u/Elbebedesatan

I’ve always been a fan of enemies-to-lovers relationships, but truly ENEMIES TO LOVERS in the most literal sense—where all the hatred and resentment turns into an explosive and beautiful love—and Fuego completely matches my standards for that trope. I just finished reading it, and it delivers exactly those feelings that make you hate a character so much at first that they become almost unbearable to watch, only for you to end up loving them deeply and having them completely steal your heart.

I’ve never really been into “vanilla” GLs when it comes to darker romances or relationships built on hatred and tension. I feel like those kinds of GLs have way more intensity, like an emotional roller coaster.

And recently, ever since Aire was announced, I’ve already seen people complaining about Fuego’s story, calling it “violent” and saying they hope they change parts of the book or tone everything down. Personally, I feel like toning down the story would take away the whole meaning of Fuego. Reducing the hatred and intensity would remove the entire point of the enemies-to-lovers dynamic.

So honestly, I feel like Fuego probably won’t be well received by fans who prefer softer or more “vanilla” GLs, and there will definitely be many complaints, especially with people using very sensitive terms like “violence,” “harassment,” etc. because that’s exactly what I’ve been reading lately.

So at this point, I’m already mentally preparing myself for the criticism Fuego is going to get 😅 What do you all think? I tried not to spoil too much for those who haven’t read the book yet.

I’ve been thinking about making this post even though I know I’ll probably get criticism and excuses from some people, but please, wherever you see people talking about this situation, focus on the real issue: a man who was sexually abused by his older brother, who even admitted it in a recording.

I think it’s absurd that people are focusing more on likes and reducing such a serious issue to “who liked what” and “who didn’t.” I’m sorry, but that is not helping the victim or showing solidarity in any meaningful way. If you truly want to help, then share the face of this abuser and spread the victim’s story so more people are aware of what happened.

I also want to mention something else (and I’m not saying everyone is doing this): please stop excusing the actors and actresses who liked those posts by saying things like “sometimes people like things without looking.” These are grown adults, not babies. It’s obvious they knew about the situation, searched the wife’s name themselves, liked the posts, and even commented. Some of the apologies made by actors and actresses have been incredibly weak, using the same excuse that they “didn’t know about the situation” as if they were children.

Please, if you’re going to talk about this topic or post about it online, focus on the man who committed the abuse—not the likes. Don’t let the real issue get lost, because shifting all the attention to social media likes instead of the abuse itself only helps the abuser slowly disappear from the real spotlight.