blueberry's manga / #Trauma(258)

5++++++*!!!!!! Love it: good smut, good trauma-angst, consensual bdsm, very mature characters, no antagonistic persona for the sake of shoehorning in a villain (all had good reasons), awesome dialogue. Highlights consent in bdsm and it’s so hot The couple dynamics of the first couple are so mature and adorable after they get together and build trust; the power dynamics mesh so well together equally and is so cool to see The second couple (my FAV HAHA cuz of the strong-uke-in-denial) has such thicc sexual tension omfgftchfhvuvjvjb I love their angst (the uke’s mainly) and their mindgames esp during smutty times

CUTE, SOFT, AWW, MAKES ME WANNA ADOPT AN ABANDONED DOG FROM A SHELTER AND GIVE IT THE BEST LIFE LMAO FK I’M SO LONELY Uke is super mature and I love his personality, he’s the type that goes “hey it’s ok relax it’s not such a big deal to fret over, you’ll get another chance don’t worry. Don’t push yourself” ajsksjaksks The side characters are all super loveable too (except for main villain)

Really nice smut, seme is lowkey a Keith 2.0 lol so ehhhhh but overall very nice balance feels, angst, wholesome, smut, etc.. The conflicts that kept on coming one after another was a bit tropey tho

Errrr ok so it had nice and unique plot points, but key transition panels were sometimes missing and some conflicts of the story weren’t clearly portrayed (it made me go “oh, what? THAT was the issue?” or “wait since when did they introduce this conflict? I interpreted that scene differently...”). Some of the characters’ actions and reactions were super questionable and/or cringey Also the art style and smut was pretty good, but the faces...the MOUTHS AND 3/4 ANGLES were HELLA WEIRD SOMETIMES. It threw me off so much especially during touching scenes lmaoooo Didn’t like how side characters drawn like a gag caricatures were involved in serious and dramatic scenes... their design really threw the vibes out the window lmaooooo

Good perspective from the seme, very unique and in-depth trauma plot points overall. Just...uh...the uke’s developing infatuation (~ch 3) isn’t explained at all via internal dialogue and you’re just left like “why ain’t you feeling disgusted? Why would you like someone who raped you like that? ...is it because he’s hot?” It could be cuz he got hooked on the sensations during sexual activity, basically like getting drugs—especially right after a depressive state, it’s probably easier to get addicted. But the transition in feelings was too unexplained and abrupt nonetheless

Honestly really well-written, it takes care of a lot of potential story loopholes. Also interesting take on making the kidnapper ACTUALLY look cracked and creepy Generally not a fan of the art tho :( I might have some bookmarks saved on my Safari And uhh I don’t remember the rating I had for this, probably 3-4?

Might have Safari bookmarks of this saved

It’s aight, sorta rushed but it didn’t give a strong “EW CLICHE” vibe Good angst moments but otherwise didn’t get my heart pounding xD

Really unique short stories! Some were really cool, like that captivity-turned-family and the really feels-angsty story about clones. Others were really cute :D There was one or a few that had a little too forced premise to make the main couple smooch, but eh overall it was good