crystalvmin's manga / #Rape(10)

The art is so good and I really like the plot. For a manhwa that has a plot like this I’m honestly impressed that there only started to be nsfw scenes (excluding making out and rubbing occasionally) at like chapter 40 or so. The tension, either sexual or not, between the main characters are too good and it really made me want to finish the current chapters in one seating (I didn’t but I got to finish in less than 24 hours anyway). I do have some reservations about this manhwa just because it does seem to have themes of sexual assault and rape or in general Jay forcing himself on Yoohan a lot; idk why but the crazy tension and hostility they have towards each other and sometimes comedy brought into the mix kinda lightens up these themes, nonetheless, SA/rape is still evident. The triggering themes are not as extreme as others I have read yet. Not trying to be righteous or be a hypocrite, even though I do find the main characters very attractive along with their crazy tension that just draws you in, there is still clear forcing on oneself upon another. Anyway, will be waiting for an update and I’m curious to see how everything will unfold.

Man this is so bad please I couldn’t force myself to finish it. I’m so sad because buff bottom trope was wasted on pwp and even with being pwp, the sex scenes were not anything outstanding. Duke is delusional about Illic wanting it, therefore, technically committing sexual assault. I wouldn’t really wanna be at the point Illic finds he has feelings for the duke. I get the incest with nobilities, I think that’s true to a certain extent, but incest will definitely not produce pretty human beings. Art is good but not enough to make me stay reading.

I was at awe when I finished the story not only because of the good ending, but also with how the author explained their process when they wrote the manhwa. Achieving a good ending for a manhwa like this without having any loose ends, plot holes, non-fleshed out characters, stagnant character development, and unnecessary sex scenes is so crazy good and it’s what sets this story and the author apart from other BL content. I really loved how the author took their time in giving the characters so much depth. I still don’t sympathize with Soohyun, but I understand him. Heads up for people wanting to read this, the couple does start off on a very toxic note (with some rape added in the mix, unfortunately, but it does fit the theme of the story) and there are heavy themes and portrayals of abuse (sexual, physical, emotional, and psychological) so just be warned.

Honestly this shit was so depressing lmao I was just sighing the whole time I read this because I just pitied the MC so much. I rated it a 3 because by no means do I condone rape, but it is omegaverse so I really can’t do much about that. I just skipped a lot of the smut scenes

I was almost on the brink of dropping this, but the story did develop better when season 2 came; the premise of the story is also really interesting. First of all, I love how Sunwon is wild and sex-starved but I do have problems with how he gets his sex (SPOILER) through coercion and I know it’s not real, but with a story that relies on his ability to bullshit and become a god of, technically, a cult, it just feels weird and uncomfortable for me to laugh at his antics when irl there are a lot of sexual mistreatment and lack of sexual knowledge in cults and religious factions. But at the same time as the story progressed, as a person and not as an impostor god, I liked how the author tackled Sunwon’s hypersexuality with which seems like he had a past of being raped and victim-blamed and I really felt sorry for him. I don’t think topics like this are commonly fleshed out in BL too so I was surprised. It was really hard to read the panels of Vercion raping him so I didn’t read that at all and I thought was showing the rape really necessary, I’m still 50/50 on that. On a more positive note, I love Albis so so much and how he’s progressed throughout the story as I’m writing this comment and I’ll just have to say that he’s in the running for best boy along with Risa and Karl !! I’ll be waiting for updates.

Honestly I'm now only here for the MC and his story !! I love his character so much tbh super badass. I'm not rooting for his romance with the ML whatsoever though, their relationship was kind of okay at the start and I was willing to bypass the r*pe because it is common with slavery themes (not saying it's right though, but it is what it is in these types of plot), but after awhile I was like nah, let's just root for the MC (and maybe Christian lmfao). I did like how the art style on the MC improved tho he had a cleaner style + Christian cos silver/white-haired characters are always pretty to me, but I always hated the art style on the ML because his eyes were always wide open for no reason T^T Anyway I'm actually pretty invested in the plot now and I'll be waiting for the next update.

Idk if imma drop this one, 90% want to drop it but 10% makes me wanna stick around to see who ends up with who. But everything is just too messy idk how to explain it but it’s like not one of the characters are in any way rational and they’re all starting to become unlikeable atp (father and son are also so immature like you’re adults ffs). For some reason I was rooting for the old man but they’re all just so weird now, especially with the adoption and the three of them living together, it’s really putting me off sjdjsjdjfk (and don’t get me started on the SA/rape). Even though MC is kind of in control of jihyung, he still dumb for waiting on a cheater; though I appreciate that the MC is a switch, I have a hard time looking for switches in BLs.

Very beautiful art but dropped due to noncon/dubcon