People are complaining about the poly even though it's clear from the very first chapters that this is how it's going to be Also, i don't get the complaints and annoyance about Shen being with the warden. They are a PRE established relationship, Jin Yi only just appeared. Obviously they need time to start getting attracted to each other? And it's quite obvious that the first to yield with Jin Yi is Shen, not the Warden. It wouldn't do the characters any favours considering their personalities and roles in the story, to just fuck from the very first chapters. If you want porn, no plot, there are plenty out there. I find it absurd to complain over the story having a plot with characters that won't fuck from the moment they meet. If you want one dimensional characters, plain bl plots are everywhere. The Warden is supposed to be a control freak, with hatred towards the prisoners and Shen a distrustful prisoner, under the wing of said control freak by doing sexual favors. How do you expect both of these characters to just jump Jin Yi from the first month he gets there? Especially since the warden detests Jin Yi's status as a prisoner and Shen is watched like sheep, while also being wary over the other prisoners around him? Not to mention that Jin Yi doesn't have any inclination to fuck, he just wants to get revenge. It's not even slowburn since these are the very first chapters, Jin Yi didn't even get close to his goal. Also, just because we start the story with Jin Yi, it doesn't mean that he's the only protagonist.
I swear some of you don't even know how poly works. A lot of you probably read scenarios where two or more people engage in sexual relations only with one, and just all live together and accept sharing one person. And then genuinely think that's how poly works(especially when they turn their nose at 'two' bottoms lol)
Shen is the cutest and i love how caring and protective(based on the extras) Jin Yi is towards him. People say it's going to be two bottoms and one top, however Shen and Jin are very possibly switches. One of the extras showed Shen topping Jin Yi as well.
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It labeled as top x switch x bottom
Shen is the switch
Jin Yi is the bottom
And the commander is the top
Okay, makes sense, considering the extra.
The foreshadowing is pretty intense. This feels like it'll turn into a story of another rich, privileged bastard that will obsess over what "he can't have". He's currently behaving softly, however he's still taking advantage of her indecisiveness and the fact that she is literally traumatised and more vulnerable, which makes her susceptible to leaning on the very first person that offers her just a bit of kindness. He is taking advantage of someone in a vulnerable position, even if he claims that he doesn't want to hurt her. His desire and good will isn't selflessness towards a victim, he does what he does because he is attracted and hopes to gain something from it (also the title tells a story of its own).
Yes! I sort of think the intention behind this story is displaying the whole "same evil guy but hotter" theme that we always see in stories that actually try playing the ML off as better. He definitely didn't get rid of carrot top for FL, he was eliminating competition and playing white knight even if he's telling himself it was for her.
Not one doubt in my mind that even if she were any other objectively attractive woman in a vulnerable position, he'd have like her too.
The amount of rage this story made me feel, cannot be described in words. This is only the second time i've hated an ml this much.
The only happy ending this horror story could have, is the death of the sociopathic, genuinely evil, disgusting crown prince/emperor(ml) or whatever the fuck this "thing" is. This trash being, should have being aborted before birth. Like, imagine being such an apathetic, sadistic human trash that you torture a poor servant that did NOTHING to you, despite knowing that he has a family to feed and is just a fucking child? And the moment he survives your unfair treatment and barely becomes an adult, you decide to brutally rape them and then beat them over the fact that you're too narcissistic to admit you're gay. In fact you're the only one who's gay, the eunuch didn't ask nor want to be touched by your filthy hands(and if he ever does, it'll be trauma bonding). I want ten chapters of the emperor/crown prince getting tortured and cut to pieces and it still wouldn't be enough.
pffffff it's hilarious how at the first chapter he says "i love you Dam" while literally raping him Like Goddamn, that's an insult to actual love. Like, if he loves Dam so much, he should commit the ultimate act of love by hanging himself
Dayumm gurl
Damn it, with the notification you reminded me what i commented on, which in result reminded me what i read, and now i'm back to burning in pure rage. Tsk! Now i might just turn to liquid and no one will be able to hear of me again :(
mb.
Its not just you queen I found this story today and caught up I'm enraged as fuck
plz don't turn into liquid as well. Someone needs to live and keep the hate going :(
I find Lim Sung-sik (Elliot) incredibly attractive. I can't explain why. Is it because he's relatable? Because he feels soft and calm?
I find her insufferable as a character, even though i sympathise with the abuse she has endured as a child. I just feel like she wasn't written well and she genuinely pisses me off. I can understand that abuse can make someone either grow up fast or remain a child when it comes to their behaviour, however she was written in a really shallow way... I don't think that the abuse she went through and the trauma was represented well at all. What i'm trying to say is that aside from the countless clichés, her behaviour is incredibly frustrating in a non well written way. I've read stories with frustrating characters before, however they were bearable because their behaviour was properly aligned with the flow of the story. I don't know how else to explain it to make sense. I'm not blaming the character herself, i'm blaming the writing of said character.
I want this sadistic warden who reeks of hypocrisy to find out the real reason why mc is in prison. Mainly because i want to see his little palace crumble over realising that his "consequence" and justice team is just as corrupted and disgusting as the animals he tortures.
Also i adore Shen. This seems like it'll be a polyamory.
ikr just because he a police or govnt employee or anyone doesnt make him a good person or a hero
Exactly. It also pisses me off that he can't admit that he DOES punish. He's not just the "consequences", he's someone who sadistically punishes and murders.
Yeah, he just doesn't want to admit it. I don't know how he'll react when he finds out the MC isn't a bad person. Just because the people he trusts are in a position to protect others, doesn't mean they actually will. Of course there are good and bad people, but someone's profession and position don't decide that
Yes, exactly.
The concept that a man needs to be in love or have blood rush to his dick by a woman, in order to just be decent towards her, is plain disgusting. I'm just going to leave this here.
I'm here to warn some of you people, so you don't make the mistake of continuing this story. I checked the Korean comments of the novel readers. Read the rest at your own risk:
The emperor apparently "changes" and starts "pampering" him after finding him and apparently this is supposed to be "redemption". Dam accepts him, the emperor steps back from the throne and marries Dam.
Yes, you read this bullshit right.
Remember the first chapter in which he rapes Dam telling him he "loves" him? Apparently the rape is the very start of his "change". All the shit he literally did are just thrown to the side because he starts being "nice" and "protective" and magically Dam falls in love with him and forgets revenge. LMAO. Apparently it's redemption to still get to selfishly covet Dam and "kindness" to protect him from his political opponents, when he could achieve all that by leaving him THE FUCK ALONE. But as expected of a selfish sociopath who only cares for himself.
Disappointing story. I could give it zero stars if i could.
It's just the usual shitty toxic trope that encourages forgiveness towards abusers and giving in to their will because they apparently magically change. Nevermind that they killed your only family, raped you until you bled, beat you near to death and treated you as a subhuman. It's alright guys! Let's hold hands and all is forgiven!
Trash. Pure trash. Worthless even. Like, what is the point of making the rape realistic? The author might as well eroticise it like the bullshit ending they created.
I thought Dam would get revenge
He'll try i think twice, but give it up and forget it.
Here’s the thing, though, I never thought Dam would get revenge. From everything we’ve seen from him he just wants a peaceful quiet life helping people and know just to be left alone. So the best revenge would have been to just leave and live his life. Which it seems like from the comment above yours he did. Looks like eventually he comes back, sure, but at least the king gets to suffer in his depression and longing, which is all I really want to see.
thank you for the spoilers. Personally, I will only stick around to see him miserable when he thinks that Dam is dead and he will even try to take his life according to other spoilers. I will stop reading at that point and think of it as the official ending
What you just described is a form of revenge. I had a bit of hope that this would happen (since the rape was realistically represented), i didn't want anything grand. I just wanted Dam to not end up with this beast. Alas, i had way too many expectations. It was in the end, another cheap, overused plot. The fact that the king suffered for a bit but still ended up with what he wanted(Dam), is beyond disgusting to me.
You know what? This actually works.
Thank you for this wonderful spoiler so that my time won't be wasted
Aigooooo this is beyond sad
Anytime I see notifications of a chapter being updated I get the chills what fucked up shit is going to happen next
I don't even have word to say about this book but ouuuuuu