beta
Ok so i didnt read the whole novel but to read some point and i learnt that ml rejected mc back then because he was 16 and ml was 20. So rightfully, he thought it was the right thing to do. Because you know "the power imbalance".
And now, mc is 20, an adult so its okay....but heres the problem;
Yes mc is adult. 20 years old brain is different than 16 years old brain. Meanwhile 20 years brain is similar to 24 years old brain.
But the thing is; during those 4 years, mc was still isolated and never had friends. He still is similar to who he was when he was 16 but this isnt the problem. The problem is;
Ml is very kind realable, nice guy but maybe because of his trauma or beliefs,he plays a lot of mind games. Yes maybe thats his personality, i get it but you can see there is still "power imbalance" in their relationship. Mc is like open book while ml plays with him pretty much.
Oh yes maybe he wanted to play safe. Maybe he wanted him to talk with him and be honest first but this doesnt change the fact that he was manipulative and played mind games to get upper hand, and control in relationship. Which it worked.
My problem with this; this is basically the main reason why he rejected him 4 years ago because they arent equal as teacher and student. And years later, instead of trying to be honest anf open so that he could have equal relationship with mc; ml played with him.
I know he loves him. I know he is good guy. But this was really frustrating and i really wanted to share. Personally this is why i loved omega complex and their relationship more than those two, even though this alpha trauma's mc is a character i really adore. I also like ml, he is the type of character i like with mls but in this story, the way things worked was frustrating. And i wish this was properly adressed as issue in their relationship. I didnt finish the novel so i dont know. But well..this is my opinion. Thanks for people who read this. *sigh* thats all.