
I feel the exact same way! It’s a beautiful story, but I do have to skip over this scene in my rereads it’s such a shame too because it really doesn’t add anything to the story I feel like the author was good enough to get to that conversation without it but I try not to let it sour my feelings. And thank you so much for the recs I’ll give you one of my own DASH the swimming one not the others the novel for it is superb I think an official is coming out so the fan translation is temporarily down but it should be coming out soon

I so agree there’s many other ways the author could have gotten to that conversation without alienating viewers who have uphold ethics for characters they root for and are invested in. They made such a beautiful story to spoil all that development with something damaging but I do still also appreciate the strong writing and the emotions the characters evoked for me I fell for the story so quickly. Thank you for the recommendation I’ve run out of novels I’ll have to read it!!
Read the novel it’s so well written. It gives so much nuance and color to the characters emotions and stories. I don’t think this comic is complete unless you read the novel. I still disagree deeply with this part and grapple with that but it is fantastic writing and storytelling very three dimensional characters that feel like real people and so smartly written with depth in all aspects characters and plot. If the assault/noncon is too much I highly recommend you read the Turning novel instead no toxicity whatsoever healthiest couple in BL history with the deepest love story I’ve been blessed to get to read