Omg I couldn't agree more I had the same feeling... Like okay you rejected him for years, made hit think you resented him, and than ran away in the end... all cause you wanted to uphold some standard of a nobleman and servant relationship without any self-sacrifice, and because he might he to give it away to be with you... yet you only accept him in the end after he threw everything away... I really wanted Arthur to give up on him, I'm glad he was happy in the end, but the idea that he had to chase and sacrifice everything for a person who wouldn't do the same for him pissed me off... I'm rambling but I had really strong feelings about this one... even when Carel stated Arthur was taking everything from him, like uh he was been tryna leave Arthur he was only there because Arthur begged him to be, and he eventually got frustrated and let him go, that hurt Arthur more than anyone... Ultimately it was a good read but I see why it's a 8.2... I really did pity Arthur in the end he deserved so much more than Laurent...
If the story ended when the use left, it'd be unsatisfactory, but this even makes me feel more irritated when the relationship is so one-sided like this
This is ironic
You think of yourself as merely a servant, and your master loving you and you loving him are not right
SO
You're not contented till he threw away everything, became someone of the lower class just to love you
The ending, though beautiful, is like a slap at my face. This is like wanting someone of the better to become worse to have the right to love you, if not, you two cant be together because of the society =)))))))))
In the end, only the seme had to do everything from confessing to sacrificing. Nice!