Quote from ultenth
It wasn't rape, it was her being tricked, which is not the same. There isn't a court in the world that would call that rape, nor should they. She consented to it, she...was...not...raped...
However the main char is an idiot for letting her go, way to just reinforce her self-doubts and make her feel like no one would want her if they knew. He should have grabbed her and held on tight and made her secure in the knowledge that he would still be there. Most of the times when someone opens up to you like that they don't want you to try to fix things or say the perfect platitude to make them feel better, they just want to know that you are there and still care about them, that's it.
You make it sound like you have some personal experience there. That, or you're a psych major.
I agree on the not rape thing and I can imagine someone who went through something like that to get some reassurance.
On the other hand I find Utsumi's reaction pretty realistic.
Most guys won't know what to do with a revelation like that. Having to process it first and then thinking of how to react. Some guys may think that grabbing her might spark bad memories or something for example, having a feeling of powerlessness to help her.
Still, I find the whole manga te be too drama heavy for the past while. Hope we get past that soon.
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? spoil it for me plz
