I totally agree with you. I'm actually starting to feel uncomfortable with these chapters and honestly don't know how the author is even remotely comfortable drawing blood in a freaking rape scene... like, yes, we kinda know what rape entails. We don't need you to add the blood and to almost glorify rape as a way to punish someone. I used to love Pearl Boy at the beginning... not sure what's happening to this author. :(
Exactly. Unfortunately so many authors portray rape scenes in an oversexualized, romanticized, or disturbing way. I sincerely wish we could see more of the human and psychological side of the victims, rather than the explicit act. It really doesn’t need to be so graphic.
After 100+ ch of Pearl Boy, I was expecting something different. We're only 9 chapters in and there are already two rape scenes... Like, why are they literally raping each other? I really hope it doesn’t keep going in this direction. It almost feels like the author is just looking for excuses to include rape scenes.
I'm not against topics like rape, but this feels like a repeat of what we’ve already seen, just with a few changes. Visually, the characters even look very similar to those in Pearl Boy.
This is just my opinion based on the little we've seen so far. If the story ends up going in a different direction, great. I really hope it does