It is uncomfortable and it is interesting to see this almost covert display of a toxic dynamic. I remember mentioning how i found the mc being called baby, soft, and how small his mouth is uncomfortable and a user mentioned that he is still an adult and theres nothing weird with being call baby (it is when paired with those other comments imo and that should be obvious). The mc is supposed to be in his first year of college so thats like 19 or 20 in Korea i think and the mc is incredibly naive. And isnt this his first romantic and sexual relationship?
Like yeah we can say he is a consenting adult but how many stories have been told by women in their late teens and early 20s of being groomed/manipulated/coerced by men in their mid to late 20s and 30s+. I find this story to be similar and do find this degree of loose intimacy to be potentially damaging on the mc it could affect how he views romance, intimacy, and sex.
I see comments acknowledging how certain parts look and feel off but then dismiss it as mc is okay with it he consented.
I really do agree with you how this could be a "good" story if the creator would be willing to acknowledge this imbalance that can happen in relationships between adults but like you i doubt it.
This is uncomfortable, but that’s not always a bad thing. The author has created a dynamic on power and control, everything is set up for the contrast of mc and ml; age, experience etc. It’s an interesting look in the thin-line between consent and abuse, the MLs obvious manipulation and power over mcs autonomy — disliking when mc tries to become self-sufficient. Even the attraction to mc being young and “babyish” — something men often creepily covet and exploit. This story has the possibility to be “good” if it ends with the mc realising the situation, getting away from it etc, however as manhwa predecessors dictate; it’s near impossible. Or, you might just like the fucked up dynamic, and well…people like what they like