Woojin is trash.

I completely agree. The whole flashback was for nothing if MC falls right back into it. There is also no change in the seme’s behavior, especially in regards to the MC. The worst part for me was the glossed over sexual assault and almost rape of MC. And those actions being romanticized. I subscribed because I want to be a witness to this train-wreck. I’m really grateful for the translator though, even though the subject matter is handled disgustingly. （￣へ￣）

I agree! Something I can’t stand about yaoi is the need to add rape scenes like they’re nothing and the make the characters fall in love. I’m 99% sure if the author had to go through that, their character would have responded different or rather it probably wouldn’t even be in the manga. Also yes love the translators and all their hard work they are what keep this site goinnnnnnn!!!

Yes. The bl and shoujo smut genre is filled with rapists whose behavior is excused because they „loved“ the MC so much they couldn’t help themselves. I know the rape kink exists and mangas are filled with this. It’s more about feeling amazing being so desired that a sexy man can’t help but sexually overwhelm you while you act like you don’t want it. But I have to say, it’s a little too much to see this in almost every adult webtoon/manga/book I come across. It’s even worse here because this is not even handled as this „trope rape fantasy“ where the MC secretly wants it. No, here the MC was frightened, it wasn’t meant to titillate the reader. And yet the seme‘s actions are excused by MC‘s boss claiming that it means he loves him. The MC is also blamed for fleeing a toxic relationship we were privy to as a reader. So he’s victim blamed and the sexually assault is glossed over. The boss claimed that the seme stalking him for 2 years means the MC is loved. But we actually see the seme being angry and sexually assaulting the MC out of anger and revenge. So the first outside perspective the Mc gets about this „relationship“ is that it’s all his fault and that he should hook up again. What is the message of this webtoon? It’s not romantic in the least and it made me physically ill to see the MC cave to the seme‘s demands after he considered what his boss said to be true. And what happens after they get back together? The seme violently has sex with him, not caring if MC enjoys himself. If this ends up with the seme excusing his behavior because his mommy never loved him or some similar shit, I’m going to be pissed. Especially if they end up with each other. And I agree. Authors that portray such a toxic relationship as being romantic, blame the victim and spread the message that the right person can change their abusing loved one, have definitely a warped idea of romance and were probably never the victim of domestic abuse.

Completely agree with this whole statement right here. Couldn’t have said it better!