AGREED. I felt some sadness for Souma after learning his history, however none of his past could ever justify what he did to Masataka. I could also get on board with Masataka forgiving Souma, because ultimately that was freeing for Masataka and would help him move forward... but I could not justify the whole "I've now fallen in love with Souma" because that is pretty twisted. To fall for a rapist... sheesh. I was happy that Masataka didn't die with Souma though... I thought that was the route the story would take. Thankfully Masataka will continue living and hopefully won't let what happened with Souma or that family define his life.
FACTS
Masataka deserved better.
I'm not talking about "he deserved to live a happy life with Souma," but rather Masataka didn't deserve to go through an entire story's worth of trauma to fall in love with his rapist. But then again, there wouldn't be a story without drama, and it wouldnt have been interesting if it were just a slice of life period piece (or would it?). Don't get me wrong, I loove dark stories and mysteries, I appreciate the complexity in this one, and the storytelling is very nice; but I'm afraid that I draw the line at... the romance here.
Yeah, Souma's gone through shit and a butt ton of trauma, and he also deserved better - doesn't justify his actions though. When he got stabbed I was like, "oh, okay." The only character I cared about throughout the entire story was Masataka, and he went through Quite A Bit Of Shit.
At least Masataka is out of that messed up household and can go on with his life.