Lex's manga / #Beautiful Art(188)

Ch.45

Louis, the commander of the Second Chief of Guards, is abruptly diagnosed with a "four-month pregnancy" while chasing a serial killer who is making a splash in the capital. Four months ago, an unforgettable night at the palace ball... Who did he spend the night with? ------------ I'm so sick of reading lines like those and seeing cases of victim shaming and blaming in BLs. It drives me completely nuts seeing people who falsely believe that an erection is a physical indication of consent. It is not. Physical arousal is actually quite common in sexual assault scenarios involving BOTH male and female-bodied victims. Sexual assault victims are often ashamed and confused at how their body responded during an assault. It's frequent for men who are sexually assaulted to have an involuntary or forced erection or ejaculation. Not to mention the fact that muscles in the anus often relax when a man is being raped. This does NOT mean that the victim "wanted" to be sexually assaulted. So what if he got hard? It means nothing. This is nothing more than the way the body responds to an uncontrolled situation. When a person feels helpless, they'll often become wet/hard. It's only a result of their body preparing them for what could become a situation of rape. It is perfectly possible to get wet/hard anytime we are nervous or scared, but this bodily reaction has nothing to do with genuine arousal, it's merely our body's way of preparing us in case a rape is about to occur, in order to lessen the damage and protect us. As contradictory as it may sound. And some rapists enjoy making their victims bodies respond to the assault as a sign of dominance. These rapists work to get a physical response from their victims. They have learned how fear and anxiety can correspond to other forms of heightened arousal and they exploit the connection. And clearly, Maetel's one of those kinds. It's not sexy. It's not cute. It's not "okay because he came" neither was he "just playing hard to get", let alone does his touching Maetel's face whilst it happened take back the fact that he said no yet still was forced into doing it. This is rape. Not love. Stop romanticizing it already. Anyway. On that note, fuck him, and I'm dropping this.

Ch.65

If only Tsunayoshi'd have had some more serious character development... He grew alright, for a set amount of time, then for some reason it was stopped entirely and he remained at that point, never to grow again. If only for that, it could've been good. I would have loved to see Tsunayoshi grow ACTUALLY aiming to be the Tenth. But he never did, and then this whole neo-stuff made it even worse, because once more, he didn't chose, but the position was pushed onto him. This manga had both a nice Artwork and potential. But both flew out of the window rather quickly. And don't even get me started on the joke that is the copy-paste of the current MCs to create the past generations. The ending was really disappointing. Lots of wasted opportunities and nonsense getting thrown around.

Kaiden - A mysterious ability user who hides inside the body of a street cat. He is later picked up by Jiwoo after being injured after a fight with another ability user. He has a stubborn and bossy personality. Jiwoo - an energetic and talkative high school boy who loves cats. He is very kind and also seem to have a special ability. ---------- This one just staright up puts a smile on my face as I read it every single time. It's using stupid humor and I'm here for it! The Art's really pretty and the characters and plot're both also pretty interesting. I quite like Jiwoo's characters, but Kayden's comical interventions really brighten up the mood even more. I also really like this Jiwoo x Wooin x Jisuk, three musketeers, kind of vibe that they have together. And later on, with the addition of Subin to the group, it added an extra nice touch to it all. They're so close it's so endearing to see the strength of their bond to each other, the author does a really good job at showing that.

After a car accident, Taemin finds himself in the body of Siwon, a victim of bullying at school. No longer a pushover, he starts standing up for himself but then meets Woojin, an old friend from the past. Somehow, Woojin immediately picks up Taemin's 'scent' from Siwon. What happened between these two in the past and how will it affect their future? ---------- It's a really interesting story to follow, but also a really disappointing one. I wish that Jiwook would've ended up in a youth detention center or a psych ward to get some treatment or something as well as pay for his crimes somehow. Whilst he was not physically one of Siwon's rapists, he was still an instigator, as well as the one who leaked the videotape around. I wish we'd seen a scene with Siwon's assaulters being brought to justice with the videotape and the recording as evidence. I do get what the author tried too do by having Taemin (AKA Siwon) throw the recorder away and tell Woojin (AKA Siwoon) that he "didn't want him to step that low". But that wouldn't have been stepping low in any way shape or form if they'd brought said recording to the authorities. And I'd have felt better about Siwon's case, like he at least had gotten justice for what he'd endured and been pushed to suicide for. Jiwook literally pushed someone to suicide, had the videotape of said person being raped leaked and spread around, he abused them in several ways, and again last but not least, he pushed them to suicide. But he gets to just live his life as if nothing ever happened along with his fellow instigators? They should all pay for what they did. So, I'm pretty sour regarding this fact. It was really upsetting how there was such a build-up to them paying for their crimes, yet nothing happens in the end, and you're given such a piss poor of an excuse that "I don't want you to stoop as low as them". It makes no sense. I'll give you that Taemin & Woojin's relationship is such a fascinating one. Their bonds go deep, which the author does a really good job at demonstrating. Their relationship has a very nice vibe to it as well, and Taemin's character on its own is already really interesting. He made me chuckle more than once just by being himself. It's crazy how interesting each characters are. Even side-characters like Hoon and Minjun, you end up wanting to learn more about them and get attached to them more and more as the story goes. But Woojin is way too controlling and obsessive. So it could be worth giving it a go for these few aspects, but one should be aware that it will de disappointing and upsetting overall.