Night Before the Dawn chapter 2(a) pg 4 3

Intriguing prologue. Makes me think what really happened that night. It doesn't look like what arnav's friend is implying.

Index

Chapter 1 on page 3

Chapter 2(a) on page 4

It's still rape right? I mean penetrating a girl when she is unconscious, ALMOST DYING (In such cases you call an ambulance, not rape her). Rape can not be justified in any way, I hope you are not planning to. It is sad though, traits of villains are now becoming traits of the heroes. I can't read this further, not because I like to keep my eyes shut to everything that is unfair, rather because the unfair is justified because the hero does it. Whether a man is subjected to rape or a woman, whether the hero does or an anti-hero, it is absolutely unjustifiable. I am not going to read further but I do hope Arnav is punished and Khushi doesn't have to end up loving/marrying Arnav as in the Rakshasha form of ancient Indian marriage where a girl is raped/abducted simply because the man likes her and it was perfectly permissible (Which is still practiced in certain tribal areas of India by the way). Because it implies rape or any meaningless violence towards another human being is okay when it is not.

Originally posted by: luv_panipuri

It's still rape right? I mean penetrating a girl when she is unconscious, ALMOST DYING (In such cases you call an ambulance, not rape her). Rape can not be justified in any way, I hope you are not planning to. It is sad though, traits of villains are now becoming traits of the heroes. I can't read this further, not because I like to keep my eyes shut to everything that is unfair, rather because the unfair is justified because the hero does it. Whether a man is subjected to rape or a woman, whether the hero does or an anti-hero, it is absolutely unjustifiable. I am not going to read further but I do hope Arnav is punished and Khushi doesn't have to end up loving/marrying Arnav as in the Rakshasha form of ancient Indian marriage where a girl is raped/abducted simply because the man likes her and it was perfectly permissible (Which is still practiced in certain tribal areas of India by the way). Because it implies rape or any meaningless violence towards another human being is okay when it is not.

Why couldn't he have just provided body heat and nothing more?

Was penetration really necessary here?
If it had been, let's say, Shyam in place of Arnav here, we definitely would not have tried to justify it, right?

But reading your reply to another reader, I would really like to see how you take it from here.

For a minute, I can't believe that Arnav did that. Was penetration really needed? Couldn't body heat suffice in such a situation. I agree that there was nowhere he could go or nobody he could have called and he was trapped in a deserted place. Calling an ambulance was also not possible as his phone's battery died(that's what I understood). But no matter in what state of mind he was or how helpless/ scared he might have been, doing what he did was preposterous. It's rape. He deserves to be punished. Still, I wish to read this story to see how you take this forward. It's critical because plots such as these cannot have the hero-heroine end up happily together. Some writers may be writing such kinds, but I don't wish for that to happen in this story. To be very honest, I will not at all be disappointed if arshi doesn't end up together here. Instead, she can have her happy ending with somebody OR something else. Let him not be her hero this time around for a change. I would have to mention though that the way in which you built up the suspense in the chapter concerning the environment and the whole situation was engaging.

Originally posted by: poojasidd123

For a minute, I can't believe that Arnav did that. Was penetration really needed? Couldn't body heat suffice in such a situation. I agree that there was nowhere he could go or nobody he could have called and he was trapped in a deserted place. Calling an ambulance was also not possible as his phone's battery died(that's what I understood). But no matter in what state of mind he was or how helpless/ scared he might have been, doing what he did was preposterous. It's rape. He deserves to be punished. Still, I wish to read this story to see how you take this forward. It's critical because plots such as these cannot have the hero-heroine end up happily together. Some writers may be writing such kinds, but I don't wish for that to happen in this story. To be very honest, I will not at all be disappointed if arshi doesn't end up together here. Instead, she can have her happy ending with somebody OR something else. Let him not be her hero this time around for a change. I would have to mention though that the way in which you built up the suspense in the chapter concerning the environment and the whole situation was engaging.

Originally posted by: luv_panipuri

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well if we talk about supporting woman empowerment and rights then trust me I love talking and writing about that's why I choose to go with this concept: This is a very good thought indeed.

this is not simple but risky the whole plan might back fire on my face and it can cause me shit lot bashing ( I wish you would call it criticism) as well but still I want to go for it regarding ending as I said ending will be in your hands if in the everyone wants arnav to go through the punishment I will do it

and yeah the man will be man anyone will loose their sanity in these situation : So there are no decent men left? A men will rape a women just because she is naked and just because the other person belongs to the category of 'men', even when she is almost dying? I think this ought to be offensive to men.

and I was writing in his pov so it's just that's how it is realistic no man is saint: It is realistic? No one is saint but does that mean everyone is a criminal?

when it comes to this topic. so I was bound to keep it in this it's natural for them to feel in this way: I would like to ask a simple question does rape come naturally to men? then why even criminalize rape? It is natural in your words. Being sexually aroused by someone and actually raping them is two entirely different things. And women have sexuality too, they get aroused too. Also men gets raped too. It is absolutely wrong to say men are naturally this, women are naturally that- this is what creates the problematic of gender issue that us the so called harbinger of change debate about day and night.

I posted this here from my inbox since I wanted people to participate, not leave these issues limited to just two people debating. It is kind of draining really to argue in a platform like this but then if you feel for something, then you should pursue it, is what I believe. Rest it is up to the readers and the author to say or not say anything.

The underlined sentences are from the author and the bold is my answer.