
Will defend the MC til the end, bitches. What the fuck did you expect him to do? They were gonna cut his foot off anyway and MC knew for a fact that they were gonna do that but they also wanted to gangrape him for extra trauma so he did what he had to do. Y’all wanna call him stupid for pausing in a moment of tension to HEL A CHILDHOOD FRIEND AND REFUSING TO LEAVE HIM THERE. And it was already stated that he should have had time but the stupid bastard swapped his recorders for bugging material that looked identical. Gosh, some of y’all need real actual human relationships sometimes to know that some people can be caught off guard and not be stupid.

Saw comments saying that this was a disappointing plot point since they wanted an uke to be a badass but now he’s just a victim and I was so horrified. As if victims can be reduced to just that, their victimhood. A person can be a strong and badass but can also have vulnerabilities and can be exploited by people. I understand not liking these types of stories but being disappointed in a character for simply being a victim of sexual abuse (which we know nothing about) is wild to me.
I mean, if you came here for romance, you should probably go. This seems more like a thriller with some queer elements but this is more of a battle of will and principle than anything else. The ML/villain’s goal is to completely crush the protagonist’s spirit, make him question if everyone (including himself) is a mere product of their nurture. MC has a very black and white view of life, he values honor and dignity above all else and the ML wants to see him destroyed for his own satisfaction, it kinda reminds me of shonen villains that randomly become obsessed with the protag because they are the antithesis of everything they stand for. Lol just add the fact that ML’s clearly also attracted to him sexually as well which is the bonus. They have completely opposing philosophies and neither back down so this is really fun. Goodbye to those who are dropping lmao