
as some of you guys might know, this series was being published over at peanut toon however, peanut toon has closed down. the author has requested early termination of the series so there is going to be a hiatus while the author is looking for a different platform to publish this. i think they may be transferring to bom toon as most authors from peanut have been moving over there after the closure. no official announcement from the author tho.
some people really need to stop putting irl morals to fictional stories. it's fiction for a reason.
This. Louder. Pinned if i could
This is so real for most case ngl
But fiction is informed by reality and the world we live in. Does this mean writers can't imagine what they write differently? Of course, not. But it does mean that the closer the writer's fiction is to contemporary realities then, quite reasonably, it will judged by them.
Some of you keep on trying to pretend this away and I don't know why. You would not be able to understand the story without using real world knowledge. When you analyse fiction in a classroom are the questions the teacher asked not asking you to use that? Quite often the authors intentionally write stories that encourage you to do it!
Obviously, a lot of titles set a particular tone where the reader understands it's not going for realism in all things. And some would argue romance in general is about offering a kind of fantasy. But If a ML cheated on a MC we would be mad/annoyed/shocked etc because of "real world morals" about monogamy, commitment, trust etc. A fantasy like Harry Potter is working with "real world morals" ideas around good, evil, justice etc. There are more complex arguments about fiction and morality that you maybe wanted to make but that blanket statement isn't it.
my statement is clearly used in fandom spaces to basically say fiction isn't real, so it shouldn't be judged by real world standards. it just implies a strict separation between art and real life ethical frameworks. there's a line between engaging with fiction thoughtfully and demanding it always conform to real world moral expectations. of course fiction is informed by reality, and we naturally bring our values to what we read or watch but sometimes people in this space forget that fiction also gives us space to explore uncomfortable, taboo, or morally gray situations safely. this doesn't mean to ignore harmful messaging but it does mean allowing space for exploration in fiction without immediately jumping to moral condemnation.
enjoying those type of content doesn’t mean someone condones that behavior in real life (as that's what most "antis" paint some people to be). most people are capable of ethical compartmentalization.