dan needed this. homie needs the wakeup call. it’s tough being in love, especially when you’re aware that the person isn’t good for you, or good in general, but it gets so much worse when that love you have for them starts to dilute & manipulate your view of who they are. he was well aware that jaekyung was an awful person, but now his brain is doing backflips to try and justify all of jaekyungs nastiness. he’s working himself to the bone to get a gift for someone who hits him, screams & curses at him, and who takes pleasure in raping, assaulting & humiliating him. he really hasn’t done anything remotely nice to dan for any reason that could be considered “pure,” he always does things with other intentions, never with whats best for dan in mind. there are many bls like this, and, i’ll admit, i still read many of them. but oh my god, it gets so frustrating. honestly, i think this CAN be realistic in regards to abusive relationships; a meets b, b is charismatic towards a, a falls in love, b is abusive, a can’t wrap their mind around that & continues staying with & defending b. i’m sure that there are situations irl where people still fall in love with someone who is abusive from the immediate start, but in situations like dan’s it’s hard to believe he would- even while acknowledging that this is a work of fiction. i guess the overwhelming power imbalance makes it more believable, but still. i have so much empathy for dan.. still, he needs this wakeup call. again, this is a work of fiction, but in real life sometimes people NEED harsh wakeup calls, because people like jaekyung WILL NOT GET BETTER. i know how this story end, they’ll end up in love, but in a perfect ending my boy dan is r u n n i n g for the hills. stories like this should be labeled as horror imo. change the tone of this manhwa a little bit- instantly a horror. i dunno, i could suspend my belief a little bit if it was labeled differently, but such is life. sorry for my old person rambling, i’m still gonna continue reading, but you can absolutely consume media while criticizing that same media. and my ass is gonna be critical. doc dan, my boy, ya gotta run bruv.
dan needed this. homie needs the wakeup call. it’s tough being in love, especially when you’re aware that the person isn’t good for you, or good in general, but it gets so much worse when that love you have for them starts to dilute & manipulate your view of who they are. he was well aware that jaekyung was an awful person, but now his brain is doing backflips to try and justify all of jaekyungs nastiness. he’s working himself to the bone to get a gift for someone who hits him, screams & curses at him, and who takes pleasure in raping, assaulting & humiliating him. he really hasn’t done anything remotely nice to dan for any reason that could be considered “pure,” he always does things with other intentions, never with whats best for dan in mind. there are many bls like this, and, i’ll admit, i still read many of them. but oh my god, it gets so frustrating. honestly, i think this CAN be realistic in regards to abusive relationships; a meets b, b is charismatic towards a, a falls in love, b is abusive, a can’t wrap their mind around that & continues staying with & defending b. i’m sure that there are situations irl where people still fall in love with someone who is abusive from the immediate start, but in situations like dan’s it’s hard to believe he would- even while acknowledging that this is a work of fiction. i guess the overwhelming power imbalance makes it more believable, but still. i have so much empathy for dan.. still, he needs this wakeup call. again, this is a work of fiction, but in real life sometimes people NEED harsh wakeup calls, because people like jaekyung WILL NOT GET BETTER. i know how this story end, they’ll end up in love, but in a perfect ending my boy dan is r u n n i n g for the hills. stories like this should be labeled as horror imo. change the tone of this manhwa a little bit- instantly a horror. i dunno, i could suspend my belief a little bit if it was labeled differently, but such is life. sorry for my old person rambling, i’m still gonna continue reading, but you can absolutely consume media while criticizing that same media. and my ass is gonna be critical. doc dan, my boy, ya gotta run bruv.