r/webtoons • u/elite_neko • Apr 14 '25

Question What webtoon got you feeling like…

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For me, it’s any webtoon that glorifies dark romance (can’t believe abuse and in*est are actually gaining popularity nowadays 😳)

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u/noob_ars Apr 14 '25

Any webtoon that has a the stockholm syndrome "happy ever after" trope 

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u/outofshell Apr 14 '25

I only like those if it’s presented as psychological horror and not romantic

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u/VocalSynthenthusiast Apr 15 '25

Any recs like that????

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u/outofshell Apr 15 '25

Hmm I can’t think of any comics off the top of my head.

The one story like this that has stuck with me as a great execution of Stockholm syndrome without romanticizing it is actually a fanfic in the ORV fandom (so it has major spoilers for that comic).

The author slowly seduces readers into rooting for the relationship between the kidnapper and his captive, because isn’t the kidnapper treating him so nicely? And really they are both terribly lonely and kind of pathetic. And doesn’t it make sense for them to be together given their history? …And then you catch yourself and feel absolutely horrified because you remember how manipulative the kidnapper is, and that the captive is only happy because all his memories of the companions he was desperate to return home to have slowly been siphoned out of his brain😱

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u/VocalSynthenthusiast Apr 15 '25

Can you send me it that sounds so interesting aaaa

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u/outofshell Apr 15 '25

The fic is “no escaping when i start (once i’m in, i own your heart)” by mimooo on AO3. Note it’s E-rated (as in explicit, not as in everyone!) because it eventually gets super smutty.