and rape-culture beliefs like "if you consent to having sex with one person, then you have to consent to anything
Who has told him that in this story? Has he himself thought that he must allow Ned to do to him anything that Jon does?
Without those, he's discovering that, on his own, he doesn't want to hold out for a proposal -- and the level of trust and love he has with Jon is enough for him to go farther.
I find it sad somehow. He's made Jon wait for him and then he doesn't make him follow through to the end, he changes his mind instead. But I'm glad he feels ready now.
He's definitely not ready to deal with, say, panels of people on morning talk shows debating whether he's just lying for attention.
Yikes, I didn't even think about that. Still, most people would believe him and be supportive. And Ned would be too scared to try to do anything else.
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and rape-culture beliefs like "if you consent to having sex with one person, then you have to consent to anything
Who has told him that in this story? Has he himself thought that he must allow Ned to do to him anything that Jon does?
Without those, he's discovering that, on his own, he doesn't want to hold out for a proposal -- and the level of trust and love he has with Jon is enough for him to go farther.
I find it sad somehow. He's made Jon wait for him and then he doesn't make him follow through to the end, he changes his mind instead. But I'm glad he feels ready now.
He's definitely not ready to deal with, say, panels of people on morning talk shows debating whether he's just lying for attention.
Yikes, I didn't even think about that. Still, most people would believe him and be supportive. And Ned would be too scared to try to do anything else.
Can't be many parts of this story left now!