Redemption or Exploitation?

go touch some grass seriously it's honestly at this point just comical nothing else

I don't think the author romanticize it tho. nobody reading this chapter will go "awww" unless they sick in the head. this chapter really uncomfortable to read fr. just genuinely asking, if they both end up happy ending in the end is that what makes it romantazing rape is that what you mean? isnt romantazing rape something like somehow the rape is seen as something romantic, somehow deep down the bottoms likes it, something like that?

Funny how people only say 'touch grass' when they run out of actual arguments. It’s not 'comical' to expect better from authors than using rape as a cheap sales tactic. If you’re so comfortable with these themes that you think critiquing them is a joke, maybe you’re the one who needs a reality check.

You’re focusing only on the act, while I’m focusing on the consequences. Romanticization doesn't require a hearts and flowers filter during the crime itself. When an author takes a victim and a perpetrator and forces them into a happy ending together, the narrative is telling the reader that the assault was just a hurdle to be overcome for the sake of true love. If the story rewards the rapist with the victim’s heart and a functional relationship, that is the literal definition of romanticizing the crime - it frames the trauma as a bridge to a romantic bond rather than the end of it."

Broski i cant lie im going full aggro: you're reading yaoi, fiction. Fiction. W content warnings. And non con in the very first chapter. And you want to shame this author and force them to write their fiction in a more morally correct way? Wow now we finally get to read our politically mandated fiction that follows all the guidelines appropriate to clause 74 made for the 0.0001% of people who can't tell the difference b/w reality and fiction

Not every piece of fiction needs to be morally correct - some of us like reading messy things. You're just not the target demographic.

ahh I see I see ty for explaining ^^

Mate. Calling a story 'fiction' isn't a magic shield against poor writing or broken logic. I’m not asking for politically mandated fiction. I’m asking for narrative consistency. If an author wants to write a dark, messy horror about a criminal, they should have the backbone to let it stay dark. The moment they try to pivot that non-con into a happy romance, they aren't being messy, they are being delusional. If you need to pretend a story is beyond criticism just because it's fiction,maybe you're the one who can’t handle a real discussion.

Twilight was not made to be the next great American novel. This was not made to be the next psychologist approved analysis of rape. Stories are made for different audiences, different purposes. Maybe you can spend time seething abt why wattpadd is filled with ceo mafia's dominating their yns?

Using rape or anything else which isn't correct in REAL LIFE yea as a plot devise doesn't make the story or the author pro rape okay this story is written for adult people and every adult should know how to different between fiction and rl. A thriller author writing about a serial killer and murder isn't one to condemn these things either, you're acting like you have a right to police an author about how morally correct they're supposed to write a story. You are NOT the writer and you're not criticising anything right now you're just pushing your believes onto some else and you don't have the right to do that at all. You're the one who needs a reality check girl not the author or any reader

all of this yep

Using Twilight as a shield for this is embarrassing. This isn't about different audiences, it’s about an author using rape as a pornographic plot device because it's profitable, then failing to write a realistic conclusion. Putting a crime in just to boost sales, then trying to fix the characters into a happy couple, is the definition of romanticization. It’s not edgy or dark, it’s just using trauma as porn and hoping the audience won't notice the broken logic.

Wow thank you for your political lesson. I'll make sure next time I write a romance to write it w shaking fingers in fear that the disgusting tropes and kinks I like in the fictional world never get bled onto a single page of ink. I'll also make sure to shame anyone who likes Twilight, Wattpad, and yandere tumblr, and be convinced that anyone who doesn't stick to writing rape the way I want it is a morally bankrupt profit whore. Thanks bestie xx

Let’s stick to what I actually said: I never claimed the author is pro-rape. That’s a weak attempt to derail the conversation. My point is about narrative failure and broken logic. I’m not policing anyone… I’m pointing out the massive plot holes that occur when an author uses sexual assault as a cheap pornographic hook to drive sales, then tries to pivot into a finctional happy ending. If you put in the story a life-shattering crime and end it with a cute romance, you aren't being edgy, you’re just failing at basic character development. I’m not telling the author what to write, I’m telling them that what they did write makes no sense.

I think we’re talking about two different things. There is a massive leap between shaming kinks and critiquing poor writing. You’re free to enjoy whatever tropes you like in fiction, that’s the point of a fantasy. But when an author introduces a serious crime as a plot device and then ignores the psychological reality of that crime just to force a happily ever after, they aren't just writing a dark trope, they are failing at basic character logic. Expecting a story to have internal consistency isn’t a political lesson or moral shaming. It’s a standard for storytelling bestie ;)

"the psychological reality of that crime just to force a happily ever after, they aren't just writing a dark trope, they are failing at basic character logic" i'll repeat what I say: This was not made to be the next psychologist approved analysis of rape and its effect on victims. And ir would be boring if every story w rape is one. That is politically mandated fiction if you weren't aware.

Character logic isn't politically mandated’ …. it’s just how stories work. Pointing out that a character’s psyche should be affected by their experiences isn't asking for a medical journal…. it's asking for the story to make sense. However, it’s clear you’re more interested in twisting my words into a moral crusade than actually discussing narrative structure. You're ignoring my point to fight a straw man about censorship, so this discussion is pretty useless. It’s a waste of time to keep going when we’re not even having the same conversation.
Enjoy the story ;)

You can't talk about narrative failure when the story is just building up there are not enough chapters out yet to form any opinion on the writing choices or the narrative. 19 chapters think about what we have in hand and about what is supposed to come, i would agree with you if this was a story that was promoted as happy to go one okay but it didn't it's an omegaverse with three couples which are all intertwined in each other it was clear from what the author wrote that this wasn't going to be a nice comfy ride, we had several cases of emotional and physical abuse in the story the main reason why a lot of them happen come from the trope that is omegaverse. It make sense yes it's probably not everyone's cup of tea but plot wise it does make sense and we don't even know how it's going to go buuut if we wanna be real yes they'll probably end up with each other but why and how is the question and if it ends up as a fucked co depended trope it'll not be edgy it'll just be what it is a fucked up relationship between two toxic ppl nothing more or less. The story gave you several warnings about it if you continue reading even after all the shit that happened it's not on the author it's on you and yes unfortunately what you're doing is just hating not critiquing.

Thats because what you think is an objective standard is actually subjective. Because its fiction. I don't need a whole arc on how the character deals with rape and how it affects their psyche afterwards for 50+ chapters for it to 'make sense' because it would detract from my enjoyment of the story. If the art is shit, it would detract from my enjoyment - thans an objective standard. Thanks!

Calling out bad writing isn’t hating it’s having a standard. You say we don’t know how it’ll end, but the author is already posting fluff art of them as a happy, lovey-dovey couple on Twitter. That literally proves my point: the author is using a life-altering crime as a shock-value hook while already marketing the cute ending on the side. When the social media marketing contradicts the weight of the actual plot, that is a narrative failure. I'm not hating on the tropes, I’m pointing out that the author is trying to have their cake and eat it too by using trauma for clicks and then pretending it never happened for the fans. If you have to ignore the author's own spoilers to make the logic work, that’s on you.

I'm wasting my time and energy. Before i dip just out of curiosity why are you still here? Why are you reading this story if it's so badly written why are you still reading