Author, don't be disheartened. Their will always be critiques who will never be satisfied regardless of how well you write. Ignore them. You can't let them be a hindrance to your writing hobby. After all it's your story not theirs. Just write according to your own style and pace. And please don't drop it just because someone didn’t got their share of wish fullfillment.
You are officially one of the authors I like, why i said this, well it's hard to find a good author, who actually has an intention to write a story not just for money or fame sake. And this chapter speaks a lot about your character, and the part of not adding smut just made me happier, you are a true fan👍🏽, I'll support you.
Well said xD not a lot of people see the difficulty of reading or thing about the author. I for example criticized a fanfic for grammar mistakes but it was because the author was always confusing he/she that it was impossible to understand if the MC was a boy or a girl sometimes so I said to revise and use just one of the two. Or revise for repetitions. But it was more of a constructive critic. I know it's difficult and I don't critizice to annoy, if I critizice is for a constructive critic that can help.
I will be honest, I didn't read what you wrote... You probaby were very emotional to write a long essay like this. You can't please everyone, if comments affect you so much I suggest to not read them, because that's the main reason why people start having a burnout and the way I see it - you are very close to it, on the edge even...