@ped in the name of romance but I'm enjoying this story a lot just cause it's BL I think something is wrong with me