I think we’re not reading the same story… Sooyoung (the uke) does not want Taesung (the seme) to pay for his shit. He doesn’t want to be a prostitute or feel as if he owes him. He’s not interested in his money because Sooyoung made it explicitly clear that he doesn’t want to live off of Taesung’s sympathy or pity. When the seme told him that he could pay off his debts, Sooyoung clearly told him that he would work for the seme to pay him back so that it wouldn’t feel as if the uke was going around collecting mercy from others. Sooyoung wanted to work for Taesung to earn that money himself. He was very clear about that and Taesung accepted cause he respected his decision so long as the uke didn’t get hurt while working, Taesung would NOT interfere in his life. Seme can pay, but he knows uke won’t like it and he respects uke so he won’t do it.
Him calling him puppy doesn’t mean he considers Sooyoung an animal or a slave. Sooyoung even called Taesung his doggy. The author showed that scene so that people knew that uke was consenting of this role play. Taesung calling him puppy even in front of his subordinates is just an extension of that CONSENSUAL play that they have going on.
“Sex shouldn’t be considered a form of punishment” Lmaoo. I’m sorry but u need to read more NSFW stories and watch more porn or erotic fiction. Sex has been seen as a way to give out punishment but not in an abusive way. It’s like calling consensual spanking aggravated assault. Lol. It’s not actual punishment like the one you would see in prison but the word is used to symbolize something naughty not abusive.
There was a chapter in which Taesung and Sooyoung were having sex and the uke said something along the lines of “I’m scared but not of Taesung or what he does to me but how good it makes me feel”. The uke is not terrified of the actions of Taesung. He is terrified of how good those actions make him feel which makes him seem like a slut and a masochist. He doesn’t want to admit that he likes what Taesung does to him because his pride gets in the way and he has his defenses up even while in bed. Taesung wants Sooyoung to be more open to him and to say “I like it” “I feel good” “More,
Harder”. He wants Sooyoung to let down the walls around himself that prevent him from enjoying sex. I have to remind u that Sooyoung was in an abusive relationship before Taesung and he got that defense mechanism of not being honest while in bed after being with his ex. Taesung understands Sooyoung and wants him to be completely free of his sexual repression. He wants him to be vulnerable around him because Sooyoung always takes the role of protector and defends other people putting his life at risk but the uke has nobody to protect him or care for him in the same way. Taesung wants to change that.
Pls, reread the story with this lens and u will see what I mean.
You can tell that that one motherfucker whose name I can’t remember doesn’t actually care about the MC past possessiveness because if he did he would’ve paid for him to get the surgery so he could walk again. When you love someone you would do anything to make them happy, but in his eyes the MC won’t need him anymore if he can walk and pay off the debt so in order to continue holding power over him he would never do something like that. And then there’s the whole fucked up thing where he refers to him as like a puppy or something to his subordinates, so he’s literally objectifying him. And don’t get me started on the borderline domestic abuse, sex should not be something that is one-sided nor should it be considered some sort of punishment. Him choking and doing God knows what without consent is so fucked up.