It's infuriating because as much as I want to haul the uke's ass out of that psycho, I can't. The uke was beaten to the point that it became the norm in their relationship (knife play is not sexy, neither is beating your partner,) he also convinced himself that there's no one for the psycho but him. He's the only one who can put up with his bullshit. That eventually the psycho will soften, giving him unwarranted passes.
I would dare say this is not a romance nor a detrimental, sick type of love. This is simply us readers watching a character getting gaslighted and that's why it irked us more than any Harada-sensei story out there.
P.S. If by chance, some necromancer read this, please reanimate Arima back so he can rip the psycho senpai's throat out. I'm sure he's been thinking of doing that ever since. (╬￣皿￣)凸
Ok, I will agree that Harada does some pretty fucked up shit, I'll give u that, but don't dis them. Period. I mean, at least it's not as bad as this ╮(￣▽￣)╭
Tengoku and Aoki's relationship dynamic reminded me of the MCs from the movie Secretary (not a BL but a good movie) especially in terms of the further they went outside their limits, the more they understand. They have to be confronted with discomfort for them to realize what they wanted to convey to others and especially to themselves. It'll make you feel they don't deserve each other but it'll also make you realize if not for them two, would they have developed and changed for the better?
TWO DUMBASSES FALLING IN LOVE. MY FAVORITE DYNAMIC ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶