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A review by vrstal
Trap Trap by ICHIKA
5.0
5/5. Highlights may contain spoilers. Read at your own risk.
Content Warnings for book: Struggles with agoraphobia and executive dysfunction, hygiene issues due to mental health, bugs, disordered eating, emotional abuse and manipulation, bullying, homophobia, reference to suicide, sexual assault, confinement, panic attacks
Kink: N/A
Baekyeon is an agoraphobic author who struggles to keep his house clean and his life in order due to his mental health. Trying to finish a manuscript, he had an issue with pests in his home — his editor calls for an exterminator, which is how he meets Junhyuk.
It was really sweet of Junhyuk to just dive in and commit to helping Baekyeon, it totally gave me daddy vibes. Baekyeon obviously struggles a lot with executive dysfunction, agoraphobia, and low self-esteem. I think a lot of people might see Baekyeon as “lazy” and “how could you let your home get like that?” but when you don’t have support and help in your life, and executive dysfunction can really do a number… it didn’t seem that unrealistic to me at all. He says, “I’m used to living like this, so it’s fine” — I don’t think it’s because he is a “dirty” person, it’s because you adapt to the environments you’re in when you don’t have the spoons to push further.
I love how Junhyuk was so patient with Baekyeon — he encouraged him to try and do things like go outside for a few moments to take out the trash but never forced him. He always gave him an out, allowed for compromises, and went at his own pace. That didn’t mean it was easy-breezy and everything went fine — it didn’t. However, Baekyeon wasn’t judged for that like it was a moral failure.
The main antagonist is an asshole and my only downside to it is we never get to see his true comeuppance on page. Things work out, of course, but damn. I’d love to see him die. I’m going to pretend his romance side story doesn’t exist.
The epilogue side chapters… him being accepted by Junhyuk’s family. PLEASE. THE TEARS. The ongoing work on his mental health, how it isn’t just magically fixed, the mistakes made and accountability from Junhyuk’s side even if well meaning… it’s good. It’s all so good.
The last side chapter was so damn cute! Aaaahh!!!
Content Warnings for book: Struggles with agoraphobia and executive dysfunction, hygiene issues due to mental health, bugs, disordered eating, emotional abuse and manipulation, bullying, homophobia, reference to suicide, sexual assault, confinement, panic attacks
Kink: N/A
Baekyeon is an agoraphobic author who struggles to keep his house clean and his life in order due to his mental health. Trying to finish a manuscript, he had an issue with pests in his home — his editor calls for an exterminator, which is how he meets Junhyuk.
It was really sweet of Junhyuk to just dive in and commit to helping Baekyeon, it totally gave me daddy vibes. Baekyeon obviously struggles a lot with executive dysfunction, agoraphobia, and low self-esteem. I think a lot of people might see Baekyeon as “lazy” and “how could you let your home get like that?” but when you don’t have support and help in your life, and executive dysfunction can really do a number… it didn’t seem that unrealistic to me at all. He says, “I’m used to living like this, so it’s fine” — I don’t think it’s because he is a “dirty” person, it’s because you adapt to the environments you’re in when you don’t have the spoons to push further.
I love how Junhyuk was so patient with Baekyeon — he encouraged him to try and do things like go outside for a few moments to take out the trash but never forced him. He always gave him an out, allowed for compromises, and went at his own pace. That didn’t mean it was easy-breezy and everything went fine — it didn’t. However, Baekyeon wasn’t judged for that like it was a moral failure.
The main antagonist is an asshole and my only downside to it is we never get to see his true comeuppance on page. Things work out, of course, but damn. I’d love to see him die. I’m going to pretend his romance side story doesn’t exist.
The epilogue side chapters… him being accepted by Junhyuk’s family. PLEASE. THE TEARS. The ongoing work on his mental health, how it isn’t just magically fixed, the mistakes made and accountability from Junhyuk’s side even if well meaning… it’s good. It’s all so good.
The last side chapter was so damn cute! Aaaahh!!!