It's from 2022 so yeah, at that time these kinds of stories are quite popular. These days there are still some manga with dubcon too, but it's already quite mainstream and not selling much anymore so mangakas explore other plots instead
Ya'll make me feel ancient lol
Dubcon has been a trope in bl/yaoi since inception. The only reason why it feels like it "boomed" in 2022 is 'cause the genre exploded with covid lock downs.
And I don't think it'll ever go away even if it isn't "popular" anymore.
my thoughts exactly
Fr, 2022 is literally modern day
I didn't say 2022 is a long time ago. I was saying that this story which came out in 2022 came out at a time when those kinds of stories are common. Idc if it's been around since longer
Rape in BL has been very common for the last 20+ years and continues to be up to now, so 2022 wasn't a special year for this. If you don't care that 2022 isn't an anomaly then I'm not sure what your point is /gen
But the dubcon plot, which was very popular in the past (for many writers, not that I like it) seems kinda outdated to me. The fact that the ML constantly molest the MC and putting it as a flirty, casual way of showing love kinda annoys me. So when the plot wants to make a “serious” twist, it does’t make any impact to me at all. And then after, the ML just met him secretly and started SA him, again “because he still loves him”. That’s kinda put me off and made me drop the reading.