I defended this manhwa from Day 1 and gave it all my love and trust. I read chp 106 (the raw) and... I'm dropping this y'all. And for context no one was defending ts more than me
I’m legit nauseous & i want to cry after reading ch 105. I was on the fence about dropping after ch 104 b/c i wanted to see the MC get away. However after reading chapter 105- an entire chapter which shows more of the violent rape & practically implies the MC was enjoying it (b/c he got hard) I’m beyond done.
ok spoiler for chapter 106 ahead:
After the r*pe, it seems some days have passed, absolutely no conversation or guilt after what happened. Jihwan instead is just smiling and giggling, zero guilt. Feels incredibly abrupt. Jihwan leaves for some work to another city or place and leaves Mr Jeong to supervise Sooyoung. Sooyoung acts a bit recklessly, refusing anxiety medication and ordering his own food instead of eating what Jihwan sends. He is also seemingly normal, playing video games, eating, making huge messes. But Mr Jeong notes that at night, he is crying to himself, completely heartbroken and resigned
It was a really uncomfortable chapter to read, the most depressing.
I understand! I think unfortunately Jihwan is irredeemable now and not even likeable... Before at least his clumsy confessions and attempts to buy gifts etc for Sooyoung were a little likeable. He said he couldn't bear a hear on his head getting hurt, would NEVER r*pe him and was nothing like Lim Gyujin, repeatedly says I'm not a monster or r*pist, gets angry when his arm is burnt by hot soup... But now he is ok with Sooyoung's broken arm, multiple bruises, and casually r*pes him because "oh well". Sooyoung feeling good was an unnecessary detail, I don't think the author is romanticising ts at all as (pls skip to the last sentence if you don't want chp 106 minor spoilers)
in chapter 106 Sooyoung is clinically depressed, crying at night and breaking the vase of flowers Jihwan gave him.
I am thinking of letting this story marinate :(( It's in a bad place rn.
Yea, I liked the psych thriller part of this & I’m still hooked on gig of the day, which is similar but i have to drop this now. The MC has/had this strong resilience about him, which i loved. If it had gone in the direction I thought it was going it wld have been such a good read. I may come back & read the last chapter once its done but i having a feeling I’ll just end up disappointed so I may just move on entirely.
I don't think it is implied he enjoyed it, at least by the author. That's just ML being a manipulative POS. I think the author has done a really great job of sprinkling how SA impacts survivors/victims and this is all happening within MCs internal monologue so it makes sense he's also confused and questioning his own behavior/reactions. Since before, there's been an implication that MC is having a normal reaction to traumatic sexual violence- from more sexual behavior like (to) him (excessive) masturbating and "enjoying"/getting aroused by the assault.
This is perfect. Perfect. Perfect. Idc. Great grovelling arc. A seme who clearly deeply loves the uke already and doesn't need to come to any "realisations". A uke who loves the seme but won't tolerate bs anymore. Incredible, sharp art. I love it