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thank u azhen san

LoveBL May 3, 2021 7:44 pm

but tbh the length of these chapters is a joke. the avg ch is 35 pages long and these are barely 10 pages long. why?

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    LoveBL May 3, 2021 8:11 pm

    not to mention they suddenly have sex for the sake of it but none of the extras have any sex scenes in them. and why even have sex w someone whose asshole was ripped when he had sex? it hadn't even been a week jfc

    raindragon May 3, 2021 9:28 pm

    It's a much longer period of time than you're perceiving. I can't wholly blame that on your perception, though. You perceive what you perceive. The thing that bothers me is that those who make this comment seem to be overfocused on the rape. It's fiction. You're supposed to suspend your disbelief, not because of morals but because you're reading this for your pleasure. Dropping your focus over the rape, and reading on in the same normal mindset you read the rest of the story is the idea. Focusing on ripped assholes is not the point. Your enjoyment and delight as a reader with a story that is essentially a fantastic drama is the point. Why read something just to infuriate and traumatize yourself by hyperfocusing on bleeding wounds? Reading fiction is an intellectual exercise in leaving behind real life and taking on the pleasure, suspense, and excitement that is essential to your individual mental health through the reading experience. It's a mental vacation, not a descent into hell.
    For instance, if you overfocused on Matthew's traumatic experience, which was far worse than Yuto's, you'd open yourself to a depression. Instead of doing that, though, your consciousness bridges the psychological abyss instead.
    If you ran to the toilet and threw up, spent days in an agony of empathy for the fictional victimization of the character, pictured the horror of it, were reminded of rl victims, and felt guilty even for being human - you'd probably agree that it's better to suspend that experience in favor of your ability to enjoy the rest of the story.
    I hate to disclaim here, but I will. I'm saying that such mindful flexibility doesn't mean you're unsympathetic to rl victims, it means that you're a human being who needs all kinds of emotional experiences for your own well being. For your own mental health, I think those who are concerned about rl crime, can and do have enough brain plasticity to engage in a bit of escapism without guilt and rage. It's self-preservation.
    I think you know why this explanation is long. The way things are, all bases have to be covered in every single comment so no one comes after a commenter with knives held high and teeth bared. I'm tired of the rabid reaction to an offering of alternative thoughts that are reasonable, but don't line up with the standard yet extremist political correctness of SJW's on the subject of rape.
    On the time lapse between the rape and the riot, you have to remember that the doctor keeps Yuto in the clinic till he is completely well. It's not like rl where they patch you up and send you home to recover on your own.

    Quicksilver May 4, 2021 3:17 am
    not to mention they suddenly have sex for the sake of it but none of the extras have any sex scenes in them. and why even have sex w someone whose asshole was ripped when he had sex? it hadn't even been a week ... LoveBL

    My god. wtf? lol You're saying that the love scene is gratuitous???? you're talking about the love scene that the story has been building up to through the entire book, that we've all been waiting for, that is the culmination of the romantic plot?? It lines up precisely with the straight line of action of the story. That ain't gratuitous sex, my friend.

    Dragomira May 7, 2021 9:24 am

    A lot of manga gets serialized in either weekly or monthly in magazines. I haven't checked if it was the case with Deadlock but ... the format and pacing of the story makes me think it's quite likely that was the case (**past tense --> I'm pretty sure the story has reached its conclusion at this point in time, based on the art style alone.** Not that it's a bad thing! I find it visually stunning and quite refreshing, seeing as most manga nowadays has been drawn in a digital format. :) )

    Dragomira May 7, 2021 9:43 am

    ** I just researched a little and it appears that as of December, 2019, 4 volumes have been released in the Deadlock series.
    As for the manga adaptation, it appears that 4 volumes have been released so far, depicting the story of Deadlock book 1 (there are 4 titled 'Deadlock' and several others with ... slightly different titles but anyway!)

    Well, I agree with the fact that the chapters are quite short. But then again; maybe it fits the format of the book? It probably just means that there are around 8-10 chapters or so per volume as opposed to the standard, 3-5 + extra? hmmm

    Quicksilver May 7, 2021 2:49 pm
    A lot of manga gets serialized in either weekly or monthly in magazines. I haven't checked if it was the case with Deadlock but ... the format and pacing of the story makes me think it's quite likely that was t... Dragomira

    there's nothing about the art that looks dated. Yes, it was published in a magazine first

    Dragomira May 11, 2021 10:45 am
    there's nothing about the art that looks dated. Yes, it was published in a magazine first Quicksilver

    I didn't mean to imply that it looks 'dated' - if you read the rest of my comment, you'd see that I actually find it very beautiful. :)
    Nowadays, many mangaka seem to prefer digital art as opposed to non-digital art; it looks slightly 'oldschool' /classic to me - in a good, refreshing way. It was simply an observation that I thought could potentially bear witness to its... 'age' I guess? Anyway, I was clearly wrong about that!