Status Updates from All Editions of DEADLOCK —デッドロック

Emme is on page 140 of 299

I started this around a couple days ago but forgot to update GR lol. So far it's been a decent read, I've learned a few Japanese legalese terms thanks to it. I appreciate the fact that it's not super clique and the setting feels well-researched enough (I'm pretty sure that the author has seen the Lock Up tv show tho lol and took inspiration from it). What I don't like is that Yuuto is kind of a Gary Stu...

— Sep 15, 2026 10:00AM Add a comment

Nel is 85% done

ok a mandatory hanky-panky before the end

— Apr 08, 2026 05:51AM Add a comment

Nel is 75% done

entering the final stretch

— Apr 07, 2026 06:02AM 2 comments

Nel is 67% done

when ur a former detective but also cant tell when ur obviously being setup for some ouchie time. love me the chars acting stupid to make the plot happen.

— Apr 06, 2026 01:48PM Add a comment

Nel is 60% done

doki doki swimming in the air

— Apr 06, 2026 08:31AM 2 comments

Nel is 50% done

「ユウト。『ラ・ゴロンドリーナ』がどういう歌か知ってるか？”」

la golondrina = a mexican folk song about a swallow that conveys the feeling of homesickness

reading a japanese bl taking place in america to learn more about mexican culture noice

— Apr 05, 2026 05:29AM 2 comments

Nel is 40% done

can there be a prison story without rape? i dont think so. (not the mc, at least)

— Apr 04, 2026 11:30AM Add a comment

Nel is 34% done

jp has some interesting expressions like 尻目にする which literally translates to turn a butt eye (=to ignore).

— Apr 04, 2026 07:31AM Add a comment

Nel is 30% done

— Apr 02, 2026 10:29AM Add a comment

Nel is 18% done

nothing like getting ur ribs cracked on ur first day in prison.

— Apr 01, 2026 09:42AM Add a comment

Nel is 11% done

given how this is a bl novel meant for japanese readers primarily, the author did a surprising amount of research into us prisons

— Mar 31, 2026 11:46AM Add a comment

Nel is 7% done

out of all the possible names, the author just had to pick Dick. me, a trembling creature of questionable morals and dissolute mind, cant handle this stuff in a mature way...ill just call him richard then. richard the lioncock.

— Mar 31, 2026 06:49AM 4 comments

Nel is starting

ive read the manga before, which only covers vol 1 of the novel btw hence the open ending. but i decided to start from scratch to refresh it in my mind plus novels tend to be better in characterization anyway. and itd be good to learn some prison vocab in jp.

— Mar 28, 2026 12:15AM Add a comment