I get it, i get it, there are stories were rape is part of the plot in a meaningful way and not just for cheap drama.
But also understand why people said it was unecessary. Rape is a huge no no for a lot of people, so the whiplash from their loving sex scene from the end of vol 1 and the rape scene was A LOT imo. Specially with how it was protrayed.
Its explicit and veeery detailed, we see Gino's inner thoughts of the awful thing he is going through, feeling good while being violated and being violated by someone you loved.
It's a very hard read for sure, and not everyone can stomach how gruesome and close to reality it can be, and I respect that.
In conclusion: In my opinion, it serves a purpose in the plot and it is supposed to be uncomfortable. However its very gruesome and to me it's one of those things that is irreedemable, no matter the context. The story is still interesting, but it's going to be veeeeeeery hard for me to be invested on them as a ship like I was in the first volume
I hate love triangles because I always want to see how things would turn out with both love interests. I wish this was a game and I could see both routes
Also, to me it looked like yacchan and tamura were going to be endgame, but they haven't really interacted since it was stablished tamura had a crush on yacchan. So this ship would need much more attention and time to develop
Taiga really annoyed me this chapter.
His inferiority complex and jealousy of Hamins success is annoying. But if it was only that I wouldn't mind that much because that can lead to interesting character development depending on how you write it.
But the way he treats Hamin as just a pretty face pisses me off. Taiga acts like a fuckboy asshole all the time, he is way too self-centered. The sex scene would've been sooo much hotter if Taiga was mindful of Hamins feelings. But he just thinks how it makes him feel good, how it's awesome to have a hot idol moaning for him. Doesn't really matter which idol exactly it is, he just loves the idea of topping someone who makes him inferior.
Hamin, on the other hand, like Taiga specifically. Although he is a fan and probably has rose tinted glasses on, he seems genuinely interested in taiga as a person.
I'm in love with the art, but it could more enjoyable if Taiga wasn't a total duchebag.







It kinda feels like the author wanted a dramatic romance story with a happy ending but had no idea how to make Taiga a redeemable character after all his fuck ups. So they resorted to a nonsensical timeskip so they wouldn't need to actually work on a proper character development...