otakulys's manga / #yaoi(377)

Wtf. XD That's some misery porn right there. I like elements of that kind of conflict, but overall it just felt like a lot of kicking people when they're down. I guess we can see how the next life works out for them. Seriously, though, jesus christ.

It's really a shame that this started with rape. It wasn't perfect throughout, but I would have liked the story so much more if it didn't start with violent sexual assault and another stupid uke who somehow logics his way into getting repeatedly fucked when he doesn't want to. I hate those tropes SO damn much. If this story had been about two consensual fuck buddies from the start, it would have been so satisfying. Watching the cold seme show that he's falling in other ways, that scene where he beats the crap out of those guys... It all would have meant so much more if their own beginning hadn't been super gross. Especially all of the emphasis on him being a kid. It was just weird. But somehow I didn't completely hate it. Maybe because I pretended the first chapter or so wasn't real.

Super fucked up, lol, but too short to have a full impact. Maybe I'm grateful for that. I would be more upset if I watched them fall in love and saw them separated. But this story leaves out a lot of information, like why they weren't together, why the mermaid was caught, etc. It makes it less effective, which is fine. It would be more upsetting if I cared and was invested, lol.

Eh. Probably gonna be the usual bullshit. Rapey and unpleasant, a top that treats the bottom like crap, but still ends up with him in the end with virtually no work on his own part. But we'll see, I guess.

It's a mess and not finished, but I was hoping for something interesting here, and that's on me. Just the same, usual, low-creativity smut where a guy is assaulted but starts to like it and suddenly that makes it okay.

I love the subtle shift, little things you start to notice before the full picture is revealed. It's very sad, though. I wish it were longer. I get the sense that this mangaka has a thing for sad endings, though, which worries me with her other work. I can't really imagine how that one won't end in tragedy, but it's too good for me to stop reading. >_<

Just a little snapshot, not too much here. But it's sweet enough, and even though it's unfinished, we can gauge where it goes.