That shows the author knows what they're doing... That little detail says a lot.
Tbh they had more subtle ways of showing that since they also showed an example of accidental arousal during sexual assault too (the forced handjob scene between nakyum and seungho). Nakyum did have a boner then but he was clearly scared. I agree it’s nice to see a mangaka really show the true root of rape. I liked how they showed the power aspect of rape both when Na kyum was aroused and when he wasn’t. Either way they made the wrongness of the act clear enough I suppose.
agree with both of you. just because you’re aroused doesn’t mean you want it. even your body won’t. it’s just a natural reaction.
Yea that’s a pretty harmful misconception that makes rape victims ashamed of accidental arousal even tho it’s a much more common occurrence during rape than people think. I get OP tho, yaoi mangakas do use the arousal to victim blame the bottom and excuse the rape.
It’s the worst fucking pattern in yaoi which is why Nakyum holding SH accountable for assaulting him.
Doesn’t matter rather the bottom is hard or not it’s still rape, what matters is if the author is decent enough to make the context realistic. Harada’s pretty good at that imo.
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I couldn't have said it better. Totally agree!
Thank god he had no boner! I am so sick of seeing rape scenes, were the uke seems to feel pleasure along the way... I think the author did a pretty good job here showing that there is nothing sexual or romantic about rape.