I love that you wrote so much, I agree a hundred percent I can’t believe his sexuality got the amount of criticism it did
I agree with everything you said. Also, there's very few openly gay male athletes (with most coming out only after being out of the sport for years). So this story is actually super progressive with Ian recognizing and not being ashamed of his sexuality despite the rampant homophobia that's in hockey culture.
Thta was long read and I agree... Repression really is a big deal with men that are thought to be straight their whole lives before realizing---- wait, I am Bi!!
Like if you look into real life examples of celebrities: Ricky Martin and the one boy from westlife are gay but they do not directly open their sexuality upfront, years had come before they open up their sexuality..
And yes. 6 months is long but it is so much needed especially with this author to had put so much love into her work.. Just look at the art and plot..
For those who MISUNDERSTAND what the author just said- even in her previous work The MC has always been straight prior to meeting the ML. So why this reaction? You shouldn't be surprised in the first place. BUT if you are, then let's look at the issue. Does making an MC straight 100% in his PREVIOUS relationships mean the writer has a distorted view of gay or didn't research bisexuality enough-
NO. I think that for writers to be writing BL and doing extensive research on OTHER key points like the sport or profession the characters are involved in (and you find that in the writer's previous works, making her characters quite the "credible" professionals they are) we can safely assume she knows enough about gay, bisexuality, etc. coz that's the MAIN SELLING point of her work- right? And like I said if you've READ THIS WRITER'S PREVIOUS WORKS you will realize that ALL THIS YAPPING ABOUT HER NOT UNDERSTANDING BISEXUALITY IS GOING DOWN THE TOILET.
What she said is TRUE TO MANY REAL PEOPLE IN THE REAL WORLD- even testimonials of real-life celebrities in EVERY country. If you understand REPRESSION- cultural, psychological, religious, political, spiritual, etc- YOU SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT SOME PEOPLE do not realize CONSCIOUSLY what their orientation is UNTIL the REPRESSION is overcome by some real-life event or something triggers the person's AWAKENING so that the repressed part is brought into CONSCIOUS awareness. ONLY THEN can it be PROPERLY addressed and resolved, right?
Believe me this point is psychologically supported UNLIKE OMEGAVERSE AND THAT ESPER-GUIDE TROPE that most of our fellow BL fans swallow hook, line, and sinker.
Nothing against omegaverse and espers. I read them too- and enjoy the narrative for what it's worth. It's FICTION after all guys. And the rest of the porn universe that straight guys breathe like oxygen- you will find WILD things NEVER found in the real world- but hey, who's to tell a straight guy that their straight porn is inaccurate- tentacles and massive dildos and hot aliens included?
If you want a VALID GAY PERSPECTIVE that's 100% textbook-accurate, you can go read a...ummm... a textbook, actually. Or better yet-
Read "Unintentional Love Story"- the concept of "unintentional" is foreshadowed by the ML noticing that the MC is quite "unaware" and "naive" and it's one of the reasons he got into trouble at his workplace. We all have different levels of self-awareness... and yeah, in the real world, some gays (celebrities even) ACTUALLY have kids with their partners PRIOR to awakening to the reality they're bisexual. I know because I have at least one friend who is in the same situation.
EUNSAN himself has a LOT OF REPRESSED ISSUES going on in his life- and we only see some hints regarding his dad and his being the "coach's son" as some potential issues being brought to the surface- but that's ONLY the TIP of the ICEBERG. Let's wait for the flashbacks to see WHAT IS GOING ON IN EUNSAN's head... so all this JUDGMENTAL RAGE about the author NOT knowing bisexuality is just PREMATURE HATE coming from fans who have probably read BL of annoyingly straight guys, even alphas, suddenly becoming submissive, obsessive, sex-starved gays after awakening. This writer doesn't have a thing for that, so rest easy.
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Believe me, 6 months is not a long wait for this writer's work. The fact that she's NOT rushing her work and wants to put QUALITY before popularity and hype means one thing- she's NOT your run-of-the-mill writer who just wants to cash in on an easy hobby. Read "Unintentional Love Story" while waiting... and you won't regret anything except reading all this needless criticisms/ premature, misdirected outrage on Melting Point.
Peace ^_^