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dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
I hate this series. I hate it even more as I liked it as a teenager when I had no idea about anything in life. This whole series has so many things I hate: glorifying a relationship where ‘oh, I’m straight but I love you as an exception’ , rape treated without any gravity to it (pun not intended), someone having been abused as a child for the sake of tragic backstory, a relationship that is the epitome of horrid and toxic. I was legitimately convinced that the taller one hated the shorter one… And can I mention too how much I hate the ‘one is the girl’ garbage that all BL seems to do? It’s offensive for a lot of reasons. Not the least of which acting as though that makes someone the submissive one in a relationship. So, yeah. Hate this. A lot. And I blame this for a lot of the tropes becoming popular in genre, so there’s that too
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Homophobia, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Sexism, Pedophilia, and Stalking
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