this is so well put I rlly couldn’t have said it better.
Thanks! The chapter had me feeling some kinda way, but I guess I wasn't expecting all the heat, back and forth, in the comments. So, it got me thinking. Lol.
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So well put!!! Yes!! MD knows about Chanwoo's shitty relationships and how important their dom/sub relationship is to him, and yet he uses that against him. Chanwoo is there willingly but he was actually pretty much coerced into it bc MD made clear that by refusing he would lose him, and Chanwoo would do anything to avoid that
I don't know enough about the whole sub/dom relationship dynamic to really say much in the way of whether or not Chanwoo and MD's mannerisms are toxic or healthy, or whatever. I enjoy the story and their relationship for what it is, but I do think that while they have, for the most part, good communication in the bedroom, they lack it outside of it. Chanwoo seems to have feelings for MD, but hasn't realized those feelings yet (and probably wouldn't know how to handle them either.) MD, while uncertain of Chanwoo's feelings, does know that Chanwoo doesn't want to give up their sub/dom relationship. Both have arguably done things that are selfish and in the wrong, but Chanwoo's selfishness is a by-product of his past relationships, and also a defense mechanism that underlies his inability to trust people. MD knows this, and still chooses to take advantage of, I'd even say manipulate, Chanwoo, in the midst of their play. Chanwoo is there willingly, yes, but I feel like this is a power trip that MD is playing on Chanwoo's feelings, feelings that he himself has yet to even comprehend... And that is what I feel is not fair.