Oh i get what ur saying. But I think the reason it wasnt too touched upon and his reaction was sinple is actually because it happened years ago.
Actually I was not talking about this yaoi only. I want to talk about all yaoi that have similar plot.
the intention of yaoi is not to give you a life lesson, more like short romance stories, all that isn’t really needed. that or something to get you off idk. i think it depends on the genre if it’s slice of life and not a short story i could see the after affect of rape tropes, but that kinda story is rare. Same with hentai they were made for the male/female fantasy idk no ones gonna go to a hentai watch a female get raped just for her to go to a therapist, sadly it’s gross but that’s just how i kinda see it.
I agree with you. Certainly its not to give a life lesson, its just like passing your time with something or simply to get you off.
The main reason to the rape trope or people who use lame excuses like "iS jUsT fIcTiOn" is because people are disgusting and stupid, they prioritize their "entrainment" to everything else, they don't care as long as they have their entertainment, totally brushing aside how hurtful this can be neither do care about how wrong and nocive it is, especially to rape victims, young pleolple and the LGBT+ community that their characters represent.
I can't say how many times I've received hate from readers when I point this topic.
The saddest part is that this one is actually ok, is not like most yaoi where someone (mostly the uke) gets raped and then they fall in love with their rapist with the "bUt Is OuT oF lOvE" bullshit, is just a poor resource to have sex (is actually not sex but rape) scenes right away.
People are stupid, disgusting and horrible. I hope someday they learn better.
Rape trope is popular in yaoi to say the least. 99% of the time, the rapist is the seme, the fact has been discussed countless time, I am so sick of this trope already. I want to talk about the other 1% when uke is assaulted by someone else other than the seme, like in this yaoi. And the seme is the one who help uke. Now this trope is much more logic and realistic. But even so, the MC's reaction to the crime still leaves a lot to desire.
Perhaps because sexual assault and mental issues is still taboo topics in Asian country (mine included)? MCs seems never aware of things to do in case they are assaulted. Things like reporting to police, going to hospitals, requesting rape kit, pressing charge, and after that, what about seeing a therapist, going to counseling, support group. Instead, their solution and coping mechanism is rather unhealthy IMO
I have read lots of Western gay romance novel, their way of handling rape trope is much better. I wish in the future there will be yaoi with rape trope that is more realistic and healthy.