Lex's manga / #BDSM(60)

Don't know if I'll read it yet or nah.

Minjae accidentally witnesses a younger guy, Hyeongjo, jerking over the sleeping Assistant Professor Jinhan. From that day on, Minjae continues to suffer both mentally and physically from Hyeongjo. How will the relationship turn out between two guys who clearly hate each other and yet, who are also drawn towards each other for some reason that they don’t know? ----------- Damn... Ya'll ever heard of this thing called a therapist? This story would've worked perfectly fine without anyone raping anyone and being so unnecessarily edgy. I just don't get how any of this was viewed as necessity to the plot. It could have worked perfectly fine, and would have been so much better without anyone forcing themselves onto anyone... It had so much potential, an initial interest between the Minjae & Hyeongjo's characters, potential good chemistry. It could have made for a really enjoyable read. But nope! Ya just had to go and made this into some unnecessary rapey shit, didn't ya? The only times rape is "justifiable" in a story is if you want to work on traumas/psychology/thriller oriented stories. Just stop doing this seriously... And again, Hyeongjo, Kiseon, my dudes... Why you be so edgy? Take a chill pill and go to therapy will ya? Why do so many BL try to sell such behavior as "love". this isn't love. It's obsession. Mixed with psychological issues that need to be addressed.

Conor, a Korean-American, lives in a city where same-sex marriage has been legalized, but where racist and homophobic hate crimes are still frequent. He joins a band with the blonde hair, blue-eyed Simon and the two go on to create their own “dark heaven” in an abandoned church. Feelings develop between the pair, but light cannot dwell with dark, and their time together will soon come to an end. ---------- This is such an emotional roller-coaster. I've lost count how many times I got sad, angry, anxious, ... the list goes on and on. The characters are all so tangible. I kept on getting triggered at all the racism & homophobia in this one. It made me want to throw fists so much. It's such a beautiful and realistic story, but dang, does it make me angry at the world. This is so well-written in its depiction of unfairness, xenophobia, racism, homophobia, abuse, white privileges, .... The list could go on and on. But as it is so well-written, that's what keeps you motivated to keep reading it. It brings up such harsh topics and doesn't hold back for a second. The characters are all extremely well thought-through and fascinating as well. Especially Connor & Simon. Their relationship is such a deep one that I couldn't help but get invested in. It just feels so real. You can truly feel their feelings for each other the entire time as you read through each and every chapter. They complete each other, their love is such a strong one, and the author does an amazing job at displaying it. The Art's also one-of-a-kind. I've never seen anything quite like it before.If you want to read this, be aware that it's extremely triggering. But it's also absolutely worth your time. It's been quite a while since I've seen a work that'd bring up real-life problems so well. And also one that'd depict love so bluntly and honestly. I was really taken aback by how much of a masterpiece this was.