i talked about this w/ aiken and lucas last night but i think the way the expanse handles the topic of consent + intimate and sexual assault is so well done. the books and novellas present a lot of different ways consent is violated and i think it's really refreshing that it tackles it tactfully and respectfully. like, there are certain instances that a lay man might not immediately recognize as being a form of assault, and while the books are really good about letting the reader infer these kinds of things, it lays out in plain terms that this is 'intimate assault' and actually explores that idea. i want to say more but i'm really tired