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I just started this. And Idg how the northern prince managed to sleep with the uke and still not notice he was a man in disguise?

So I've been holding back from reading ever since the time-skip, just peeking a glance here and there. So can someone tell me if Junghyun really forcefully sodomized Hajin? Because when I peeked at the latest chapter it almost sounded like it never got that far.
And are there graphic depictions of it? Because I don't think I can stomach that

they should turn this into a revenge drama. I'd pay to watch Dan take revenge on Jaekyung, because the guy is just irredeemable.

I just read on another site that the author of Yours to Claim is not actually the same author from A Guy Like You. Waje wrote AND illustrated that one, but is only illustrating this one. Seems the story is by Zzin-Bam

Just a FYI because I've seen a lot of people here think the two stories were written by the same person (I used to think so too)

Because ain't NONE of these mfs clean when you look at them through "real world" lenses, and I hope y'all realize that.

Jooin: irl the guy would be considered a master gaslighter. He constantly gaslit himself into believing the worst about Yahwi, and occasionally Cain too, not giving them a chance to explain or talk it out before lashing out at them over his own assumptions. On multiple occasions he even tried to gaslight Cain and Yahwi to their faces, telling THEM how THEY feel. Something he never really apologizes for. At some point I think the author tried to turn him into an "inspirational" assertive bossbabe, but irl his behavior towards people would just be considered paranoid, cold, cruel and b!tchy. Also deep down he knew he was in love with Yahwi all along, he couldn't stop thinking about his feelings for him 24/7, but he still strung Cain along for a while.

Yahwi: it might be a fetish trope in smutty yaois, but irl a lot of his seggsy times with Jooin would be considered coerced at best and forced at worst. Yes, he also drank the night of their first time, but after seeing how drunk Jooin was moments ago, he should've known he was not in the right condition to consent. Also he definitely used force that time at the school trip. He is also insanely emotionally constipated and has abandonment issues, which makes him lash out and turn mean whenever he fears rejection. Also has/had a tendency to be very selfish and disregard other's wishes and feelings.

Cain: irl him making a move on Jooin when he was heartbroken and at his most vulnerable, and honestly not in the right headspace to consent, would be considered exploitation. Not to mention all the seggsual harassment he did to him without Jooin's knowledge, e.g. when he was asleep. Mostly had good intentions, but at times showed selfish and controlling behavior when he resorted to manipulation and lies to get either what he wanted (e.g. living with Jooin), or what he thought was best for Jooin (which really isn't decision to make). Also he was a stalker at first.

Is honestly the character "development" of Jooin. He was so likeable in the first season. He was adorable, kind and fair. I felt bad for him and wanted everyone who didn't treat him right to feel bad for what they did.
But somewhere in the later seasons the author really ruined his character for me. He became annoyingly indecisive, cruel and unfair at times. And I found myself wanting both the people who did him wrong AND Jooin himself to realize their mistakes and apologize.

And while we're getting the former, we'll never get the latter. And that's just so so unsatisfying to me

Mini guide for how to spot the Male Lead, to prevent people from setting themselves up for disappointment when reading other BLs:

1. The Male Lead is USUALLY the first romantic love interest the story introduces. He'll definitely be introduced early and not at the end of e.g. the 1st season.
2. The Male Lead is USUALLY the first person the uke sleeps with in the story. A few exceptions exist, e.g. if the uke is introduced as promiscuous rather than romantic, or already in a (usually abusive) relationship prior to the start of the story.
3. The Male Lead will have his own arc/story going on, either in the foreground or background of the story. And it'll usually be introduced or hinted at from the get-go. If a character doesn't have that, they're probably a secondary character.
4. The uke will make it pretty obvious who the Male Lead is. Whoever the uke is most obsessed with/can't stop thinking about even when they're with someone else, that's usually the Male Lead. Doesn't have to be romantic thoughts, just whoever is most on their mind.
5. On the cover, the uke will usually be looking at the Male Lead. So pay attention to his eyes. (Thank you to the sharp-eyes commenters for noticing this!)

Anything else?

The story is trash and the readers unsatisfied, and just wanted to wrap it up quickly?

From the beginning it was obvious to anyone who knows their BL tropes that Yahwi was endgame, so that's not surprising. But the author truly managed to ruin the uke and both romances with their toxic storytelling, so no matter how much more they'd drag the story on for it was always gonna feel unsatisfying.

Please save mr frog and the celestial slave ╥﹏╥
Let them join the team, they're so cute and need help

"Jerk" doesn't even begin to describe the seme in this story. He's a full blown sociopath who only cares about having a hole to fill, and is non stop abusive to the uke. It's been 30+ chapters and there's ZERO romance, ZERO redeemable qualities of the seme, and ZERO connection between the two main characters. Just toxic abusive sex scenes one after another.

It's practically hentai, except there's nothing sexy or stimulating about the sex scenes since they're so abusive and non-con. The author literally even points out how the uke is not even hard half of the time. I seriously question authors who write sexualized abusive trash like this. Does he/she think non-con and sexual abuse is hot? Because ew. Ngl I judge anyone who enjoys this HARD.