and? is there an issue?
if you dont enjoy the trope, you dont have to read.
Oh wow I made an observation. Sorry to disturb your delicate sensibilities.
fr I saw that pattern too but I actually like this couple tho, i think they will def developed into smtg more healthy and wholesome!
True. Power imbalance can be fine if the people in the relationship don't abuse it. Not to mention there is no relationship yet and as soon as the mission is over he will lose a lot of power over him.
I feel like she always goes for "popular" looking seme x girly uke (which is one of the most common tropes in yaoi btw) but I feel like she's versatile with personalities, like in "Born Sexy Tomorrow" the seme is cocky and clumsy and the uke oblivious but strong, the seme from "Thick as Thieves" is more mature and daddy and the uke is feisty and frenetic, this one (Sharp) is more dull and the uke more woke and vexed
Tbf it is a safe trope authors tend to love, but I only find it a problem when there’s a power imbalance/large age gap when the uke is just very submissive and unrealistically pure, our boy has chlamydia and a sass mouth (can perhaps detect if someone’s manipulating him) were kinda good
I mean it all depends how the author presents it but I’ve noticed this is their go to trope in all of their stories, this specific dynamic.I know personally I’m not love with this trope because usually it’s inherently problematic, but the stories just begun afterall to make a final decision.
I guess this author has a very specific type of trope they like in their plots. Huge age gaps with power imbalance.