Omg you ate
i mean whether you believe it or not things like illustrating blushing during the rape are innately linked to sexualisation because blushing is tupically linked to enjoyment in sexual scenes in this genre especially (BL). It might not be super intentional but i have to say this author uses rape as a smut bait into the story.
as an artist myself blushing means a lot of things. having a one dimensional view of that is only harming ur perception and making assumptions as fact is only twisting the authors intentions.
Im an artist too, moreso a painter im not really into digital but i have basic comprehension ma'am/sir. I contexualise it into the actual situation, this is me having a dimensional view of what blushing could mean. Ive read every single story this author has made, by all means i interpret their intentions by what they have shown through their work. Hey, if im wrong then my bad but i really dont think i am at all. Using rape as smut is extremely common in this genre and especially this authors work. i would actually say this might be the best presentation of sexual violence throughout this authors entire collection of works but considering their history of sexualising rape and using it as smut content, I'll "assume" what i want.
Lets be clear here though, this is a presumption based on the patterns and previous works of the author, not an assumption. I think i have very reasonable suspicion for my view of this author and their work, even if im wrong, while i do take responsibility for my words, this author needs to do better.
As an artist myself and as someone who has done research for smut art with complete intention just to observe, I actually disagree that she's fetishizing in this case. A lot of men's faces and bodies go red during anal/certain positions purely bc it's a lot of strain on the body and especially if it's painful, and the pain/complete lack of pleasure in this story is REALLY emphasized. He literally repeats over and over that it's not pleasurable and that he's never enjoyed it, and he truly does not seem to like it in the rape scenes. I think the blush is genuinely just meant to make it seem like his face is turning red in this case from the strain + a natural bodily response
exactlyy
I've said this before but even as someone who loves psych/dark romances this is a hard read and the rape scenes feel INTENTIONAL – but no not in a fetishy way and more like to drive the point home that this is at its core a very dark and heavy story and he lives such a shitty and miserable life. The rape scenes don't feel like they're disguised to be sexy or steamy like in a lot of rape-fetish bl's, they're rough and ugly and hard to get through with clear indication that the MC hates it.
I think it's a device that a lot of darker writers use when they write/show things in detail so that the audience, like the character, doesn't have the choice while reading to just skip over and look away. It puts you in his place and makes you feel just as shitty.
I think this is a well written story and that if people don't like dark/heavy themes then you simply should not be reading this creator's work. There are plenty of sweet/fluffy romance manga out there, look at those.