Never have I ever had the displeasure of reading something so taxing and painful. The story tried to make this story come off as fun and fast paced but the its anything but lighthearted
The story itself is dark and the angst is developed at the expense of Jace. The constant degradation of Jace, both emotionally and physically without any proper form of redressal is tiring and is mentally taxing.
After that first dream incident, the story took a nosedive and we were forced to see Jace being repeatedly violated and put in a painful situation while the story pacing itself is rushed and the fact that Jace is made to be act as nonchalant is leaving a sour note
And as for Duke, WHO TF SLEEPS WITH SOMEONE WHO WAS LITERALLY GOT VIOLATED JUST A MOMENTS AGO?? The Duke seemingly knows of Jace's plight but instead of coming upfront about his wishes, he rather coerces Jace into being with him.
The whole story is either Duke banging Jace or Jace getting tormented and humilated and the story tries to make both of them a thing and the worst part is the story doesnt address the main issue, miscommunication and how the chain of events got messy and how the characters got in this situation and suddenly both were weeping and got back together again as a clean slate? NO! THATS NOT HOW ITS SUPPOSED TO BE! NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES YOU START CLEAN, THE PAST STILL LINGERS ON AND UNLESS YOU CONFRONT AND RESOLVE IT, ITS ALL IN VAIN!
It is emotionally taxing to see Jace being violated repeatedly not even getting proper redressal and the story acts like its all fine especially with Duke like its "la-la-land". No, Duke is still contributing factor for Jace's pain and suffering. Had Duke properly talked to Jace, none of this would have happened
You know what's painful? Seeing Jace getting violated by the Duke and then putting on a smile just for Duke's brother to make him not worry about him and again when he sacrificed himself when the kidnapper tried to lay his hand on that kid, it just broke my heart. That kid will never know just what kind of hell Jace endured just to ensure that kid feels happy and safe and how his brother acted like a monster to him. Jace in every way, a great parent to that kid, he selflessly dedicated himself to that kid's education and overall well being and to see such a character being disgraced like this is utterly painful to process and the fact that this story not only does not tries to make amends but even dismiss his pain by speedrunning the plot is disgusting
Overall, I'd say, do not read this story at all! I came in with an expectation of cute, silly love story, perhaps with a bit of grandeur akin to King's maker (that's a fantasic manhwa) but I discovered pain and needless angst, the story uses Jace's suffering AS A plot device to move forward the story.
Never have I ever had the displeasure of reading something so taxing and painful. The story tried to make this story come off as fun and fast paced but the its anything but lighthearted
The story itself is dark and the angst is developed at the expense of Jace. The constant degradation of Jace, both emotionally and physically without any proper form of redressal is tiring and is mentally taxing.
After that first dream incident, the story took a nosedive and we were forced to see Jace being repeatedly violated and put in a painful situation while the story pacing itself is rushed and the fact that Jace is made to be act as nonchalant is leaving a sour note
And as for Duke, WHO TF SLEEPS WITH SOMEONE WHO WAS LITERALLY GOT VIOLATED JUST A MOMENTS AGO?? The Duke seemingly knows of Jace's plight but instead of coming upfront about his wishes, he rather coerces Jace into being with him.
The whole story is either Duke banging Jace or Jace getting tormented and humilated and the story tries to make both of them a thing and the worst part is the story doesnt address the main issue, miscommunication and how the chain of events got messy and how the characters got in this situation and suddenly both were weeping and got back together again as a clean slate? NO! THATS NOT HOW ITS SUPPOSED TO BE! NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES YOU START CLEAN, THE PAST STILL LINGERS ON AND UNLESS YOU CONFRONT AND RESOLVE IT, ITS ALL IN VAIN!
It is emotionally taxing to see Jace being violated repeatedly not even getting proper redressal and the story acts like its all fine especially with Duke like its "la-la-land". No, Duke is still contributing factor for Jace's pain and suffering. Had Duke properly talked to Jace, none of this would have happened
You know what's painful? Seeing Jace getting violated by the Duke and then putting on a smile just for Duke's brother to make him not worry about him and again when he sacrificed himself when the kidnapper tried to lay his hand on that kid, it just broke my heart. That kid will never know just what kind of hell Jace endured just to ensure that kid feels happy and safe and how his brother acted like a monster to him. Jace in every way, a great parent to that kid, he selflessly dedicated himself to that kid's education and overall well being and to see such a character being disgraced like this is utterly painful to process and the fact that this story not only does not tries to make amends but even dismiss his pain by speedrunning the plot is disgusting
Overall, I'd say, do not read this story at all! I came in with an expectation of cute, silly love story, perhaps with a bit of grandeur akin to King's maker (that's a fantasic manhwa) but I discovered pain and needless angst, the story uses Jace's suffering AS A plot device to move forward the story.