ALisAnimeLover's manga / #Trauma(20)

Dropped at the first red flag on ch 1. NOPE. IF YOU FUCKING KNOW HE HAS A COMMUNICATION DISORDER, HE'S GAY, AND HE GOT BULLIED, THAT'S NOT THE FIRST FUCKING THING YOU SAY. And guess what? Apparently there's gonna be rape. Nope, nope, nope. Dropped at the speed of lightning.

It's an okay story (like maybe a 6/10) if you ignore all the wrong things that happened. Well, if.

The plot is good. I love the ending on how they finally changed for the better (seme has a job, uke removed his glasses/got over his addiction). Though the pacing is off. Probably because of the shortness of the manga. Imo, ch 2 and 3 could be combined then ch 4 could be extended to fully flesh out the uke's problem and his relationship with the seme and with the ex.

Erm, what's up with gay men pinning for the mc? Poor dude is traumatized

TW: pedophilia, sexual abuse, child pornography, trauma (note: not by the MC to the ML or vice-versa, but by a third character) Hngggh, child porn syndicates and pedophiles should all die and go to hell. Like right now. This is a beautifully realistic portrayal of someone going through a traumatic experience of watching a friend get abducted and go through hell. The only thing stopping me from giving it a 5* is the ending, on how easily the victim just ran away from the perpetrator when the MC remembered him.

The best thing here is the friend with chinky eyes (idk, was his name ever mentioned?), good supportive friend. Otherwise, the story is just... Hm, idk, the same as all the other ones I've read with the same theme. And y'all too mad at Matsuri's ex, but he's probably the same as the MC - just straight up lied and denied the rumors to stay away from homophobes. The only difference is that the mc and ml met again so the mc had the chance to apologize; had the ml not followed the mc, he would've been the same as the senpai. Ngl, I'd appreciate an extra chapter or a spin-off for Matsuri.

I find it cute and amazing how 2 of these author's stories got connected through this manga. First story was fine. It's super short (ch 1-2), so it went too fast too furious. The MC's trauma just disappeared ~with the power of love~... which I didn't even feel. Ch 3-4 are extras from Ijiwaru Shinai de. I'm happily surprised that they can be a standalone story. I'm saying this because I genuinely don't remember anything about that manga (though I got the vibe that I read ch3 before (it's ch 5.5 in the original)). Still... Same comment. Too short to get into it. Also, since it's an extra/sequel, we don't really get any seme x seme drama since they already have their roles assigned from the original. The third story, a one-shot unlike the other two-chapter stories, is ironically the one that has the best pacing (except for the sudden bj lol, it just had to had smut so it's there for that reason).

I actually like how they deleted the video. Because: 1) If they did post the video after the jerk "apologized", the jerk would most likely just retaliate after he gets out of jail (or whatever punishment he'll receive) 2) If they don't, the jerk will still most likely bother them and try to force them to delete the video Whatever they do with the video, the jerk won't stop being a jerk. And for all it's worth, the jerk might even find a way to reveal that the video is staged and it will hurt Jisoo. With what the MC did (deleting the video and declaring to the jerk to stop being stupid), he prevented his friends from stooping as low as the jerk, and hit the jerk where it hurts - his pride - without violence or any low attacks.

1* if the seme turns out to be telling the truth. That he's a lonely boi and he actually "fell in love for the first time". I mean, sure, I accept that premise, but the pace is ???? No build-up at all Why what how when where did the seme fall in love? It's not shown at all except for the part where he's already "in love" and getting jealous and blushing. I just need more substance. Even the first chapter when he fucked the fiancee and the fiance (lol would be a nice 3p plot ), made no sense and is just pwp. But now that it's extended to 4ch++, it's turning away from being a pwp to a senseless drama. Lol, I'd accept this better if it was just pwp === So yeah, it ended up that they love each other. Even though there's practically nothing between them before that.