Yes, someone gets it
I haven't read teb story but I just took a peek, didn't the ml g the mc?
Yesn't? That's the best way to describe it honestly, but the story is good coming from the novel so it's honestly up to you if you wanna read. I'd consider it coercion, or threatened but that's honestly just the beginning of the story and towards the middle and later on its all consent (in my opinion from what I've interpreted in read from the novel)
Short answer: what the ML does to the MC would be considered sexual assault and coercion. But the ML doesn’t realize that.
Long answer: I’d have to re-read to be more specific, but MC feels like he has no choice than to do what ML wants him to do. That includes what sexual contact they’ve had so far. MC is justified in thinking this.
ML thinks this has all been consensual from the start. ML thinks MC basically confessed to him and is teasing him and playing hard to get.. Probably because ML’s used to being around women that use sex to manipulate and survive in that world. Also it’s not helpful that MC is too scared to tell ML to fuck off or deny him.
ML doesn’t look to understand the power dynamics going on and is treating MC like he has more agency in this situation than MC actually does. ML seems like he has no idea that his affection and the intensity of his feelings comes off as very scary and threatening to MC. That in actuality ML is forcing his own feelings one sidedly onto MC.
MC doesn’t realize that he actually can say no to ML and not face dire consequences from ML.
I actually think the characters have really good writing.
And the last thing I am is a non-con apologist but I seriously think this is a case of the ML being misunderstood/misunderstanding and also having truly shite communication skills.
Like for example ML is calling MC a ‘dirty little slut’ but I think he just means ‘you’re so sexy’. That’s just how he talks and doesn’t actually mean to be derogatory. But I’m positive if MC told him he really doesn’t like to be called that ML would immediately do his best to never say that to MC again.
It’s like ML has lived in a whole different culture and the MC and him are just learning how to communicate.
ML doesn’t understand MC either and keeps misunderstanding him but he listens to everything MC says with his full attention.