Hugo is really shooting himself in the foot here. Whether Flynn meant it to be a “date” or not, he still invited Hugo to spend time with him, which is significant since that’s how people actually fall for each other. But because he’s a whiny pissbaby who’s not getting exactly what he wants exactly when he wants it, he’s a surly, condescending jerk to Flynn instead. GET IT TOGETHER MAN.
LMAOOOOOO YOU’RE SO RIGHT!
just send a “(๑•ㅂ•)و✧ i’ll be there!!” n call it a day. I hate self-centered pricks like Hugo lol, i can’t wait to see him wrapped around Flynn’s finger/paw. might be a bit of an annoying journey to that point tho lol.
I guess it makes sense given his family and position of power, I mean he does refer to Flynn and other normal people as "commoners," but goddamn man. I really want to see Flynn gain some confidence and genuine investment with Hugo, but I wonder how they'll make that happen when the power imbalance is so severe. Inviting Hugo to the festival was a big step for someone who's just been pulled along by this relationship so far, which makes his response that much worse.
It'll have to be Hugo changing more than Flynn, IMO. As long as he respects Flynn's physical boundaries I can go along for the ride - I think the reason I don't hate him like I'd usually hate a ML like this is because there hasn't been much of a physical relationship between them, so while Hugo is definitely using his position of power to get what he wants, it doesn't cross into the usual SA territory. Fingers crossed it stays that way.
yeahh it’s good that isn’t SA to love like a lot of stories nowadays, especially in the power/wealth gap genre. dude needs to have his ego checked.
At this point I don’t really like either of them. ML is an arrogant, shit-stirring jerk who talks in circles so he doesn’t ever have to apologize or explain himself, and MC talks big but has no backbone.
exactly how I feel
He chose to keep hiding (and doing) something he knew would upset MC, then guilts him when he finds out and… gets upset? Not cute. I mean he’s not a monster or anything but he IS a jerk and low-key manipulative. Separating professional and personal is also an unreasonable ask when the instagram account that’s the real crux of the issue is a personal project.
he's a lying asshole
Perfection.
This makes it painfully obvious that most BDSM in yaoi is just abuse masquerading as kink.
Man it's been a real bad week for this shit. Farewell, Swim in the Scent. You were always toeing the line but I was rooting for you.
Man idk what response I was expecting to the events of the last chapter but this... wasn't it? What happened was quite brutal and it's just kind of being brushed off while Hyowon worries about what made Shin-woo angry.
Shin-woo seems somewhat regretful, I guess? Between this and Scammed and Rammed I'm so upset that we keep seeing this kind of thing eliciting little if any reaction from either party. This is not nearly as egregious but still.
It wasn't "quite brutal" is why. Bottom is a masochist who did enjoy it for one, and for two it's a relatively small injury which will heal within days. That's why he's more concerned about the tops reasoning than his own injury. Hell, it was probably hot for him, just concerning in that he didn't know where it came from. If he tore during play he wouldn't have even blinked at it, as he himself mentioned it was amazing it didn't happen sooner (considering his M proclivities and the tops size). I totally get why you'd be upset but this is the one case of "it's not that serious" that I can honestly say didn't trigger my "cover jealousy with SA" irritation.
I can’t say that I completely agree but I see where you’re coming from. Some things are subjective and I’m not interesting in detailing exactly why it did strike me as “quite brutal,” but I will say that I don’t see it as being on par with SA, which is why I’m still here.
I agree with you. people have become way to desensitized to this shit and will find any excuse under the sun
Won is so cute I want to put him in my pocket.
I can already feel this breaking my heart though.
If anyone is willing to translate them, I own the full anthology and could probably clean the raws pretty easily.
Omfg where'd you buy it
https://www.cmoa.jp/title/222493/
I can’t understand a word of it, though.
i would love to but i can't speak japanese for shi like will google translate and deepl do? I NEED THIS AAARGHHH help
I’ve actually hack-translated some of it already, just for my own use - I definitely do not speak Japanese though, so while it’s fine for me I’d feel weird posting it anywhere.
Omg idk about others but I would devour any crumbs of updates I can get. Would you mind sharing your gift onegai
I'm actually legit working on this! I found a translator to work with so I will eventually have the rest of the volume to share.
I LOVE YOU
Thank you. You're an angel
Started out funny with a naive beefy bottom and an enigmatic ML, but it only took a few chapters to become manipulative, coercive, and rapey. That’s a no from me.