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yes tea. there is more than one way to overcome trauma, and i think the author is doing a beautiful job showing that. as someone who has experienced trauma similar to tamaki, it is incredibly beneficial to have a s/o take the guilt out of the equation.
awesome to hear that you related in some sense :)! i have related trauma myself, and while i haven't resolved it, i find the author's approach to trauma to be very interesting too!
For people who think this was "rapey":
What Tamaki and Shii made was basically a contract. The whole point of their sexual relationship is to MAKE it seem like Shii is forcing himself onto Tamaki. That way, Tamaki does not feel guilty about having sex because it would technically be Shii's fault. Tamaki is agreeing to letting Shii be the "bad guy."
Tamaki at one point even says he does not want Shii to ask for permission...because that's the point of their new agreement...
I understand some asexual people and those that have had traumatizing sexual experiences, are not happy with the way the author portrayed this situation. But please remember that you are not Tamaki. The author is not trying to cater this to everyone's experience of trauma. She is just showing how HER character is using his own method to overcome trauma.
It's fine if you personally would've taken a different route, but not everyone is the same and it's ridiculous to expect Tamaki to feel the same way you do about his own sexuality.