Just Here :)'s manga / #Interesting(26)

This is the first time that I have seen an author tackle how someone forcibly having sex with their partner can effect them. Even going into detail of the state of mind the person is in and what the effects on the partners body is as a result. While I do not think they were a bad person, and genuinely thought that the character was scared and in a horrible state of mind. Even going as far as to wonder if what he was doing was rape. It is his partners understanding of the situation, realising how out of character it is, how desperate he was to escape from his pain that this moment comes to light. As it was consented to, after once he is done and is obviously feeling shameful, his partner demands an answer to the questions he had posed before. And by opening up that discussion he was able to find out what was wrong. As a result I don't think the Seme would reach that point again. He was scolded told there was another way to cope, and repented. It was so refreshing to see this as so many don't address it nor do they give power back to the Uke. Aside from that, the story as a whole felt a little rushed, but was very good. I would have liked to get to know them a bit better, and see them grow as a couple. But it was a good story for what it was, and the art was stunning.

Overall I really liked this, and for the most part how they handled the sexual assault. My only only issue is that they then went back to them. For me personally, if you're writing about that kind of topic, it should not come from a possible love interest, or one they then go back to. Saying that, I feel the Uke handled himself perfectly in the moment and the scene overall was written with care and concern for possible victims reading, by giving power back to the Uke.

Uggghhh!!! These two! I am Simp for these two! I love the perfect balance of comedy, fluff and smut LMAO and the ART DESIGN! I just! I can't find fault! It is a must read.

OH MY LORDS!! I need more! This was incredible. As a writer of BL myself, I had several internal crisis's about what my character's might think of me :') The whole thing was so clever and well written. Store-Owner San can go die in a ditch though! I feel physically repulsed by him!

OK, Overall I loved this. Character, art, story. Brilliant. My one and only issue is the extra number 3. I understand it for plot purposes, I even think it's well written, shown as proper role play between two consenting adults, has an adorable reaction by poor innocent Hojun at the end, and they even explain the prep for it after the fact so that Hyung wasn't hurt.... BUT it was a rape fantasy. It gives me very mixed feelings, mainly because of how well written it was, and how it was showing them exploring different things they may or may not like. But, I'm never a fan of it. So if you're triggered by such things, you can skip it. Saying all that, everything else in this series is amazing. And I can't wait to for Abyss to have more chapters, as I look forward to seeing how the author tackles darker subject matters.

OK, I struggled a bit with Jinwon's character at the beginning. Not because he wasn't well written, but because I couldn't decide if DG should be with him. He made some shitty decisions and I was torn because I understood why, but at the same time I wanted DG to be happy. However, once Jinwon started to address his issues and grow I was like. I want to give him a second chance, I get what fucked him up and he's doing his best here. And he's written with enough self-awareness that it works. Chinwoo and MD are written really well, and Chinwoo is a great "Confident" character, well rounded while still able to support DG. I love this authors work as a whole, and I truly think it should be supported in any way possible!

TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR RAPE. As long as both can consent, age gaps aren't an issue for me. And this was such a sweet story! Little bit worried that Uke believes Semi's story about rape conviction straight off the bat... but I get it for plot purposes. (Please be more wary IRL people). NGL, seeing someone attempting a rape being fucking karate kicked in the head was VERY SATISFYING! Characters are lovely and the issues raised were dealt with really well. From both sides of it, from the perspective of a survivor, and from someone wrongfully convicted. A good read, but please only do so if you think you can deal with some of the subject matter.

This! This is what I was looking for! So damn cute!

I went into this not expecting much... BUT was pleasently surprised. It has a few issues; no use of safe words etc. however overall, it is a really interesting read about a Uke exploring his kink and a Seme who wants to help and keeps him safe!

I was shocked at this one. I got a lot more out of it than I thought, as I figured it would be be just smut. But it is a lot more about social pressures about sex, friendship, a secret love, misunderstandings and low self-esteem. I genuinely wish this was longer and we could get to know the characters more, see their relationship develop and as a result, their personalities.