
How the author managed to pull a 360 on this so smoothly is interesting it went from brutal to comedy. It’s quite funny reading it now.
At least his past abusive behaviour is mentioned several times and not skipped over like it didn’t happen and the ML himself is the one who brings it up and acknowledges his wrong doing. Most Bls just act like it never happened post redemption arc…

Spoiler……
If I remember in the novel correctly the bottom wasn’t no longer at the mercy of the top when they decided on this type of relationship he definitely wasn’t a blushing whimpering idiot, i swear he was more colder and the top was an asshole but he was hiding his fear that the bottom would leave him. The bottom was definitely not acting like this in the side stories novel… this adaptation is taking liberties. It was hella tense in the side stories between the two of them and complicated the bottom was lonely and conflicted, whilst the top was scared that he would come home and the bottom wouldn’t be there one day, this just skips right past them and removes a lot of stuff just to get to the sex part. Thats why the MC seems weird.

Were Ash friends raised in a barn? Who has multiple conversations about an Ex whilst being introduced to your friend’s current boyfriend in their house no less? Seriously, they clearly have been having multiple conversations behind ash back and also directly with hazel. If hazel doesn’t have ash contact details why give them to him without ash knowledge? Why also not ask ash about his relationship status prior to the party anyway why would “bonded” partners not have each other’s contact details, They obviously knew he was in a relationship as they all were clamouring to meet lyle at the door when first introduced. Ditch those untrustworthy gossip mongers, they clearly discriminate against alpha x alpha relationships despite the fake pleasantries.
This is just a rehash of plenty other BL with the exact same plot.