Hi Qifrey being queer is not implied at all it's like. Extremely explicit. They don't say the g word but it is explicit. His literal entire character is about how much he loves this man but can't be with him to keep himself and his family safe. The whole existence of kitchen
breaks me jinshi was worried about maomao being forced to do sex work and her being assaulted but for her the concept of someone like him genuinely caring about her as human was so inconceivable she just assumed he was only concerned about her chastity from a misogynistic pov.
a basic guide to how consent works, in light of recent events:
yes = yes
no = no
hesitant yes = no
pressured into saying yes = no
crying = no
panicking/freaking out = no
unresponsive = no
anything other than a confident yes = no
island southeast asian faerie stories are so consistent it’s creepy…. they trap you in the forest, make you lose time, take offense at you taking anything without permission, and they have no philtrums. whats up with that.