Every time I read this I get a crush on Ichi... Dayum.... I also love prince but I have a mental barrier about liking girls (that's thinner than an American wall but still a barrier)
They are also so wholesome o my god
Me usually: authors and scan teams should take their time doing their work, it is not that deep so if you gotta stress about it, it's just not worth it ♪ヽ(･ˇ∀ˇ･ゞ)
Me whenever something doesn't have a schedule: CRESTFALLEN, I FOAM IN THE MOUTH AND SKADADDLE WITH THE WIMPIEST FACE, DON'T TOUCH ME IMMA CRY ABOUT IT AND IT'S CONTAGIOUS .·´¯`(>▂<)´¯`·.
Bxnsbsjdnsj AAAAA SORRY I MEANT TO LIKE IT ╥﹏╥ ╥﹏╥ ╥﹏╥
It's alright! You're all good
I am willing to bet my tablet that when sara and kanae explained the vampire thing to grampa he genuinely decided that was better than kanae engaging in blood kinks
I am also willing to bet half my salary that gramps thought he could just be shocked about his illegal grandson engaging in intercourse then step out with style thinking sara was sucking a hickey but then sara turns around and shows he's sucking blood making grampa realise... Kanae is horny and hard because some pale boy poke a hole at his neck and started sucking his blood... Kanae gets off on blood play... Kanae is a masochist... He always felt that was true somewhere deep down... But kanae naked... Kanae the stoic.... Engaging in intercourse... And we come back around full circle to gramps planning to accept whatever they're gonna tell him and step out with style
This just went through my head and tickled me to no end
We... Must stand annoyed. Must stay annoyed. Must stay annoyed... But seme is starting to become a puppyyy dw I am disappointed with myself
I was just waiting for white hair to show his motives and goddamit did it half deliver...
Manip was bad but the flip on the bed was hot
Now we wait for the rise of truth where they're both like "I'm really into you man. Like... From the get go. I wanna suck your dick but I don't want you to put it in me ya know? I'm a tachi through and through"
This manhwa keeps going from ok to wtf to ok again then back to wtf
I mean alright we get it, brett wants hayden from the get go and he IS a spoilt brat who'll do anything
And the whole fucking bullying and gunshot side story COULD be a setup to make hayden step up in protecting brett from getting roped in by the police as an accomplice for harassment or for obstruction of justice that would ultimately show brett that, yes, people do things for without return and no, don't give me your ordeal to set this dept because as it would seem it only makes it worse
Idk but the whole flow is making me think "WHAT WAS THE REASON"
LIKE I'm still not sure why the fuck is brett so hung up on hayden, what's the backstory there??? Meanwhile fucking asstwits childhood friends get a whole ass arc that I can't begin to fathom the worm volume that could get out from that pot
I'm sure it COULD pay off in the end of the story but I need a hint at this point cuz wtf is brett even plotting, what is he cooking so mysteriously that NOTHING but his feelings are accessible to us as story readers?
Bro crumbled at zero pressure (the 'i love you' game extra... But I now realise it can be generalized for other parts)
They be wildin... That's a fast burn if I've ever seen pne
The only way to genuinely get through jinx is to act as a criminal therapist and go through chapters like "let's see what are his insecurities, aggression triggers, personality disorder markers"
And from there think of a fracture of weakness to attack and peel at until he understands that he isn't well connected with his inner self and that his control over triggers borders on being hallucinations of control so deep he may have permanent psychosis
Haha you don't need to be a forensic psychologist to act in this way. This really is just being willing to understand someone entirely without giving up on them. We are always so quick to judge, never to digest, always so quick to think about ourselves only. But the moment you are entangled with someone, every interaction with them is something you both create together, regardless of whether we like it or not.
Even as third party observers, we are so quick to impose our own selfish perspectives, instead of seeing things for what they are and considering what we could do for each of the main characters separately.
This story only spans the surface of abusive dynamics. Ultimately it's just two people deeply struggling with themselves. It's just that one externalises their aggression and the other internalises it.
I really like what you said, and ultimately it's saying the same thing but in gentler less judge-y terms
But that's what I disagree with unfortunately
We do in fact impose our selfish perspective, that is true as a general concept, but when talking about abuse and all, we're barely equipped to do anything much more than that
So in this context of inexistent capacities (we, as the average person that could be a third party or average victim, literally can do nothing for the abuser to help them) I think it should be brought to the hands of professional workers on the matter
And hell, sometimes even them struggle to get results
I am not denying that we tend to dehumanize those who externalize their aggression. But in my opinion that tendency is what will protect the average victim and observer. And that behavior as you said is created by the interaction of both parties
There is only so much compassion that can go around and I'm not about to agree to waste some of it on something I'm at least 90% sure will need an abysimal amount of it to work as we'd ideally or even just sub ideally imagine it to work
I understand you, really, and I also see where you're coming from and appreciate your insight. It's likely because I am majoring in clinical forensic psychology that I stand by these beliefs. Not because I believe in the greater good necessarily, but for my own selfish reasons, one of them being understanding the human mind in its entirety. Unlocking, analyzing extreme behaviours is important for that.
It's normal to bear only so much emotional capacity for a dangerous adult. Unlike someone who internalises their exasperation, those who do the opposite actually pose a threat to the rest of us, and it's a natural instinct to seek protection and cast them out. Personally I dislike the idea that our first approach to such people is to respond to their aggression with even greater aggression, even if it's what has driven the world so far, and still does. Sometimes it's definitely needed, but it being the default reaction.... It's what I disagree with in this case.
And you aren't obliged to show empathy and patience to someone who is erratically dangerous. The world as we know it conditions us to care for ourselves primarily, and it doesn't give us the privilege to act otherwise. But I do think everyone can be rehabilitated, in some way or another, and deserve even a speck of patience—doesn't have to be out of goodwill, no matter how much of an abomination they act like, simply for the purpose of broadening our horizons and learning to shield ourselves better!