I came hear to cheer on the husband, but apparently it's finished. Worst timeline; villain wins and hero loses. Drama as a genre is really interesting, because it relies a lot on invoking negative emotions in the reader to make them keep reading. But what you should NEVER do, never never never, except if it's a cliffhanger, is end it on a negative note. People leave your story feeling awful and depressed, and it's not their fault. I love reading yuri, have done it for a little more than a year, and there are some depressing ones, but there is a line. The guy is only ever portrayed in a positive light, and as of the the time of writing (6th chapter), the only vaguely bad character trait he has is cowardice. The "rival" is portrayed as manipulative, cruel, and seems to enjoy being both. And who wins (apparently)? The villain. I get invested in your story, your worldbuild, and you reward me by punching me in the gut and beating me while I'm down. Jeez man...
On a somewhat unrelated note, I thought it was stupid that people rant on these comment boards. I see how dumb I was now lmao.