I'll leave my rant here just to vent:
Anyone who says MCs behaviour/weakness/desperation is justified because of his situation.....sure, but you're not getting the bigger picture here: the author wanted to create a pathetic pitiable MC so, they crafted this impossible situation just to escape the criticism of the overdone "arrogant ceo humiliates and enslaves poor uke" trope.
This isn't a biography. Someone thought: I need this dynamic to happen so, let me create a series of the most unfortunate circumstances a character can go through to make "tragedy porn" and that's what bothers me personally.
Does that mean that there should never be an MC with a sad background? no! But when you create a seme who is basically the deus ex machina to MCs unsolvable dilemma, it eliminates the potential for MC to overcome shit on their own and grow as a character. I don't mind a seme who falls for uke and helps them but a seme who is the ony way for uke to survive feel icky...
You know what, I will need to further flesh out my idea in the future but for now, I just don't find these stories fun to read.
ah yes I remember now why I hate Brett. Whenever Hayden tries to set a boundary, he violates it just because he can. Hayden clearly told him the deal was off and told him to think about their relationship and that he doesn't want this booty call bullshit. Brett, then, decides to go against everything he said and barged in knowing his rut will make him particularly susceptible to Brett'S advances.
Brett has always been this way. I don't mind that he fucks around and doesn't want to be tied down but fucking around with someone who clearly said no to you is garbage behaviour
It's funny how this story makes people abandon all reason. You can go on any story with the slightest hint of toxicity and you'll find people calling it out in the comments. But for this story in particular, readers keep ignoring Brett's obviously toxic behaviour and how his actions are often nonconsensual. Every comment I saw was praising him or encouraging his actions and find him sexy. Go figure
no no no no no no changing to a child alter while deep into MC and not even comprehending what is happening is a level of discomfort I will never be able to come to terms with
I understand that. I was going to say persona but that felt even more disrespectful. It's not right to say "other personality" either since that alludes to "multiple personality disorder" which is no longer the correct term. They are three in one, the closest term to me is some form of "supernatural alter" but if someone comes up with an agreed upon 0% disrespectful term, I'm not averse to changing the way I talk about this
Ido just fucked up big time. Even if he had some legitimate reason, he was so wrong for just shutting Seijin down when he proposed bonding without even attempting to explain anything or at least tell him that he wants to but the time isn't right....Ido of all people should know how sensitive Seijin is and how how hard it was for him to start trusting his partner and relying on him....now Ido will have to suffer from Seijin building back the wall between them