Sooo what do you guys think about the new chapter? I'm honestly just uncomfortable. VERY u...

I’m just disappointed lol. Not even mad, just disappointed because I can’t even be surprised at this point. Seems like it’s compulsory for every single manhwa to have a rape scene somewhere.

No, you're not overreacting. Given Red Candy I really didn't think the author would go here and was looking forward to an antagonistic dynamic. Last chapter I was hoping Uno would be able to bolt, but instead we got rape. I'm mad af, especially since I've been buying this one as it goes along.

I really liked the dynamics and everything in the manhwa and surely i desperately wanted and hoped that won't put rape in the story .... Kind of disappointed really.. But still gonna read it so as to see how the plot line progresses. Honestly it is just sad that author's put rape in the story and call it dark romance... In all honesty I would say its just bad writing if putting rape is equivalent of dark romance ...

Exactly, maybe my expectations were so high because of Red Candy. The premise of Uno and Enzo's relationship was clearly toxic (I mean, have you seen Enzo? He's a walking red flag) but I thought "come on, after Red Candy and considering how much the author clearly likes Uno it CAN'T be THAT toxic, right??"

The thing is that you can do toxic without sexual violence and that's what I was hoping for. I think it's wild that people are like "of course he was going to rape him," like excuse me? A red flag does not have to be a rapist.

Idk what you were expecting tbh but I was expecting it all..cause like, we're talking about a spy agent and a tyrannical ceo who has connections with the mafia so....yeah ! I'm not saying that it's ok but that it makes sense and that it goes without saying that things were going to be poisonous at some point, like ain't no way their relationship was gonna be sweet like dripping honey or start on the right foot. If anything, when I signed up for this ride I anticipated every plausible scenario, the toxicity included !
And for the people who actually don't really understand in depth that Uno has always been a proud "exclusive" top, it means that "there's absolutely not a chance he was gonna bottom overnight of his own free will" ! So imo, him getting forced into it was one of the forseeable scenarios, alongside him bolting away.

I love it when stories are wholesome and go smoothly without a hitch but i also find it as enjoyable when everything goes wrong before it gets better !
And if the violence of Enzo's actions (throwing Uno from idk what floor into the fountain, the manhandling, the spanking, the getting rid of everyone for his own gain, etc...) comes as too brutal sometimes, it shouldn't be shocking i think, it has always been an indicator of how much of a monster he was. I never thought that Uno matched Enzo's freak btw, Adrian is too mild for him -and Enzo is too deviant- that's why one of the reasons I tuned in for the story is to watch him crumble and get tamed after falling in love ~

Soooo in conclusion, ain't no way imma drop this just because of this incident, if anything, I'm more hyped up after this chapter to witness the shift in their dynamic, that sure must have been a bitter pill to swallow for Uno and I'm sooo ready to see him trigger the chase and make Enzo miserable ! ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶
All in all, Uno had to suffer the moment he got tangled up with Enzo, and I acknowledged it a long time ago, I just look forward Enzo suffering in return ~

That was my opinion, even if it's not the widespread viewpoint and that we don't see eye-to-eye, I hope we can discuss things amicably (=・ω・=)

I’d understand being uncomfortable, but context and just…reading the room is crucial. This is BL.

One man is quite literally a criminal and shows sadistic tendencies. The cards are all laid out. Simply put, if this isn’t your cup of tea, it’s okay to turn away. But everything seems to be at the right place characterization-wise so I don’t see any issues beyond people wanting a story to conform to their limits of consumption.

Don’t like, don’t read.

I do respect your opinion don't worry, I actually love that you took the time to explain your point of view without insulting other opinions or anything :)
In fact I also read some toxic stories, but in those cases I knew what I was signing up for since the beginning (e.g. when I'm in the mood to read some regret/redemption stories, or when I know that the male lead is actually somebody else that isn't a red flag). In this case I had hope for that particular antagonistic cat-dog dynamic they seemed to have in the beginning, and for them to be at least a bit equal, but it ended up falling into the exact same old trope that 80% of BL authors insert (rape + top that in the end always has the upperhand in every way) so I was left disappointed. Had I known about what would happen before I started reading I would have had lower or at least different expectations regarding their relationship and I wouldn't have been as disappointed. I also realized just HOW MUCH Enzo actually doesn't give a fuck about Rian or his comfort at this point in the story (he's just obsessed with a new interesting toy, ultimately an object, it's not a relationship of mutual intrigue/respect for the other's abilities like I hoped). So yeah, in the end it's partially due to the change compared to what I had in mind ╥﹏╥
I'm dropping this until at least this season is concluded to see if the author has something in mind for Enzo's character

Also, important thing to say is that this particular scene would have still made me uncomfortable regardless of what I was expecting, it's just that I hoped for their start to be better than this...