I'm only on ch 20 so far and the relationship is sooo unbelievably toxic. Dude is possessive, controlling, untrusting, and narcissistic. Every time they have sex the uke is always complaining or saying it hurts and the dude just doesn't fucking listen, it just feels like reading dubcon or rape. Every. Single. Time. Dude always acts like he didn't do anything wrong and actively blames the uke for stuff he didn't do.
If you looked up 'misunderstanding' or 'miscommunication' in the dictionary you'd find this manga.
Things the seme has done that are toxic:
-threaten uke
-rape uke
-emotionally manipulate/control uke
Things the seme has done that are NOT toxic:
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I am not victim blaming the uke, I would just like to point out that he is like such a perfect target for this kind of toxic relationship. He lacks confidence and is fairly timid and non-confrontational, yet also naive so he easily follows the flow of things and isn't able to properly solve problems or arguments that he (unknowingly) causes.
ch 23 was interesting because the uke actually spoke up against the seme's verbal abuse.
ch 24/25, @ the seme's friend, I feel like you've got the right spirit, but it also feels wrong. Maybe he's correct by saying the seme is in love with the uke, but from an observational view, it simply feels like there is no love just possessiveness. Given the seme's narcissistic personality, it just feels like the only reason he was even interested in the uke to begin with was because he was a person capable of giving the seme absolute attention and obedience; the only reason he fought so hard to find the uke was to rekindle the attention he received from the uke (+ answers as to why he left).
ch 24/25, now @ the uke's friend, SLOW your fucking roll big boi. I understand that you like the uke but he is trying to get out of a toxic relationship and doesn't need to immediately jump back into the dating pool with you. Also, by confessing his feelings he is just making their friendship difficult and basically forcing more emotional distress upon the uke as well as putting him in a tough spot in terms of his living situations since he was supposed to live with him. Additionally, he is just adding flame to the fire by egging the seme on and creating more tension, which will lead to just a messy break up (although since this is a yaoi manga it'll just be a messy argument but they will stay together).
So around ch 29, the seme gives the uke space (wow, doing something good) but only after apologizing and confessing his feeling and emotionally manipulating him (wow, typical, and not great). The seme is saying all the things the uke wants/needs to hear and then tops it off with a "I'll be waiting"
Honestly, if the uke's dumbass officer friend didn't confess his feeling and had just let things progress, the uke would've had more opportunity and less guilt about moving and getting away from the seme.
ch 29 ... he misses him. I don't know whats to miss since all they did when meet was have sex...
*finger guns* and thats on emotional manipulation...
ch 30 "I'll treat you right. ill never do anything stupid again..." literally the next line, "just don't cheat on me." Bitch never cheated on him to begin with.
ch 30 "I'm still an idiot." smartest thing the damn uke has said this entire manga.
ch 31 aw poor bb seme is begging him to work less, live with him, pay what he wants for rent by saying he won't put his little wee wee in the uke's dumb butt unless he agrees what true love </3
ch 32 seme literally tells uke's friend(officer) to put some distance so no "unnecessary misunderstandings" happen and the damn officer literally says he's not going to give up
Y'all just want to be miserable, huh?
ch 32 "we'll sometimes get into fights, but soon make up. That's what relationships are all about, right?"
no.
I made it, I finished it. Um, if you enjoyed the manga, good for you? This was just a terrible experience for me. Like, some people can change, but in my own personal experience, it's not that easy or common so I just found it unbearable. I've dealt with narcissistic people before and they really just do not change, even when they insist they will.
Side note, usually I'm not this harsh on any one particular manga, however I'm tired and this manga felt as though it portrayed a more realistic viewing on a toxic relationship. As a really outlandish example, Killing Stalking, obviously extremely abusive and toxic, but not really realistic. Like, maybe something similar could happen or has happened one day, but it'd be more of a 1 in a million, whereas A Fine Line seems like a dime a dozen, near textbook example of toxicity in an everyday relationship.
If you made it this far, thanks for reading what was basically a book report, bye.
Um I think this is missing a few tags like, idk, PSYCHOLOGICAL and HORROR and TRAGEDY
I meant to like
I very much appreciate the new chapters, but in some parts I just had no idea what they were even talking about...
Kanon? I think you mean Karen.
This made me burst out laughing, ngl
Don't forget "kanon fodder"
On Chapter 4 Page 25 there is mention of abuse and rape.
If you don't want to see any physical abuse, there is a small fight on page 22.
Basically pages 21-26 are potentially triggering.
Happy reading!
No one
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The person who doesn’t read comments to avoid spoilers :
Without even comparing this to Solo Leveling, it is, at least for me, not that great.
(SPOILERS below)
Firstly, the pace of the story is all over the place. We spend a few seconds learning about the character and his friends (who get killed immediately) before getting slammed with new information. The story shows him living in his apartment/walking around a grocery store for a couple panels, then spends the next two chapters showing him fighting. Not to mention his fighting. All of a sudden, this character who was just a healer before, can suddenly beat up all these other characters and is suddenly OP out of nowhere.
Additionally, something else that irked me was that the character would just not stop chatting. It wasn't even background info or narration, it was just him chatting aloud for all to hear about useless stuff. Even during a battle, he would say obvious things that would otherwise waste time in a battle where you are literally fighting for your life. (Ice Queen chapter where he is counting to 10,000 for a combo, im looking at you.)
(SPOILERS above)
The story is just weird to me. Very fast moving, he becomes too powerful to quickly, fights take too long in comparison to the amount of storytelling (which is seemingly zero). Only redeeming factor was the art (which I personally just wasn't super into, but thats just me.)
This is all as of reading up to chapter 15.
Trigger warning for anyone like me who fears / is uncomfortable with anything happening to someones mouth / teeth watch out on chapter 5 around pages 18-20. Idk what page specifically cause I just skipped them after seeing something.
I really can't watch/read anything with teeth... even just thinking about it/writing is sorta making me uncomfortable but if anyone gets freaked out hopefully this helps.
Consent? YES
Safe word? YES
Pleasure on both ends? YES
BDSM? YES
Aftercare? TBD
Dang my sausage finger Aaarrghhh. Meant to like