I made this as a reply to a comment, but someone said that I should probably put it down as a topic since it’s informative.
Some people keep saying the age gap makes it not grooming… HOWEVER, the ML displays all the signs of grooming behavior even if he doesn’t even know it.
(1) He chose the MC as a target from a young age (6 years old). The ML was older at than him and had more of an understanding of society whereas the MC did not.
(2) He got to know the MC and establish a bond.
(3) He gave the MC gifts and started to initiate his plan NORMALIZE behaviors like holding hands all the time in the palace when he was YOUNG and probably started kissing/inappropriate touch with the MC despite not being in a relationship with him because the MC is completely unphased by this behavior (like the Emperor licking his cheek) which attribute to the MC thinking this is normal.
(4) He separated and isolated the MC from his family AND society (resulting in him being unable to learn social cues AND what is normal behavior) while keeping in touch with the MC via letters. Correct me if I’m wrong, but the ML constantly demoted the MC to send the MC away after he became 19 to isolate him from society (and to keep him from getting married)
(5) He seems to want to maintain control over MC’s life by getting the MC to marry him.
Grooming victims don’t often know that this is happening.
Why is the Crown Prince so obsessed with her
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At this point I think the crown prince also remembers his past life. I'm not sure if he does remember now or later, but he does remember at some point of his life. As he remembers he thinks that as ines was his wife in previous life, she belongs to him and he can do whatever he wants with her
The fact that the Uke can’t pull out the catheter because the catheter is actually held in place by inflating a small balloon. It’s really the small details tbh
You can't just pull out a catheter because it is held in place inside the bladder by a small balloon filled with sterile water, which needs to be deflated first using a syringe before gently removing the catheter; pulling it out without deflating the balloon can cause discomfort, pain, and potential damage to the urethra or bladder wall.
It’s the medical stuff that I like to geek about
y’know how in a/b/o stories, alphas have a knot to keep their dick inside the omega when cumming to make sure everything stays in? Catheters have a “knot” too. It is stuck inside until it’s deflated. Pull it out without deflating it and congrats, you have ripped your piss hole (●'◡'●)ノ
It’s like reverse sounding.
Depending on how long he was unconscious, it’s probably more likely that he used a catheter simply because people who are unconscious for awhile need one (because how else are they gonna empty their bladder) and not as a way of preventing his escape. There are many other, easier ways of preventing escape lol
Another day another blue ball (╯°Д °)╯╧╧