So I definitely preferred the first story to the second and I think this is why They framing of the seme's actions were completely different Where in the first one the seme is obviously a psycho and his actions were not those of a sound individual, and it's not only us the readers identifying that but also the uke The uke does succumb to the whims of the seme but it feels weirdly justified at the end (even though of course the seme's initial actions were unjustifiable)
But the second one, the Uke is portrayed as a emotionally vulnerable and almost depressing character, and the seme instead of approaching him with his earnest feelings, purposefully torments the uke in hopes of him acting out on his suppressed feelings. And what's worse is that this works, the Uke ends up feeling bad for the pain he caused the seme instead of the other way around.
In the first one it feels like even though the seme literally imprisoned the uke, he was always honest about his desires (as far as he understood them) and presented those honest feelings to the uke in word and deed, but the second seme is just the opposite - dishonest and purposefully harming the uke to achieve the end goal he wanted. The first seme gave into the uke, letting him go (he did ofc made the choice to come back, but it definitely feels a little stolkholm-y), but the second seme had the uke give in to him, feel bad for him, and absolve his actions.
Neither is a healthy start to a relationship but this is just why I think the first one FEELS better than the second
So I definitely preferred the first story to the second and I think this is why
They framing of the seme's actions were completely different
Where in the first one the seme is obviously a psycho and his actions were not those of a sound individual, and it's not only us the readers identifying that but also the uke
The uke does succumb to the whims of the seme but it feels weirdly justified at the end (even though of course the seme's initial actions were unjustifiable)
But the second one, the Uke is portrayed as a emotionally vulnerable and almost depressing character, and the seme instead of approaching him with his earnest feelings, purposefully torments the uke in hopes of him acting out on his suppressed feelings. And what's worse is that this works, the Uke ends up feeling bad for the pain he caused the seme instead of the other way around.
In the first one it feels like even though the seme literally imprisoned the uke, he was always honest about his desires (as far as he understood them) and presented those honest feelings to the uke in word and deed, but the second seme is just the opposite - dishonest and purposefully harming the uke to achieve the end goal he wanted.
The first seme gave into the uke, letting him go (he did ofc made the choice to come back, but it definitely feels a little stolkholm-y), but the second seme had the uke give in to him, feel bad for him, and absolve his actions.
Neither is a healthy start to a relationship but this is just why I think the first one FEELS better than the second