Alex hardly takes any prizes as best guy, that is easily said. But one has to admit he is at this point in the story at the very least being honest and open about his faults and generally being a jerk. DG can't say he is being deceived or didn't know what he was getting into. And DG was asked and could have refused to become sex-buddies, but it was his choice because despite everything he still wanted Alex. So while Alex is no great guy at this point, DG is not the "poor innocent victim"- he got the bed he wanted and it meant waking up alone (for now).
Absolutely. Also all DG knows about Alex/Jiwon is superficial stuff. He's living out a sexual fantasy so even though Jiwon isn't the "nicest" guy about all this, DG isn't coming at this from an honest "I got to know you and want to date you" place either. Jiwon needs to figure out what he really wants and DG needs to separate reality from fantasy. That said, I was glad to see that Jiwon remembered what it was like to be new at this and decided to make things easier on DG. It showed that he isn't an unrepentant douche at heart.
But alex was gone before he could wake up altho it might be common thing to a sex partner relationships but still that's horrible to see no one beside your bed as you wake up. I'm sorry if I pry too much on this section.
When people say "poor DG", they mean because he has to put up with Alex's just downright cunty behavior. No one is saying DG is 100% innocent in all this, we're just acknowledging that his IS a victim in the sense that he isn't being treated right. Someone being treated bad by another person is a victim of maltreatment, no? You had said "at least Alex is being honest", i think the word you're looking for is "blunt". Alex IS being forthright with his attitude and overall maltreatment of DG, but i hardly see how that can be considered a positive attribute, it'd just make him MORE shitty if he were manipulating DG into thinking he likes him while doing all this. Do you see what i mean? If a killer were to say "hey, i'm going to kill your sibling so prepare yourself for a lifetime of emotional fuckery" before the crime the killer wouldn't be any less detestable, what you're doing is called virtue signaling.
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Your comparison is off. This is more like thinking that the person next door looks like somebody you'd like to be friends with, and you daydream about that person and create a whole fantasy of what it would be like if the two of you were friends. One day you actually meet and discover the person is actually rather nasty and mean. But due to circumstances you're convenient for them and they make it obvious that they only need you around for whatever reason. Instead of giving up the whole idea as a lost cause you still try to become friends despite now knowing that the person isn't really what you thought and you stick around. So are you to blame if you then end up used or the "friend"? I would say you, because the "friend" was obvious as to what they wanted and what they intended, but you chose to ignore all that and still go for the fantasy. It is about taking responsibility for the choices we make in life.
Again, no one is denying DG's role in the situation. The issue isn't that Alex isn't going out of his way to treat DG like a boyfriend, that's expected, the issue is that he isn't even adhering to the bare minimum level of care required when having sex or interacting with ANYONE. We don't expect him to do the things a boyfriend would do, we expect him to do the things a normal person would do and are acknowledging that he isn't up to par as a human being.
Also, the comparison is only off in degree of scope of the issue, but the overall message still stands, the comparison can be made as the same thing is being done in both scenarios only the context is changed. In both scenarios the purp is being blunt about the harm they're inflicting.
I suppose Sahara back then was bullying Hina because he actually was interested but didn't want to be obvious. Which is also why deep down Hina didn't really resent it like he should have. However, they both seem falling into their past pattern of interacting in the present. Maybe because it is the only way they ever really "flirted" and in a sense are picking up where they left off?
you're so right.
I love how this is a story about two seriously hurt and damaged guys in very different ways but together they can help each other and make each other happy. Not that we're there yet. But what most stands out for me at this point are two things; one, that not all problems have to be equally serious to the amount of damage they do to a person, and two, that we don't always have to share a background or experience to help or understand. About the second, it certainly helps, but sometimes we get too caught up in thinking people must absolutely have the same bad experience to understand what we feel and that just isn't true. This is a story about where the difference makes all the difference.
This is so obviously nothing more than an erotic sexual fantasy that isn't even trying to be the least bit realistic. And yes in our fantasies we CAN get turned on by things we definitely DON'T want to experience in RL. Like having some hot rich guy hold us hostage and be taken forcibly because we're so darn irresistible. But that doesn't mean any of us really expect or want our sexual fantasies actually taking place for real. Just like this is a complete and obvious work of fiction. So why the heck are people getting so worked up about rape that is in a setting that isn't even trying to the least bit convincing as real? It is like getting all upset and angry over whether or not unicorns are a danger to society based on a story.
He/she has a point. Please don't be rude.
While rape is real. This story is not. There is a fine difference between reality and fiction. If you look at it this story was also poorly done. A rational person would have simply left and sued. This new hotel owner committed multiple crimes. Not only rape, but kidnapping, prostitution, mistreatment of employees and abuse of power. But yet nobody reported him. Why? Because it wasn't meant to be taken seriously. There would be a difference if this was based on a real story of someone's life, but it isn't. And I believe this is what @Amberwaves is trying to point out. That no one wants it to happen to them but people can't help being curious about these things. This is meant to entertain the community of those who have a rape fetish. It wasn't marketed for ordinary individuals to read, at least I hope not. And I think that Amberwaves just wants people to understand that if they don't like it then they shouldn't read it. There are tags for a reason. And not everyone sips the same tea or floats the same boat.
XD lmaooooo I know. I don't know why that has made me laugh so much, sorry. XD
Well, definitely looking forward to the next chapter. I can't wait to see where that's going!
There's a nice kind of reality to this story that is actually refreshing. To the characters and the way bondage even was introduced. But I wouldn't want it in all my stories. Sometimes a nice bit of unreal fantasy is just right, so it depends on the story.
Hina and Tomoya are cute and all, perhaps a bit too cute, but they don't have same sex appeal as the older couple of Rin and Bro. Makes me feel like the mangaka is giving me all the sweet fluffiness, while the more interesting hot stuff is happening elsewhere, which I would much rather read about. And that is a bit of a pity. Unless there's already a story about them, I consider it a wasted opportunity. Like the mangaka didn't realize just how good these two came across that they steal the show.
That had my eyes popping! Lord think my mind is just scrambled now, not knowing which way to go. Mostly though with disbelieving laughter.
I get that a lot is being left unsaid and suggested, but all the same the end still just felt weirdly lacking. Not just because we as readers are never quite sure about the relationship, the characters didn't seem too convinced either which was why they left everything unsaid. Then there were all the little side issues raised and never really dealt with, just dropped when they were no longer needed as a plot device. I ended up feeling unsatisfied in a weird way, like I should be more satisfied than I was.
I love how this story is told, with very real problems and feelings to the relationship. But I can't help wondering at this point how things will resolve themselves. As things stand now, they will either lose their careers or their relationship in order not to have to give up their careers. Though of course I'm hoping it turns out they can have both- that the public loves the idea of the prince and the villain as lovers and they get away with it.