I COMPLETELY AGREE!!!!! During side 6, I literally said aloud, wow this is honestly really manipulative. I feel like it's already been expressed that Ash is actually quite domineering and takes on the role of a toxic and incredible possessive person in a relationship, but sometimes it really does rub me the wrong way because I genuinely feel like Lyle follows whatever Ash says only because he loves him and not because he actually wants to engage in specific plays. I really wish there was a proper conversation so that Lyle could actually gain interest and start to do things HE wants instead of just continuing the pattern of trying to please the people he loves. Like I thought the WHOLE point in him being with Ash was to finally put himself first and choose what he wanted in life, but now it feels like Ash is taking advantage of that and Lyle is once again, just following. AND I KNOW they do undeniably love each other, but it really does just feel so prickly to me...
Tbh I don’t think the “stuff” for this was necessary. I know from the chapters ash is a great green flag to Lyle, but the side chapters just made me uncomfortable. I read the last extra chapter on another site and I didn’t find it really good. I feel like they just made the last sex scene for views but Ash felt very manipulative to Lyle during it. Lyle had no idea how to express his thoughts of marriage so instead of talking about it like how’d they usually did, Ash ‘punished’ him to start talking. It was really uncomfortable to read and I kinda wish they just made the last few eps fluff. I’m happy they got married though, hoping they stay happy for life