I agree with you on almost everything lol.
I will disagree about the story being bad, given how the characters and their backgrounds work together perfectly to create an absolute trainwreck, I actually found it rather psychologically interesting. But I understand it's pretty damn far from most people's taste. Everything else, yes! No one is a saint in this story and they're all products of their environments.
Anyway I think it's sad to see so much hatred for a teenage girl who never had a true chance to emotionally mature. Understanding where characters are coming from doesn't mean you can't dislike them ofc, but it's just the whole "Anna is a saint, Lily is a whore, let's forget Rose's Gaslight Gatekeep Girlbossing" without much critical thinking behind it that I find disheartening.
I agree with you (and i will be checking out those stories). I can't speak for everyone else but the reason Rose doesn't make me as mad is because from the beginning i knew what kinda time she was on. When it comes to Lily i knew she'd be naive, but i wasn't expecting her to be THAT naive. Anna should've been vocal but at the same time she kind of can't. Idk about her but i feel like the characters needed more. Maybe if this was a longer story it would be less hated. Maybe too much happened too quickly
Damn, you just said everything I wanted to get across in a more concise way! I also think this comment section kind of, in a way, definitely slut shames Lily and puts Anna on some weird pedestal when they're both in the wrong in a way lol. Hard agree on the point you made that the characters and their backgrounds work together well in making this trainwreck interesting!
I agree with your assessment that maybe if the story was longer and the characters were more fleshed out it would be less hated! Too much definitely happened too quickly but honestly I have to give the author credit where it's due: she was obviously horny and made this short corruption+NTR kink story to satisfy her craving and boy oh boy did she make it a dramatic one.
Enjoy reading the other stories! They're pretty good but nothing like this one, forgot to mention that!
I've already started Tsumetakute Yawaraka and i love it!!! This is usually the type of story im looking for, but occasionally i indulge in toxicity
Yes, the story is bad. Yes, the characters are dumb. Yes, the art is the only good thing about this slop (even though the artist has a bit of a same-face syndrome).
However, I do think people hate on Lily a bit too much. It's established since the prologue that she is neglected and ignored by pretty much everyone in that house, apart from Anna. This, coupled with her inherent timid nature, would obviously make her more gullible and an easier target for someone to take advantage of, which is exactly what Rose does. The fact that Anna is also not upfront with her feelings for her must also be devastating for Lily, because she specifies that she loves her romantically and desires her sexually. NOW, TO BE FAIR, Anna has a VERY VALID REASON why she cannot bring herself to confess her feelings a bit more openly and why she can't see Lily in a sexual way - because she is her servant for the former, and because she is clearly traumatised and sex-repulsed (perhaps even asexual?) from growing up in the environment she did for the latter. HOWEVER, she should have spoken up about it when she still had her chance, yet she didn't take it, and thus Lily thought she didn't love her as much and in the same way as she did.
Now, don't get me wrong, even if it may seem like I am defending Lily as a character and her actions and yet condemning Anna's, that is not the case. I simply think that people blow their hate for Lily a bit too much out of proportion, although it is totally fine and valid to dislike her! Hell, I honestly dislike everyone in this story to a certain degree and will definitely not be re-reading this anytime soon!
Also, as a side note, Rose is the one who intentionally creates a rift between Lily and Anna and manipulates her growing doubts about both their feelings for one another and makes her believe she loves her and desires her to get her way with her. So, why are we not hating on Rose but hate Lily with such fervour?
If you actually read through this whole yapfest, then go read Tsumetakute Yawaraka (GL manga), The Heart of the Thorns (GL manhua) and Fall (GL manhwa)! They're underrated af!