Responses
I agree, this made me uncomfortable because it's so far off from what we've seen from them so far. We're not given any reason as to why jaeyi would suddenly be acting this way when up until now he's been very respectful of ideum. And it's sad that ideum has to feel disillusioned in this way when he was so grateful for him just seconds prior. It upset me
"the fact that Ideum is losing his autonomy and respect as a human from the person who he first felt seen from" well said!! and that's exactly what makes this whole thing uncomfortable
My gripe isn’t with what happened per se. It’s the disparity of what this chapter was communicating to the reader (the fact that Ideum is losing his autonomy and respect as a human from the person who he first felt seen from) and the way it was depicted (which was typical bl smut, when the writing in this bl gave me hope for something much more considered, rather than a sell out for smut enjoyers).
My other gripe is this comment sections refusal to critique Jaeyi’s actions for what they were and instead justify them because “well Ideum is a exhibitionist”. The two are separate matters and can be talked about separately. Neither give right for the other.