I like the premise of tackling the fact that the sexual position doesn’t define the power dynamic. But, because it emphasizes so much how rare it is (to be top/sub) or all the inconveniences and hardships it brings (the bottom/dom being dumped in every single one of his partner (???) because he couldn’t satisfy them sexually (???) (hating on the trope more than on the manga)) actually reinforces the stereotype ? Like, it emphasizes more that it would have been so much better if they weren’t like that (as if sexual position were fixed and unchangeable) than actually being happy about it and conveying that it doesn’t matter. Also, it seems the author only took the ‘’command’’ part of the d/s dynamic : the dom is clearly not in control (throwing commends here and there to make the reader remember it’s supposed to be a dom/subverse), and the sub is portrayed as wanting to act and control the play (it’s supposed to be a sub dammit) but somehow restricted by his sub condition. So in the end he’s more of a top (meaning control/command/etc) than a sub. What makes me say that is also how the bottom is portrayed as lost in pleasure and sensations, while the ‘’sub’’ is much more composed. I wish bdsm-related works would be done by people who actually know the bdsm community I still enjoyed it. At least it's way way better than those mangas using the subverse setting to justify abuse.
I like the premise of tackling the fact that the sexual position doesn’t define the power dynamic. But, because it emphasizes so much how rare it is (to be top/sub) or all the inconveniences and hardships it brings (the bottom/dom being dumped in every single one of his partner (???) because he couldn’t satisfy them sexually (???) (hating on the trope more than on the manga)) actually reinforces the stereotype ? Like, it emphasizes more that it would have been so much better if they weren’t like that (as if sexual position were fixed and unchangeable) than actually being happy about it and conveying that it doesn’t matter. Also, it seems the author only took the ‘’command’’ part of the d/s dynamic : the dom is clearly not in control (throwing commends here and there to make the reader remember it’s supposed to be a dom/subverse), and the sub is portrayed as wanting to act and control the play (it’s supposed to be a sub dammit) but somehow restricted by his sub condition. So in the end he’s more of a top (meaning control/command/etc) than a sub. What makes me say that is also how the bottom is portrayed as lost in pleasure and sensations, while the ‘’sub’’ is much more composed.
I wish bdsm-related works would be done by people who actually know the bdsm community
I still enjoyed it. At least it's way way better than those mangas using the subverse setting to justify abuse.