Yes, I too feel like their relationship is full of red flags. For example, they don't even have a healthy sex life, Carlyle doesn't even feel the confidence to start things or prevent himself for saying "Stop! No!" everytime Ash initiates sex. I feel like... They don't even look comfortable together.
FINALLY SOMEONE WHO THINKS THE SAME AS ME!!!
Don't get me wrong, I do like the story, but I whole-heartedly believe Karlyle deserves to finally be able to express himself freely. And by the time they were together, I would have thought he might have felt safer with Ash, but it's the complete opposite! He's barely changed and that wounds me because he's such a nice character ☹
yes i agree.. its sad bc i used to thing this story was quite pure, but its quite obvious theirs a power dynamic that ash takes advantage of. and i also feel that lyle has lost completely lost his structure and alpha charm? hes now smaller than ash, and he is more insecure and hesitant at basically everything??
Bruh finally I found my people
FINALLY
Oh Dear lord, yes. When I first read this story, I was a lot immature in understanding the true meaning of consent and feeling safe in a relationship. Then I reread this again, and I started realizing how much Ash was taking Lyle's insecurities granted, but unknowingly... I felt like many of his actions were toxic and could be flagged red. Most of the readers here have read characters much worse than this and might have had their morals diluted by this time. For me, I am slowly getting disgusted by this Ash's personality. But then again, thinking this is just fiction helps me.
omg, i thought it was just me. when you look into them deeper, their relationship is not very much of a "green flag". maybe like, yellow?
oh brother
Alright so I'm almost finished with my masters degree in psychology so I think I might be qualified to say that I think their relationship is not healthy. Of course this is fictional but I can't bear this anymore. Ash keeps putting Carlyle in situations he clearly doesn't want to be in and only gives him an out by giving him ultimatums he knows Carlyle won't be able to do or of he is doesn't give in if his ultimatum is fulfilled. The consent Carlyle gives is very much not honest and without second thought of Ash and I can't but think that Carlyle shows signs of being scared of Ash.
Carlyle dies not feel save enough to tell Ash if he wants to stop anything during intimacy and if he does say so it is mostly getting ignored.
He doesn't tell Ash if he has other problems or feels sad or has a question because he thinks he is going to be judged. That of course is not Ash's fault but the fact that he noticed but doesn't change the fact that Carlyle is unable to be honest by showing and telling him he is save just further makes me think he doesn't really care about Carlyle.
Please keep in mind that this is only my opinion after reading everything up to the side.7 and English is not my first language. You can have different opinions or came to a different conclusion but this is how I feel about their relationship.