A surprising gem
"Second Chance" was such a lovely and surprising gem of a series, that I think got overlooked due to when it was released. The topic of bullying, especially the domestic violence that Jeno experienced with his abusive boyfriend Arthur was addressed head on as a problem, that the school officials had to stop, that the fellow students had to bring to the teachers and officials attention, that friends wouldn't let their fellow friend and classmate deal with it on their own. I really loved that the writer of this series did not romanticized the bullying, as something that happens because one young man couldn't handle their attraction towards another young man. I also loved that the female characters were not used in the stereotypical "evil, crazy, obessive girl" roles that are always present in these BL stories. They were there to support whatever role that was needed for these storylines.
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