Sangwoo: I'm not a rapist
Me: Yeah, just a clinically sadistic serial killer. Nbd
Now he's both! :D
I'm an anthropology student so I was a little apprehensive about this one, but while I do have a few minor issues with it, overall I was pleasantly surprised.
The author probably doesn't have any anthropological training, so I think s/he did remarkably well showing cross-cultural interactions.
Admittedly, me being a intercultural speech major made me apprehensive at first as well. My thought when first seeing the cover was "Oh lord... This is going to go wrong in so many ways."
was pleasantly surprised however, as the incorporation of the tribe into society was handled pretty okay for someone who may not know the complexities and toughness the situation actually is.
What I was worried about primarily was ethnocentrism. Not necessarily racism, or the dehumanization of tribal people, but the kind where their culture is seen as less sophisticated than industrialized societies. My fears came true to some extent because of the guy who invited Qaltaqa but that was subverted by the brother (Aqnam maybe?).
Well if you look at the original prompt the author said she started with (caveman x office worker) it could have been muuuuuuuuch worse in the end I was okay with is as this author probably has not that much experience in the subject in the subject
This is just beautiful, in every way.
Also, first time I've ever seen gaping in yaoi. Yum.
And kudos to the translation team for using English gay slang accurately!
I learned what a dry orgasm is :D
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The more you know
Pretty sure this is a body-dumping date and not a hiking date. (I'm using the term "date" loosely, by the way.) Bum said Sangwoo seems to know the area well, so we can probably assume that this is how Sangwoo usually disposes of the bodies.
Also, I feel like if the team from Criminal Minds was on this case, Sangwoo would already be on death row....
Actually, it's most likely where he dumped his father's body, but he was non-specific as to if his mom was also there. All we know is that he was referring to his father as being the police tape. I highly doubt that his mother was also there, because he had a great deal of respect for his mom.
I'm assuming he only killed her because she happened to be a witness of his father's death, and then he had to kill her.? (Don't quote me on that, just an assumption)
I think he might have buried his mom there too. The apple seemed like symbolism for his mother and Sangwoo placed an apple on the ground. I also wonder if Sangwoo did respect his father in a way because he got so mad at Bum for stepping on the tape.
True, you have a point. Although, I still think that he bears little to no respect for his father, because he did abuse him in the past, which probably drove him to killing him in the first place. The apple being placed on the ground could have been symbolism for him and his mother being together, but not literally. In other words, they were in is loving relationship but were not buried in the same place. Plus, if they had been buried together, don't you think he would have said 'parents' instead of 'father'?
Oh shit I'm watching Criminal Minds while reading this. HAHA and you'r right.
I think there's more to it than the abuse that drove him to kill his father, but that's only a guess. Sangwoo tied the police rape around the tree but walked away to place down the apple. It's possible they weren't buried in the exact same location but a small distance apart. Maybe he used the police rape as a marker for his dad but something else for his mom.
lol police rape
tape****
Ah! Typos! I hate my phone (〜￣△￣)〜