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Honestly, I was expecting something closer to the artist’s previous work, but I’m happy to see that the ML and FL are building characterization outside of the bedroom. The FL in particular is fascinating, with the combination of her terrible family and her conflicted feelings about her (alleged) dominatrix nature.
But also props the ML for not going full simp and dissolving into a wet rag of a man. Just because he’s a masochist doesn’t mean he’s a pushover; he still plays the role of a protective tyrannical prince very well. And he’s enthusiastically confident about being a sub, which is great to see when most titles make the experienced dom be the one to convince the noob sub to do BDSM. Overall, just a great balance of characteristics that don’t make me despair over the intelligence of the ML.