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Well, that was a weird section. Basically just a justification for why no rape is going to be happeningā¦? Iām just going to pretend this whole exchange didnāt happen, it doesnāt seem to have added much in the way of exposition or character development.
Geoffrey really neds to learn about enthusiastic consent. I really hate the ātheyāre just pretending they donāt want thisā excuse. I get that his actions arenāt as bad for the time period, but I really have trouble not judging stuff like that by modern standards. What the heck Geoffrey. Donāt go around assaulting teenagers. While Iām glad he promised not to do anything, the situation shouldnāt have happened in the first place.
I wonder if Kaitoās slip-up of muttering about ćć®ę代 is going to be of significance? Did Geoffrey hear that comment? He didnāt outwardly react, but that doesnāt necessarily mean that he didnāt catch it.
I am very much behind but catching up today. I was fearing that we might be getting some non-con stuff because, well, it wasnāt BL if it didnāt have that in the 2000sā¦ at least no r*peā¦ yetā¦
at least no 