I like this author and some of their other works but pertaining to this story, I’m among the many readers who find this story troubling because, while it may not explicitly depict pedophilia, it relies on tropes that closely resemble grooming dynamics. The relationship is built on extreme power imbalance through political coercion, dependence, and protection framing. Innocence and naivety are presented as romantic traits alongside an older, more powerful partner, which normalizes exploitative dynamics rather than mutual adult desire. This reflects a broader BL industry pattern where infantilization and dominance are used in place of healthy, equal relationships, making the discomfort readers feel both understandable and justified.
- Some people argue there’s no grooming involved, but there absolutely is. The author simply flipped the dynamic and made the child appear to be the one initiating it, using reverse psychology to make the story seem less problematic to the audience. This framing functions as a common defence used to excuse pedophile shifting blame by claiming the child “came on” to the adult. In reality, placing an adult and a child in the same bed and deliberately building romantic or sexual tension between them is itself a clear form of grooming, regardless of how it’s portrayed.
-Now on the topic of child bride Offering a boy as a child bride is not okay because it involves the exploitation and abuse of a child who cannot legally or emotionally give informed consent. Children are still developing physically, mentally, and psychologically, and placing them in a marital or sexual role exposes them to harm, trauma, and power imbalances that strip away their autonomy. Child marriage regardless of gender often leads to disrupted education, long term mental health issues, increased risk of violence, and lifelong inequality. Framing it as tradition, romance, or consent does not change the reality that it prioritizes adult desires over a child’s rights, safety and well being.
-The comment section is basically saying, “It’s fine to offer a child to an older man in marriage, and it’s fine to push the trope that a child can seduce an adult.” You can downvote me all you want, but all that does is expose how morally bankrupt you are.
I like this author and some of their other works but pertaining to this story, I’m among the many readers who find this story troubling because, while it may not explicitly depict pedophilia, it relies on tropes that closely resemble grooming dynamics. The relationship is built on extreme power imbalance through political coercion, dependence, and protection framing. Innocence and naivety are presented as romantic traits alongside an older, more powerful partner, which normalizes exploitative dynamics rather than mutual adult desire. This reflects a broader BL industry pattern where infantilization and dominance are used in place of healthy, equal relationships, making the discomfort readers feel both understandable and justified.
- Some people argue there’s no grooming involved, but there absolutely is. The author simply flipped the dynamic and made the child appear to be the one initiating it, using reverse psychology to make the story seem less problematic to the audience. This framing functions as a common defence used to excuse pedophile shifting blame by claiming the child “came on” to the adult. In reality, placing an adult and a child in the same bed and deliberately building romantic or sexual tension between them is itself a clear form of grooming, regardless of how it’s portrayed.
-Now on the topic of child bride
Offering a boy as a child bride is not okay because it involves the exploitation and abuse of a child who cannot legally or emotionally give informed consent. Children are still developing physically, mentally, and psychologically, and placing them in a marital or sexual role exposes them to harm, trauma, and power imbalances that strip away their autonomy. Child marriage regardless of gender often leads to disrupted education, long term mental health issues, increased risk of violence, and lifelong inequality. Framing it as tradition, romance, or consent does not change the reality that it prioritizes adult desires over a child’s rights, safety and well being.
-The comment section is basically saying, “It’s fine to offer a child to an older man in marriage, and it’s fine to push the trope that a child can seduce an adult.” You can downvote me all you want, but all that does is expose how morally bankrupt you are.