sharing my opinion*** my bad
if i have any other typos feel free to correct me zz
Apart from being a fiction (and in fiction things are getting stretched) this is not our normal framework. In this universe there are pheromones, secondary genders, ruts. So do not be so strict with it by trying to analyze it through realistic glasses. It is a typical "l love him, he ignores me, deep down he loves me but is too proud to admit it, he will suffer for it and realize it at the end and beg me to come back" with a springle of pheromones and babies.
Hmm so there are a few things I want to talk about in your comment.
I've seen a lot of people questioning why this story is so high-rated when it involves r*pe and abuse, the answer is very simple honestly: you may not like it but (many) other people do. I went to other Asian websites to read the comment and no one cares about all the crazy things happened in this story, of course they don't think it's normal, but they actually enjoy it.
I'm an Asian myself and I can tell you that this is a culture thing. The best example is that many of these webtoons are originated from Chinese/Korean novels. Most of them are not translated to English unless they are very very popular so the Westerners probably don't know that this kind of story is actually comparatively normal compared to lots of other mind-wrecking stories I've read. Incest, r*pe, abuse, prostitution, 2 personalities in one body having sex with each other,....etc. What I'm trying to tell you is that when you say "this is what people will keep expecing from bl", the reality is that we already pass that point :))) Also, the part where you say "it’s being normalized as a piece of media", I don't really know what you are trying to imply here. You mean this kind of story shouldn't be established... or you mean authors should write something more healthy rather than this...?
Well that's my view on this. Excuse me if there are any typos
I do not think it is a matter of ethnicity. I think that like sexual fantasy, erotic fiction is stretched sometimes. "Oh the rich CEO loves me so much he forces himself on me". In real life it is "hello prison!". Here it is just fantasy. "He wants me so much he can't control himself" oh how nice!. Cause deep down I want him too. Of course from certain titles I do not expect 100% realism. "The strong warlord kidnaps me cause I am the prettiest and loves me". Yeah in real life I do not want to visit ancient china or ancient anything and be kidnapped by a smelly war gorilla but as a fantasy I like a handsome ripped daddy to fell crazy in love with me and kidnap me to his manor to make me his queen.
i agree to this, from the asian media i’ve seen i guess it’s at times more based on r*pe tropes?
and about how it’s being normalized— i meant it as it’s being more of a normal thing in stories. it’s not inherently good or bad but i personally wish there were more dynamics then just this... other than it being unhealthy (sometimes stories with unhealthy relationships are interesting) this story had too many plot holes and made no sense. it’s repetitive as well.
i wanna correct myself- i think merenda is right
it’s less based on ethnicity and more cultural aspects.. i’m personally an asian american (yuck america) so i have resonated with different types of views (more eastern or more western at times)
haha yeah i get it, it’s like those crazy fantasies
i like those sometimes too but as a story i didn’t enjoy it very much, but ofc thats just my opinion
right, i’m not seeing this as 100% realistic at all
i still think i have the right to view it through realistic lenses. although this story might be set in a more far fetched setting/story plot, that doesn’t mean you can input reality into your thought process on the story. i know realistically majority of the people wouldn’t want this, but even fictionally i still don’t enjoy it.
it’s realistic to the point where it’s not. i don’t know if that makes any sense but they’re portrayed as modern day men (except in an omegaverse), so again, i’m going to end up viewing parts of the story through a realistic lens. that includes the weird acceptance of r*pe!
it’s fictional, i doubt (i mean i hope) anyone will take this media seriously and believe what keith did was justified (or that the mc’s reactions to him were normal)
that’s just my take but yknow- ya like what ya like and ya don’t what ya don’t
You have to turn off your brain to enjoy reading these kind of things tbh and that's what I do. I mean as long as people know how to separate fiction from reality I think it's fine. In my opinion, most of the people who enjoy this rape-y story would be fuming at the news of someone being raped and would not accept any excuse from the rapist or at least that's how the people I know react.
You like what you like and you don't like what you don't like and that's fine. There are people out there who enjoy "reading" far sicker things but would not approve of it in real life so yeah
My simple point of viewing all these is that if at the end the couple is happy and equal (with no brain washing or anything) I am ok. I know it is a fantasy most of the times (there are also realistic stories and I like them when they are smooth with no stupid anguish)
okay so yall can come out on me and say “this is fiction why do you care”
i mean i don’t really? i seriously don’t think anyone would actually take this story and be like “oh this is okay irl” i mean? i hope not. fiction affects the real world but to a certain extent. the people who find the actions of the alpha (a rapist) okay and how the story panned out to be “normal” are probably people who:
a) do not understand relationships whatsoever
or
b) are unaware and may have their own underlying issues
anyway what i’m going to “complain” about (aka staring my opinion) is the way the story played out. it was awful. i don’t need to explain why the *relationship* was awful because.... jesus christ that was a train wreck.
but honestly it wasn’t an enjoyable story at all, i don’t understand why it’s so highly rated- bc seriously? how the hell do you go from the main character being raped and cheated on to the main character suddenly loving the rapist because of a *nearly fatal phenomenon* i don’t know dude.. this story was just so messy and all over the place
now, i don’t HATE this story. i dislike it. like what you like i don’t care— you can disagree with this as well. but i’m just tired of these rape tropes and how they’re played out to be so normal (dramatic yet normal).
i don’t think their actions are being normalized in society necessarily, (maybe? i’m not sure if people are actually thinking it’s okay) but it’s being normalized as a piece of media. like this is what people will keep expecting from BL. specifically BL bc you rarely see this anywhere else.
i’m rambling by this point... man i’m tired. i’m tired of stories that portray a toxic environment and relationship as normal.
good day to you all who’ve read til the end! haha
one good thing? the art was good. this *artist* is good. i hope that in the future they’ll get better at storytelling (if they do continue to make comics)