Opinion on the s3x scene from chapter 38
(If you see this comment on any website, I made it. I just wanted to bring the discussion here)
...I'm disappointed.
First, this was definitely the most misdirected chapter the author has done so far, the scenes seem extremely disconnected and fast, almost as if the author wanted to end the chapter at once. I was fully aware that the sex scene between Taeha and Haesoo wasn't going to be explicit and was going to be erotic, however, as someone who has read a lot of erotic manhwas, I imagined that the author was going to focus on the thoughts and emotions of both characters. Like, Taeha is having sex with the woman he's completely obsessed with, he's wanted her for a VERY long time and he's completely crazy about her, so you as a reader would deduce that the author would focus on these emotions during sex, writing Taeha's thoughts as he touches every part of Haesoo's body. But NO! What we have is a chapter with almost no dialogue or thoughts. There's nothing that really creates a mood before penetration, it's all so fast that you feel lost and confused, like: “is that all?"
My criticism comes mainly because of the tension and expectation that the author created around this moment, the kisses, Haesoo's dreams, everything made me imagine that the sex scene would be incredible, intense, passionate and hungry. But what I got was a poorly done censorship, two foreplay panels and a bunch of blank panels with some onomatopoeia. Where was the way the author played with tension? The way he described the characters' thoughts and how he placed the “camera” in the scene? I know this author's work, he knows how to create sexual tension without being explicit(the kissing scenes are an example of this), but here it seems that he tried to be two things at the same time and ended up being neither.
My complaints have nothing to do with Taeha or Haesoo, I didn't find the scene shameful or crude. All my criticism goes back to the way the author decided to draw the scene and introduce us to it. I have nothing against the author, I really admire his work, both as someone who also draws and as a reader. But this was the first chapter that made his inexperience obvious. I hope from the bottom of my heart that he manages to create better scenes in the future and, of course, I still love this work with all my heart, I'm just a little frustrated.
In short: I'd prefer it if they'd just kissed and then talked, or if this chapter had just focused on foreplay and the next one on penetration. What do you guys think?