bruh is this how you think irl? I hope not baby, because you should never force yourself to be with someone you are not into. Also regarding the slap - yes and no. yes it could be part of play, but here we 1. know MD is frustrated bc of being rejected. and 2. Chanwoo is really surprised and not turned on AT ALL.
Okay, so people have been saying that MD and Chanwoo's relationship is beginning to be toxic and unhealthy. Dude, it's BDSM, a 'simple slap' isn't enough to faze something into considering the idea of a toxic relationship. Why bother reading a story about BDSM when you can't even stand a single slap from a seme to his uke?
Also, MD and Chanwoo doesn't even have a proper relationship yet. I say he's only being professional on being a DOM and he only slapped him because Chanwoo decided to disobey his order. That's what DOMs do to their SUBs. I don't mean to sound rude but, some of the readers here are a bit ignorant of BDSM. Seriously, it's not like he forced Chanwoo to obey his orders. He said it himself, "If you don't want to do it, you can leave". But, Chanwoo decided to stay so he's willing to obey him.
If you can still remember, there was this one chapter where MD punished Chanwoo—I think it was in chapter 20 to 30, I'm not sure—, and at that time, Chanwoo didn't give MD the consent to punish him. He uses some type of whip to hit his body at different areas.
My point here is, what's the difference of that scenario to what happened in the latest chapter, where MD slapped Chanwoo? And if there is a difference, it's still BDSM, a slap is normal in that field. Heck, there are even more things that is worse than a slap and y'all are getting so worked up about it.
Also, this is not trying to romanticed the both of them. I'm sure it will all work out in the next chapter.
If you want an example of a 'real toxic relationship', try reading Killing Stalking. That's the perfect example of an unhealthy relationship.
PS: This is just my view with regards to the happenings in the latest chapter. Feel free to agree and disagree.
You can read further in other comment threads how that is incorrect. The slap is just the tip of the iceberg. There are other reasons as to why MD and Chanwoo have no business being in a sub/dom relationship at this time until they can work out their issues. Chanwoo for one expecting MD to cater to his demands despite knowing how he really feels about him, and MD getting pressed that he was rejected and replaced for shitty guys and also ignoring his partner's red flags (like chanwoo being too stubborn to say the safe word even if it means it could kill him). That is why people are riled up in the comments right now.
For those who are saying that md is being mean to chanwoo, kindly remember that this is bdsm. A simple slap is nothing compared to the usual things that they've been doing in their 'activities/roleplays'. Even if you say that md is only doing this to get back at Chanwoo, but he is also doing this to knock some sense into him. That slap is a signal for him to win the 'mini competition'. Hopefully, Chanwoo would learn something out of this—which is I'm sure he would—, and for him to realize that md cares about him. This would benefit him in the long run.