I do think when it comes to my bsf we made each other "the one" for ourselves since we grew up together from a very young age
That shows through our interests over the years and how we moved from one interest to another at the same time and also having similar political views while also maintaining a sense of self and our own opinions
But now as ...... reply
"If buying isn't owning then piracy isn't stealing" is basically the quote I live by
So I buy all the physical copy of books I can afford but when it comes to reading online I don't pay since I can't actually own it (I've had to buy the same chapter of my favorite manhwa on webtoon multiple times because they keep making it unavailable after a bit) reply