I reread it, and the more I reread it, the more normal and logical it all becomes. If after the first reading you think, "You're all fucked up," then after thinking about it, you get a really neat picture. The girl knew all the basics—she was pushing to marry the man who told her he loved her brother, she thought she had the power and the strength to change him, and he allowed her this little experiment. No one was deceiving anyone. The younger guy was stuck in his older sister complex and couldn't separate. When he was forced, cut off by force, he was able to exhale, feel relief—it's not he who's bad, it's his boyfriend who's bad, convenient. And the main character himself simply wanted to be the priority of his loved one. Yes, there are abusive tendencies here, but I don't think they're the main point. I don't think I'd like it if my partner always chose someone else; it's like how it often feels like your mother-in-law is your husband's first and most important wife. So, I can understand that.
I reread it, and the more I reread it, the more normal and logical it all becomes. If after the first reading you think, "You're all fucked up," then after thinking about it, you get a really neat picture.
The girl knew all the basics—she was pushing to marry the man who told her he loved her brother, she thought she had the power and the strength to change him, and he allowed her this little experiment. No one was deceiving anyone.
The younger guy was stuck in his older sister complex and couldn't separate. When he was forced, cut off by force, he was able to exhale, feel relief—it's not he who's bad, it's his boyfriend who's bad, convenient.
And the main character himself simply wanted to be the priority of his loved one. Yes, there are abusive tendencies here, but I don't think they're the main point. I don't think I'd like it if my partner always chose someone else; it's like how it often feels like your mother-in-law is your husband's first and most important wife. So, I can understand that.