Yeah Japan has a long history of non con in yaoi. Even in shoujo works. I read plenty growing up. It’s very much tied to their history and the patriarchy and for some reason they often romanticize the idea of somebody being so attracted to you thst they “can’t help themselves or can’t stop” and it’s meant to sound hot? And here it’s clear they’re leaning into “obviously you want it but don’t want to say you want it” and seems that will be the case based on the set up which they think makes it fine. It’s all a part of rape culture which Japan really eroticizes and many feel their women write it as an outlet. Women around the world have been shown to eroticizes aspects of the oppression they face under the patriarchy. Twilight is a good ex bc it was written in response to her religious upbringing and influenced by the patriarchal oppression and values she was taught. It’s a complex topic. It’s like playing with the dynamics that hurt you but setting it up in a way where instead of hurt there’s a feeling of pleasure that the authors definitely wouldn’t feel if the situation were real. Sort of like bdsm or kink play where ppl explore things like pain or rape kinks in safe environments and those kinks being informed by abuse previously experienced.
By U.S.A. legal standards ch 1 is rape. He said several times to stop: having an orgasm does not equal consent. Ch 2 I would deem dubcon only because he didn't explicitly say yes or no. Why i read this anyway, smarter people than me know
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Hey, so that was rape right? I'm not imagining things. I know the Otaku guy is like pent up from being a virgin for so long, getting him to drink alcohol was supposed to loosen him up. I wasn't expecting getting him shit faced would make him a rapist. Anyway, as long as we're on the same page that this is rape.