Thank you for the extensive comment. It was a fun read and you definitely picked on the creepier elements of their relationship.
"he thinks shen yuan not saying anything is a “yes.” and honestly, that’s like saying “oh, well, a no sometimes means maybe.” silence doesn’t equate to yes! however, binghe is so far gone. what does a “no” even mean to him?" - I did totally use language used to speak on issues of consent on purpose - because Bingge's views on consent are uhhh kind of fucked up. Very fucked up. The interesting thing is that, in this case, SY's silence...is actually a yes...but you were super on the nose when you questioned if anything would change, really, if SY said "no". The answer is, likely not - at the most Bingge would find another angle, another way to get what he wanted - but he wouldn't stop.
"luo binghe is making sure that shen yuan won’t be able to live without him. he’s basically saying: so what if he runs away? it’s not like he can put on his own socks, or brush his teeth on his own! he can’t survive in the real world." - Bingge's dream, really.
In short, their relationship is...batshit...and the fact that you're creeped out is super valid.
Shen Yuan likes his attic-wife life (both SY and LBH are very strange) but you're free to question the veracity of his thoughts/feel weird about his treatment.
Thank you again for the comment, it was super fun to read *smiles*.
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