Initially picked this up bc some1 said it was worse than Reverse Thinking (which a lot of ppl regard as THE toxic yaoi) — and I have to say that I agree that its worse. I’ve read a ton of “black flag” “twisted” yaoi but not many have disturbed me to this extent. While I was reading I was trying to understand what about this story was so bad (other than the obv ofc). I’ve read stories that were just as graphic and more violent … even the plot of a “poor naive mc who falls in love with a rich deeply disturbed ml who plays nice before having the mc gangrap3d and abused until mc no longer has a will to live” isn’t anything new. I think Haewon’s reaction to his abuse is well written and that’s why every chapter felt like a twist in the gut. This story is almost entirely SA/grap3 but imo it’s also a realistic portrayal of the deeply emotional effect SA/grap3 has on a person.
Initially picked this up bc some1 said it was worse than Reverse Thinking (which a lot of ppl regard as THE toxic yaoi) — and I have to say that I agree that its worse. I’ve read a ton of “black flag” “twisted” yaoi but not many have disturbed me to this extent. While I was reading I was trying to understand what about this story was so bad (other than the obv ofc). I’ve read stories that were just as graphic and more violent … even the plot of a “poor naive mc who falls in love with a rich deeply disturbed ml who plays nice before having the mc gangrap3d and abused until mc no longer has a will to live” isn’t anything new. I think Haewon’s reaction to his abuse is well written and that’s why every chapter felt like a twist in the gut. This story is almost entirely SA/grap3 but imo it’s also a realistic portrayal of the deeply emotional effect SA/grap3 has on a person.