while i do think jk has changed it still feels like he didn't repent enough? like I'm sorry but why is the suffering he should experience by grovelling and regretting and begging forgiveness once again being set aside and substituted with more suffering for kim dan???
like don't get me wrong I love angst and I was pretty happy tbh that dan suffered some more but that shouldn't come at the expense of jk's own consequences?
it feels like the arc that this story should've had (jk suffering the consequences of his actions, and earning forgiveness) was eliminates and replaced with another arc that TO ME doesn't have the same level of storytelling and just satisfaction (jk being relieved of consequences of his past decisions by means of helping kim dan after even more harm was caused to him, just by a third party this time, painting jk as a saviour and avoiding addressing/solving his past faults by introducing new wrongs that werent done by him)
it feels like it robs jk of actual growth by not having him right his own wrongs, just someone else's who conveniently showed up at the right time.
It does not matter that he wouldnt do what he did again, he has to actually apologise and work his way to forgiveness for the resolution of the story to feel emotionally satisfactory.
like all this time I was waiting for Kim dan to find out that jk actually showed him bound, gagged, blindfolded, and fucked to the actor guy which was INSANE, btw, and it was just never addressed??????? Kim dan will literally never find out?????? such an evil, deeply cruel act, and it doesn't even get the chance to be forgiven (which i still would find insane), because its literally never found out??????
anyway, jk's growth/forgiveness will never feel genuine/earned to me until it actually deals with his own wrongs and doesn't use a cheap and frankly insulting "trick" to pardon him of all his sins by virtue of an act he didn't have ANY personal stakes in, therefore rendering it meaningless
What kind of suffering are you even expecting, please be realistic and remove someone's fictional story from your personal delusional expectations.
Things like this happen in real life like that too okay.
Btw I didn't read all that ok. Always complaining like a grandma.
hmm....so you mean that things like this happen in real life so it's unrealistic to expect a different scenario with added suffering and more redemption which the author herself promised? Interesting mental gymnastics. Isn't that too of an ignorant take? Again what am I expecting from someone who acts before thinking...come on you coulda at least read the comment before replying or not self reported at all.
I have been reading bls for a LONG time, and I've read quite a lot, ive read red flags, black flags, literally the worst characters you can think of.
Never in my reading history have iever hated an ML more than i hate this fucker.
this is gonnabe a long ass rant btw
im of the opinion that you can write toxic and abusive relationships, and you can write them well and in a way that the readers can enjoy them, but THIS????? so insanely bad that its not even funny
like, I'm fine, good even, with abusive tops. I think they can be written in a compelling way, and they make for interesting characters in darker stories.
I love angst, so when a story actually ends tragically, with the MC ending up with his rapist/abusive partner/just a bad person in general, I EAT IT UP, I think its interesting to explore even those darker situations.
but the thing is, it has to be clear and/or implied that its a bad ending. that its a bad thing, a tragic thing. that the abusive partner is a bad person, who's doing something bad.
here, the ML is such a fucking shitty person and its in no way shape or form addressed by the author, the story, of the characters. and it goes all the way back to the beginning of the story, when ML just started spanking MC for shits and giggles, which was later literally never addressed.
every time the bottom ends up in a shitty situation (and yes, some are results of his own choices but that's literally besides the point) the ML acts like its MC's fault that he got raped and literally punishes him for it.
like what??????? and again, i would have NO problem with it if it was framed as being a bad thing.
in the latest chapters MC is literally shaking in fear of the ML, and the author and the story still frames the ML as the good guy in the situation.
like the bottom repeatedly tells the top to stop, to get away, that it hurts, and the top hurts him more as punishment for not doing what he says. which again, I would have NO problems with if it was written in a way that made it clear, or even just implied, that the ML is doing something bad. but it is clearly being framed as romantic, as nothing out of the ordinary.
like, I'm a BIG fan of toxic relationships, and I love when they're literally insane and even when they hurt each other, but you have to frame it as such. like, you cant write a toxic, abusive, and a rapist ML and then tell me its a green flag. its not. and its okay that he's not, just don't try to sell me the story as if its something its not.
like wdym you're punishing the bottom for being drugged and raped for days on end, and you try to gaslight the bottom and me into believing its romantic?????? you literally FORCE the bottom to have your name tattooed and then act like its a normal thing to do?????
wich by the way, I'm into that kind of shit. I LOVE marking. Just don't try to sell me gold when its clearly just painted yellow.
so I guess the real problem I have is with the author pretending the story is something different than what it actually is. like, imagine the same story told as a phycological tragedy, with the bottom being manipulated and slowly convinced to trust the top and mind broken. slowly descending into his tragic ending. literally what's happening but actually framed as what it is. wouldn't it be better? idk
idek if anything I've said is comprehensible but idk like take beasts of desire, the ML is clearly a bad person and rapes the bottom repeatedly, but I have no problem with it. like, yes, they will end up together, but it is clearly framed as a bad thing, what the top did/does. its like, here, we're supposed to take the top's side and that its the bottom's fault and I just think that's an absolutely insane thing to do???????? idk idk idk
anyway I could go in and on and on but im tired now so peace
he gets not only clothes, but full on pants next chapter! granted he does loose them pretty soon but whatever
Atp hes just a naked character who sometimes gets featured in clothes
That's not the 1st time that happened LOL. Occasionally gets clothes, but 99% he is naked
what the fuck????? got me thinking it was weeks or months at most that were left, but 10 years???? you're good, its not even angsty at this point, shame
none of the other guys will touch him, but blondie will rape uke in front of everyone. uke will leave for one (1) singular chapter and then come back broken minded
the story ends on chapter 20 with him being basically a full on pet for biondie, cheers
I read this fully knowing how things would go and also that this was a spoiler. Now I’ve confirmed my suspicions and feel sad I confirmed them lol
Then this is my last chapter. Thanks for the spoiler I will not read this shit
some people just never change yo
was oliver wearing a sport bra in the last chapter???? trans oliver headcanon activates
all for shits and giggles obvs, I know he wasn't, but its fun
look im loving the lovey dovey vibe that's going on right now but where's the drama????? where the angst?????
I need suffering and pain and resolution or at least something to happen
me and the other 3 angst fans are going crazy rn
bbg pls no
theres like
a million other stories on here with that trope
let my cuties here just be happy pls </3
just for once i am glad to see a grown ass man gracefully accept a rejection knowing about his "bf's" past and knowing that he has trauma and instead of being offended, goes "yeah thats fair" and instead offers a much gentler solution and just holds him
pls. pls let them be happy </3 /lh
can anyone spoil me??
ive read the raws up to chapter 68, and i know he ends up in the hospital. ive read some comments way back that said he loses the baby, but he seems okay for now??? does anyone know if he loses it?
He doesn't, he's ok
where did u find the raws
The baby is fine, from what I understand.
thankss
thank uu
I'm sorry, I just can't with ml's reasoning here, you're not the victim in this scenario!
"when I get my hands on you" what??????? what the fuck are you gonna do????? hurt him like everyone else????? why is he supposed to choose u if u treat him like everyone else does????
I'm sorry, I'm going fucking insane, are we supposed to understand his reasoning? to feel for him cause mc fled?? MC has been wanting to run away for years, I'm actually rooting for him to disappear, sorry if some good dick doesn't change his mind!
how self-conceited do u have to be????? good god, and he's gonna put his hands on him when he finds him again???? and im supposed to root for this ml?????? IMO, he's actually worse than all the other rapists cause he genuinely believes he's in his rights to "punish" mc for anything. god I wish he died just so I could spit on his grave
and before u ask why I'm reading this, I actually find the story compelling and the mc interesting, I can't wait to read how it goes with the "I was actually stealing from u" plot part, I just hate how the ml reasons and behaves, like most manhwas unfortunately
how much u wanna bet that the "friend" and the guy he paid are gonna end up together?
blondie's gonna bottom obvs cause that's what always happens to rapists, seems like that's the ultimate punishment in most authors' minds
wait PAUSE i forgot he's maybe-dead,,,,,,,,,,,,,still i don't think he's actually gonna die so my point stands