So many people say this is peak but honestly comments like this really help bc it helps me avoid reading such stories. I don’t like stuff where a person ‘raises’ another and thinks of them as this person’s parents only for them to get romantically involved. A little too close to grooming for me, even though it is reasoned as the younger person romantically pursuing their ‘parent’ and the ‘parent’ giving in so that it looks less creepy. Literally usagi drop blueprint. Anyway, it’s a matter of personal taste. (People who like this please don’t attack me this trope is just not my thing). Thank you, you may not know it but your comment works as excellent information service.
You’re welcome! Thank you for the nice reply :) Everyone has their preferences and I think for me adult child age gaps/childcare into romance are just way too uncomfortable for me to enjoy reading as an adult woman. I stayed as long as I could because the world was cool and it was very light on the romance but once that started in earnest I ended up dropping.
I’m older than the MC and it feels SO uncomfortable reading all the “he’s my son” stuff. Bro was touching this 16 year olds abs and blushing, like hello? It’s giving skeevy old man energy This isn’t quite an Usagi drop situation but this 26 year old man is occasionally having to control his urges over a 16 year old boy!!! Age up Abyss and age down Prince and this wouldn’t be an issue. It’d be kind of silly and funny if a 20-21 year old was proclaiming he was a 17-18 year olds dad, you know? MC is already a mega genius so it’s not like it’s an unrealistic change and you could make it work for a time skip where Abyss is now older than Prince. You can still make him a twink -> slightly larger twink from 18-26 for instance (18-year old boys often still have a lot of bulking up or even growing to do). At the very least just don’t have your much older MC have creepy moments with their currently underaged future lovers. Author keeps highlighting the age gap and dad talk which makes their future relationship that much more uncomfortable to consider. (For reference, I like Prince and would not hate his behaviour if Abyss was of age or he was younger. This is an author decision issue).