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it’s just so sad in every way possible
same. this was fucking disturbing
I felt the same way. Shiro displays affection through physical abuse and Hiro uses it to keep Shiro by his side. Their relationship is like a drug where Shiro just can't help going back to; kinda makes you wonder who is really manipulating whom.
I’m definitely gonna be thinking about this one for a while... the psychological elements were genuinely intriguing and gave me the chills. You can tell this story was intended to be an exploration of a toxic codependent relationship of sorts... really fascinating and chilling. The pretty art somehow makes the whole thing feel even more sinister. Sometimes fucked up elements in ‘yaoi’ stories are just used for shock value or as a dark fetish of sorts, but I definitely came away from this story feeling like the author’s intentions where to explore a disturbing relationship rather to fetishise it in some way... Definitely made me sit and think after I finished. The scene where he slaps him twice with a totally blank face and the last few pages in particular gave me actual chills. Very unnerving reading experience, would highly recommend for anyone looking for the same!!