Guilty pleasure

Zade August 15, 2024 8:14 pm

It's a pretty good manhwa and has great writing BUTT this all just feels so wrong. A 30 year old man picks up a 17 year old boy, doesn't elaborate and basically makes the boy fully dependent on him??? Like I get in the beginning he was idk trying to act as a guardian and repay the old man. The thing that's weird is that he kept calling him pretty and shit when he KNEW he was a minor. It doesn't seem that bad but considering their relationship uhh.. Also bro the moment the underage boy you took under your wing hits 18 you just gonna jump on him man? ┗( T﹏T )┛ LIKE YOU'RE 30 CALM DOWNN. Thats gotta be some predetory shit. Also like isn't this practically grooming? Idk man I've never been groomed but it just felt so so wrong to me since the beginning. Also another thing I found weird as FUCK is that Jiho literally didn't get education? Like the fuck bouta happen to him when the two of them break up? I know it'll never happen but it's just sooo weird. Also when Jiho asked Woojung if he wanted him to go to school, he just kept twisting his words liek??? "Noo you dont need it bla bla" I dont remember what exactly he said but like I think it was similar. When I was reading this I was FULLY expecting the older guy to be a psychopath and a huge red flag like pilwon level shit. Still I'm not sure because we NEVER got woojungs pov. His colleagues at the wedding mentioned how he acted like a completely different person with Jiho, like very gentle and caring. Also the part when he was throwing the cup when he was frustrated. It just left so many unanswered questions in my head. And that's exactly why I kept reading! Honestly the storyline, the art, the complexity of the characters especially Jiho. This all felt like a guilty fucking pleasure to me because all the things I mentioned before were still lingering in my head but I just couldn't drop this and literally binge read it. Honestly this was a great story if we were to ignore the age aswell as power gap. Honestly by the end when Jihk ran away, I actually wanted to see him become independent, get a degree, be more understanding and just work on his trauma from the abuse. It would've been great to see them reuniting when Jiho is in/ above his mid twenties and can fully function what is going on. The ending just felt a little forced to me but it was a great read but it still makes me feel weird. ALSO WHAT'S WITH HIM ADOPTING JIHO THATS EVEN WEIRDER SORRY. (/TДT)/

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