weird.alien want to read (All 42)
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was for karlyle to tell ash "I wanted to propose" (after all that) and with ash going "omg yes" following up with a simple "I don't want to anymore" imagine the hurt, imagine the comfort, imagine the potential character development.
but alas, the side stories are lacking and I think I am also getting onto the train of pretending they do not exist.
until he threatened prostituting Jiwook, the blackmail in the form of the picture really didn't feel that substantial to me, he got drugged and raped, sharing a picture of that is just admitting to the crime. there is just lack of anything actually fueling his original compliance, prior to chapter 19 clearly.
it's looking like porn with plot so ik my standards can't be high but I would still prefer there to actually be something on the line.
for some men, a lot of the time suffering abuse is like the better alternative to having the fact that you were abused go public. It's like a pride thing; better be hurt behind closed doors than let people know you are "weak". Its a very toxic and unfortunately common mindset, which is why male victims of SA are less likely to report it. An unfortunately realistic aspect of the story so far, imo
yeaah I get that, there is also the chance of people being judgmental still even though it wasn't his fault but I would still prefer it to be established because we don't know whether the world in the story differs from ours or not.
Also worth noting this is happening in South Korea, where reputation and social perception are everything. Even if someone’s a victim, once your name is ‘smeared,’ it sticks for life — whether it was your fault or not. That’s a huge part of why victims, especially men, might not report — the shame, the public judgment, the permanent stain. It’s not like in more liberal societies where there’s at least some cultural push toward believing victims or giving second chances.
I think you not know the uke is actually have internalized homophobia and misogynistic, he did what he did to the seme when he was kid cuz he was feminine and even now he still fascinated by the seme pale skin and cute features and he use to look down on other people and he very violent and when that guy was lusting over him it triggered his anger cuz he actually used to be twink like when he was kid and gang members used to lust over him that where his homophobia first shaped when he was minor, and he not smart it's implied through out the novel/story that he have simple mind and not very bright and have violent tendency