Ugh my older sister is like Jihwan. It’s ruined my life and my mother’s life. The isolation is real and sickening because once it’s achieved you almost don’t realize it’s happening anymore…like..it’s normalized…horrible, horrible abuse just like this and way way worse is normalized and you live in denial…then you read something like this or see it played out on screen and you want to vomit and can’t think straight without knowing why... Also, the metaphorical and *literal* strangulation is spot on. Fucked up. Idk what it’s called other than abuse. As much as I love my sister’s kids, I would have rather been an only child or had a normal sibling that didn’t chronically severely traumatize me. Children like this need serious intervention early on because their brains are operating very differently than an otherwise neurotypical brain. My sister was actually like Jihwan but more violent. I hate her. The thing that deeply disgusts me, is when I have to tell her I love her. Makes me want to scream or vomit or both.
God years after this is done and the ending of season 1 episode 8 hits differently.
I actually didn’t finish the anime until about a year or so after that ended bc I was legit depressed after finishing the manga that I just couldn’t bring myself to relive the tragedy of this story.
Now I’m rewatching bc I’m on bedrest after a serious car accident and I honestly can’t see me finishing it again. It’s just so fucking tragic
╥﹏╥ props to Yams for writing such an emotionally impactful story!!
Sidenote: how the f this only have a 9.8 on here? What is wrong with ppl?!
I found myself cracking up throughout this entire story with how ridiculous things were. For example, tagging chapters implying self harm with a ‘trigger warning’. Like is this entire plot not one long insane compilation of triggers sensationalizing violence?? Lmfao, how absurd! Like please don’t feign concern for readers’ mental health while you cherry pick what type of violence warrants caution as if harm directed at oneself is somehow worse than harm directed at others or physical violence is worse than sexual violence. Give me a break. I finished this story hoping it would end with prison or some other form of accountability for the abuser and positive commentary for survivors of domestic abuse… but nah, they celebrated the start of a relationship that’d likely end in a murder suicide with cake and tteobokki. Cute, i guess? lmfao. Again laughing at the absurdity. I just can’t.
At least with KS it ended in a way that made it clear there was no happy path for abusive relationships to take other than meeting their ending. Christ, what insanity. Glad that’s over. Oy
Warehouse is a TERRIBLE story. It was recommended to me after KS. Nothing like KS at all. This is simpletons with an addiction to gore porn. Nope. I realize that is a cruel thing to say, but romanticizing abuse deserves nothing less than total condemnation and since the author completely dropped that ball there, my response is the ‘cruel to be kind’ sort
The story may be well thought out, but the traumas are real. It really shows how a relationship based on toxicity can affect the future. How treating someone can change them, or how lying to yourself can be dangerous.
Both characters were so toxic, one in the past and one in the present. They hurt each other at intervals. Their relationship was just toxic beyond belief.
Personally, I loved the story, but not the ending, which for me is in no way realistic. I would have preferred a more realistic ending, with one going to prison and the other to a psychiatric hospital. That they could rebuild their lives separately and really learn to love each other. Maybe years later, really years later, meeting by chance after healing the wounds of the past, giving each other a second chance. Once again, it's a shaky ending. For me, it's sloppy and not thought through enough, but I respect the author's wishes.
Still, a very fine psychological story, despite an unrealistic ending that's not to my taste. It's a thought-provoking story in its own right, and despite the not-so-beautiful ending, it's still a very fine psychological story.











Lol I wonder if that’ll make it into the anime