I guess people are being mad about it since both have a little bro, and can seem to be a bad influence. But hey they are step brothers so it’s okay if the just keep it quiet or if they decide to tell their parents and if they’re okay with it. But I’ve encountered one that was too wrong for me that the guys friend became couples with his dad and the kid didn’t accept that bc it’s his own friend and father. Like that didn’t seem too god to me but the story itself was good.
This is the issue though... just because you’re not related by blood doesnt make you any less of a family. Step siblings are just as much siblings as blood siblings, step parents are just as much parents as blood parents, and devaluing that connection is the main issue of this whole thing where it kinda makes it seem like step relations aren’t as real or.... valuable as blood relations. But ofc in this case they never saw each other as siblings and their parents married when they already were pretty old so they didnt form a sibling bond, so its not incest in like, an emotional sense?
It just rubs me the wrong way whenever people say they dont see step sibling stuff as incest just cuz its not blood related bc people see their step siblings as just normal siblings, same with their parents, and this whole thing just makes everything so much more uncomfortable. I’m not making it an issue it IS an issue that needs to be addressed bc the stigma can be pretty harmful

why is everyone mad they’re step bros isn’t that like the whole plot of Cherry Blossoms after winter and Love or Hate