early years BL in general is just about using any excuse to insert sex. in the world of BL, love is everything, and sex is treated as a physical manifestation of that. i'm not sure if i should outline the female escapism factor here bc i feel like it's pretty obvious why women themselves who are seen as sexual objects would write things such as this and would be drawn to literature like this esp during the early years, but the common denominator here is love -- SA, r*pe... doesnt matter as long as the reader could see there is love and as long as it's with the ml (essentially, the man the author chose which means the man the readers also "chose"). the SA u speak of is somewhat of a keypoint of BL, hence why it's everywhere in BL mangas. it's beginning to change tho in recent years, but just expect it in majority of BL mangas, especially early BL mangas (heck, even some recent BLs from China and S.Korea still have them).
No need to send all that just to justify why BL has SA--preaching to a seasoned BL vet my guy.
I've come across plenty of stories that have furthered the plot without non/dub con. Furthermore, I think we have every right to complain about SA (especially when it is explicit & excessively romantized) when it pops ups.
I don't deny that it is used as a tool to further some stories, some stories I've admittedly read & enjoyed, but I maintain the rapist-to-lover trope has exhausted itself.
Honestly, a decent story if you start at chapter 3. I think the premise was interesting, it just needed to be further developed.
Buggest thing ofc the SA should just be trashed bc wtf why are half of all omegaverses rapist-to-lover trope? Hate that shit.
Anyways, halfway decent story if you start at chp. 3