Low tide in twilight has a good redemption arc
and i think Limited Run has a nice redemption arc too! But its rare to see something like this these days
I agree with you
I don’t really think the ml in Limited Run is in the same league as the other two though. Yeah he was callous and hurtful, but the mc agreed to the terms of their contract, and he didn’t deliberately hurt or abuse him. It would be waydifferent if the harm he caused was deliberate
He still raped uke to stay in his house
I know, what I meant was that the Redemption Arc is good compared to other ones.
“He could have hurt you worse” (╬￣皿￣)凸. Seme wasn’t hitting him to injure him, but to overpower him. By making the victim feel physically powerless and vulnerable, the abuser ensures their obedience. Many abusers deliberately avoid anything which can leave lasting marks or hit their victims in places that aren’t usually visible to others. It’s not about reducing harm, but reducing the likelihood of other people noticing, or recordable evidence.
The SA was for a similar purpose of establishing dominance. He wants to start pimping Sihyeon out, so he’s likely trying to desensitize him to sa towards that end. And let’s be honest, most so called redemption arcs for characters like this are
1. Tragic backstory to explain/justify abusive and toxic behavior
2. Them suddenly catching feelings, leading to an abrupt stop of the anbuse/violence
3. The victim also catching feelings and magically forgiving everything to be with them
I’ve barely ever seen a character arc where an abusive character legitimately realizes that they were wrong, repents in any way, takes responsibility for their previous actions, or respects the wishes of the victim after the fact. Authors think that if the victim forgives everything (no matter how little sense it makes objectively, or inline with their personality), so will the readers.