tf cant u just admire the plot? it's not romanticizing child marriage. if you're looking at it on a today's lense, yeah sure, it's disgusting. but this phenomena were normal in the early 1500. as a reader, you have to broaden your perspectives. to add, tei and shuraka's relationship at the time is actually quite respectful. So, try to be open minded, Brothers Without a Tomorrow is a great author.
Firstly, it's set in historical times when child marriage was the way for nobles. Secondly, the change the body shows for 12 years to 24 years is astronomically different compared to 24 to 32 years.
You pretty much told the commenter to be quiet and stop complaining about a topic that rightfully makes them uncomfortable. I also see quite a bit of gaslighting. Just because you like and are comfortable with something does not mean that someone else can't express their discomfort or dislike. You said that it is not romanticizing child marriage while actively defending child marriage with the whole "It was normal 1000s of years ago excuse". I do find that I hate that rhetoric/mindset. It's a flimsy way that people who want to defend dangerous, traumatic, and gross acts that happen with consistency and "what was normal" in the past. Many things happened in the past that people thought were normal or okay or even didn't care that were absolutely vike such as slavery, r*pe, p3d0. Also, who are you to tell ANYONE as a reader ro do ANYTHING? Especially "broaden your prespective"? One can broaden their "perspective" as wide as the sky but awareness is not approval and that wouldn't make them suddenly like the very odd dynamic between an adult politically marrying a child even if it is because they feel they have to. And I do agree with you that there relationship is could be a WHOLE lot worse. That is very true. But I still see completely how it could make one uncomfortable. You tell the commenter to be more ooen minded but what you really mean is "stop expressing your discomfort it is making me feel like I can't be comfortable in my morally questionable bias." I also agree with you that BWAT is a great author. Their stories and characters are entertaining and have depth that's hard to come by. However, these are stories and no one or thing is exempt from questioning, contemplation, or criticisms.
you're right, actually—on most parts. but my whole point was that as a reader, you have to expect the unexpected, or at least try to think of the unthinkable. like in The Da Vinci Code: you may not agree with the beliefs or the ideas in the story, but as a reader you need to understand the underlying aspects of it. It's one of the ways to broaden one’s perspective.
in addition, no one’s defending the problematic stuff from the past, but your knowledge becomes limited if you put up a wall around those topics just because they make you uncomfortable. still, it all comes down to personal preference.
Your completely free to drop this story but I have a question, you do realize that half of the BL genre has red to yellow flags in it right, so why are you here and not on shounen-ai side of bl where its more comfortable? I wouldnt torture myself with this side of BL if I were you lol Also its not romanticizing child marriage, its just the circumstance for this story. If it was truly romanticizing child marriage there wouldnt be a time skip where the kid is an adult who can finally consent but instead keeping him as a kid and gradually introducing constant skinship and other forms of intimacy
Leave this story behind and be free from painful drama! Go! Travel to the horizon, there are many other delicious dishes for you to dine on!
This reply cleared your stance up quite a bit and I appreciate that. Your perspective makes a lot of sense. The only thing is that your initial response and a very tiny bit of your second response gave of the vibe that the commenter was in a position of obligation and was sonehow wrong simply for expressing that the dynamic throws it off for them and how they are dissapointed and tired of manhwa having weird age and power dynamics in relationships (which is very true). I am also the type read thibgs regardless of that fact that I don't like a certain dynamic as long as it is written well, necessary to the plot and writers intentions, framed in a way that does not prove the writer to be disgusting, and/or I deem it necessary. I'll probably keep reading because they don't make the other mc being that young the focal point and don't seem to be romanticizing that part specifically. I still am weirded out and kind of uncomfortable with the dynamic even though I've seen it before and I will stop readibg if I deem it necessary (as I have before) but for now I am curious enough to keep going. Sorry for the long reply.
No problem, I appreciate your side, as well. Thank you. Hoping for a good read on this one.
Why bl all like this, so fking weird. the age gap is so unreal dawg. Child marriage giving me ick, why the red eye guy not an old man after 10+years??. Is this like manhwa logic or some lol. It giving romantize child marriage....