"The development is AbRuPt" no dip shit it's called trauma, seeking security, seeking validation, wanting the last man that touched you not to be an abusive rapist who pushed drugs on you. It's a full on trauma response. AJ has major PTSD and thinks he will feel secure if the person he likes has sex with him. He doesn't want sex right now, but all those other things? Yes.
I love that the Dom is the greenest flag ever while actually being a sadist. That's real representation right there lol
What some people can't understand is the bottom's desire to be treated almost as if the top *doesn't* care during a scene means means that at no point in a scene is he actually being *disrespected* by the top. And this is shown so clearly as you said, by the top/Dom's care for him everywhere outside of a scene. Not once has he displayed the typical trope you see in Doms of bdsm comics of being controlling, selfish, ECT. It's good to see but some will always be unhappy lol
I feel like either I'm reading it wrong or other commenters are. I don't see any deep emotional connection from the bottom yet. I see excitement. I see that he loves a challenge, he needs to "win" over someone stronger than he is. It's a thrill when he gets turned down because not many do. Most would be satisfied with tidbits and masturbating to the artwork of his debasement. Not MC though. And he likes that lol











I wish this was an anime so hard