Gay for the Gay God's manga / #Rape(439)

It is one that everyone should read, but not because it's good.

I mean, that plot is kinda... Yeah... But the sex was exactly what I look for... The struggle is real.

I hope it goes well... Edit: It didn't but god their first time together was hot.

This is a classic. Read it.

This is a pretty well-known manga, yeah? Go read it, the smut is great!

This is what rape is actually like. Good on Harada for depicting it correctly. This manga doesn't faff about with the weird yaoi tropes of "gentle rape" and "rape to love": this shit is straight-up rape. The part with the stapler makes me flinch every time, too. Just... Oof.

All of these stories are somehow so refreshing.

Okay, the second story hits my checklist in name so I was like "lit" but then I read it and... No, for a few reasons. One: you can't regulate breathing by kissing someone. That's not how the world works. One-point-Five: If Takashi was panicking after being raped, being kissed would not have helped. Two: Luke says that he won't touch Takashi without his consent BECAUSE Takashi had been raped... But he shouldn't have touched Takashi without consent no matter what! Three: Yes, phobias are treated with exposure therapy, but not in that way! It's a slow buildup, yeah? Four: I'm still not over how Luke implied that it was okay to sexually assault someone as long as they hadn't been raped before.

Okay, good on the mangaka for not having Hashimoto's trauma suddenly disappearing with sex (okay, it did that partially, but still, they recognized that it was still an issue). Those noses, though.

The third story is so realistic, I love it.