
Isn't this grooming? just curious about your opinion.

yeah but i see the uke as a social baby(?) and the seme is basically doing the same thing to a minor in a sense? like the uke has no fucking idea what’s right or wrong, and the seme is using him and “grooming” him into being used. I used the word groomed cuz it’s the closest thing to it that i can think of rn

grooming can happen to any body that is easily manipulated. you can be groomed or a groomer despite your age, race or gender.
i wouldn't count this as grooming though. the seme definitely was trying to be friends with the uke at the start, his actions in chapter 2 are mainly because he's drunk. coercion? yeah probably.
the point is that i wouldn't count it as grooming because the seme's initial reasoning for befriending the uke was to genuinely help him. but now he's being swayed by alcohol and how cute the uke is.
it's definitely not right. but we'll have to see from how he reacts when sober to actually count it as "grooming" or "coercion".
This is my favorite story to feel something, fucked up long story, mental, and power play.