I really really hope this isn't the author's fetishes coming through.

Prepare for even less erotic and way more uncomfortable sex later on. :/
Once this thing gets past the boring political bickering part, which it will very shortly, it then moves into the "becoming more and more incredibly fucked up" part. And NOT in a good way. I've already lost count of the number of trigger warnings I'm going to have to put up.

Another person who thinks that book is stupid. Finally.

Oh yeah. It's syrupy manipulative swill starring Mr and Mrs Insufferable.