beta
the bar is low to be impressed, but I like that there’s actual attention given to the plot. I’m not at all impressed by the relationship itself, it seems absurd that Taeui is at most irritated that he is being sexually assaulted on the regular. It feels like it’s passed off as comedic relief at times. I liked the moment in which he was sincerely angry and slapped Ilay, but ever since then, his anger is often (not always) passed off. It looks like this story passes off a lot of serious things, such as murder, lmao. I’m supposed to swallow that Ilay kills people often with essentially no consequence or remorse, and Taeui apparently doesn’t care much, apart from remarking that he’s psycho. This story is oversaturated with cannon fodder, so much so that a reader becomes desensitized to death. How on earth are we supposed to take murder seriously, in that regard? That being said, I enjoyed it anyway, despite the character philosophies being a bit ridiculous, because anyone in Taeui’s position has more than enough cause to hate Ilay. His resistance is halfhearted, which sucks. It’s good in terms of production (I like how Jaeui haunts the narrative), but the characters themselves are honestly impossible to believe. Ilay feels more like a caricature than a person. Idk I just hope Taeui beats the shit out of him at some point lol