
Some manhua characters are created to be really fûcked up, and I knew that going in after having read many of them. I didn’t know why this one upset me the most, but hated May. This was such an unrealistic character than I actually got mad. No one, no rational human being would act the way he did in those situations, especially since he started out hating the other guy. If right off the bat he had thoughts that seemed to like it, I would understand it as part of his character. He went from hating it to a 180° turn and loving it. He actually turned down what seemed to be a good guy for a possessive freak and I can be okay with that, if only he didn’t think of it as love. That is NOT love, and it freaks me out that this author believes it enough to write a character like that. I know it’s all fiction but... I hope the author’s ok.

I’m not the only one that knows it was rape, and as many have said, it’s not an unusual trope in BL (as much as I wish it wasn’t). But somehow this manga glorifies this awful thing as something that ‘connects destined lovers’??? He RAPED him. He continuously said no and even called it rape afterwards himself. The seme didn’t have consent so he RAPED him.
And let’s talk about how women are often used as a tool or object to prove that the love interest isn’t gay (despite them clearly being gay, because bisexuality and pansexuality somehow never crosses the shitty, cliche BL artist’s mind).
Before the seme assaulted the uke, he assaulted a woman and it’s not being talked about. It was even mentioned in the manga and the only response was “oh my god he’s into women”, not “oh my god he attack a woman”. All the women in this story are either one-dimensional or doesn't exist, and the story was so confusing I’m not sure if the seme has a trans woman sister?
This entire story was an honest to god monstrosity. I read it until this long hoping to god for a redemption. I should’ve known not to have hope.

I don't think think it glorifies it, I don't like rape scene usually.... because the characters ignores they were raped and think "oh he loved me so much he couldn't help it". But that's not how it happened here at all. The characters are conscious it's rape.... they are just messed up. It's not a story where rape is glorified or normalized, it's a story where the characters are messed up. (I mean, there is rapist and two stalkers here.......)

You say that’s not how it rolls out, but isn’t it? Even when they ‘have sex’ later the uke still defines it as rape. Horrifyingly enough, the seme tells him to stop calling it rape, and as ‘making love’. It was almost sickening to read, and I hope no survivors ever read this because that would be so triggering. The fact that you’re defining the rapist as someone who’s ‘simply messed up’ even proves my point. He isn’t some barn animal. Jesus Christ, no matter how the author depicted him to be, the seme is a man with intelligent thought and control. He knowingly raped the uke and attempted to rape a woman. The author is a horrible person with no understanding of rape and how utterly disgusting and terrible it is and so writes a story that reflects that.

bruh, u can be critical of art and not be an artist. I myself have been raped, and found thing particular manga nearly-unreadable. It started off good but quickly became a disappointment. The mangaka isn’t going to read the mangago comment section and get her feelings hurt because survivors and those with coherent thought didn’t like her manga. Let people speak and make ur own comment if u disagree so much.

I would love to meet this author, just for their work here—facing stereotypes, toxic masculinity, gender-assigned roles... People are allowed to like cute things!! That’s why they exist, and it has nothing to do about sexuality either. A manly bear-built guy can love cutesy stuff and be a straight man who likes women! Also, these characters are helping Aimu with character grow and facing his toxic masculinity as well as gender stereotypes - I love it all!! Kudos to the author for facing such serious topics (๑•ㅂ•)و✧
“I wanna hear you play...the piano”
“Stop hitting on me”
“Let’s play a duet”