Warehouse is a TERRIBLE story. It was recommended to me after KS. Nothing like KS at all. This is simpletons with an addiction to gore porn. Nope. I realize that is a cruel thing to say, but romanticizing abuse deserves nothing less than total condemnation and since the author completely dropped that ball there, my response is the ‘cruel to be kind’ sort
The story may be well thought out, but the traumas are real. It really shows how a relationship based on toxicity can affect the future. How treating someone can change them, or how lying to yourself can be dangerous.
Both characters were so toxic, one in the past and one in the present. They hurt each other at intervals. Their relationship was just toxic beyond belief.
Personally, I loved the story, but not the ending, which for me is in no way realistic. I would have preferred a more realistic ending, with one going to prison and the other to a psychiatric hospital. That they could rebuild their lives separately and really learn to love each other. Maybe years later, really years later, meeting by chance after healing the wounds of the past, giving each other a second chance. Once again, it's a shaky ending. For me, it's sloppy and not thought through enough, but I respect the author's wishes.
Still, a very fine psychological story, despite an unrealistic ending that's not to my taste. It's a thought-provoking story in its own right, and despite the not-so-beautiful ending, it's still a very fine psychological story.
I found myself cracking up throughout this entire story with how ridiculous things were. For example, tagging chapters implying self harm with a ‘trigger warning’. Like is this entire plot not one long insane compilation of triggers sensationalizing violence?? Lmfao, how absurd! Like please don’t feign concern for readers’ mental health while you cherry pick what type of violence warrants caution as if harm directed at oneself is somehow worse than harm directed at others or physical violence is worse than sexual violence. Give me a break. I finished this story hoping it would end with prison or some other form of accountability for the abuser and positive commentary for survivors of domestic abuse… but nah, they celebrated the start of a relationship that’d likely end in a murder suicide with cake and tteobokki. Cute, i guess? lmfao. Again laughing at the absurdity. I just can’t.
At least with KS it ended in a way that made it clear there was no happy path for abusive relationships to take other than meeting their ending. Christ, what insanity. Glad that’s over. Oy