if you're not over it, stand unwavered, as it is not your fault that some readers are below adequate intelligence and fail to use higher thinking to comprehend fragmented stories with rich, complex emotions. the criticism you received is terribad. they did not even bother to consider the longstanding view of homosexuality in east asia, or realize that most stories are in actuality written in past tense.

if you're over it, consider this a generous puff of air to your confidence. let it inflate, but not so much as to pop.