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While Dane is clearly under influence of his heat, him using his pheromone to induce Grayson into heat when Grayson resists shows that Dane still had some awareness and should be responsible for his action. This is the same as an alpha using pheromone to trigger an omega into heat, the situation might not be entirely his fault but this specific act is entirely on him and should not be swept under the rug. Dane also realizes that which make him apologize to Grayson after.

ok so everybody knows that what dane does to grayson is very clearly rape. the novel states it, dane states it (and apologises for it!!! omg a rare for bl) but, correct me if im wrong, from my understanding didn’t dane not even realise until after?
he was under the influence of his heat and to satisfy that he had to find the closest alpha, so happened to be grayson, and in the novel wasn’t he not even in the right mind himself? pls correct me if im wrong, maybe i read it wrong.
ofc im against any forms of sa that goes w/o saying but i feel like for dane’s case, he wasn’t even technically making a conscious decision no? pls lmk!!!!