beta
So nice to finally have a story that shows a growing and somewhat healthy relationship. LI was already pretty happy with how they had the top genuinely try to leave because of how bad the bottom was. And although it was a little frustrating because it took the bottom so long to realise where he was going wrong, it truly made sense for his character as a spoiled/babied younger brother and it only made the pay off that more satisfying.
I was honestly really disappointed in the warehouse scene but wasn’t surprised as the rapey sex is so common now in the BL space (especially the eastern ones). I was however pleasantly surprised and extremely happy to see the acknowledgement of this behaviour being wrong and unacceptable without the bottom underlining it with some kind of fuck ass “but i was into it though” even though it was violent and unplanned/ this type of sex was never discussed (on and off I’m looking at you