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Honestly, I was really surprised by this chapter. Most kidnapping and captivity stories go in the direction of relentless sexual violence until the victim is mind-broken, but this one explores the victim’s psychology pretty well and the drawing is so terrified, i really feel Raymon fear and craziness . I genuinely see Winter as a demon, just like Raymon does (though I still like Winter, which is kind of a problem lol). I haven’t read about a top as ruthless as this since I read Non-Zero Sum. At least in that one, Haeyoung would secretly check on Haewon and feed him. Winter, on the other hand, just leaves Raymon to starve. It’s honestly strange, whether he’s crazy or this is some kind of training…
Of course, Raymon is bound to develop a bit of “Stockholm syndrome,” especially with the “love-hate” tag, but it’s more about survival than “my captor is actually sympathetic.” And it’s not like he has much of a choice other than to compromise, lol. But I trust, judging by the summary and the cover art, that Raymon won’t submit easily. He’s not going to let Winter have control over him forever. I’m so excited for the next developments! I started reading this story casually because Winter’s design was my type, but I didn’t expect I’d end up liking it this much, haha.