When I was younger, I read so many “Sold to One Direction” and “Kidnapped by the CEO” fanfics. I ate that trope up every time. Even now, I know it was never that deep and it was enjoyable if I distanced myself from the reality of what kidnapping/being sold meant. I really tried to detach and read this with an open mind.
I know these tropes are really popular in yaoi and that there are MLs that are worse than Jaekyung, but it’s just so disappointing that they get so much more hype and money than stories that respect gay people and showcase their love. As a queer person, it just feels dehumanizing how many straight woman goon to stories of abuse just because they find the men attractive. Don’t get me wrong, I am bi and very much attracted to men which is why I read BL.
But at the same time, if I was ever in a desperate situation where my only family was dying and the only way I could help her was to be forced to spread my legs and suffer through pain and humiliation, I don’t care how attractive the person is, I wouldn’t think that was romantic.
After 76 chapters of rape, psychological abuse, dehumanization, and disrespect, there is finally a potential romance plot in the horizon. I read this to give it a shot and thought that at the very least there would be slivers of romance throughout it. There were not! Jaekyung just out of nowhere was like “lowkey did I like him the entire time even though I only treated him terribly and viewed him as a nuisance?” and people are eating it up. I know they are gonna end up together after Jaekyung “redeems himself,” but I can’t be bothered to waste any more of my time thinking about this. Anyways… beautiful art!
When I was younger, I read so many “Sold to One Direction” and “Kidnapped by the CEO” fanfics. I ate that trope up every time. Even now, I know it was never that deep and it was enjoyable if I distanced myself from the reality of what kidnapping/being sold meant. I really tried to detach and read this with an open mind.
I know these tropes are really popular in yaoi and that there are MLs that are worse than Jaekyung, but it’s just so disappointing that they get so much more hype and money than stories that respect gay people and showcase their love. As a queer person, it just feels dehumanizing how many straight woman goon to stories of abuse just because they find the men attractive. Don’t get me wrong, I am bi and very much attracted to men which is why I read BL.
But at the same time, if I was ever in a desperate situation where my only family was dying and the only way I could help her was to be forced to spread my legs and suffer through pain and humiliation, I don’t care how attractive the person is, I wouldn’t think that was romantic.
After 76 chapters of rape, psychological abuse, dehumanization, and disrespect, there is finally a potential romance plot in the horizon. I read this to give it a shot and thought that at the very least there would be slivers of romance throughout it. There were not! Jaekyung just out of nowhere was like “lowkey did I like him the entire time even though I only treated him terribly and viewed him as a nuisance?” and people are eating it up. I know they are gonna end up together after Jaekyung “redeems himself,” but I can’t be bothered to waste any more of my time thinking about this. Anyways… beautiful art!