It shouldn't be labeled as a Yaoi/BL, because it's anything but. However, it's a psychological thriller—most people love it for that, rather than the romance. It's a good storyline, and the characters are interesting with depth. The hate this receives is equivalent to watching a horror movie and hating it because there's g*re.
Not everything needs to be sunshine and rainbows.
People argue that it romanticizes this and that, but it doesn't. Some fans who lost the meaning romanticize certain scenes (grape) and the relationship as a whole. But that isn't the message. The author and artist do a decent job of showing the cruelty and the reality of their situation.
The story is meant to be tragic... You're meant to question your morality. Some people enjoy stories like that, so why yuck someone's yum?
Once you don't romanticize it or overly sympathize with Sangwoo, I don't think you're doing anything wrong.
It shouldn't be labeled as a Yaoi/BL, because it's anything but. However, it's a psychological thriller—most people love it for that, rather than the romance. It's a good storyline, and the characters are interesting with depth. The hate this receives is equivalent to watching a horror movie and hating it because there's g*re.
Not everything needs to be sunshine and rainbows.
People argue that it romanticizes this and that, but it doesn't. Some fans who lost the meaning romanticize certain scenes (grape) and the relationship as a whole. But that isn't the message. The author and artist do a decent job of showing the cruelty and the reality of their situation.
The story is meant to be tragic... You're meant to question your morality. Some people enjoy stories like that, so why yuck someone's yum?
Once you don't romanticize it or overly sympathize with Sangwoo, I don't think you're doing anything wrong.
Just my thoughts. ╮(￣▽￣)╭