Why the rape. The tension was already there..he could have pushed Mokhwa’s buttons by doing something else, even just pretending he was going to assault him to see his reactions, that’s toxic but the MC has a fucked moral compass, but why did he have to rape him…Look at Shutline for example, there is tension and yet, no rape ! Yes it CAN be done, you can write a good BL with no rape !
What was the point of the rape ? Like come on, and the fact that Mokhwa doesn’t seem to realize what was done to him is like…okay, but is that supposed to make it better ? are we supposed to gloss over the fact that the MC is a rapist because Mokhwa doesn’t realize what happened or doesn’t care ?
I get that the MC has a fucked moral compass and I love grey characters but I’m not gonna root for a rapist and his victim.
I’m disappointed cause I was looking forward for another thriller like BL.
(I’m aware some of you are gonna say “don’t read if you don’t like it” but I kinda was hoping that MC wouldn’t be a rapist, that’s my bad I guess)
Nakwon raped Mokhwa because Nakwon is a rapist. No ifs, ands, or buts.
Nakwon is not a “gray character” with a “fucked moral compass”, that moreso applies to Mokwha.
Nakwon is just a bad person. He knows right from wrong. He didn’t rape Mokwha because he was confused or because he couldn’t help it. He did it because he wanted to hurt him. He did it because he’s a bad person.
You’re not supposed to start off rooting for the MC, and I completely understand if you don’t want to continue reading. But the reason that I, personally, am still reading and enjoying this story, is because, unlike the vast majority of BLs with rapist semes, the story does not excuse nor justify the MC, nor make the uke out to be overreacting or dramatic for reacting to being raped.
The bar is low, I know.
But it’s just so refreshing to see a character that’s unashamedly morally bad, and then to see that character gradually become morally good.
This story did not just write rape in just to quicken a relationship and have the MC eventually be forgiven to move things along (like so many shitty BLs).
I wouldn’t mind a MC that is just evil, just fucked, and if the rape is added to show how evil the MC is then ok, but I do mind the fact that down the line I’m supposed to believe in a “love” story btw a rapist and his victim especially.
I do like Mokhwa’s character though, and I would have liked to see his development, but yh, too bad
I wrote “especially” but I meant to delete that word
Also it’s good that you find it refreshing but I think a good thriller BL, a dark BL, without rape would be also very very very refreshing, and yh I was disappointed but anyway, I’m going to read something else !
I agree I feel like the rape was uncalled for, seems out of character for someone like Nakwon to me, but the author controls the narrative I guess. But I agree the rape was not needed and you can write a story without adding that shit as it just soils the story to be honest
Awww I love the cover!!! That official art by Oda is a favorite for me, the Astro boy ref and the colors and all, love it
It’s like a found family story, it gives off that vibe especially towards the end of season 1 and the beginning of season 2. The author made all their characters very endearing, you get attached easily and you root for them.
I really liked this !! I want more of sohae though !!
sassy yoojin whenever hyunjae is around, it’s so fun.
Also thank god for yerim, I love her, and she really made yoojin open his eyes, he has loved ones in this world!
She just looks like a child, she asks for permission to go see her friends, she runs away when they’re abt to have sex, she doesn’t know what a condom is, she isnt really written like an awkward person but more like a shy teen, and yh that’s because she is, she jumps from being a high schooler to being a grown man’s wife.
She is a fantasy, not a character well written.
You’re very well aware she is barely of age. He should have just said no when she asked if he could wait for her. And then they could have meet again a few years later. But no, the author wanted her to be fresh out of high school, wanted her to be “pure and innocent”.
In my opinion it’s not even a good love story
I cried, it’s like when i watched heartstopper, I wish for a friend group like that, I love my friends but none of them are gay or trans, and sometimes I wish ppl would look at me and know that I’m gay, but since I’m quite feminine I guess I’m supposed to just like men.
I wish straight wasn’t the default sexual orientation.
Anyway this is a great manga. I want more gay characters in shows and mangas/manhwas that just exist, that love, without their sexual orientation being the main topic of the story, and with no homophobia (you know like a blockbuster and the MC just happens to be gay) But sometimes reading realistic mangas feel good too, and it’s still something we need to showcase, real experiences…
I just need them to understand that they can give each other solace if they just communicated a little better lol, but I get it, their relationship had a rocky start
I love the story and characters so much, especially sangil
Girl…what is going on ? Is my dude in need of therapy ? Cause this is such a bizarre thing to do ? Ask a stranger to become his lover and in exchange they get a roof over their head…?
Also does it get better cause for now Taeoh is just a little creepy and too horny in comparison to Hyun who is very reluctant.
—> Read a little more and Taeoh is still creepy, him being shy and hyun not being meek doesn’t make this situation any less bizarre. I dunno why Taeoh is the way he is but this dynamic is not interesting to me