they want lyle to be so submissive so bad and it sucks because he can't stand up for himself or say what he wants without being "punished" for it.... like what
You are right </3
Because Lyle is faced with “either tell me this thing or you have to safe word out” which is abuse. Safe words exist as an out in case things get bad, you should never be put in situation where you feel forced to safe word.
Additionally, Lyle literally thinks “What if Ash doesn’t like me anymore” so like. He is *not* in the right space to consent to play like this. He can *not* be trusted to safe word when he needs to. He is too scared of disappointing Ash to actually respect his own limits and boundaries.
all of that!!!
this!!! so glad I'm not the only one
Side note: when I first read this story, I noticed a lot of red flags that I ignored bcus the story kept being pushed as all green flags. Like a month ago I decided to catalog all of the stuff.
I got to ch8 before I got so incredibly triggered that I had to stop, because Ash’s behaviors were so eerily similar to the person who assaulted me. (Calling me cute and mocking me for being scared to name one)
Yeah IG my thing is if you go back and read it with a critical eye, Ash is always pushing Lyle’s boundaries and forcing him into uncomfortable situations.
VERY THIS!! I did notice and called out the red and orange flags from the begging. He's always had the upperhand in the relationship and would use Lyle's personality to his advantage. sure he's "better" than most other tops unfortunately, but thats because the bar is actually in hell when it comes to yaoi characters
also, I'm sorry to hear about your experience
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yeah i really think it’s a “the bar is hell” thing. since i started cataloging every time a BL i’ve read has something that would be rape irl i’ve noticed it’s in like. 90% of stories.
call me crazy but how is this consensual? Just because Lyle doesn't know how to say no.. like, he would literally never refuse, he'll do anything Ash asks even if he doesn't want to. he's too innocent, inexperienced, and struggles to express himself, and Ash knows that. Instead of trying to have a proper conversation, he decided a random roleplay was the way to go? I know most of you are eating this up and that's okay, but personally it's giving me the ick.
Ive really enjoyed this story, their relationship and dynamic.. but these past few chapters have not been doing it for me.