There are a lot of trash semes but mangakas usually try to make sure that they at least are enduring in some way. The way this story plays out, any artist of equal skill would have been enough to make the uke fall in love. With that in mind, most other artists wouldn't have raped the uke. They would have just used art to say "notice me senpai". No reason for anyone to feel for or like the seme so it's hard to like a story where he is endgame.
There are a lot of trash semes but mangakas usually try to make sure that they at least are enduring in some way. The way this story plays out, any artist of equal skill would have been enough to make the uke fall in love. With that in mind, most other artists wouldn't have raped the uke. They would have just used art to say "notice me senpai". No reason for anyone to feel for or like the seme so it's hard to like a story where he is endgame.