These kind of stories only work when there's ZERO supervision or help from teachers/police.
I can imagine a sequel where Gu Fang is forced to overcome his women phobia by them adopting a daughter together. Say the aunty passes away and leaves behind an orphan girl from their village that she asks Chengzi to care for. And Gu Fang not only learns about girls to raise her and gets more familiar over time, but also has to get close to her teachers and classmates and other women. His company is a sausage fest, and he's a liability that makes it hard for women to rise in rank, so it would be great if he can slowly heal in a wholesome way like this.
Didn't the aunty get close to him and he didn't throw up???
wait youre onto something?!
The story ended without it getting addressed. I guess he saw he as one of the family exceptions.
youre more positive than me, i honestly thought it was cause she was old LOL
It's so uncomfortable, this chapter was nothing but rape...
And it's the third scene already of the ml forcing himself on the mc at night.
I hate this. Especially since the mc is the pushover type so the ml probably won't face any consequences.
And it happens again the next chapter...
I understand the morning and night versions are meant to be "different", but even the mc is going "you're both the same person"...
I also hate how they keep treating the mc like a kid. They put emphasis on how naive he is, and he keeps wearing a braid instead of the "adult" bun.
Not to mention the complete lack of communication on all sides being so infuriating. And causing unnecessary issues.
I'm still reading because they do have cute moments when it's morning, and the mystery of the plot is interesting, but I just hate seeing these same tropes again. And not used in a clever or satisfying way either. At least not so far.
Okay, after a few more coerced incidents, the story is slowing down on the rape. I'm by chapter 60 now and their relationship is getting a bit better. But I can't just forget what it is built on. They essentially got drugged with the curse, the ml violently raped the mc multiple times, and the mc continued seeking out the ml while lying to him about anything happening for the sake of "treating" him, taking advantage of his lack of memory and self control.
Dark themes aren't bad in themselves, but the fact we're going in the direction of "they love each other so it's fine" instead of anything real is frustrating.
I was right about the "they are in love so it's okay" dismissal, but at least we got a bunch of chapters without anyone being forced, even getting some consentual scenes. And we get a cute kid and doting/caring moments.
Then the rape returns in chapters 88 and 89, the day and night version are really merged now huh...
Now that I'm caught up, I can say chapter 28 was the worst part of the series, and there are only a handful of other difficult scenes (which are difficult because they don't get properly addressed or have consequences), but otherwise the rest of the story is mostly good (except for the lack of communication red flags and treatment of the mc as a child). There are more good moments than bad, and it's very easy to binge read.
I wish the MC would be acknowledged more, though. He saved his brother, killed his abusive father, saved the ml, was sturdy enough to survive the curse way longer and better than anyone could have expected, got the guy that sent him there in the first place arrested, and constantly does impressive things that get dismissed because the others feel bad for him or want to "protect" him. He's a hero in his own right but gets the misogyny treatment because he's the "wife".
This is great and I can't wait for more chapters. Are there other series like it? Survival setting with a crazy but gentle ML?
Little Mushroom and Rainbow City!!!
Thank you!!
npp (⌒▽⌒)
there is one where ONE of the male leads is gentle and the other one is crazy if that interests you HAHA!! called a dead crow's stare
Sound interesting haha, thank you,
I forgot where the plot was now, can someone please give a very top level summary of the story to catch me up please?
This is the arc where Cale decided to reveal the Church of the Sun was corrupt (Freeing the twins in the process for sure) destroy the Tower of the Mages (and helping Rosalyn to become the new hope for all magic users; and Tonka by taking out their annoying neighbours/oppresors) and also take out prince Adin's main two supporters: the church and the mages. I recall something about the cat knight becoming the new leader of the people and maybe this was also the first time the White Star's organization was brought to light. If I recall correctly.
No wonder I forgot, he's doing too much at once!
My memory is a bit blurry, but in the Empire vs Whipper battle Cale still is undercover and trying to scam the Empire, he uses Sky Eating Water for the first time, and then he breaks his act after he finds out the Jungle is under attack.
So that means this happens after the Gorge. And because when he went to get the Sky Eating Water the Adventure Loving Inn is already established, that means it's way after his first visit to the East continent.
And also, because the Empire still pretended to be allies when Caro was under attack, that means this happens before they go to Whipper and before the Gorge.
So my guess this season will have Cale visit Gyerre and expose the slave ring, visit the North and make an even bigger lunatic out of Clopeh, visiting the East continent and leaving Ron and Beacrox to create a base there, visiting Caro to sell the treasures he found in the Empire, then the Henituse battle hopefully.
So the whole thing with the Empire happens much much later.
I think. I don't remember the chronology
Oh, and when does White Radish first appear? The Empire civil war, right?
And then Eruhaben is injured and they go to the East again and then Bud Illis my fave!! I miss him so fucking much.
Dojins dad is complete garbage. Not only is he never there for his kids, just being a bank account, but he can't even do that right and leads his sons to work and stress about money too. And he tells their mom to not contact them, even though he isn't spending time with them either?? And when Dojin gets lonely, he gets beat up for it instead of understood??
Not to mention the dad putting the ring away while the mom kept wearing it.
MC: I'm tired
ML: Who cares, I won't stop. Unless you give into my fetish and call me my name.
MC: I don't want to!
ML: *Keeps going even more intensely, against MCs wishes*
MC: *gives in and does what he was asked to do*
ML: *Still keeps going.*
Genuinely why does it need to be like this. Why does the MC need to be upset and crying and doing things he's uncomfortable with every time. Why does the ML have to just force his way every time. Then they just jokingly argue about it later as if it can't be helped. Just why.
its rooted in homophobia, there always has to be an aggressor in asian bls or else they'll have to confront the fact that gay men exist and can have loving, consensual relationships
That makes sense, and would be why there are so many gender roles placed (like the weaker man being called a "wife").