I'm sorry but if he doesn't want to bottom, why should he be forced to do it? And Karasuma was ok with Yokimichi topping him, even during the heat. If he didn't like it, he wouldn't be begging Yokimichi to do it.
You said that you look at them as lovers, not just as an Alpha and Omega. So, why exactly are you so into someone being forced to perform sexual acts that they don't want? Sounds rapey tbh. No one should be forced to do it. And you use "instincts" that were there just bc of the pheromones as an excuse? No. Just no.
no, what i’m trying to say is yokomichi was real stubborn. if i was in a relationship where i wanted to take the lead for once and my partner didn’t let me bc they only want to use the same position, that’d blow. it’s okay for him to let karasuma take the lead for once if he ever wanted to instead of just being bent on being top every time.
my point would still stand even if the roles/ genders were switched so that argument about pheromones/instincts i mentioned isn’t really that important, dw about it. idek why i even mentioned it, that’s my bad.
Ok, I do agree with that. But at the same time, I personally believe that if someone really isn't into a certain position and they would get emotionally scarred if they gave in just to please their partner, then it's better to break off this kind of relationship and find someone whose preferences are much closer to their own. And that's exactly I liked these two - because their preferences did, in fact, match.
well said actually . i hadn’t remembered how much against bottoming yokomichi was until you mentioned he was emotionally scarred. totally slipped my mind! you’re right, they are very compatible in a sense and i guess if they’re both okay with the positions they take in bed, then they really do match as a couple. thanks for opening up my perspective a bit, i hadn’t thought about it that way.
Thank you so much for being so understanding, I appreciate that a lot
The thing is they don’t match sexually. It’s happens to be karasuma’s personality is VERY accommodating and he prioritizes his partner’s needs over his own. Thats his entire motivation. That’s been commented on even in the story and more so that yokomichi specially desired that in his partner to take advantage of and hit the jackpot with Karasuma that’s the whole joke He literally jokes about this with his glasses best friend. Truthfully yokomichi is very emotionally manipulative. And that might work for the plot but they’re not an actual healthy couple with your example of Karasuma’s rut being a perfect demonstration of that. He places his own needs over Karasuma that’s how Yokomichi personally thinks. It’s true he doesn’t owe Karasuma or should force himself to bottom, but it’s literally the issue of how he specifically thinks of their relationship as wanting to be spoiled in a way he can completely control is their problem not the actual sex positons. It’s no better than the typical alpha X omega plot at it’s heart because they are not in fact equal in their relationship. It works for them true. But outside our it, regardless of the omegaverse element they have a very imbalanced relationship. Personally I couldn’t enjoy this plot because of this very reasons despite the author’s attempts at making that comedic.
i'm glad to see i'm not the only one who felt this way about the story. and the casual racism towards that other alpha from yokomichi didn't sit well with me either.
I’m probably not the target audience because I don’t find racism and racial stereotypes funny nor did I find either of the two main characters omega and beta endearing for being comedically horrible people. Like they never changed so how am I suppose to engage with that? But some people just like that type of characterization so it’s there’s nothing to be said other than this just wasn’t my personal taste.
it's okay to let his partner take the lead for once...especially at a time where he wants (actually, needed) to the most. idk, yokomichi really stood his ground when it came to his preference in bed. rubbed me the wrong way how he didn't let karasuma top even once. karasuma even handcuffed himself so that he couldn't let his natural instinct take over him during yokomichi's heat. like??? not being able to properly touch his lover must've blowed. karsuma lets yokomichi have his way every night in bed even though it wasn't something he was used to because he loved yokomichi. and what does yokomichi do? take advantage of that.
and i'm not looking at them as omega and alpha, i'm looking at them as lovers. i know that the author "changed the omegaverse narrative", but imo, very poorly. it's like they kept the original stereotype and slapped on different genders. but nice art though.
sry, i'm just disappointed bc i came in here w such high expectations and left with sub-zero ones.