Lex's manga / #BDSM(60)

Droppidy drop~

How far (or low) can an attractive body take you in a slum? Pretty and well endowed, Choi Hyungdo scrapes together a living as a waiter by day and porn actor by night. He's occasionally called in for odd jobs at the male brothel where the charismatic owner, Lee Gyung, relentlessly tries to seduce him. Hyungdo feels as though he’s spiraling, but his attraction to Gyung feels as real as his imminent bankruptcy. The descent may be ruthless, but it's not without its pleasures. ----------- Lee Gyung & Choi Hyungdo's relationship is such an insanely mesmerizing one. From beginning to finish, their dynamic reels you in. Gyung's twistedness mixed with Hyungdo's own one makes up this rather strangely ever so intriguingly fascinating pair. Gyung is so messed up so. Somehow the author managed to make their chemistry as such that Gyung's sick actions somehow felt consensual in a way (it's still a crime, not condoning his actions here. Just saying that the author managed to handle their relationship and the plot in such a way that it didn't feel as much so, if at all). Hyungdo's such an interesting main character to follow, he's never strayed from his straight-forward and headstrong personality from beginning to finish. Yet he was also very endearing in his own way at the same time. And the same applied to Gyung's character. I felt very satisfied with the ending, which is rather unusual for me. It felt like all loose-ends were tied, and that it had come to its end in due time. Without being rushed. I also let out quite a few giggles as I read through this. And the Art's quite the sight as well.

Shiwoo always used to say, “Yujin, you’re my favorite person in the whole wide world.” And Shiwoo always believed he was truly special to Yujin. After all, Shiwoo never really liked all those girls he dated, anyway. But when Yujin finally confesses his love, he finds himself rejected and alone... Years later, Shiwoo is a celebrity. The hard-to-manage celebrity gets a new manager that seems so familiar... her name is even Yujin... It takes but one night of too many drinks for Shiwoo to discover she isn’t really what she seems. ----------- Both Hyun & Taehyung should seriously be sent to jail. Both of them. Shiwoo needs to see a therapist and Yujin really needs to mature like mad. As angry & betrayed as he may feel, the man he supposedly loves was blackmailed, raped and abused. I don't care if he thinks that Shiwoo still likes Hyun. Victim blaming is just disgusting. No person in an abusive relationship would ever be able to see sense through all of the manipulation & psychological traumas. Eunchan, as great a person he may be for always standing by Shiwoo's side and taking care of him, the guy's a "doctor" yet doesn't do shit to help him recover. This story is just triggering me in every way possible. It's just straight up unnecessary rape all along. That's the plot. No one's likeable and you only see Shiwoo suffer again and again. Being repeatedly abused, traumatised and taken advantage of. No thank you.

Just another Harada masterpiece.