crispicheva's manga / #abuse(13)

storyline: problem boy boris saves local "slut" sehyun from being gangraped in a bar bathroom, which leads to an unexpected connection between these two people from very different worlds. sehyun is pretty much owned by a vile man named michael, who abuses him and whores him out to other guys, and only in boris does sehyun find a shred of compassion and decency (and hope for a better future) reaction: my god this pulled at my heartstrings... sehyun deserves the world, i'm so mad he got mixed up with a stupid piece of shit like michael!!!!!!!! but i'm so glad he and boris found happiness together i mean damn i got emotional at how much they love each other...... also i liked how this didn't portray love and a healthy relationship as a magical cure for trauma, sehyun still has a lot to work on but boris and his family being there for him really makes a difference and helps him love himself a bit more every day

storyline: jung baekyeon, an agoraphobic adult novel writer, has a pest problem in his apartment, so he contacts a pest control company. enter park junghyuk, who baekyeon instantly starts lusting over... junghyuk is a very nice human being, so he decides to help baekyeon clean his apartment so the bugs don’t come anymore, and in that process they fall for each other! however, baekyeon’s editor and guardian is a vile man who wants to have baekyeon all for himself, mentally abusing him to the point of baekyeon questioning everything he does and feels reaction: omg i loved this so much, i’m so happy baekyeon and junkhyuk found their happiness together :(( also junghyuk’s family is so nice!!!!! (in the meantime, fuck soohyun, abusive son of a bitch)

[YUMI x KAN SERIES] storyline: yumi is in an abusive relationship with his highschool boyfriend kannosuke, but his love from the past, mayama, shows up at his workplace and throws his whole world into a loop… yumi is forced to see how kind love can actually be, and stops waiting for a past that can never return, so he can finally allow himself a chance at a better presents reaction: damn kan was such a piece of shit, why did he beat up yumi in the first place?? i’m glad he decided to let yumi go before he did even more irreparable damage but this was heavy

[YUMI x KAN SERIES] storyline: the “origin story” of yumi and kan’s relationship, at least leading up to the moment when kan beat yumi for the first time (because it wasn’t always like that) reaction: kan really went through a lot but this doesn’t excuse his behaviour at all… still, the way this series is built… amazing really

reaction: man the author of sadistic beauty really fucking hated minho... guy was a shit person but even he didn't deserve this... plus the way cha woonyoung's character got completely butchered to make this glorified abuse shitshow is actually revolting... what a shame

storyline: guy cums pearls. that’s it. reaction: i’m amazed by how much plot stemmed from this very simple premise. human greed, capitalism, deranged men, trauma… the whole shebang.

storyline: set in the 80s, lee sungho is a pharmacy straight A student who lives under his father’s pressure to be the best in everything he does. he gets frequent headaches that seem to only go away when he gets involved with shim dukgwang, a poster artist for a movie theater that also acts as an undercover meeting spot for gay men, away from the their homophobic society’s eyes reaction: damn this had layers!!! it could’ve been a 5 star story for me (the time skip really added an extra depth to the angst here) but the side story was a bit too questionable for my morals, so 4 stars it is!

storyline: euihyun inherits his deadbeat dad’s debt. taeju is the collector. a story on power dynamics, humanity and the way love can bloom in the cruelest of places. review: honestly this was a fucking ride. in the beginning i couldn’t fathom how they could turn this pairing around to make me root for them, but this was a redemption arc done right (as much as one can “come back” from raping someone)… i felt so bad for euihyun the entire time jesus christ, my boy deserved to be happy!! but anyways, story wise it sucks you in and keeps you hooked, in the sense that you basically only get reminded it’s an omegaverse at times, like the whole story doesn’t revolve around that at all… and the sex scenes go CRAZY