I do think the father and stalker could’ve been a more complex character. The uncle maybe but idk wheee to even start. Btw there is a major plot hole. Spoiler:
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So mc wants Mako’s reputation to remain pure and whatnot cause Mako wanted that. How is just deleting the files enough??? It is already online and being shared. Someone in town even recognizes her from the videos! Anyone could’ve saved it or it could be saved to a cloud, so the father’s laptop being wiped is not enough. And how do you even know for sure stalker deleted everything? Could’ve accidentally missed something. Deleted files can also be recovered. Like all of the videos are already out there and could be saved on someone else’s device. if she actually wanted them gone, she should’ve told truth to get police or someone else to help…
I like the overall story but it does have aspects that feel thoughtless that I don’t see anyone else mentioning.
You have a story about young girls being exploited and preyed upon, but decide to throw in a shower scene of one of the girls (who is still a minor) with her ass showing at the very beginning of ch 1? And on ch 6 the female detective is working out without pants. At least she is an adult but it serves no purpose outside of fan service, which doesn’t fit the serious tone throughout the entire story. And ch 18 has both girls showering together with their tits showing? I don’t need to explicitly see this to get that they are vulnerable with each other. Now you can try to defend these shower scenes as not inherently sexual, but I’d only believe that if the explicit nudity was only shown outside of the sexual scenes, which isn’t the case. Why do we need more scenes with a minor(s) being naked outside of the SA and sex scenes? Even those abuse scenes could’ve presented better and in a way that’s not sexualizing (let’s not do another Netflix Cuties plz???). It honestly just feels ironic and can take you out of immersion if you think about it.
Ofc this is a widespread issue and honestly the fan service here is def better compared to many other stories (it’s shorter and less frequent), but it’s still a problem and is distasteful considering the serious theme and tone. I can ignore it, but it’s def smth to note before reading.
Btw id someone can give a rec that can portray abuse without doing the same thing and sexualizing the characters, please send.