
But Matthew did rape him right? He forced Hayoung into submission when he got jealous. He didn’t stop when Hayoung said he was hurting and that he was sorry. That’s like date rape drugs level of coercion man. I know this is fiction but y’all should at least know what consent is right?
If it wasn’t noncon there wouldn’t have been emergency hotlines stated at the top of the chapters anyway

Matthew can't control his pheromons they're closely related to his mental state (this is why when Jaeho and him had yellow eyes they struggle to bring them back to normal, the level of pheromones hadn't gone down)
but his rut was on the way (thats why he didnt go on the trip remember) and judging from the number of bites and the fact that he was able to go to Jaeho's place yet was in some kind of feral state, you can conclude that his rut was triggered by the panic/anger.
Add to that the fact that hayoung is biologically his destined partner and it's clear that he was not in control of his hormones anymore. Alphas' rut are also violent and blur their discernment, so you cannot say that he was the master of himself at that moment.
Now, a crime like rape, to be qualified requires: intent, act, discernment. Ruts are typically the case where discernment and intent don't match act. So Hayoung couldn't resist Matthew but Mathew couldn't resist himself either.
If Matthew is a rapist then Jaeho too, I dont remember blondie golden eyes' consent durign Jaeho's rut and guess what, surprise IS also considered rape. But whether you think Jaeho and Matthew are rapists or not doesn't actually matter because intent and discernment are missing.
So you're right, we should know consent, and you should know the topics you debate on. ^^
PS: emergency hotlines stated at top of chapters are in no way shape or form definitions of anything. Whether it was rape or not, the scene still showed rough sex which can be a trigger to some people, that's just consideration towards some readers.

not to mention that we ARE in Hayoung's mind, so we know what he's thinking, if he actually doesn't want it, we'd know. He was rather shocked because Matthew wasn't being as kind as other times. He also didn't tell Matthew to stop.
And while Matthew was INDEED very inconsiderate and an asshole for not stopping and checking on Hayhoung when Hayoung said it hurts, it still doesnt turn it into rape.

stop invalidating rape , whichever one of yall it is. it was rape regardless of whos pheromone. he didn't want it. he said no. but mathew prrssured him. thats rape. no buts and thats. if mathew knew he was going into a rut and going over control HE KNEW HE WAS GOING TO RAPE HIM CONSIOUSLY. when it comes to YOUR topics, maybe stop turning rape into this "ohh he was in his heat and its just rough sex, human rights include not only the victem" stop giving excuses when these dont justify rape. hayoung couldn't resist mathew because of the pheromones yes, but mathew could've stopped if he heard hayoung saying no clealy or even hints he didn't want it. especially if he fucking planned raping him. correct me if im wrong.
Whatever you do, however you react to this, I will support 100% #teamMatthew
Edit: damn the humans rights sjw league after me now... well hi, viva Matthew, I perfectly understand and second him, his personality and his actions