Agree with the other anon, the issue is not that "dark" topics cannot be explored in fiction, but the lack of emotional maturity and the glorification of them. Yaoi in general is just awful for minimising the physical and emotional impact that sexual abuse has. You do see though authors actually create thought provoking stories that are realistic, and representative without the agenda of justifying abuse.
As others have pointed out Harada does this. Readers will call his/her stories "scary" for their realistic portrayals, yet lap up nonsense like BJ Alex or Painter of the night that treats rape as a simple stepping stone for the "seme" to realise he's in love. Saezuru is another that addresses trauma very well too. I stupidly thought that this story would be an examination of sexism, like "Will I be single for ever" or "Hibari no asa" or "Ikoku Nikki".... but nope.
The main issue is that the other isn't just writing a cheap hentai, where men lay eggs or step mothers simp after their spotty step son... things which are straight bullshit and obviously to be taken with a pinch of salt where the author knows they are just creating a stupid story. This author though is like an open book, they say they formed Minho's character from their experience of someone they actually knew. It's a revenge manhwa where the author is "Doona" and what's also disturbing is that the author themselves states that they do not recognise Doona's behaviour as criminal, right up until the very end they are calling her a queen of bdsm.
I really wish the author had the decency to not include the suicidal imagery, that "cuckhold" scene where Haesol and Doona tie Minho to the door was just shocking, who signed off on that and thought it was appropriate in a "romance" plot?
Agree with the other anon, the issue is not that "dark" topics cannot be explored in fiction, but the lack of emotional maturity and the glorification of them. Yaoi in general is just awful for minimising the physical and emotional impact that sexual abuse has. You do see though authors actually create thought provoking stories that are realistic, and representative without the agenda of justifying abuse.
As others have pointed out Harada does this. Readers will call his/her stories "scary" for their realistic portrayals, yet lap up nonsense like BJ Alex or Painter of the night that treats rape as a simple stepping stone for the "seme" to realise he's in love. Saezuru is another that addresses trauma very well too. I stupidly thought that this story would be an examination of sexism, like "Will I be single for ever" or "Hibari no asa" or "Ikoku Nikki".... but nope.
The main issue is that the other isn't just writing a cheap hentai, where men lay eggs or step mothers simp after their spotty step son... things which are straight bullshit and obviously to be taken with a pinch of salt where the author knows they are just creating a stupid story. This author though is like an open book, they say they formed Minho's character from their experience of someone they actually knew. It's a revenge manhwa where the author is "Doona" and what's also disturbing is that the author themselves states that they do not recognise Doona's behaviour as criminal, right up until the very end they are calling her a queen of bdsm.
I really wish the author had the decency to not include the suicidal imagery, that "cuckhold" scene where Haesol and Doona tie Minho to the door was just shocking, who signed off on that and thought it was appropriate in a "romance" plot?