They didn’t do anything when he was a child, MC didn’t fall in love with him either and took care of him/ protected him — he just wished for his safety (from what I can tell)
Damn I meant to down vote. My bad. But like the previous reply said nothing happened between them. Uke is literally protecting him like he would the children of his country as he said.
Twins above me.
He got married to the kid. They met when he was a kid, and is showing him parental like protection - how can romance spark from this without it being nasty? Not to mention the kid is basically getting groomed by his parents/royale life to marry a strange man decades older than him. This is all weird, just cuz the older man has no bad intentions to harm the child doesn't mean thier relationship will be valid. Its still grooming/pedophilia, so Please revaluate your morals
Honestly, I think I could read a story with an age gap, maybe even with an arranged marriage, but it would have to make sense and under specific circumstances.
But the mc here straight up volunteered to marry the kid. He's, what 27?30? Maybe even 40 after the time jump. And we are shown the kid blushing with him in chapter four (which is as far as I've read so idk what happens after), and the mc seems to have a look of longing in the time skip when he realizes the male lead has come for him. So was there romantic interest before the 10 years? How old was he then?
And I caught a strange vibe in how the author writes/draws some scenes between them, like when they're holding hands or he crouches down. I was genuinely afraid they would kiss or smth. Why would you draw a scene like that like it's something intimate. And the kid is predisposed to see them as their spouse and care for them too. He loves him cause he was told to love him. Or will love, again, haven't read after ch 4.
I'm mostly concerned for the author, because this is what they *choose* to write. If you read it, you don't have to like what you read, but you do have to like what you write in part, at least if it's romance and you never portray it as something negative. And these grooming storylines are SO popular, too.
Wait omg the black haired guy VOLUNTEERED to marry that child knowing he was a kid??? Yikes
And yes i know the author is genuinely a weirdo, many of these scenes are drawn weird and have a generally weird vibe to them. Not to mention the kid isn't being drawn as a kid, its giving loli content.
Idk man, i dropped this I don't like seeing kids in dangerous situations, breaks my heart and is genuinely disturbing to me.
I mean he didn't seem shocked and he didn't say anything about it so I'm guessing
I don't want to outright demonize people who do like this cause I bet a lot of them are kids too and again, I do like some age gap content! Bingqiu and Hualian has my heart! But it's not the same.
Now that you say it, it *does* seem like Loli content and that's just...
Anyways. Thanks for being here and not making me feel crazy by the comments lol. And w pfp
Ahaa i see and no i get you, im fine with age gaps as long as they have met as adults and the age gap is reasonable and noone is being harmed by the power play
ikr i felt so invalidated until i saw your comment and thanks king hehe
Oh yikes. I'm fine with age gaps but only as long as they get together when they're all adults. There are some where it's just a plot device, but this story felt different to me and I don't know how to explain it? But it makes me feel dirty.
It's a real damn shame because the art style is lovely.