What happens when you take a popular romance manwha, the 48 Laws of power, Full Metal Panic, Dream Hunter REM, realistic and uncomfortable portrayals of mental illness, a satire of South Korean idol culture, and a lot of references to the lives of insects, arachnids, and other arthopods? You get my latest million-dollar concept called Empathy and Violence!
You can post anything on Ao3. And I mean anything, even your grocery list, as long as it is properly tagged. Everyone wants a yandere boyfriend until he stops being cute possessive and starts losing his mind once you leave him on read. Yes it is about a borderline toxic relationship, but instead of “I can fix him” it is “If this man sees himself as a weapon then it is my responsibility to make him stronger than before”. And if you are worried about the male lead getting away with stabbing people with rusty nails, don’t worry! He gets his ass beat routinely!
All I’m saying is that posting this on Ao3 might be like introducing a Brandon Sanderson fan to Berserk. I could put “dead dove do not eat” before everything but I think that the warning of “hornet’s nest do not approach” is more apt.
Am I overthinking this or am I onto something?
