Mind you this is just concept art of an adult m2 that is scrapped in the main story and is now shown as a bonus. So it’s highly definite that the m2 we see in the main story will stay as a child. M2 (as in the adult) was originally going to be apart of the main story and wasn’t going to be depicted as a child. Meanwhile the entirety of the story/plotline is about exploitation of what once were humans now turned hybrids that are now being used as livestock. So it’s quite hypocritical on overlooking the main themes of the story while getting upset over what is bonus/concept art.
Here’s the link of where the author showcased concept art:
https://x.com/NACHIOBOY/status/1943015916931027183?t=AM1cEqdcl1FTQcNQNsnrHA&s=19
...wow.
The key difference between this and what you've said (besides the fact that one happens in REALITY with REAL people and the other pertains to a fictional story... but y'all hate hearing that so whatever) is that the men you're describing perv on barely legal girls BEFORE they even turn 18. And then use their age to justify why it's right. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I haven't seen anyone sexualizing M2 at all. Even with the short being out, I still don't. Your weird ass analogy only works if the majority of readers were waiting for M2 to grow up specifically so they could objectify him. It doesn't even work on the author themselves, bc this short is concept art that came before the main story anyway.
Y'all love buzzer words and phrases... Critical thought though? Seemingly not so much.
...wow.
The key difference between this and what you've said (besides the fact that one happens in REALITY with REAL people and the other pertains to a fictional story... but y'all hate hearing that so whatever) is that the men you're describing perv on barely legal girls BEFORE they even turn 18. And then use their age to justify why it's right. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I haven't seen anyone sexualizing M2 at all. Even with the short being out, I still don't. Your weird ass analogy only works if the majority of readers were waiting for M2 to grow up specifically so they could objectify him. It doesn't even work on the author themselves, bc this short is concept art that came before the main story anyway.
Y'all love buzzer words and phrases... Critical thought though? Seemingly not so much.

Anti-shotacons crying about the hiatus chapter as if he’s not aged up there..calm down, we literally got animal guys with both dicks and pussies