I adore the artstyle! The naive personality of the bottom is kinda stale and generic, but I think the character develops pretty good as the story goes on.
The fact that sexual assault is a *must* in most bl is so weird and I feel like if that part got removed, this would've been a 5 star for me personally.
But then again i think it would probably drop readers too, who's into predatory stuff like that (as wrong as it is).
Besides that, the plot is pretty cute and straightforward.
I love the almost "redemption arc" of the top going from numbskull playboy to developing feelings for the bottom :)
I would have enjoyed it more if the story were more slow-paced, in order to build up the sexual tension better without *having* to involve sexual assault, to get to the main point of the plot– but that's just me.
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