WELL WRITTEN!!! i agree 100%
thank you
If only i could vote this comment more than once. Reading this manhwa feels too close to reality for anyone who had been through the same thing. Thats why i was furious at the translator comments, and reading the threads made me wonder how many people also misinterpreted this kind of abuse thinking it was romance..
yeah i was so pissed bc at the end of the day, this is the author writing about abuse. she did not romanticise it nor did she sugar coat it. she wrote it as horrifying as it can be, it’s going to instill feelings of disgust and distress. it’s almost the same as that korean movie about a boarding school of disabled kids being abused. personally i cant handle watching children get abused so i avoid watching it but i don’t degrade creators for making these types of stories bc it has to be shown. there must be representation and light shone on it so ppl will know that these things do happen, and maybe people can resonate and not feel like a freak for going thru sth that isnt normal. plus the translator trying to rewrite the story with her shallow fanfic to cope WHILE shaming the real author… i just cant take it man. just dont read these works where nobody irl was harmed in the process if it angers and hurts them so much. and if it does anger u, if it does horrify u to the point of lashing out, why tf would u continue to translate it and share it. it’s the same as how if im watching/ translating sth that has child abuse in it, i would drop it and get someone else to translate it. there are sooo many stories of abuse where the mcs get treated WAY WORSE than this PLUS it’s fetishsized. but guess what? I AVOID IT. if u cant handle certain types of stories JUST AVOID IT DAWG.
I'm annoyed by the misinterpretation of the story by the translator as well, especially with the fact that they gave them a cutesy fanfic to cover the 'bad' one. It's kind of like spitting on the meaning of the original.
And don't get me wrong, i have nothing against altering a story for the sake of creativity or whatever. It's the reason they chose to do it that irked me. It's like the whole point of the twisted relationship between these individuals flew over their head.
Also their comments under every panel worked as means to manipulate how other readers interpret the story, which was another reason why i got annoyed.
I also dislike the fetishising comments, because these indicate lack of understanding as well, regarding this very detailed and well written story. They are free of course to have their opinion as long as they don't impose it on others like the translator.
thank u for ur comment honestly!!! as an abuse victim i wanted to speak up also but didn’t know how to put it in words!! so frustrating that ppl j dont get it!!!!! muacks
i completely agree with this thank you.
ur so right this bro, amen
This was an absolutely heartbreaking story which didn't sugarcoat the effects of abuse, mental and physical. Sexual abuse WASN'T romanticised nor justified, no matter what the translator notes said, which misinterpreted a lot of the scenes. It was so painful and realistic, i barely stomached most scenes. The ending was painfully sad because if you notice the detail of Minho questioning once again what's the meaning of staying alive, it indicates that actually nothing changed and his abuser successfully managed to break his resolve for a better life, he managed to distort his view, making him instead believe that there's nothing there for him. His first successful attempt at breaking Minho was when he beat Minho and canceled his Job opportunity. This job was an incredibly important step for Minho, it was the moment he finally found the courage to pursue something after all that guilt. It wasn't about the money, it was about the mental strength to get back on his feet and he had this utterly crashed. Then add the constant mental and physical abuse, the voice which kept on repeating to him that he doesn't deserve forgiveness and that he's cheap. The gangrape scene and him saying "pay me first" absolutely broke me. Minho didn't return to Wookyung because he forgave him but because he is trauma bonded to him, because he was made to believe that there's nothing but his abuser in store for him. He doesn't love Wookyung, not even in the sexual sense. He's a straight man that was continuously raped, let that sink in. He's not bisexual, he's straight. He's a victim of sexual abuse and nothing more. His coping mechanism of drinking to disassociate or having sex was so realistic it kind of hit close to home.
As for Wookyung, yes he's also a victim of abuse, just like many abusers. This of course doesn't justify his demented actions of abuse. Noticed a certain pattern with him? Even when he felt sorry about something he did, he still repeated the abuse. He didn't stop. He was blind to ANYTHING Minho felt. Yes, abusers can feel sorry about what they do, but only in the moment, because in the end, it's all about them and the dependency they have in their victim. He is mentally ill and unless he gets treatment, he'll never be able to truly love someome. It will constantly be "sorry" then back to selfishness and abuse. The ending symbolised that nor Wookyung nor Minho changed their situation, Wookyung once again chose to be selfish by begging him to come back and Minho is still depressed and purposeless after being broken by Wookyung.
I loved this story because it's fucking realistic, unapologetically showing us the ugliness of abuse. It's NOT a romance story. Personally, i find the 'uWu hEs yAnDeRe' or 'bDsM it's SeXy when Minho cries' takes incredibly shallow regarding this masterpiece. These two aren't meant to be 'shipped', they are characters in a story depicting something very painful and true to everyday life.