i’m sorry but my favorite character in the beginning was icarus/crow mask and here at the end ITS STILL ICARUS he got arrested so long ago and somehow im still crying from the glimpses we see of him all the way at the end
and his team/friends getting released from prison?? i cried. idk abt them working with desir but that happens 4 yrs after they were released and icarus did help desir so ig i can believe it…
anyways he was def a character that needed to die for his redemption but i like that the effect he had as a character was still felt after he was locked up and after his death :) i just love flawed characters/villians. it doesn’t help that he looks so much like shigaraki tomura whom i also love dearly
aside from icarus- ZOD!!! i cried. and kept crying. when he said he wanted a son like desir i fell to my knees and shattered god it was so devastating. i love how good this author/artist is with conveying emotions in the characters, everytime desir cried i cried with him. finally finished this after a month and i will appreciate this story for a long time
fuck i LOVE THIS i read this when it was first published and ive come back to it multiple times it’s just SO GOOD FUCK
i am a psychology buff (nerd) and a psych student and the proper portrayal of DID is just so nice to see…. of course it isn’t 1 to 1 since personas don’t typically have a fixed schedule to front (there r extenuating circumstances tho where this can be true) and it’s rare to have only a single other persona but for the story it wanted to tell it was CONSISTENT it was LOGICAL it was AWESOME
aside from being a psych student im also a gay man and this story is just so relatable god i just love this story i’ll see u guys next year when i come back for the 10th time lmao
I reread the entire thing up to the most recent update so here’s what I think of vincent:
He’s the honorary president of Lampas which isn't all that surprising. He was a close friend of Jeff so I figured he was an important or top-class psycher. Unlike the other characters introduced that were close to Cassian/Jeff (Griffith, Cassian’s two students, etc) he doesn’t seem to be grieving Jeff but feels remorseful and grieves their memories more than anything. He was probably close to Jeff and not Cassian, and the photo of the two seem to depict a younger Jeff.
Now for Cassian’s sister, since Vince was introduced I always felt like he would kill her. I still think that but I also think the possibility of Vince not killing her when he originally planned to because he grew fond of her is also plausible. Regardless, the boy whom Cassian is currently possessing and…pretty much stole the body and life of, was fated to be a catastrophe class villain. Of course we see that he was extremely bullied by his peers but I believe his love for his sister would keep him sane. However, if something /happened/ to her, then I have no doubt that would’ve been the moment the boy would’ve awakened as a villain now that he no longer has the one person that supported him.
What I’m saying is, the TL where Cassian never enters the boys body and takes over, I think his sister died. She would’ve still met Vincent as Cassian’s actions don’t seem large enough to affect what happens to Lampas in the US, things would’ve gone just about the same with the exception of Ralph harming her. So I think Vincent, originally, was the one to kill her or at least orchestrate her demise. Though the reason why is unknown to me.
Vincent is probably going to be the final hurdle considering how important he is within Lampas. I’m excited for his showdown with Cassian as he is now, and how his sister will play a role in it all.
I hope nothing happens to her since she’s the only family Cassian has now that Jeff is gone but I think it’s unlikely that she won’t play a pivotal emotional role for Cassian. Also so so excited for Driver to figure it all out. What a smart lad. Can’t wait to see how he confronts Cassian for answers lol
anyone know if it’s normal to be over 18 and still in highschool in south korea? just curious. i know sukjoo is 19 but he and yuna were overseas for sometime so it’s possible they decided to retake a year.
ijin just turned 20 and ik his class is the graduating class but none of his friends have mentioned his age. is it because he looks young so no one suspects anything? or is age not noticeable for koreans?
this is tricky because korea used to have a different way to count a person's age: the day you are born, you're considered to be 1yr old. and every new year in jan1, you add another year.
for ex. if you were born Dec 31, 2023, by Jan 1, 2024 you're already considered 2yrs old even though youre barely a day old ( ̄▽ ̄)
so, Sukjoo could be 17-18 in international age, and Ijin 18-19, which falls in the typical high school senior age bracket☆
i understand why people have a problem with this story and find it disgusting. after all, the contents are extremely disturbing.
despite that, i personally really enjoyed it. i’m currently studying psychology as i find it very interesting and reading this story was a bunch of fun. people commenting “oh, if he’s not your real brother then leave” don’t understand that the MC has been with that abuser for more than half his life. you need to consider his situation: he was an orphan who met his abuser in middle school, so prior to meeting he didn’t have any suitable parental guidance and likely grew up socially underdeveloped. he finds family important, considering he stuck with his abuser well into his mid-30s to protect his (allegedly blood related) brother. his abuser has not only trained him through pain in a way that he probably has a pavlovian response of fear to the smell of tobacco, he’s left him permanently disabled with a complete lack of one of his 5 senses (not even including the disfigurement of his face that will stay with him forever). to find out he didn’t actually have a brother would leave him with no family, and unfortunately, the closest thing he would have would’ve been his abuser (based on how long they’ve been together).
but okay, let’s play with the scenario that this particular victim DOES successfully escape without any outside help, and his abuser never finds him and never will, and can no longer hurt him. even doing so, the abuser has permanently altered the MC and has left him in a state that is undesirable in the adult world. he went to middle school briefly but it would seem that his abuser pulled him out before highschool—meaning that he is uneducated—crossing out most well-paying jobs that will provide him with a stable income and insurance. as for easily accessible jobs (retail, public service, etc) with his facial scars most jobs will turn him away before any kind of interview. and if he does pass an initial screening, he would be low priority, and a high schooler would have a higher chance of getting the job than him. he has no real life skills, no education, no house, no money, never did his military service, no job experience, no friends or family, and no support system.
the sad fact is that this man in particular, had he managed to escape, wouldn’t have survived- and would’ve likely died in a year.
again, i completely understand why people wouldn’t like this story. it is dark and deals with very heavy, very real, and very disturbing content. however, saying that the story is bad because of the ending, because he didn’t run away, is just plain naive and disregards everything that lead up to the end.
and to reiterate: i do NOT condone anything in this story. just because i liked reading it doesn’t mean i like rape or abuse. i like the concept and how it’s handled and portrayed, and honestly, had it have dragged on and been any longer i wouldn’t have liked it at all. i am NOT victim blaming. i am being realistic and logical.
like it or not, stories like these deserve to be told. people clearly need to know about dark things like this considering the ignorant response it’s received. life-long abuse, to this level, happens to real people in the real world. instead of harping about how bad it is (rape and abuse is bad, shocker) try to turn it into a learning experience. what can you take away from this? not all victims have the strength to leave their abuser alone. even with a reason and a support system, it will ultimately be hard. show some respect for victims, leaving isn’t easy.
yes! this!! during my hunts through the psychological tag i have seen many stories that are very clearly targeted towards people with a rape fetish. i’ve come to expect it in my findings since rape is very common in abusive relationships so i come across it often.
however! this story wasn’t focusing on or fetishizing rape specifically, it was telling a story about abuse. rape deserves to be talked about because it’s such a big, very real problem. does including it in your narrative make you a bad person? no! talking abt rape is NOT the same as fetishizing it and more people need to understand that. was an explicit rape scene tasteless (in my opinion)? yes. there have been many many narratives where rape is implied but the impact of the message is still as powerful. can i still appreciate the purpose behind why there was a rape scene? also yes!
regardless thanks for reading that word barf, what a soldier. solute to u my friend lol. appreciate the reply!
ALSO! because my reply on someone else’s topic brought something to my attention:
THIS DOES NOT MEAN I THINK PEOPLE WITH VISIBLE DISIBILITIES JUST KEEL OVER IN THE REAL WORLD!
You are looking at one!! i have a facial scar, i am autistic, and i have a service dog because i am socially inept, etc. i am NOT implying that people with disabilities with any kind r just useless and i think im better or above them, i am them!! i said those things FROM EXPERIENCE!
when i say it would be a nightmare to employ him, i say that because i’ve experience it! just to list one thing for the MC so we won’t be here all day, he would have SEVERE PTSD to the point where i would highly recommend him a service dog to be in public. he’d have a rough time with a trigger as common as tobacco (among other things). i don’t have ptsd, im just an autistic loser, and when u apply for a job and have autism? employers do NOT want you. if u have a mental (or physical) disability, especially if the public can tell (ex: receive aid from a service dog) employers see u as the lowest priority possible.
again, just wanted to clear that up. that’s my bad for not mentioning it earlier and thx to the person that helped me realize my words were extremely prone to misunderstandings !!









he has veins big enough to see through his fur….his pants crease towards his undoubtedly massive schlong…. i NEED HIM GGRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH
I cant hold you back im sorry for i too long for that long dare i say MEAT
I almost spilled my drink reading this cuz u're so real for that