Well tbh the most probable case is that people have read other fictions like this, so the shock factor of rape is watered down. It’s like reading a story that had introduced 2 love story and still being shocked with the love triangle cliche even tho they’ve read a thousand others like it. There are hints and flags at face value that tells you what plot it’s gonna have it’s just a matter of observation.
no-one is saying you shouldn't be shocked, people are just tired of the constant complaining and constantly being told that you are a horrible person for reading this stuff
(you yourself said that we are contributing to rape culture)
The rape scenes in this manga are portrayed really accurate, it's violent, it's raw, it's sad...
and even though we aren't shocked by this type of content anymore that DOES NOT mean we are desensitized to rape in REAL LIFE.
no mature, sane person read this manga and go
"rape is so romantic, let's all legalize rape".
and that is why we have the rated R and PG 18 rating so that impressionable people don't see these mature content.
Something doesn't make sense... You like the story of a sex addicted Lord who's obssessed with a low born and you're still complaining about how all this turns into rape? What did you expect exactly from him?
Of course the lil guy NK's gonna get assaulted considering how horny and possessive is the Lord! And how unwilling is NK.
You can't forbid some to ship the both because they're both MLs of this story and was made THE ship by Author-Nim herself (Twitter images of both hurting each other). You can't stop people to romanticize their relationship whether toxic or not for the same reason.
Now, saying that everyone here are immature 14 years old... is quite ignorant. Many readers are not 14 years old anymore and are old enough to distinguish fiction from reality.
Most of us are shocked when seeing the rape and dislike it, some do have rape kink or whatever is their affair, but the rape here is unavoidable considering the dynamics of both MCs, some find it hot... Whatever, it's part of the story and the progression of the plot, and you who said you like the story should also understand it. So why don't you understand?
Shaming those who enjoy the sex scenes is useless because it's still a yaoi fiction and Seungho's hot, it will only make you look judmental to others. (I hope btw that you did similar SJW job on horrendous works like Hogu Hagionshu and is not only judging this one).
"they are contributing to it by saying that people should not be shocked"
" people saying that this is not shocking and that people shouldn't complain about rape, is what worries me"
"I blame people that think that there is no reason to be shocked" (meaning they don't understand why others are shocked)
" PEOPLE SHOULDN'T BLAME OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE SHOCKED"
I said it four times differently so y'all could understand.

Most sickening comment section ever full of 14 years old not being able to understand what is rape culture and how they are contributing to it by saying that people should not be shocked.
Wait a few years till you mature. Looking at the stats, since most readers are women, sadly lot of you all will end up in rape or sexual assault situation. It's nothing hot, being fictional or not.
Edit: I do enjoy the story though!