The VR torture is part of the psychological thriller aspect. When you read it the first time it’s hard to understand what is happening and why but after you learn it’s what Law has made to try and break and punish Jesse. Law is a seriously unwell person obsessed with Jesse burning with what he thinks is Jesse’s rejection but was actually Jesse’s attempt to protect him and help him. I also feel the beginning is messy but it definitely gives you the feelings Jesse must have felt when trapped inside and hi lights how unwell and vindictive Law is and how obsessed. He spent all this time making this device to re hash his trauma instead of just…going to therapy
My mind just got raped.
"And then he woke up and it was all a dream..." Didn't they say using this cliche was a bad idea? Lol.
I mean I get it but at the same time, y'all really put me through all that mind-fucking just to tell me they were in virtual reality and once he woke up explain everything in exact detail regarding their actual relationship and what led them there, rendering whatever tf happened in the virtual reality pretty pointless.
I think this story could've started during the flashback when they were young, supplementing additional details if needed, and going from there till the end, would've worked just fine. All the virtual reality mind-fucking seem so unnecessary when you look at the grand scheme of things. I feel like you can get rid of the virtual stuff and the story would still be the same?
Based on the virtual stuff, I thought this story would be different. But it's just another basic obsessed possessed love story where two individuals struggle to come to terms with their feelings and where they stand with each other.