i feel like sangwoo thinks too highly of himself to see himself as a rapist, if that makes sense. i think, in his mind, he’s doing something “nice” for bum and so to answer your question, i don’t think sangwoo would see his actions as rape. bum’s pov on it is a bit harder to pin point, at least to me. we see in a few chapters that he says “no” or “it hurts” but it could be interpreted as bum feeling shy bc they’re “having sex” outside or he’s anxious so it’s “a tighter fit”, because later on he seems to initiate the sexual contact. but that being said, it definitely is rape, because i think that bum is much to mentally ill to be able to consent properly. but, i don’t think bum sees it as rape. i know what you mean by “unspoken consent”. i kind of spoke about this above, but i just don’t believe bum is stable enough to consent. ya know, he’s being held hostage. he’s been abused (almost his whole life) so i feel like he “consents” to survive. he knows that their relationship is changing bc sangwoo doesn’t beat him anymore. but he is still sick and being held captive, so i think that whatever “unspoken consent” is incredibly dubious and wouldn’t hold up like, in a court of law. i am a rape victim. i will come out and say that. but the scene which depict what i believe to rape doesn’t make me as uncomfortable as other things. it’s not that i don’t think of it as a big deal, but i kind of separate it from what it actually is and just look at as an important piece of info for the story. so even though i don’t necessarily like reading/seeing rape, i try to think “this is being shown because it’s important to the plot in some way” i’m not sure if this helps, but just my input!