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The artstyle is nice highschool and current Taekmu looked so cute…

It was so amazing cute and hilarious so far until they added that unnecessary rape scene which is so out of character like he would not even do that?? Where does this come from that he suddenly is the one forcing himself upon him and on an unconscious person too….

And I figured out the artist also drew for an incest comic manhwa as well so yeah maybe I should not be suprised they’re willing to draw rape as well ….. still…. i am so disappointed

They had all the green flag factors, like Taekmu even considered the ethics of a boss employee relationship and how theres a power imbalance and he was respectful this whole time… so I thought the whole time even in sex he wouldn’t be like this rabid rapist.

yeah people can probably say drugs to this one but one literally passed out man and the artist could have chosen for the characters to end the intercourse there.. oh my godddddd I’m so pissed, such good potential. Will continue reading this to see what happens for MCs vengeance ( T﹏T ) fml

They genuinely could have used these three chapters for the plot or main couple or side characters or side romance developing they just had to waste our time with this rapeslop

This author definitely lacks ability to showcase themes of rape in a more tasetful manner rather than that these 3 WHOLE CHAPTERS??? are just the authors poorly disguised fetish. Some of the people trying to defend the author and make it sound like this author is some intelligent person who is “able to depict the psyche of Yesueng” (btw barely any inner dialogue its just these fucking expressions and poses and bullshit)
We didn’t need 3 chapters depicting graphic rape which is obviously not meant to be shown in a non romanticized way the way the artist draws, the unnecessary X Ray shots, , poses, just everything. Its not suprising because some of their other stories and earlier of this wuthor works have this straight up non con rape stuff as well as a fetish so no wonder they can’t handle the themes of rape or sex trafficking seriously at all.

Ok, so I have read this manhwa, and I feel honestly like the storyline is very nice. The concept is great and Im curious to know more. I enjoy this manhwa a lot so far. And I like the art style to be honest, the artist has a nice way of depicting anatomy. The writing is good so far.

I think the way the artist visually portrayed these themes of rape is weird to say the least. Honestly it could have been omitted and just simply drawn out to be implied or the aftermath of it. The way the artist draws it just clearly shows they somehow want to portray this horrifying moment as something sexually gratifying for the viewers to see (if you know, you understand what I mean by it). The 29th chapter was very graphic on the rape, did not need for that amount of detail to send the message across.

Now on Mr Kims crimes,
The crimes Mr Kim does are lead in a very sexually deviant, sadistic in nature and is made for the victim to feel absolutely humiliated afterwards (with such elaborate devices such as the chastity cage cock, modeling in ways which lead to the models showing themselves in compromising and vulnerable positions) and with the amount of power and control this guy has, he constantly continues to get off on this feeling of being in power. And clearly this guy has been doing this for a long time. He has the resources to control and rig matches, rape and abuse men who have lost and at the same time gets to do his paintings.
This character is a good depiction so far of what a rapist and trafficker can be.
Someone who was like a father figure to Yeseung, took advantage of that fact and trafficked him.
And he is also a sex trafficker as well. if you look up the definition of it, what he does is clearly recruiting younger adults and trafficking them into using their bodies for his pleasure and financial gain.
Yeseung has been a victim of trafficking for a very long time, since he was very young. (The building of trust with Mr Kim and Yeseung is a cleae sign of grooming which is what traffickers often do) And the few months previously when he started out illegal underground sparring matches clearly shows that he's being trafficked for his body. Which is why Mr Kim values Yeseung as a prize, something like “an artwork” he proud of, building him (grooming) and is possessive of his own creation (which showcases the amount of ego this man has).
Most trafficking cases happen with someone who is considered close to you or a family member.
And him being constantly used by Mr Kim for his body made him develop the sense of shamelessness or lack of respect for his own body. If I can put it correctly (he comes to Gyeol mainly for sex as stated in the last chapter before S2, and is shocked when Gyeol finds it disturbing on what Mr Kim does) and as well as some other words like “Good boy” developed as a turn on (maybe, Im not sure on this) for him was developed after he was most probably assaulted many times by his groomer.

Im just really hoping the author doesn’t fuck up the writing and make him out to be some Valentino like character from Hazbin Hotel (i dont like Hazbin)

Let me know if I’ve got anything wrong here!!

Okay so, I will be giving my honest review on it because a lot of people seem to be very media illiterate when it comes to “dark romance” tropes and this story.

Listen: You can make a dark romance trope, shocker, WITHOUT rape or molestation or downright pedophilia . That’s not normal. And if you are a proshipper or one of those “don’t like , don’t read” people theres probably no point in you reading this anyway because your excuse is just going to be “fiction doesn’t affect reality” when it has been disproved multiple times. I’m not trying to argue on the basis of proshipping so please just go. Don’t claim to be some psuedo-intellectual with that bullshit argument. I don’t want to further argue with people okay with rape incest pedophilia, okay.

So,
Thats not to say to attack anyone who enjoys this. There are a bunch of comedic aspects to this story. There’s no point in attacking or harassing anybody, it doesn’t solve anything.

As a fujoshi/fudanshi (idgaf) who enjoys reading BL, even dark romance BLs when done correctly, you are able to create BL works without the need to make it about rape, one sided abuse where the other one is clearly suffering (in this case, the bottom).
If you just read rape and pedophilia as “dark romances” it really says something about you morally as a person and how literate you probably actually are.

That being said, I found this funny at the beginning and when the guy initially kidnapped him, I found it very funny and interesting because of the over the top expressions, nice artstyle and humorous tone of dark themes played carefully.Then, it just went all into shit and kept being repetitive, and abusive and the bottom clearly expresses huge disgust, fear, loneliness. You see how he is being trapped and the top clearly uses him to his advantage. It could be considered alright if the bottom also had the same advantage, but he doesnt. He really does not. He is just able to beat and scream at the guy and thats it . Which yes this can also be done right and played well, if the bottom had an actual way out. But he barely doesn’t.

And one of the worst parts is the six year old act which Im so surprised nobody called this out for being so weird and downright pedophilic because the ML literally tries to continually get turned on even when this guy acts like a six year old. It’s extremely creepy and weird how he talks to him like a baby and still be turned on and plan to do lewd and sexual acts. That is extremely creepy and anybody who enjoys this, Im going to assume you’re just into pedophilia especially on a 6 YEAR OLD?? Mentality?? I dont know how someone goes and says “ yeah thats so hilarious” maybe the expressions and art can show its humorous, but please guys you gotta think beyond that. Enjoy comedy while understanding at least some shit happening.

Im tired of people misrepresenting Stockholm Syndrome especially in how shit they portray this case especially.

You can make a dark romance trope without one sided abuse. Shocker!
Dubcon, Noncon is all rape, it’s so hard to find BLs without the no consent factor becayse thats not how love works at all. Good dark romances are able to manipulate factors of power dynamics, pushing boundaries while maintaining a both mutually sick twisted minds (I can recommend Shutline for example so far although its still ongoing) with mutual control, mutual abuse, mutual toxicity and mutual understanding of the fucked up dynamics of it all.
Its a way better way of portraying dark romances as it allows wriggle room for a possibility of a better romance being able to be formed in these plots. Its an overall better writing strategy too. It actually enables you to think about the characters, dynamics, chemistry, etc:
The only reason people and readers seem to be so fine about it because of the constant jokes around it. But if you really think about it this guy gets raped and its treated like its funny? This guy has to act like a 6 year old and still gets told to do weird pedophillic stuff and its funny? Wheres the joke? Whats the punchline?

TL;DR: This isnt a dark romance. Its just rape and weird pedophilia innuendos. I could give less of a shit if the kidnappers mentally unwell because rape is still rape. Make dark romances tropes not this one sided miserable abuse rape stuff dressed up as “comedy” “romace” . You can create dark romances with toxicity, manipulation, power imbalances, etc without the need for rape or this kind of abuse.