
This would have been soooo perfect without the unnecessary rape scene. It was a massive overreaction in the first place and after Asaichi's initial reaction it was practically brushed off like an afterthought as the rapist continues on with his life unbothered.
Anyways, the mcs are so cute together lmao. Especially after they become a couple.Yoru is so fuckin beautiful.

Thank god. I was initially worried Noah was going to be a naive innocent uke that Hajime manipulates but that doesn't seem to be the case. Also, this manga is really beautiful but it would benefit from better pacing. Maybe slow down a little lol. The fast pacing and brief details worked well with the first chapters to make it feel dreamy and nostalgic but feels slightly sloppy/messy in present time.
As expected, they go the route of romanticizing the rape and abuse. Give the seme some heartbreaking backstory, a well meaning reason for his actions, maybe a bit of remorse down the line, the uke starts getting attached and then tada!!! kidnapping and torture justified, forgiven, brushed off, and story will eventually end with them in love, having sex, happily ever after.
I see where you're coming from but even with a traumatic past, that would only explain his actions, not justify them in anyway.
Any kind of happy ending would feel wrong imo but oh well.
I get what you mean, "justified" may be too strong a word.
I'm with you on feeling that any kind of happy ending would be wrong but if the story does go there it will go there by minimizing the severity of the seme's actions and getting the uke and the readers to sympathize with the seme. I hope I'm wrong though lol.