The author struggles with developing meaningful endings, they're so weirdly timed and the mc's feelings and behaviours never match the context.
You know, these stories make a lot of sense when you frame them around the concept of 'what would someone with the emotional capacity of a toddler do?'
I honestly love any scene involving their families. Like it has such unhinged energy.
Yes homosexuality is criminalised in many places, mostly within western and north Africa countries and some places within Asia irl. It usually occurs in countries that are culturally conservative and have an enmeshment of religion and government. Is that the setting of this story? I find it fkn weird this author would implement it like it's a funny plot point for mc to move out and not a depiction of legitimate systemic hardcore discrimination. Oh but its ~fiction~, fkn please.
This boy think with his dick, in that he doesn't think at all he just has sex lol. I'm straight - nah just sex no homo, I sort of like and worry for u - be my fuck buddy 'officially', I'm jealous - we should have sex, like right now when you're asleep
I feel like its confusing because MC keeps calling main owen (lol this story is chaotic) Asperier and then also calls Asperier (scarf boi) by the same name. Is that because initially when he met them, thats the name he was given? What was space captain called again
MC is like a passive doll and has no real personality or sense of self.
Side note - for anyone who like knows the sport, I get the idea is that you lose the water weight to weigh in, then put it back on before the fight. But it seems...not stupid - like redundant? I understand it can be done safely, but idk doesn't seem to be in the best interest of the athlete and creates a system where everyone has to do it. Why don't people just fight in a specific weight class and ban the dehydration thing. Or safely lose the weight - surely being that big you're required to sustain a huge calorie intake, that could be cut down - but maybe that sacrifices strength? idk. Can someone with a more nuanced understanding explain why it's done and kept around?
Share with me - what grinds your gears in yaoi? I don't mean small things like "I don't vibe with love triangles" Like the stuff you've had a proper think about. Because I'm weird and think too much:
For me it's a stupid, obviously illegal or illogical situation that makes me go 'what fkn society is this character living in?' - e.g., some kid being forced to pay off huge loans for a hospital bill or gambling debt they didn't wrack up. And like immediately being forced into sex work?!
Why doesn't this person have access to social services, the police....support?! You could even declare bankruptcy first.These stories are usually set in developed countries, so I find it weird. And no, ofc art doesn't have to follow reality. I just think its lazy story telling. If I were to guess its to do with weird stand in hyper heteronormative roles of yaoi i.e., one partner being weaker, stupid and vulnerable and the other the strong more powerful """""provider""""""" (see, ABO and the madonna whore complex, but this is another discussion lol).
I think its just my age haha and my profession which makes me look at these things as abit ridiculous, and sure there are stories which qualify the above but break the mould and loads of other great romances and plot lines. But yeah, what's everyone else's issues.
idk the vibe I get from the author is this theme of like can't wait for this like moody seme to become soft and puppy for the uke, who is a wholesome and steadfast person.
But I feel like the author doesn't know (or understand) that a 'devil make care' 'I do whatever tf I want' isn't synonymous with being a violent and completely emotionally dysregulated over minor occurrences. And being consistent and sincere isn't the same thing as being a doormat and never thinking an unkind thought.
I understand the comments being frustrated at people complaining it's toxic. It's not even that, it's just the characters are super one dimensional. Dan is a smart individual, considering his hard work and education. Joo is a dedicated and disciplined person, given his job...it doesn't add up aha.
The artist is super talented. Love that Horus legit looks like a mix of his mother and father (and you could deffs see him as Anubis's way more tanned brother). Definitely loved family affair these ancient Egyptian gods.
I just realised it's been 44 chapters. Literally nothing has happened - ?! Like old mate has killed that dude who I think was going to revolt (importance of this idk) and twink mc has like done....... nothing but think some mildly mean things? I guess he snuck out once. Am I missing anything?
I get catering to ur audience, but with this amount of sex scenes the story is moving at a g l a c i a l pace
I really like the story line in this! Surface level its such a basic plot line but the author adds complexity and depth to the characters. Their thought patterns match their reactive behaviours. We love a seme with actual human remorse.
Thanks for the fab translation. Just in reference to translator's notes, hikikomori is considered a culturally specific mental health phenomena. But it really closely aligns with 'traditional' mental health conditions, like PTSD, agoraphobia or a severe presentation of social anxiety disorder and other mental health factors (e.g., schizophrenia spectrum, a personality disorder etc). It's odd that it'd be considered secondary when paired with mental illness. Like the presentation itself denotes significant underlying distress. Idk, I just work in mental health this stuff intrigues me. Asian cultures often have reductive views the formulation and treatment of mental health conditions.
What's old mates problem. Like u got ur loan + interest, whatever else you extorted from jealous actor boi and co, 10k cash ...now what? All for stringing along this moderately successful actor? Seems like just poor business decision making aha.