Sometimes I forget that Zig's Kiss me and If you Can series takes place in the U.S so it catches me off guard when they say places like California.
Bliss is supposed to look like the Omega that gave birth to him so why did they give him blonde hair ! It's like one of the two facts we know about him! Probably because it doesn't really matter but it's important to ME!
Bliss is identical to Koi (her omega father), except for her blond hair. It's canon for all the Millers to be blond.
Tbh I feel like for the people reading the story they should read/look at the summary for Chase's Dad and Grandpa's story. Like you don't HAVE to read it but it makes at lot of what's going on with the Miller family. It's a DEEP trauma passed down through family members and it makes some of Greyson's actions take sense (He's still awful tho).
Where do I read it lowkey
I butchered this sentence lol here is what I meant to say: Like you don't HAVE to read it but it contextualizes at lot of what's going on with the Miller family
This is the grandpa's story: https://oceanstale.com/eat-me-up-if-you-can/emu-1/
This is the dad's: https://oceanstale.com/lick-me-up-if-you-can/lmi-1/
Btw these stiries can get dark
Fun fact: Chase's dad was actually trying to be supportive and good Dad here. He just doesn't understand human emotions.
He is still an AWFUL father tho
Spoilers (?) (this is the same scene from the dads POV.) Here is the passage from the Novel, " Lick Me if you Can,"
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"So, Chase. What's up today?"
When Ashley asked, he came forward and held something out. A drooping bird was placed on his small, carefully folded palm.
"My bird died, Papa."
He thought he had barely stopped, but he was wrong. In an instant, thick tears flowed down again, soaking his flushed face. The child could not hold back his sorrow and sobbed.
"Grayson, he put my bird in the trash... and he said I was weird, Stacy, Nathaniel, they all said I was wrong. Am I? Am I weird?"
The son said, his eyes still red and tearful. Ashley stared down at the little boy for a long time. He had to think of something to comfort him. He thought of it mechanically.
"Birds are useless."
The boy stopped crying and looked up at him. Chase, who had a somewhat confused expression, said in a voice still filled with tears.
"They're pretty, and they sing."
Ashley was genuinely curious about what his son was saying.
"But?"
The boy fell silent again. Ashley came up with his own solution to his reaction of just looking at him.
"I'll buy you a new One,"
Chase's expression changed. Is he happy? Ashley thought. It's been a while since he couldn't tell the difference between human expressions. The only person he could understand emotions with was Koi. Ashley thought the solution was solved, patted the child's head, and headed to his room.
That’s kinda sad he cannot understand his own sons emotions ╥﹏╥
Do you know where I can read all novels connected to this?
https://www.novelupdates.com/nauthor/zig/ has all the Novels but some are pay walled and tbh some translations are pretty bad.
bro i just imagine ashley giving thumbs up to himself without realising he just broke his child Lmaoooo
The fact that they both have condoms in their bags but they both have them in different thickness
I've gone from hating to loving . Hell yeah let the toxic train start. Something about this chapter scratced a specific itch of mine. I love possessiveness so much that I can over look all the toxic stuff! This author should do some monster x human stories cuz I would love that. *cries*omg whats wrong with me
God this is so bad lol. The ML is trash but I want to see how this dumpster fire ends.
Yeah, jump.
I want to see a baby bump! Omegaverse are usually don't show a baby bump but, bumps are so cute! Also, this couple is so cute I want to be like kyle and punch a dry wall (lol)
Like the story is in modern times but omegas can literally be taken from streets and sold? Like what was stopping the MC from going to the police and getting a lot of people arrested. Like why did slavery have to be a part of the story? Why couldn't it just start with a contract marriage or something?
Takatora is such an interesting character to me because of the author's portrayal of him. His intersectionality is so fascinating because you have an omega raised as an alpha so, he wasn't raised with the same restrictions that the other omegas in class were, which technically makes him kinda progressive. However, he still views omegas as inferior and sees himself as the exception because he’s sexist. But I can see why the omegas in class can't fully hate him, despite Takatora himself being a shitty person, because there is always something to admire in someone who doesn't let their role define them, even if the role Takatora is following is stereotypically an alpha's role.
I love Takatora so much and the terrible choices he makes throughout his life. #freetheomegasfromthismanimcrying
Another reason they might not fully hate him is probably because the omegas are high in socioeconomic class but underprivileged as omegas, so their approach to personal politics is the real life equivalent of liberal feminism and moral politics. Kinda the same as "women should be billionaires too!", instead of a more grounded approach of "there shouldnt be billionaires at all".
Even if an omega has internalized sexist ideas the rest take that self hatred and harmfulness as a way of "protesting in existence". They dont seem to catch on that his queerness (cuz he likes the same secondary gender, omegas) and his genderqueerness (hes not exactly comfortable with his own existence as an omega), may make him the same as any other underprivileged person, but he was socialised as an alpha so he wont be able to start thinking like an omega overnight.
I can talk on and on about him man i love this mess of a character.
I love ur analysis, wouldn’t mind hearing more about it lol. You know it never crossed my mind seeing the MC as queer / gender non conforming, but reading your comment rlly expanded my mind
I was also initially confused if he was truly genderqueer in any sense or not but knowing the risks of a complete organ removal surgery, he wouldnt just do it to protect his social position as an alpha, it can also be partially due to major dysphoria regarding how his body suddenly started functioning after a second puberty. Thus him going for gender affirming care and solidifying my stance on him being transmasc/ transalpha(?) in some manner.
This story to me is so important cuz it goes against the entire heteronormative story setup that majority of omegaverse love stories fall into. The author using it as a way to comment on class differences, attitudes toward gender and sexuality and taking such a grounded approach to the idea of a 2nd gender affecting a person's life rather than simply being a plot device for a romance. All of his relationships with his partners also give u insight on how different dynamics in omega x omega relationships might work out. I do wish more people would write on omega x omega dynamics its so underexplored
I feel the same way, this story gives me chills because im genuinely so invested in his life. And i cant hate him.
I also love what you said about heteronormative in omegaverse, for me this genre its rlly fascinating and the way asada nemui explores it its wonderful.
The only thing that bothers me is that, there’s some topics i wished were explored more, like the MC assaults, etc. But i feel like manga / yaoi tends to have quicker storylines.