You missed my point. Everyone knows this relationship is abusive. No sane person comes out and thinks this relationship is healthy. NK is crying almost every single chapter. SH kills a person and has psychotic tendencies. You don't see sparkly and floral background. But just because the story explores an abusive relationship doesn't mean the author is idealizing or glossing over it. It's a dark psychological drama and we the audience are supposed to see Nakyum's gradual mind break.
If you want to see a problematic series that glosses over rape, go to omegaverses, or that one popular manga about two popular actors. The rapist is portrayed to be "good" because every time he appears there are rainbow and sparkles and we are supposed to just forget that he raped the mc. The MC's post-rape suffering isn't portrayed at all. When the tone of a fictional work is inconsistent with its content, the fictional work is problematic. I have yet to see this with PoTN. There is no comedy. There is no feel-good moment.
Basically: compare omegaverse and Killing Stalking or Harada's stories. You will see why the former is so repulsive while the latter is well-received. There shouldn't be any limit as to what a work of fiction can explore. It is how the subject is explored and the message it sends that matter more. I will hate on PoTN if it goes down the omegaverse/If you hate me so road and turns Seungho into a kind-hearted guy with a sob backstory. But until then, I see no problems with it.
ok lol i don't want to talk exact phrasing, since saying this story is about rape isn't entirely correct either. It is about an abusive/ toxic relationship, and rape is part of it, so haters should just get over it and stop talking about rape already.
and there are still people crying about how this psychological manhwa is about rape.
author: yo seungho is a fcking psycho and this ain't an ideal relationship. NK is crying and unhappy in every chapter.
haters: rape romanticization.