
I personally think its a great plot device that shouldn't be overused. It doesn't have to be explicit but most of them make it that way which pisses me off. I've read your eternal lies and I think that still sticks to me as a standard for authors who do decide to include it. I'm sick of excuses like the ones you said, but for one thing I can accept is when a story centers a setting which breeds those kinds horror in which they don't pretend to deceive. I don't think about those stories.
this is just me tho

I’m not really understanding your point I don’t think stories that romanticize rape should exist at all I think it’s totally different if it’s well written and bring awareness to rape victims if that’s what you’re trying to say but I don’t think that’s what OP is talking about they are specifically talking about how people should stop recommending stories where they end up with their rapist.

For me when they use it for plot it’s always an outsider never like the ML that does it which I don’t mind bc it shows growth and it can be cute it honestly just bugs me when it’s the ML and the other person just doesn’t grow a backbone and run and this is so normalize in many straight stories which I kinda just dropped so many of them ty action manhwas for keeping me sane
Like I get they are popular but that literally doesn’t change the fact they have rape in them holy shit. Like how in the actual fuck did we normalize it. It’s also really disgusting how people are like “over look it” “yeah but that’s the past”…… HUH? Can these author make some stories with a good plot and people that have a backbone? Ok thank you rants over