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I would hold my hands up if it was 'textbook grooming', but there's *only* a 6 year age gap between them and that's pretty key
'Grooming is when a person builds a relationship with a child, young person or an adult who's at risk so they can abuse them and manipulate them...' By the Met Police in London, England.
I do acknowledge the status gap, but even with that I would consider it: manipulation, gaslighting, abuse of power and overt possessiveness.
With a toxic (slightly trashy) emperor and a (VERY) naive & (VERY) oblivious MC ╮(￣▽￣)╭