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no matter how their relationship develops, the cover of this book will always serve as a reminder to what their relationship is; a severe power imbalance and the abuse of authority. he will always tower over dan, will always have more hold in their relationship. we see this all the time, in the way dan talks about his stay, his contract, his life. his apologies and emotions and trying to make himself feel as small as possible.
being nice and seeing your faults is a good start. but it wont undo what their relationship started out as and the foundation it continued to built. there is too much emotional and physical abuse that it is almost suffocating reading it happen.
sure this is fiction, but this can very much be someone’s reality.
But it will never not be fiction tho, and people read these stores for the toxic, because it's not real
Omg I agree! I can’t get past all the physical, emotional, and sexual abuse that Dan has suffered at the hands of this monster. When People try to justify Jae’s actions towards Dan by using his childhood, I get so frustrated lol Dan also had a rough upbringing and is trying to make the best with what he has and still has a heart of gold, so just because someone’s experienced a traumatic childhood doesn’t mean they can be an egregious individual. I’m glad Jae is trying to learn to be more understanding and compassionate and will pay credit where it’s due, but it's still inexcusable. Sorry for the rant lol I get heated up whenever it comes to my sweet dan
I like it like that and I don't compare this to reality it will obviously ruin my reading
totally agree. i can barely enjoy the fluff with their past weighing on the story. the apology for the gift incident barely scratches the surface of what jaekyung should be apologetic for, because it’s not the shittiest thing he’s done. which is just so sad lmao. i don’t even know if kim dan will ever hold jaekyung accountable, either. it might happen IF, and a very big if, he finds out what jaekyung did while he was blindfolded.
i agree! dan is clouded with the “this is my fault” mindset. when something goes wrong, at default he believes he is one to blame. and that was only reinforced with their relationship. we see it to this day. you cant unlearn that once the foundation of the relationship has been built. at this point, you can only let go and move on. dan needs therapy. and he needs to be away from him.
i agree! they both had awful childhoods but dan didn’t take that and decide he could become an awful person. rather, he took that and decided “this is who i will not become. i will become better.” so the excuse of “oh he had a bad childhood” cannot apply or be justified.
“hes changed! he apologized and is sweet and kind and caring and attentive”. in order to change, you need to step out of your selfish bubble and do things for the other person and also NOT do things because of the other person. you “holding back” for so long doesn’t mean you get a reward. its bare minimum. a “thanks” shouldn’t even be offered.
(also note for those who keep asking “why read it then?” so i can hate to my fullest potential. i cant hate on something i haven’t read/watched/seen.)
"So I can hate to my fullest potential" I'm crying lmaoooo
So you read something you don't like to intentionally to hate and feel that negative feeling more, then rant about it? Welp kudos for being a self aware, you do you queen
But can we give JK some point for saying KD doesn't need to accept his apology? I feel like that's super rare, some tops in "redemption arc" didn't even consider that
how would i be able to comment on a book i haven’t read? do we all read things for the purpose of liking them solely? disliking and disagreeing with things are natural and shouldn’t be seen as a bad thing, especially when solid criticism falls behind it.
and no, we cant give him “points” for telling dan he doesn’t have to accept his apology. thats a given. apologies aren’t made to be accepted. they’re made to take accountability.
ure so real for the last paragraph