I read Chain Reaction: King Theo and I stopped half-way through the first episode. I thought community stories would be better. Wrong. Community stories are even worse. Now I just try to stay away from them.
When the LI isn’t abusive. Which so far, I’ve seen nothing of.
First, the fact that in 99% of mafia stories, the LI physically, mentally and verbally abuses the MC. And it’s not okay to romanticize abuse. Second, they literally encourage falling in love with a criminal and getting sucked into a life of crime. Third, there’s very graphic scenes that could trigger people, without warning or an option to skip the scene. Fourth, they’re really problematic. At least most of them are.
I do want to see more healthy relationships and actual portrayal of what the mafia is really like. All these stories are about a teenager that gets kidnapped and the mafia leader falls in love with her in, like, what? Two days? And they all live happily ever after. I want to see more realistic stories. I don’t want to see practically everything I mentioned that I dislike.