It's weird that the first dark skin character we encounter is a rapist. Full stop.
And if anybody in the comments wants to "not everything is about race" me, I got nothing but time to clown you (╯°Д °)╯╧╧
I don’t know, as a POC it’s the very last thing I was thinking about. I’m not thinking much on it unless it becomes a pattern which I doubt it’ll be. For your own comfort I just wouldn’t finish the story ╮(￣▽￣)╭
I thought the same and was disappointed too. Even in Full Volume, the villain was a tanned Korean man, even colorism is shown.
No, I like the story. LOVE the story, actually. I just refuse to sit back and watch people gaslight those of us with melanin simply because they have the privilege to never have to think about the implications.
And I'm TIRED of it. I wanna enjoy a story as much as the next person without thinking of the optics, but it's almost 2026. Mangaka's cannot be absolved of colorism or racism simply for being "from a different culture"; the internet exists, and they very much have access to it
That’s a totally valid way to think honestly, I hope that this doesn’t become so,etching they’re known for this is the first story of theirs I’ve read so I’ll keep an eye out because I’d hate for this to become an issue!
Completely agree, especially with a large international fan base. You think these companies would be aware of fans that have melanin.
Was that...accountability I just saw?? Progress, but I would still be okay with him stubbing his pinky toe on a needle (▰˘◡˘▰)
Yeah, I'm not changing my rating. This is a shit show that is trying to turn itself into a typical love story. At this point, I'm disillusioned; like a "Meh, let's just finish it up"
On the other hand, I'm genuinely glad for the people who were able to see past the copious amount of hot dog water that was the first arc of this story. I hope y'all get your lovey-dovey happy ending.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go read BJ Alex again to get a story that actually has a *plausible* redemption arc
Girl bj Alex and jinx are literally just the same thing different fonts
Oh, I'm not saying they're not lmaoo Trust me, I've acknowledged before that this author has a thing for torture porn. It's just that BJ Alex didn't have it go so far that the redemption of the ML didn't give you whiplash.
We who read BL are no stranger to toxic shit, as you already know, but JK had too many chances to not be an asshat. But now I'm supposed to root for JK and Dan...because the story needs to end on a happy note? Nah, slap a sticker and send it back - express shipping
Some of these comments...naur
I know it's BL, and BL and toxicity go hand-in-hand, but no. Of course the author is going to try and humanize that little bobble head Chuckie knock off, because he's (sadly) the ML. But did we forget those first few chapters???
Dude drugged him, changed this man's genitalia, SA'd him and then didn't have the decency to take this life-altering change seriously. Worst of all is the seme's motivation for doing so being nothing but internalized homophobia.
Like, I know the author's gonna try and make him likeable and I will continue reading with that expectation, but I will not forget his crimes ヽ(`Д´)ﾉ
How am I supposed to be saddened by a depressing childhood, when I got them heterochromatic GOOGLY eyes staring at me?? They are so unserious ╥﹏╥
Someone who had to suspend morals and disbelief to keep reading this:
Awww, I just love this for the happy couple
Now, I don't claim to be a professional on this sort of subject matter, but I wanted to clear up any confusion for those wondering why the groomer would want to groom Hayden after having had it done to himself.
Because media literacy is dying: I AM NOT JUSTIFYING THE GROOMING; I simply want to give an explanation for those who are confused.
The film industry is known for having an excess of...shady practices that often exploit children, women, and men. The circle is so tight knit and competitive that one wrong move can cost an actor their entire career. Oftentimes, they will do unsavory things and never speak on it simply to preserve their careers, while the perpetrators continue to walk free.
In the area of grooming, if you look at celebrities (such as Dr*ke B*ll, for example), you can see that they are groomed traumatically into these unsavory behaviors. While there are many who seek help, others will instead continue to perpetuate the cycle, because they never healed from their trauma and - worse still - they see it as "just part of the industry." This, in turn, causes a vicious cycle where the abused turn into the abusers.