Those who have read my stories know that one overarching theme is that teenagers are not 'children' in the sense that is usually meant by that term. This problem, at least from my perspective, is most prevalent in the US.
A reader wrote (publicly in the comments section:
"At some point I was hoping the character might develope a bit of self control. Screwing children is my breaking point. I have always enjoyed your stories but this has to be the end for me."
This in response to sex between someone over twenty-one and a fifteen-year old.
Anyone who has read twenty books of AWLL (and possibly 2.5 of Good Medicine, you would know that teenagers are NOT children. They are young adults and ought to be treated as such.
May I point out:
Ages of consent
Sweden: 15
Germany: 14
Denmark: 15
Estonia: 14
France: 15
Italy: 14
Portugal: 14
China: 14
Japan: 13 (Cf 'Sakurako')
Argentina: 13
Brazil 14
It's the US that's completely nuts on this topic, with places like California being completely insane.
That said, it may not be your cup of tea, which is fine, but teenagers are NOT children and shouldn't be treated as such.