Usually I don't waste my time writing bad comments about any stories here (tbh I don't write much anyhow), however, this time was a must for me.
I can't really say I wasn't "warned" since some good fellows wrote a little about the story in the comments and even care enough to place the red flag labels. But I — like Saint Thomas — had to see it to believe it; I think I really paid for that stubbornness of mine this time.
Look, unlike some people here I don't think the story was entirely disposable and trashy, because 'till chapter 60 (I think), when the whole In-Seob's scheme was revealed (or should I say destroyed?), I really got some goosebumps and became very tense about the plot threads and dilemmas set up by the author. To cite some:
I) I like characters that give you a hard time figuring out whether they're good or evil, and choosing someone with a mental disorder so ill judged by people's common sense is kind of interesting and bold;
II) I didn't expect much from the MC, I saw him like one of those feminine bottoms authors create without deep thoughts and usually just play the role of a stereotyped woman in these cliche toxic tropes. Nevertheless, I kinda liked him as the manhwa showed us his way-too-much kind behavior and, specially, his mixed feelings about loving someone who entangled with his past trauma.
III) The mystery surrounding the past of the main characters was something that thrilled me through the story also, especially the piecemeal way the peaces had been revealed until the great moment.
IV) the comic relief was incredible also, I loved Mr. Kim and Mr. Cha, the only sane ones in the story.
But, just when I had been trapped by the flow and started to think "Oh, those mfs in the comments were overreacting, the ML is problematic, but kinda bearable", boom: grape slop.
It's almost funny how the first warning of non-consensual sex acts in this garbage came in chapter 94, after a long journey of the most violent and terrible sexual acts someone can suffer. I'm not a fan of lack of consent in any story, but I can stand some gray areas when there's a reason; but it is just sad to see rape being included in a story out of fetishism and ending up tarnishing all the good work of the character development.
I don't know how someone with antisocial personality disorder would react in Woo Yeon's shoes, but let's be fr, all of his mental state became a lame excuse for that fetishization. I didn't hope for the author making him a saint at the peak of his discovery of that treason by the MC, but really? Being a rapist? There isn't any other reasonable way of depicting the character you work so hard to create? In the end, the author just confirmed everyone's prejudice: a mentally disordered person like him can only be a bloody psychopath.
Btw, the first half was not incredible, but was catchy, and the second half was just porn with story, sadly.
Sorry for writing all of this. It's hard to see potential being burned in front of your eyes :(
Usually I don't waste my time writing bad comments about any stories here (tbh I don't write much anyhow), however, this time was a must for me.
I can't really say I wasn't "warned" since some good fellows wrote a little about the story in the comments and even care enough to place the red flag labels. But I — like Saint Thomas — had to see it to believe it; I think I really paid for that stubbornness of mine this time.
Look, unlike some people here I don't think the story was entirely disposable and trashy, because 'till chapter 60 (I think), when the whole In-Seob's scheme was revealed (or should I say destroyed?), I really got some goosebumps and became very tense about the plot threads and dilemmas set up by the author. To cite some:
I) I like characters that give you a hard time figuring out whether they're good or evil, and choosing someone with a mental disorder so ill judged by people's common sense is kind of interesting and bold;
II) I didn't expect much from the MC, I saw him like one of those feminine bottoms authors create without deep thoughts and usually just play the role of a stereotyped woman in these cliche toxic tropes. Nevertheless, I kinda liked him as the manhwa showed us his way-too-much kind behavior and, specially, his mixed feelings about loving someone who entangled with his past trauma.
III) The mystery surrounding the past of the main characters was something that thrilled me through the story also, especially the piecemeal way the peaces had been revealed until the great moment.
IV) the comic relief was incredible also, I loved Mr. Kim and Mr. Cha, the only sane ones in the story.
But, just when I had been trapped by the flow and started to think "Oh, those mfs in the comments were overreacting, the ML is problematic, but kinda bearable", boom: grape slop.
It's almost funny how the first warning of non-consensual sex acts in this garbage came in chapter 94, after a long journey of the most violent and terrible sexual acts someone can suffer. I'm not a fan of lack of consent in any story, but I can stand some gray areas when there's a reason; but it is just sad to see rape being included in a story out of fetishism and ending up tarnishing all the good work of the character development.
I don't know how someone with antisocial personality disorder would react in Woo Yeon's shoes, but let's be fr, all of his mental state became a lame excuse for that fetishization. I didn't hope for the author making him a saint at the peak of his discovery of that treason by the MC, but really? Being a rapist? There isn't any other reasonable way of depicting the character you work so hard to create? In the end, the author just confirmed everyone's prejudice: a mentally disordered person like him can only be a bloody psychopath.
Btw, the first half was not incredible, but was catchy, and the second half was just porn with story, sadly.
Sorry for writing all of this. It's hard to see potential being burned in front of your eyes :(