girl bffr you said a whole bunch of nothing
You just made my point
Rape doesn't have to be part of the story, girl what the hell lol? I do understand what you're saying though, that rape is unfortunately a part of real life, but it doesn't have to be built in a story. Which is what you were implying when you said that in your Edit.
I was also wondering early on if there's a nape /mate bite thing, but they didn't. I was okay with that cause I just like seeing the fluffiness and handsome guys on my phone and so do other people.
You got disappointed that this became a typical relationship, which I have nothing against with and understand, but it's the same for me when I see rape in an omegaverse or bl story. B/c rape stories are common and almost typical in bl which I'm tired in seeing (and I'm not talking about the fun/playful no).
Girl, maybe you've read too much toxic stuff that you're thinking toxic stuff is the norm and now you're feeling weirded out when it's a healthy omegaverse story...
It doesn't have to be built into the story but with omegaverse it is a part of the world so it would be pretty strange for it not to be brought up at some point. Not saying I'm upset if someone doesn't get raped. It's just part of the world building of this trope. Same thing if I read stories of the main character that had to dodge potential rapists bc of XYZ. It's the author's choice to write about rapists and as readers It's our choice to keep reading that trope/storyline or be upset we walked into that story with eyes wide open and then complain about what we read about...even tho we knew the probability was almost 100% there was going to be a plot line with a rapist.
I don't mind that there may not be a rapist in omegaverse, I just think it's ridiculous to think one of the main parts of this world should be glossed over by the author simply bc there are readers that don't want to read it. One could say...maybe the readers should gloss over the parts of rape and continue on with the story instead of expecting authors to censor their works (not talking about romanticizing true pedophile or weird rape to romance stories...the latter i just turn my moral compass off.)
I truly wouldn't mind no rape being used as a plot device...I love the alpha & omega (pairs/fated) and how they aren't completely human.
When readers cry about real life issues in a fictional book... *sighs* It takes away the fantasy these two can can do the deed unprotected bc they are a pair. Bite the nape. Yes, please. Alpha being overprotective of omega in a world were the omega very well can be raped almost anywhere...nothing wrong with that. Some people say it's stalkerish. Nah. Alpha is being overprotective. Alpha isn't a human and has a different behavior when they come in contact with their omega. *shrugs*
It's fiction not real life & readers should act accordingly or don't read it. Pretty simple.
Edit: just to be clear bc evidently I have to be with some people. I'm not condoning rape. Simply stating its literally a part of omegaverse world building. Just like rape is very much apart of real life. Evil people and characters exist and its beyond ridiculous to gloss over that fact. I totally can see why rape is a huge problem in omegaverse stories. It makes since to incorporate these issues into the omega world. It would be completely unrealistic not to.
I do find it odd that an omega would fall for his repeated rapist and in those stories I have to remind myself that these stories, I need to leave my moral compass out of it.
Now onto my original post:
For me, this story was a major let down. This story was basically a BL story with an after thought of "omegaverse" sprinkled in. This came across as a story written explicitly for the ppl that pick apart omegaverse crying about rape or potential rape at every turn. Or SA, red flag here red flag there. Gross they don't show them wearing a condom, how dare they focus on the claim mark, etc etc. Completely ridiculous comments bc all of that is part of omegaverse world building. this story completely left out the claim mark. The characters didn't talk or even have any thoughts about the mating mark. Even when he was in rut there wasn't any indicator he wanted to bite his nape. No panels showing him staring at his partners neck, nothing. I found myself eventually skimming thru the chapters looking for him acting like an alpha or an omega. Such a disappointment that it was quite obvious the author wrote about a typical relationship that followed a fairy tale line that parents and guardians push on their children. Go to school, graduate, be smart and practice safe sex, go to college, graduate, start a job, get married but if you get pregnant that's fine; just make sure you get married b4 the baby is born or very soon afterwards. The blatant message was so cringy in an omegaverse story.