I have no problem reading stories with horrible characters, but I like when my monsters are presented as monsters. The problem with this story is that the monster is completely romanticized and the protagonists is presented in a way that you wouldn’t deem him as incompetent. You wouldn’t immediately go to Stockholm syndrome or anything similar because the protagonist was written as self-sufficient and resilient. This was written in a way that suggests that this is just the natural dynamic to their relationship, and I truly hate that. This was one of the saddest chapters I’ve ever read, and unfortunately this was resolution to their “miscommunication.” This was spoiled for me forever ago, but nothing about those final panels made me think that there would be a deeper conversation or any kind of repercussions to look forward to.
I have no problem reading stories with horrible characters, but I like when my monsters are presented as monsters. The problem with this story is that the monster is completely romanticized and the protagonists is presented in a way that you wouldn’t deem him as incompetent. You wouldn’t immediately go to Stockholm syndrome or anything similar because the protagonist was written as self-sufficient and resilient. This was written in a way that suggests that this is just the natural dynamic to their relationship, and I truly hate that. This was one of the saddest chapters I’ve ever read, and unfortunately this was resolution to their “miscommunication.” This was spoiled for me forever ago, but nothing about those final panels made me think that there would be a deeper conversation or any kind of repercussions to look forward to.