ngl i was skeptical too but imo i think the age gap is fine bc he didn’t actually watch him grow up or anything. like they met very briefly and reunited much later. but maybe it’s bc of a story like tgcf that i read where hua cheng meets xie lian as a child… except they reunite like hundreds of years later . if i didn’t read that then maybe i’d think it was weirder
as for how tien speaks i can’t really remember his choice of words so idk. but yeah i’d prefer no age gap too
Well, what I mean by I hoped he met Shuraka at the right age is that, Tei swore his loyalty and became sort of a guardian to Shuraka, him meeting Shuraka at that age and treating him as a child and proceeds on being a guardian figure, then saying things like "I'm so glad you've grown enough to fill me all the way here." gurl what the actual f*ck, why would you say that to the person you cared as a child, you could've chosen words without sounding like a ped0
As much as I wanna defend Tei with my life, he's unsalvageable at this point, I gave him multiple benefits of the doubt, it's just a no no, I also asked for opinions and they thought the same
omg why don’t i remember him saying that
He said that in the last chapter
I'm not intending to defend the author but if we're actually reading in context we will know that Tei has trouble seeing Shuraka in that manner. Hence why he can't fully admit to loving him as his affection were rooted from the loyalty he has from wanting to protect the ML. That's why the Atura plot happened, so that he'll be able to go through that confusion. Him realizing that Shuraka is now a grown up is such a relief for him and not in the "finally you're 18 manner". It's important to highlight the fact that during that scene Tei is finally starting to understand his feelings and to see how Shuraka have grown it served as an answer to his confusion. Thus Tei now allowed himself to accept his feelings. He's not seeing him as the child he once knew, but rather the man he will give all his heart to.
I was also conflicted when I started reading this story, but after understanding Tei's character and the setting of the story I think this is not like that.
The plotline of Kouguu no Omega is very similar to this story. Perhaps it will give you some insight of Tei's point of view.
- coming from someone who's not really a fan of age gap relationship. (idk I just think it's unfair for Tei to be accused, but I will definitely drop this if the author did him dirty)
Yeah ngl that was very icky
No I get you! Like sir pls stop saying things referencing him as a child. You sound like a groomer.
Ok I've been re-reading this a couple of times and it gets weirder everytime (I was skeptical at first and gave it a chance so many times). Tei keep saying things that are not necessary and are weird like bro stop, please, with the words that comes out of his mouth, this felt so p3do and gr00mer like.
The art is 10/10, story wise, it's great but the gap is just way too off, still gonna read it though idk why either but yah since the first time they met it never sat right to me.
I have triggers too, though this is not one of them, felt uncomfortable still (this is only my opinion, everyone has their own likes and dislikes).
Reason for continuing, I guess the plot kinda hooked my curiosity and the art itself is scrumptious, could be better if shuraka was not a minor when they met and Tei should have chosen better words and not sounding like a gr00mer
Ps. I'm a plot reader, though I enjoy and love intimate scenes, it's not my favorite part of the story, that's why I have these kinds of opinion