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/cm/ + /lit/Discuss literature about/containing cute males!What's your favorite /cm/-centered piece of literature? Including shota-related literature, literature pertaining to cute depictions of male homosexuality, etc. I remember we had a thread like this a while ago, and it was very nice.
>>4051692The non-con blowjob Damen receives in book one isn’t meant to be read as smut. It’s supposed to make you uncomfortable. If this isn’t obvious by the shame and horror he’s described to be experiencing during that scene, it’s clear when you contrast it to the sex scenes that happen later in the story, which are tender and far more florid in their descriptions. There are certainly things to criticize about these books, but I think one of its biggest weaknesses is that book one does not function as a stand-alone novel. It’s more like the first act of a three-part story. It was originally published serially, and the slowburn nature is more evident when you consider the work as a whole, but chopping it up where they did leaves a lot of readers with the take-away that it’s a story about how sexy it is when a slave is abused by his owner, and that’s not the message at all. Laurent’s actions are never excused, but they are contextualized. There is a lot of information about the events that happened before the story began that informed his behavior, but that isn’t revealed until much later. When you learn what Laurent has gone through, where his anger comes from and why he’s directed it towards Damen, he becomes much more sympathetic, especially when we see his character change as he gets to know Damen better.
Just finished the fantasy romance series The Last Binding Trilogy. This one will be a difficult sell for anons here since an un-skippable 3rd of the trilogy centers around an f/f relationship. Even gender preference aside, the second second book was the slowest and most difficult to get through, but I did quite enjoy the first and third book that featured m/m romances. The first book, A Marvellous Light, could always be read as a stand-alone as well, though the character Edwin continues to get a lot of development later into the series.I think I will pick up the author's stand-alone title Swordcrossed, although this one has a very unfortunate cover as well. The illustrated covers are so hit-or-miss. I wish they'd stick with something more subtle.
Read Dark Rise/Dark Heir. I'm going to nit-pick it to keep this thread from falling off page 10.Somehow, the author's writing style felt like a major downgrade from Captive Prince, even though I'd assume it went through more rigorous editing. Maybe because it was published as YA, but it was extremely repetitive. Someone would say something in dialogue, and then in the literal next paragraph our POV character would think back that line verbatim in italics, and then the prose would feel the need to summarize what had just been stated twice, in case it wasn't clear enough. Over and over again. It was so annoying.The MC is also incredibly bland for the majority of the first book, but I can excuse that a little more due to the plot developments. I thought the Act 3 twist was extremely obvious as early as James' first appearance, but the reveal seems to be a huge pull for a lot of people who love these books. Without spoiling too much, I feel like there were ways the author could have talked around their twist while still giving us enough background details to endear us to Will much earlier on, and I feel like it was a wasted opportunity. There's also several suspicious similarities to LotR that feel like they were played a little too straight to be simple homages. Sarcean as Sauron, the Remnants as Ringwraiths. I think they are setting up the character Ettore to be an Aragorn parallel. It's one thing to take inspiration, but Will fleeing the remnants on horseback to the Hall of Stewards felt a little on-the-nose.All that said, it did do a good job of making me feel invested in the main couple, in the end. I guess I'm a sucker for a tragic, morally compromised blondes. Enough so that I was willing to bear through every chapter of Violet and Cyprus being complete morons. Though, Pacat's fixation with collars, slavery and non-consent is becoming a pattern that's a bit difficult to ignore. Also, Devon best boy.
Finished a little novella today called The Monster of Elendhaven. It seemed appropriately spooky for October. It's about a kind of undying eldritch creature who takes the form of a back-alley cutthroat named Johann. He becomes captivated by an affluent young sorcerer with a grudge against their dreary seaside town, who he convinces to hire him as a bodyguard.Overall, I think I would have liked a little more horror or a little more romance from it, preferably both. At times, the dialogue also felt a bit too modern and cheeky for the setting, taking me out of the story. But it's a quick, entertaining read that can easily be knocked out in a day, if you're looking for something seasonal. It's a bit NBC's Hannibal/Interview with the Vampire in vibes. More than anything, it reminded me of a BL manga called Sleeping Dead, which I can recommend much more whole-heartedly.
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>>4069487This just made me remember a set of comics about the Four Swords Links, and by extension one of the greatest ships of all time: Purple Link x shadow Link
>>4070105Lmao the chat message. Also v. hot
They have some cute boys
>>4049321Do you prefer the dynamic they had when Light lost his memories or when he was Kira?
>>4069376I prefer him full Kira mode. I don't really buy the act he was putting on when he had amnesia. Obviously, he had lost his memories, but the narrative pulls a bit away from his perspective during that arc and makes his inner thoughts more ambiguous. I like to believe that some part of him knew he was the only one capable of accomplishing what Kira had done. Or, at least, that was flattered by L's belief he was Kira, even if he had to play the offended, perfect honor student to keep up appearances.I love the give-and-take power dynamics between the two. The way L needles him, tries to push him into dropping his facade and revealing the ugly, bloodthirsty monster underneath. That's why I feel ambivalent about top/bottom dynamics between them. Dominate L seems be be in vogue right now because people want to see Light punished, but who's topping vs who's playing submissive is never the full story with them. Both are playing 6 steps ahead trying to manipulate each other, so it's impossible to say who is really in control.I'm sure I've mentioned these in other DN threads, but "A Tithe to Hell" by Aja and "Coexistence is Boredom" by Sakurazukamori6 are my two favorite LawLight fics. Both are post-Yotsuba Arc AUs. The first is Light/L and the second is L/Light. But in both the "submissive" partner is able to manipulate and outwit the other. "Oubliette" by ArgentNoelle is another fic I enjoyed that features amnesiac Light. It really focuses on the cognitive dissonance he feels without his memories, his PTSD after being kept in solitary confinement for months, and the fucked up predatory nature of his relationship with L. I think the analogy it makes to Light in imprisonment being like a photon in superposition, literally two states at once, Light and Kira, changing only once he is observed, was very clever. It's still being published, and it's slow and a bit challenging to read, so I haven't caught up with it, but I'd like to go back to it once it's finished.
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>>4069956He got drafted
>>4066435what was the q? >>4066428is this really the third one?
>>4069962It was asking for onii-shota recommendations
>>4069956>>4069958I'm still here.Still shotaless, but I haven't given up yet.
>>4069966Glad you're still alive king
Lies of P is full of blood and violence. But there is also a lot of Christmas fun to be had. Let's combine the two in this thread!
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Characters from Fortune's Weave would be much appreciated, but feel free to post characters from any game in the series!
Happy October everyone! This is a thread for all the cute gourd dudes out there during the best time of the year.
Nice thread op I really like object heads too, wish I had a few more to add in
Post cute boys wearing underwear. Pantsing and Wedgies are also welcome!
>>4056822He had an accident while fighting shadows but fortunately his teammates were prepared, they gave him dry undies and the team leader lended him one of her skirts
>>4056822cute. artist?
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