We estabilished that bonding/imrinting is creepy. But would it be ok for the story to feature it in original form when main characters recognize that's there're things wrong with the concept and try to raise awareness of others? As in, A gets bonded to B (dragon) without informed consent and
realises that it's not right, but tries very hard to treat B with respect and mind xir rights and teaches other people why the bonding isn't ethical (most people handwave it, but some come to understand her point). As in, the in-universe thing is creepy but still widely accepted, but it gets adressed as problem (even though in the end A and B come to appreciate some elements of the bond (telepathy) and consider each other friends, but consent&equality are important). Would that hurt the story? I need some parts of bonding for the plot to work but I'd like to avoid the questionability...
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If you explored bonding in a critical way, it could be interesting. But you'd want to be careful to avoid having a "have your cake and eat it, too" story, where you act like you're disavowing the thing but still play it up as glamorous and desirable.
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If you explored bonding in a critical way, it could be interesting. But you'd want to be careful to avoid having a "have your cake and eat it, too" story, where you act like you're disavowing the thing but still play it up as glamorous and desirable.
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