Warehouse is still my favorite psychological series to date. The way it tackles the topic of consent and its themes of revenge and redemption are unmatched. I love that the end of what the readers see is only the beginning for Sungho and Dohyun, because the path to healing is when the rest of your life can truly begin. What a bright and hopeful ending for such a dark and twisted story.
this is the first time I've read BL with agere themes and it was so good. I hope this helps people realize what it is about age regression and age play that attracts people, which are the feelings of vulnerability, power, and healing through both love AND sex.
I may never be into it for myself but I want people to feel safe in expressing their kinks and desires and for the world to become a more accepting place of the "other"
?? Don’t conflate age regression with age play. Age regression is a psychological response to trauma. Age play is a kink. and it SHOULD be shamed. This manga isn’t supposed to be about attracting people to do age play or age regression (which is a TRAUMA mechanism btw). This is a story about a guy who age regresses cuz he has unresolved trauma. Hes not doing for power, love, or sex. Idc what excuses yall make up but fetishizing kids and their age for your sexual gratification is pedophilic even if you’re “technically” still an adult. Also this story is also questionable with how it presented the trauma-borderline fetishizes it
sorry to tell you, but the two are intrinsically linked. you're also either deliberately misinterpreting my words to make yourself the most angry, which is really odd, or you skimmed it and came to your own conclusions. reread my comment carefully. go ahead, sound out the letters, connect the words to form a complete sentence.
I need everyone everywhere to understand this. The problem with sexual contact with minors is not the aesthetic of it. It's not that it grosses you out. It's that children are incapable of giving consent and inappropriate contact with an adult (even just of the emotional kind) has devastating affects on their development and can leave them with lifelong trauma. It's wrong because a real child is hurt.
In a relationship between two consenting adults, the conflation is absurd no matter what either one of them is wearing or doing.
also since I'm an adult with healthy attitudes toward sex and intimacy, the inclusion of sex in a story does not diminish its value for me. That sounds like a personal problem you need to unpack.
Nobody said including sex in a story diminishes its value. The problem is you thinking age regression and age play are the same, which it’s NOT. A trauma response is not the same as a kink that perpetuates pedophilia. This story ISNT about age play so I have no idea why you’re bringing it up. Also, the fact that you call sexual contact with minors as “aesthetic” as a crime already speaks volumes. I know what you are… No surprise a pedo defending…pedo.
Instead of* a crime
You aren't deliberately misinterpreting me or skimming my words, after all. You simply cannot read and seem as uninterested in learning as I am in teaching. It doesn't surprise me with a mind-set like that, that the first thing you jump to when your world view is challenged is pedo-jacketing a complete stranger you know nothing about.
a reactionary by any other name barks the same
“deliberately misinterpreting” and it’s quoting your words verbatim. nobody asked you to teach. If anyone needs schooling, it’s you for the lack of morals you have for tryna conflate age play, a disgusting fetishization of children to age regression, a trauma mechanism and moreover defending age play with blatant disregard for how it perpetuates pedophilia. “Two consenting adults” and they’re acting like CHILDREN and getting SEXUAL GRATIFICATION from that. Bye you pedo
You're mistaking parroting for comprehension.
Nothing you've said is supported by anything in reality, it's all based on "bad feeling me no like." I hope you learn better someday, for the sake of the people around you if nothing else.
What gottem said is right, anyway other than that you have an immature mindset, since you feel like someone should be shamed aka a form of harassment, for liking something that doesnt hurt anyone because both parties are consenting adults, you should also get shamed for liking yaoi, since thats all thats registered in your reading, yk thats weird to only read 1 genre at least diversify your view before opening your trap you kiddo puritain policing isnt getting you anywhere its fake activism（￣へ￣）people’s sex life aint hurting anyone, registered sex offenders tho are criminals to be hated and shamed thats cuz they have hurt people.
“Immature mindset” and all I said was this manga isn’t age play, it’s age regression. The OP is conflating age play with regression, which is disgusting since age play is a kink and regression is a trauma response. Theres nothing wrong with age regression. Age play, however, perpetuates pedophilia no matter how much you try to defend it. Sexualizing childlike behaviors is inherently harmful to children. You guys jump through hoops to defend pedophilia, which is very telling.
Also, calling me a puritan because I point out the difference between a kink and trauma response is crazy ignorant. Shaming me for your assumptions that I only read bl is also crazy. Yea I’ve read homosexual romance a lot in the few years. What about it? I’ve still read more heterosexual romance than gay romance my entire life. I didn’t see anyone shaming me for reading one genre that features heterosexuality? But you’re shaming me for reading homosexual romance? You’re also extremely creepy to go through my reading history. Maybe if you looked carefully, you would find I do read a few yuri. And it’s also none of your business as to what I read. The pot calling the kettle black, saying I’m a puritan for critiquing age play whereas you’re shaming me for reading homosexual romance.
Also the irony for saying I read only one genre while you do the same
haha I'm not sure I agree with your thesis statement but thanks for having an open heart and an open mind! hope you had a wonderful holiday
Thank you I hope you too, I wish you good health for 2026(⌒▽⌒)!
I cannot believe that they have this "swapped at birth" plotline on the back burner.What happened to the alpha child who was raised by Riku's omega parent? did anyone tell him or his dad? how do they feel? has he met his biological parents? why doesn't Riku even want to meet his biological parent and get his side of the story rather than accepting at face value that he's not worth getting to know because he's a sex worker?
I doubt it'd be handled well, but that's not what I'm here for anyways. I'm here for the drama and the mess!!
It's actually never mentioned again, you will never know what happened with his parents, his biological parents or the other baby switched
all my dreams of drama gone
Riku's biological parents passed away in a accident
oh booooooo what a cop out
more than anything, the way people in the comments are talking about STIs disgusts me. they treat it like it's some kind of divine retribution for sinful behavior, rather than a contagion ANYONE can contract, regardless of their level of sexual activity or how many partners they have. how old are you people??? the 80s are over and Ronald Reagan is dead in the ground.
ASIDE FROM THAT
I like this series! I just wish Nao was still involved in Chika and Ryo's relationship after they sorted out their feelings for each other. I feel like the author was on the precipice of making them a real throuple (with Nao and Miho still doing their own thing on the side) but couldn't deviate from the path they'd set out (hence the AU sidestory where they have sex together with Nao)
I feel the same! Though that extra with the uncle took the wind out my sails-
I also wished that maybe Chika and Ryo would switch at least ONCE ┗( T﹏T )┛
begging people who keep saying they don't understand what Dohyun did wrong to read up on the issue of "coercive consent". What Dohyun did to Sungho was sexual assault. This is the first time I've seen ANY media tackle this topic and treat it with real gravity and I'm hoping people who think there is nothing of value in this work to at least come away with the education to keep themselves and others safe.