I liked it until

Yeah, I agree. In Therapy Game things seem a bit more "natural" (Minato seems to genuinly enjoy being bottom and Shizuma is a total power top), whereas in her first series Sensei used a few more typical Yaoi clichés, which is sad since I think she made really good characters who are not your average stereotypes otherwise.

Well let me tell you something this is actually natural too. Cause if you think of it the difference between this uke & Minato is that Minato was already gay & had more experience with men before he started his romance Shizuma, but this Shouhei it was his first man & as a sister of a gay guy i can tell you that this happen to him, even though almost all his life he dated girls, he never had sexual relations with them & when he finally had his first boyfriend & he was the bottom, he was curios about top even though for society he looks totally like a stereotype bottom but it's not like he doesn't enjoy or something... And belive me even though i love yaoi, sometimes it's a little bit too much wierd when my brother tell me his experiences cause it's not like i want to imagine him at all lol ヾ(❀╹◡╹)ﾉ~

Oh, I'm totally on the same page with you! What i meant was actually Itsukis character in that context - he's has a really interesting personality overall, but in that regard he is a stereotype Seme, who doesn't want to be topped, period.
On the other hand, i think she portrayed Shouhei beautifully as both an adult but also somewhat inexperienced and especially naive lover. My critique was meant for Itsuki, sorry, might have worded it wrongly ╮(￣▽￣)╭

ahhh....but that too is a real thing. There are many gay men I have met who simply refuses to bottom or refuses to top. It's nothing to do with ego, it's more like the type of pleasure you choose to have in bed, or the type of dynamics you prefer in bed. Long term partners have this kind of issue as well.

I understand that, my issue was with how the seme approached it, y’know? He should have been more clear than using manipulation tactics, and actaully had a discussion with the Uke. Manipulation is not Healthy.

Absolutely not! I 100% agree with you, it's the most rotten thing ever! However in real life the one shown above is true, at least cause that has happened to me too. So well, I can say I can relate to it maybe?

Oh it's okay hehe i completely understand, but i agree with Sneha it's not about breaking your ego or just because if you let somebody do that you're less or something but even in that things some people like to chose a role when it comes to relationships or sexual relations (=・ω・=)