
I think this was the only way the older brother could have made peace with what happened. It's true he was violated and he knew it too, but he also sincerely(?) loves his younger brother...so I guess he didn't want to deny himself that. I think I get it, at the end of the day, his brother is someone he cares about, and perhaps he cares about him more than he hates what he did.
So much has already happened between them, none of it they can undo. There really is no going back unless he does something drastic like making himself and everyone around him believe that he's forgot about what happened. But in the end, they're still in some sort of play, and this time it was initiated by the older brother, [because now he knows that the younger bro won't hurt him like he used to (because of guilt)] and I think that's genius on the author's part.

It's been a long time since I put this on my want to read list, and I'm glad I read it all at once.
Truly one of the most romantic reads in a while, and they've never even voiced out their feelings for each other?? (except for the whisper)
Ml always asking for the mc's opinion every time was refreshing. He always(?) respected his wishes and made him feel seen and heard. And yet, their need for each other was never really verbalized. I fw with that. Just a mutual understanding that don't need words, a commitment to the other at the soul level. They're so...I want that for me.
Also! Isn't that the cutest baby you've ever seen in yaoi universe!
Oh no