sea_nettle_sapphic's manga / #bully(2)

hinako said in the author's not that originally it was a one-shot and I think it should have stayed that way. although the continuation was cute and enjoyable (sort-of) the beginning is most definitely rape. the issue is that it tries (even though it ultimately admits it to be rape) to soften it; the seme repeatedly disagreed with the uke calling it rape so the one-off acknowledgement feels disingenuous. If it stayed as a one shot it could be viewed as a fetish piece or something but it's the indecisiveness; is it a rapey story, or is it fluff? the author was inexperienced at this time and unsure so was unable to convince the readers as a result. I wonder if the editor did the best they could have for this story... but alas, clearly there was enough demand at the time (2012 or so) for there to be a second volume, so pitting all the blame on the mangaka (or editor as I do here) feels inaccurate. I really enjoy hinako-sensei's later works (blue lust specifically) so perhaps we can treat it as a product of the time — as dismissive as that sounds.