narutolvr's manga / #angst(2)

whoa! So many feels, so little time! This author truly did a good job rounding out each character; their joys, regrets, sorrows, and mistakes made them so painfully human that it almost hurt to read. With this sort of emotion packed story, though, I should really pace myself- reading it all in one go is almost too much! Always inspires some good introspection, but I find I'm never really happy after reading such angsty works. Even when there's a "happy" ending, I always wonder if that's really the best (or even a good) outcome. I guess that just adds to the verisimilitude, though: we don't really know if the choices we make are the best ones, we just have to do what we feel is right and roll with it. The happy outcome is entirely up to the people involved.

Mixed feelings on this. I really just can't see this one as one cohesive story, it feels like two completely separate stories. One half is a nightmare and the other is a fluffy love story. I just really don't buy how a simple miscommunication can make such a difference in the story, or how the uke can suddenly flip from feeling violated & abused with the seme who he sees as a parental figure (incestous), to suddenly feeling cared for and loved and seeing this person as a lover instead. Surely there would be some residual feelings or trauma, but no he's just magically cured of all his fear for the seme and filled with love.... Not buying it...