It’s strange because I think by reading just the first 5 chapters, readers can already guess how dangerous Winter is. As I mentioned, the portrayal of “being violent towards a partner due to excessive love and losing control” has been normalized so much that when reading it, one might not feel that something is wrong? But by chapter 7, everything is very clear, and I think those who don’t like it would stop reading by then.
The captivity plot isn’t new, and I didn’t expect Winter to lock him up so soon (I thought Winter would toy with him for longer), but the reason I kept reading was because I was still curious about Winter. The way the author draws Winter’s expressions, sometimes cute, sometimes scary, is so compelling that it makes me want to keep reading. As for Raymon, I also want to see how he will fight back.
The plot isn’t new, but to criticize it as lazy, unappealing, or romanticizing rape is not accurate. There hasn’t been a rape scene where Winter’s actions towards Raymon weren’t painful or terrifying. The author clearly depicts Winter as insane, without a single romantic moment suggesting that he will treat Raymon well, he’s entirely delusional violence Crazy men. Raymon is also absolutely terrified of Winter, even though Raymon himself is masochistic. That’s what makes it intriguing, and the summary mentioning that Raymon will manipulate Winter to regain control and escape gives me more confidence that this isn’t a mindbreak porn. The story may not be perfect, but so far it’s been solid in building the characters’ psychology. I haven’t seen any signs of romanticizing the characters’ wrongdoings. For example, the scene where Winter threatens Raymon, saying “Don’t make me doubt the nature of this relationship,” shows that Winter is aware of how wrong this relationship is, but he chooses to deceive himself in order to be happy. I guess Raymon will take advantage of this delusion of love to manipulate Winter in return.
It’s strange because I think by reading just the first 5 chapters, readers can already guess how dangerous Winter is. As I mentioned, the portrayal of “being violent towards a partner due to excessive love and losing control” has been normalized so much that when reading it, one might not feel that something is wrong? But by chapter 7, everything is very clear, and I think those who don’t like it would stop reading by then.
The captivity plot isn’t new, and I didn’t expect Winter to lock him up so soon (I thought Winter would toy with him for longer), but the reason I kept reading was because I was still curious about Winter. The way the author draws Winter’s expressions, sometimes cute, sometimes scary, is so compelling that it makes me want to keep reading. As for Raymon, I also want to see how he will fight back.
The plot isn’t new, but to criticize it as lazy, unappealing, or romanticizing rape is not accurate. There hasn’t been a rape scene where Winter’s actions towards Raymon weren’t painful or terrifying. The author clearly depicts Winter as insane, without a single romantic moment suggesting that he will treat Raymon well, he’s entirely delusional violence Crazy men. Raymon is also absolutely terrified of Winter, even though Raymon himself is masochistic. That’s what makes it intriguing, and the summary mentioning that Raymon will manipulate Winter to regain control and escape gives me more confidence that this isn’t a mindbreak porn.
The story may not be perfect, but so far it’s been solid in building the characters’ psychology. I haven’t seen any signs of romanticizing the characters’ wrongdoings. For example, the scene where Winter threatens Raymon, saying “Don’t make me doubt the nature of this relationship,” shows that Winter is aware of how wrong this relationship is, but he chooses to deceive himself in order to be happy. I guess Raymon will take advantage of this delusion of love to manipulate Winter in return.