Take her out back and get the shotgun

Lmao

GN FluffyCow, if you check this post out, in the morning, I just want to say, I totally missed Mamiya's hands around Kuzawa's throat at the end there. That obviously changes everything. That takes Mamiya's words from simple emotional blackmail, to a way WAY darker and scarier place. Um so yeah. I concead the point.
It's funny how missing one single detail, (admittedly a glaring one) can change your whole perspective on a story.

Ah okay, interesting!

Murder and sucide is a bit too much, maybe Kuzawa will just leave one day, either way, I think fucked up people can have fucked up relationships until, well..they can last a long time, until something happens, which is not death. Now I gotta look more from this author.

People shouldn't underestimate how bad these relationships can get, and murder in abusive relationships IRL happens. Mamiya was already shown to be completely unhinged and willing to turn the tables at any time with the strangling, I think it's more than possible that she could eventually kill Kuzawa and not bat an eye about it. I think it's also possible that after years of feeling trapped in this relationship Kuzawa could one day snap and just beat Mamiya to death, probably in a moment of sudden uncontrolled rage. Along with possible regret afterward and potential suicide.

I figured I'd check the discussion one last time after properly waking up but I don't want to keep talking about it in all honesty. Their relationship is legitimately scary and disgusting to me.

Oh, you Americans are so pure.

Oh, you Americans are so pure.

If you're not American, why are you just assuming others on here are? Not that being American would have anything to do with it, most people think abuse is bad.

Damn I should create a "yikes" list..

the fact that i am unsettled and my first reaction was "isn't therapy free in japan?" really sells it for me. especially the ending.

First time through I thought this was just horrifying, but re-reading it more carefully, it's pretty funny.

As well as horrifying.

Also, Reversal

Very sad but interesting telling of a toxic dynamic

yep this is the point of no return. what shitfest this turned into!

I kinda like it..reading this.....

This is very well done

Wow, this is a masterpiece of psychological horror. It's kind of hilarious to see people claim this is "fetishizing abuse," we have a name for that subgenre of fiction and it's "dark romance". You might notice it has a positive word, "romance," that is something completely absent from this story. These are two people trapped in misery and torment, unable to untangle themselves because they're pulling in opposite directions. This is not a romance, it's hell. An absolutely wonderfully unpleasant creation, I applaud tmfly for pulling it off.

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