The rape scene was disgusting, but I believe that's exactly what the author wanted the readers to feel. The scene is repulsive because you know that the victim is imagining someone completely different and that fills you with rage, knowing that you as a reader can't do anything but watch and read, wanting to "burn it all".
It needed to be explicit and long, no prince saving the princess just in time, no "luck", so the reader could just grasp the a bare minimum of what Mugo must have felt seeing what was happening.
Also, reading the previous chapter and knowing that it was Lord Mugo, the one who's supposed to love the sacrifice the most, the one that put the MC in this situation, was also intentional so you would stop for minute and think "something's not right..." And it gives room for Jerk Mugo to analyze what he is feeling and why he feels that way, in other words, character development.
Even though it has a lot of sex, this isn't your typical "nut material" with no storyline and just a lot of fucking around for no reason, trying to add as many different porn based scenes so the reader doesn't even need to remember who the characters are or if what's happening is right or wrong.
This story may have picked your interest because of the art style, the author or the "smut" category, but once you start reading you keep on going due to the story itself.
The rape scene was horrible, but it was needed, if not, why are we so angry?
Internet is like pre chewed food. Unfortunately most people want to be spoonfed everything without thinking, without imagination, without analyzing and just pretend to be social warriors with empty heads. Thankfully some people maintained brain cells and analyze what they read and are not like "this bad Hulk smash". Good thinking Veeroo
Pre chewed food allegory is great. People cant handle bad things happening despite that they happen every day. It sure is easy to talk about it online, but honestly how else will people know and feel if they dont go outside. That is what art is for and some art hurts and is meant to hurt. However the consumer reacts reflects themselves.
Many year ago I read a yaoi manga, and there was a scene that got stuck in my mind.
It was a scene with the protagonist sitting on the floor, surrounded by all black (as if it was inside his mind), and he was remembering the people that, in a way, tried to help him through the story.
He could see them one by one, like, extending a hand to lift him up, but he couldn't grab their hands, as if no one could help him.
Finally, his own self appears, and then he realizes that nobody could help him but himself.
Can anyone tell me why all of a sudden Josh is so open about having sex with Chase?? Did I miss something?? Last thing I remember he couldn't stand him.
I think its cause the pace of the webtoon isnt the same as the novel, in the novel the tension is undeniable at this point of the story and josh doesnt deny that he does find chase attractive despite being unhinged. If anything, josh is a bit unhinged himself
you can read chapter 24 before about this conversation
There's more tension in the novel and after all chase is his alpha n babydaddy so he still feels something