I loved this story a lot, but no... I just can't read it anymore.
I've seen a few people trying to defend this because of the historical setting. But no, there's no excuse. The fact that all the adult characters are pushing and glorifying this relationship is so gross. Even the MC who's from our modern world seems okay with it???? And Fil wtf??? Sorry if he was a proper adult he wouldn't want a romantic relationship with this child! BUT instead he and everyone is already conditioning this child into thinking about him like a romantic interest????? I saw someone say this isn't grooming, but man what they're doing is like textbook grooming!
There's 100% a way the author could have written this where this scenario could at leats have been tolerated... Seperate until adulthood or like just letting the adult have some fucking morals and be conflicted or like just not being interested in a romantic relationship at all from the beginning????!!!!
If you guys want to read something where this child bride/groom trope is handled at least with respect Kouguu no Omega or BWATs new Blossoms of the White Night are better examples... So no it's not like I can't handle this trope I just can't handle it when it's romanatized like this!
I loved this story a lot, but no... I just can't read it anymore.
I've seen a few people trying to defend this because of the historical setting. But no, there's no excuse. The fact that all the adult characters are pushing and glorifying this relationship is so gross. Even the MC who's from our modern world seems okay with it????
And Fil wtf??? Sorry if he was a proper adult he wouldn't want a romantic relationship with this child! BUT instead he and everyone is already conditioning this child into thinking about him like a romantic interest????? I saw someone say this isn't grooming, but man what they're doing is like textbook grooming!
There's 100% a way the author could have written this where this scenario could at leats have been tolerated... Seperate until adulthood or like just letting the adult have some fucking morals and be conflicted or like just not being interested in a romantic relationship at all from the beginning????!!!!
If you guys want to read something where this child bride/groom trope is handled at least with respect Kouguu no Omega or BWATs new
Blossoms of the White Night are better examples... So no it's not like I can't handle this trope I just can't handle it when it's romanatized like this!