Facts! But I think some creators take it from the quote "not every relationship starts of simple" but made way more extreme. Some stories are interesting on the progression parts but the way they're starting it is what makes me drop them. Although it is a extreme story it's getting more and more repetitive as more stories are made.
Exactly! It is so frustrating when a story with a good plot gets derailed by those forced, intense moments. It ruins the experience when a character is pushed into an emotional breakdown because the relationship started through coercion.
What makes it more exhausting is that writers could easily find compelling plotlines by just looking at real-life human connections. Even if they want to portray a character whose life is turned upside down after meeting someone who loves them, that can be done beautifully—I've seen such stories from when the genre started, but now everything seems to have devolved into the same repetitive, non-consensual tropes.
A lot of this seems to stem from the Omegaverse subgenre, where the 'innate' nature of the characters is often used as a lazy excuse to bypass the need for genuine consent. My friend actually refuses to read BL for this exact reason; she feels that other media handle romantic tension better because they don't rely on those forced dynamics. Even the 'dubious' scenarios often feel like a weak justification for a lack of real consent, and it’s just exhausting to see the genre lose its potential for better storytelling
Sorry I ramble alot
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Thanks for the convo Hara
Some people don't get the fact that most twinks in real life (although I don't like to associate fiction with real life, I'm just saying) are actually the ones who top. Aside from that, there aren't any rape scenes here, which I really prefer. Some people enjoy BL but can't read it because of all the forced sexual encounters. Can't they just have consensual sex? Isn't that hot enough? Why must they always force themselves on the 'pathetic, scrawny bottom' who is in debt or suddenly has no say in whether a man can push him around? Make it make sense... There's no lore behind that trope to this day. And I know some of you saying this stuff only clicked on this because you thought the smaller guy would be a bottom. Also, for those complaining that the buff guy calling him 'kid' is weird, it’s honestly just a term of endearment that happens in age-gap relationships all the time—I see and hear it in real life every day. Furthermore, Lee Changyeon was actually very reluctant and even asked about his age beforehand; he wasn't planning on sleeping with Bu-hil at all. It took Bu Silhan asking him four times and finally seeing his 'junk' for Lee Changyeon to decide he was actually interested, so it was the top who was doing the pursuing, not the other way around. Anyways, before I ramble all my unspoken feelings, I’m going to head out. Thanks to the uploader and the creator—love you all!