can we talk about this

can we talk about this shounen ai manga called shota oni? i know many read it purely for the wholesomeness of the series, but the fact that the genre is "shounen ai" means that both characters are paired as love interests ARE YALL NOT CREEPED OUT ABOUT THAT AND HOW COME SO MANY PEOPLE ARE DEFENDING THAT MANGA PLS WAKE UP WAKEUPPP

i mean if it's not supposed to be romantic why not just put the manga in the slice of life genre just like many other wholesome mangas out there the fact that it's shounen ai SHOUNEN AI and the other mc is a kid