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Rian answered question about explain your username

EXPLAIN YOUR USERNAME NYEOW

Idk, I was thinking of a username, randomly thought of Rian so there's that

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Rate My BL Mico-Story ;)

Hey, so this is actually pretty sick yo

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Rian created a topic of Waterside Night

Hello!!! I'm going to write a very long comment about how much I hate YOUR favorite manhwa!!!

I tried reading this, but the male lead makes me sick to my stomach. He is repulsive and disgusting. I was wondering what the hype was about...and honestly? I regret it. I couldn't even finish this. I have a lot to say about how much I dislike—no, HATE and despise—the ML! This guy manipulates and coerces the MC into sex repeatedly, degrades and humiliates him like he's not even human.

PLUS!!!
YOU guys would totally have different opinions if the ML wasn’t attractive, wouldn’t you? A rapist is still a rapist. It doesn’t matter if he has some tragic backstory. Sure, I can acknowledge why he turned out that way—but is that really a free pass? It’s kind of ridiculous how they try to balance it out with, “Oh, he’s nice sometimes.”
Hahahahha, I don’t care.

It’s infuriating watching a narrative try to humanize someone after they’ve already dehumanized another character. Sure, the man suffered too. But he made someone else suffer just so he could feel in control. This doesn’t make him deep or complex.

The whole “MC selling his body” thing, coupled with the non-consensual scenes, just made the story feel gross. Like, how are we supposed to root for that romance? How do you even call that love? You’re watching this poor guy spiral and get taken advantage of, and the story tries to sell it like a tragic love story instead of what it really is: manipulation wrapped in pretty art.

And to the inevitable: “If you don’t like it, just scroll,” and the “It’s fictional, who cares?” brigade—don’t worry, I’ve got a reply ready for you, so you don't have to type it out anymore.

Sure, sure. I’ll scroll down if I hate it—if I’m mildly annoyed.
BUT I DESPISE IT. I REALLY DO.
If y’all can scream about how "hot" the rapist is, then let me scream about how much I despise this. Hell, I’ll even sing about it.

I don’t care if it’s fictional. You people always use that sorry-ass response.

Fiction Shapes how people think, feel, and understand relationships. That’s why we have age ratings, trigger warnings, and media literacy. When abusive behavior is romanticized and presented as love—especially without consequence—it normalizes it. It teaches people, especially young or vulnerable readers, that this is what passion looks like. And that’s not just irresponsible. It’s dangerous.

Stories like this mislead people and give some (or most) a twisted sense of what love actually is.

So let’s stop romanticizing abuse and rape, yeah?
If you want to write a story that explores themes like abuse or trauma in a “dark romance,” then treat it with the seriousness it deserves. Show the damage, show the consequences—don’t frame it as desirable or excusable. Stories like that should make readers think, not trick them into mistaking abuse for love.