Nobody was upset at the kisses before patch 6 because there weren’t any specific and additional ones. They were added later because fans wanted it. Believe it or not, adding gentle kisses would further the narrative of abuse. Which you (general, not you specifically) will take as “see he loves me” not as the emotional abuse narrative it will actually strengthen. Like I said, I don’t play non-con. Everything my Tav does is consensual, smiling or not. Just because it’s consensual doesn’t mean they have to smile through it.