and tbh I'm not sure why it bothers some to see this story called out for bad bdsm. That's a normal reaction and it's probably internet brainrot to constantly seek justification for shitty plots just bc they're entertaining. An honest critique is not harming anybody, just like justifying the story isn't hurting anybody, bc it's all fiction, but some ppl can only seem to understand "it's just fiction" one way.
I meant to dislike and not bc i dislike ur opinion or anything its just too soon to judge
S2 will probably be more emotionally packed
I think you could maybe come back when it's finished(i mean: finished with side stories and all, i rlly hope they adapt the side stories...) and honestly the novel is way better than the manhwa there's so much of mc's thoughts left out and I do think that the bdsm portrayal is bad here bc...the mc doesn't really know bdsm he's clueless abt it(this is his first bdsm relationship, he didn't even know what play meant AND trust isn't really there) and the ml is not really good at teaching him except for the safe word!!! Not to mention mc's personality(let's not forget to mention ml's personality either...) plays in a lot of their odd dynamic
but once we come to understand mc's background and how he navigates through that more(plus ml's background a bit more)...they just make sense, they're made for each other
And no their relationship is not healthy but even so, i loved the story 100%(they're madly in love with each other despite their flaws )
(The side stories were really rewarding because their bdsm relationship and other aspects of their relationship became better, i wont give spoilers)
Cheers!!!!
It's been over a month so I kinda lost interest in keeping up with this story. I don't really agree that it's too soon to judge, bc bad writing doesn't suddenly become good if the writing later gets better?? Not saying you can't enjoy this, bc my fave stories have plot holes and moments of bad writing too. I've written comments before with a lot of understanding and analysis of the MC and ML's characters and I think the author went in an interesting direction, I can see the compatibility, but ultimately I just can't stand the pacing or the writing anymore.
Well it's ok!!! It is slow paced def, i agree
I'm the kind of reader that looks more at how the characters are portrayed/shown/written and that matters more for me than the writing does(hope that explains why i didnt see it as bad writing)
I rlly liked these two
I see your point and if i see it in ur way then the story at the end pretty much ties the loose strands even if they are tangled together i guess that could be considered bad writing but not that it makes it less enjoyable like u said
If its not ur cup of tea its ok i hope u dont feel like i was bashing u it was not my intention and plus this year, some nice manhwas have come out!!!(im looking at you Patchwork)
U aren't missing out on this story, many of us love this story for different reasons, have a good one!!!
It's okay, I appreciated that you were respectful and I can tell you just replied because you enjoyed the story and hoped to have another person realise they could also enjoy it. I'm not sure if the ending will satisfy me or not, but I will check back some day maybe.
Some ppl are super defensive about this story and believe every critic is "vanilla" or a child, but the writing isn't even that good. I've read fanfic that had much better exploration of trauma through sex idk why this is the standard but the bar is in hell. It's an okay and entertaining enough story, I can see what it's trying to do, but it is inconsistent and leads the plot in certain arcs only to unsatisfyingly change its direction/aim/mood. If this is your standard for a bdsm story then that feels sad to me, cz bdsm is treated like nothing more than bad and scary sex in this by both the mc and ml it feels a little repetitive. I read to see if there's character development but it's a bit slow, so I'll probably drop now.