aww man
I really thought Flashlight was gonna be in my top list of sexy masc tops and power bottoms: like Shutline and Greenlight
But sadly this author fell into blonde white men that have zero self control over their fucking emotions. Why is it so hard for these manhwas to write fictional men that aren't leading with kidnapping, abusing, forcing, and downright raping their love interests when things go wrong?
Aaron had all the potential to be just toxic enough without crossing every line or boundary: stalking and tracking down Yujin was enough, why escalate this into chaining him to a room and forcing him into submission then having the audacity to write he still does things for Yujin (buying him fucking cigarettes?!) but won't give him his freedom to choose to stay or at least allowing him the freedom to deny his advances.
Just because you can write very tantalizing sex scenes doesn't make it necessary. Why did he have to have sex with him? Why couldn't he just keep him there and convince him with love, affection, and time?
What happen to that connection they had when he stayed with Yujin in his apartment? Aaron could be mad but patient with him--show Yujin that he isn't going nowhere BECAUSE he loves him and wants to give him the world.
The story is already lacking in plot and nuance, so instead working hard on that and giving Aaron a deeper meaning as a man and partner for Yujin, you make him a fucking stereotype (/TДT)/
WHY?! He was already menacing enough losing his mind to find Yujin, why do this?!
I have read a fair share of black/red flags and was praying Aaron would defy the odds, but I guess that was wishful thinking. Now we're going to sit here for 40+ more chapters watching Yujin fall head over heels in love with a man that doesn't respect his no's and boundaries.
Welcome to the club Aaron and Yujin
most artists arent writers and thats why you see these issues so commonly. artists with rape fetishizes directed towards gay men. i bet this “author” couldnt wait for this arc, salivating at the prospect of the future rape porn they’d illustrate these artists fucking hate their characters. they have no love or passion for them and the story always suffers for it.
I wholeheartedly agree! They use gay men as an outlet for their taboo kinks and ignore their basic human decency. They're often sucky writers lol, that's why the few gold mines we find are so few in-between. Rape culture in Yaoi is nothing new but damn does it feel like a cop out lately instead of them writing decent characters with actual depth and growth.
This is the 2nd BL/Yaoi I've read where I'm not expecting a full on "I love you" or super heart felt confession. While that would be amazing, I think the quiet and macho "I ain't going no where or you can never get rid of me because who else would have you" kind of statement fits so much better. Why say lovey dovey things when actions are their words.
I want Jake as he is now, persistent and purposeful and Shin, recklessness and determined. This is the couple that fell for each other. I'm so happy to see it all coming together (⌒▽⌒)
Jesus this is a messy way to handle these chapters. I feel bad for the artist, their work deserves clean story boards that make sense to follow. So much dialog and scenes are being left out for faster updates and now we're left piecing together the story ourselves. Which must be a head ache for everyone that never read the novels. Honestly if it keeps going like this I don't believe we'll get the second novel after this novel is completed.
I hope I'm wrong but I guess that will come down to how well received this will be.
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It's truly so disappointing especially considering the new assigned story board creator is the same as the one handling the Passion manhwa too, I don't get how they couldn't handle the story board of this one the same they do with Passion when that manhwa was praised for getting the details done properly (though not as completely detailed but atleast the whole story was handled properly).
I didn't even know that this was the same story board creator as Passion; that is a shame. But I guess they decided to prioritize Passion more, I can only hope it either gets better over time or if we get the second novel greenlighted it will be done with a better timeline that works for the artist and company.





He doesn't have to look that good in a fucking white button down and slacks ⁄(⁄ ⁄·⁄ω⁄·⁄ ⁄)⁄
I need to stay vigilant in my current hate for him...jeez