#bummed ask

[yoon-bummed]

What do you think the context of that spoiler image is?

Fun ask! Made me realize I should clean up my inbox a tad (whoopsies). Image in question is from this post.

From just looking at it, it's obviously a teaser for ch27, Bum’s fresh bandage shows that. Ignore the tub completely though, because it’s just intended to bait viewers into thinking something nsfw is happening; it’s not even shaded in Koogi’s style. :x Sangwoo’s fat butt couldn’t fit in that little stew pot, alright.

Bum is shivering, nervous, leaned up against something (wall?), not accepting of what Sangwoo is doing/saying, (whatever that is) and not blushing. Bum blushes over every little thing, but they’re both half naked so they’re either in Sangwoo’s room or the basement. Basement would make sense if Sangwoo was punishing Bum after his episode, but his expression doesn’t indicate that he’s outright upset. The bandage was probably Sangwoo’s work. 

Sangwoo seems... caring? Empathetic? But given his character, he’s probably just saying rude things he’s thinly veiling as care/advice. (I kinda thought he’d mirror post-poison dynamic and talk about himself a little, but he was not literally close to Bum then.) Sangwoo’s still buff as hell. That has nothing to do with what I’m noticing, he’s just a strong motherfucker.

Can’t really guess what the true context is because y'know... Koogi always surprises me. 

[yoon-bummed]

I HAVE A QUESTION. To me, Bum is not attractive (Adorable? Yes, but not someone who I would be physically inclined to). But in terms of the Killing Stalking world, is he actually a very attractive? Sangwoo must see at least some attractiveness..even if it's a little judging that Sangwoo got aroused by Bum in one of the most recent chapters. And Bum's uncle, as creepy and disgusting as he is, has an obvious attraction to his nephew? So back to my question, is Bum actually really attractive?

Is Bum attractive in-canon? No. Absolutely not. He’s hardly given a second glance by anyone. His looks have nothing to do with his circumstances outside of the fact he isn’t portrayed as handsome like Sangwoo.

In regards to his uncle, he knew Bum doesn’t fight back when he’s being attacked, and he probably has some really twisted feelings on thinking Bum “came onto him” regarding Bum mistakenly seeing what he did.

In regards to Sangwoo, he likes Bum because he’s the perfect complement to his strong, overpowering character. He’s also feeling like he’s helping Bum while Bum is feeding his emotional needs without reacting harshly.

Bum is not attractive: he is preyed upon by stronger people because they know he will not fight back and that he physically can’t stop them from attacking him. :(

[yoon-bummed]

I'm really worried that what is sangwoo is doing to bum in the spoiler pic is him teasing or making fun of him about the matter of him and his uncle relationship. Like he is asking him questions like " did you like it when he did this and that to you ?" And bum is like " please stop" I don't know seeing bum being all uncomfortable and shaking and sangwoo's face covered with shadow( the thing they do in anime to make the person look angry or scary) doesn't look good

It definitely doesn’t and your prediction’s pretty realistic. I can see Sangwoo minimizing/victim blaming the situation, but if he kept doing that he’d certainly lose Bum. I’m still curious how everyone seemed to know about what happened...

[yoon-bummed]

can you explain bum's mind-set during chap 20? i'm lowkey confused how i feel about it

I feel very... twisted about ch20 as well, even still. That was Koogi’s intention, I doubt anything healthy/normal will happen between them sexually. The dynamic was non consensual, to dubious consent, back to non-con again.

It’s super obvious Bum didn’t want to do it and didn’t hide under the blanket for that intention. Bum tends to stop talking/close himself off when he’s under duress. He closed himself off in ch26′s events as well. It hurts the more Sangwoo attempts to put the dildo in Bum (you have to use lube and stretch first otherwise... ow), which caused Bum to tell him repeatedly that it hurts, and to stop. Sangwoo ignored Bum’s pleas, and Bum gave up since Sangwoo gets upset/angry when Bum defies him. Not complaining was literally his first lesson in living in Sangwoo’s house, and his punishment was the deep cut of his collarbone.

After Bum realizes he’s not allowed to say “no,” he seems to just focus on being okay with Sangwoo fucking him since he’s dreamed about it for so long? When Sangwoo begins being too rough, Bum’s plea that he just wants to stay by his side is an attempt at making Sangwoo stop or slow down. After Bum realizes it isn’t Sangwoo actually having sex with him, he’s embarrassed and wants to stop. He clearly states it, attempts to move away, and begins crying.

[yoon-bummed]

But don't you think his grandmother did know? Like, there's no way she didn't hear what was happening right next to her when his uncle did it the first time. He literally got his head slammed into the ground and everything. She told him he wasn't going to be home that night, but he was. And why would she want to sleep alone all of the sudden if not to make sure she didn't have to listen to it again.You know what I mean? She knew what was happening, she just didn't want it happening next to her.

I think she knew something was happening next to her when Bum was assaulted because Bum spoke up against his uncle, which would have probably woke her up. She probably pretended it didn’t happen. I think she feeds Bum out of guilt she’s enabling and allowing him to be hurt so thoroughly. 

And she knew when Bum was going to be hit severely after he hid at the sauna. His uncle probably made it very clear to her that she would help him trap Bum in his room, but I don’t think she knew he was planning to rape Bum. He locked the door. Had Bum screamed for help, she wouldn’t be able to help him even if she wanted to. She knew about the beatings, but I really don’t think the uncle let her know he planned on raping her grandson, because while she’s an enabler, I can’t see her feeling ok with that much shit.I’m also thinking Bum ran away before his uncle could do it again - those are the very same clothes he wears when we find him in chapter 1. (Koogi worked around the pants thing by reusing ch 6 art.) Bum only has one pair of clothes... and he never washes them.

[yoon-bummed]

While randomly reading a post on quick ways the destroy your life (I don't know what's wrong with me) I came across a study in 2012 that suggested psychopaths may have a diminished sense of smell, this instantly reminded me of your post about sangwoo, however, I'm more inclined to believe he's a sociopath rather than a psychopath, just wanted get your input on this, thanks!

What a way to start an ask... but I’m not familiar with those. I think Sangwoo has antisocial personality disorder, but anything else... I can’t say with conviction. I don’t think Sangwoo really regrets or feels bad over the things he’s done, however. Depends on how he tells his story...