is uke an actual idiot?!?? does he really believe a smug faced dude like that needs his coaching?!? why lie in the first place and do all sorts of embarrassing stuff like, the second hand embarrassment is raising my blood pressure and idc what anyone says, seme is an actual asshole for toying with someone naive like him. if you "like" him, why toy with him? I have to throw my brain out the window if I wanna keep reading this such a shame because the art is so pretty
this was surprisingly pretty well written for such a short story, and there's so much to unpack!! some people may think the uke is trash for having 4 boyfriends, but it kinda worked in this story?! it did a good job at portraying the power of words, and how much of an impact a single interaction can have on a person's life. That's all it took for Tora to fall in unconditional love with Masami. I'm very impressed by Tora's character.. a complete green flag seme. He was aware Masami had other boyfriends and yet accepted him as he was, without expecting him to change himself for him!!! THAT IS HUGE! he stood by his side and just expressed his unconditional love until Masami chose only him, on his own accord and free will. In the meantime, there was no sexual assault or violence because seme was jealous, there was no verbal or emotional abuse, he did not act like an obsessive or possessive man-child.. he simply loved him for who he was! Given Masami's past and his trauma, Tora's unconditional love SAVED and HEALED him. "No one's Perfect" is such a befitting title for this story because it's so true.
Edit: I completely missed the part where mc admits to cheating on his boyfriends with the others. I must say that is the biggest ick and con of this story unfortunately.
uke pissed me off for allowing himself to be manipulated and toyed with like that... if you really love someone you wouldn't act like that. Seme just didn't want anyone else playing with his toy. disgusting
I think I'll take a break from this and maybe come back after the shitty parts are over. Yul doesn't deserve any of this shit!! this is why people who aren't mentally and emotionally unstable shouldn't jump into relationships! GO TO FCKING THERAPY!! Yul was at least aware of his own wounds and trauma so he refused seme's advances.. but seme kept fcking persisting and made him open up his heart and accept. After making him lower down his walls and trust you, you go ahead and fcking assault him?!?!?! go deal with your anger issues first you asshole!!! and wtf is up with that hyung of his coming back after 5 years?? I fcking despise people like him.
he's a saint, truly. considering so many other stories, he really is a breath of fresh air. so kind, patient and understanding.
just wanted to get that off my chest. uke needs to stop being a horny idiot and realize he deserves a better love, and more importantly some respect.
guess yaoi writers will never move on from the "fell in love with my r@pist" trope. "I'm in love with you so I sexually assaulted and harrased you every chance I got because what is communication? confessing my feelings would be too boring. assault is sExIeR"
as unfortunate as it is, I feel like there's no hope in a relationship like this and they shouldn't be together. sometimes love isn't enough.
I get that in this world having to "play" is a necessity otherwise they'd suffer from major side effects.. but Rui shouldn't have to change himself or endure violent play just to stay with seme. Wanting to satisfy your partner is one thing, and there's limits to how far you can go in terms of doing things you don't inherently enjoy. I also understand Ritsu not wanting to hurt Rui.. but this is something they should talk about and find a solution to together. Whether he had sex with the other sub or not, if he was in an exclusive relationship with Rui, then that's still cheating. in this universe "play" is an intimate act so I'd say it's cheating. They should have had the boundary talk before he went and satisfied himself elsewhere. This is such a hard and sad situation.. Ritsu's needs are very extreme so unfortunately I don't see this working out. curious to see where author takes this. I just hope Rui doesn't feel obligated to suffer and put up with violence just to appease seme, especially after he cheated on him?! that'd break my heart. he deserves happiness and a better boyfriend!
neither of them were seriously hurt.. and IT WAS RIGHT THERE!!!?? that makes zero sense no matter how you look at it. and it wasn't some pocket change, 1B fcking won! what was the point??
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