beta
no matter how their relationship develops, the cover of this book will always serve as a reminder to what their relationship is; a severe power imbalance and the abuse of authority. he will always tower over dan, will always have more hold in their relationship. we see this all the time, in the way dan talks about his stay, his contract, his life. his apologies and emotions and trying to make himself feel as small as possible.
being nice and seeing your faults is a good start. but it wont undo what their relationship started out as and the foundation it continued to built. there is too much emotional and physical abuse that it is almost suffocating reading it happen.
sure this is fiction, but this can very much be someone’s reality.