This is exactly why I love this story so much!
I frkn hate bottoms/ukes who can't defend themself or more like those who don't even try, like in general bottoms that only exist to be a partner for the hot troubled top, bottoms who literally have no character at all.
I mean it would be better if there was no SA at all, so that the bottoms don't even need to defend themselves.
BUT I feel like this story is more like a psychological story than a romance and it's actually important for the plot AND the bottom at least gave somewhat something like consent AND he fought back when the top is going overboard.
(Sry I hope y'all get what I mean, I kinda lost my thought while I was writing😅)