lowkey so tired of hwayoung. 104 chapters and this man is still a bad dom. idk, i like see...

I defo see where ur coming from but I don't 100% agree.
First bit was them getting into a relationship, B-plot being the stalker.

Second bit was establishing/building trust, with the blonde fucking around, Hwayoung breaking separating from Dungeon, and Hwayoung's family making Gyuwon run the club.

I think we're at the part where both guys are facing their pasts in a more direct way; either solidifying or shaking the foundation of the relationship.

It's been a long and very quiet issue that's been brought up in the story, but the other doms are pretty jealous of the main couples relationship (for various reasons). And then the mercs Gyuwon used to run with are coming back which may pick at bro's insecurities.

One thing that definitely holding the story back is the amount of smut that this comic has (i mean, i personally enjoy it- but thats not the point). There's so much of it, it actually interrupted the latest chapter. So it makes the story feel like it's stopping and starting, and even going nowhere- and these characters have developed, but theyre making moves that feel weirdly contradictory.

The thing i find interesting is the little things that sort of explain the moves Hwayoung takes. Bro is nowhere near perfect, with how extremely possessive he is, but in this last part, he's willing to introduce Gyuwon to play parties. Chances are the party scene is going to happen, and IF it does, im really interested to see how it'll play out. Cuz the thing is, Gyuwon isn't a victim to Hwayoung, right. Bro WANTS to be with him. And while I BELIEVE I see Hwayoung's line of thinking of doing this, I can't confirm it until we get the chapters, yknow? Going to the party isn't a test of Gyuwon's loyalty. If im reading correct, theyre playing the game because Hwayoung wants to/is thinking about it.

Hope i made some sense here I'd love to know what aspects of the story u feel are repeating, because I might just be biased/blind, and not considering something that you've noticed!

Hwayoung makes me upset because he just doesn't seem like a good person. Gyuwon is so sweet and then Hwayoung the biggest asshole to him. I understand BDSM, but it's all about consent and respect for eachother. I think Hwayoung just seems him as his pet which is like... uncomfortable?

I feel like it seems like that because they haven’t had normal sex. He does push Gyuwon to almost limit but he has been malicious with it

Nah for me it's not the lack of normal sex. A good example of bdsm is "my partner's taste and fetishes" where for the vast majority of the book they don't do anything vanilla. Hwayoung comes off as incredible controlling and possessive, even OUTSIDE of their dynamic. It's sad how people see BDSM as that - complete control, use of a person like an object at ALL times. If it was there stated dynamic to be 24/7 constant roles ig I would understand - but there's literally a part where Hwayoung goes "I'm not looking for DS lifestyle".

WHAT I WAS THINKING OMGG, at one point i started to think that he was getting too controlling without him noticing. It felt like Gyuwon didnt care about anything he wants but only what Hwayoung wanted or maybe thats a reach, anyways its not a good representation at all

Just for clarification purposes, Hwayoung said that prior to acknowledging that he wanted to keep Gyuwon on a more permanent, exclusive basis. At some point, both guys acknowledge eachother as "My dom/sub". They might not have said it in plain speech, but its evident in their actions and interactions they've shifted into a d/s lifestyle/relationship (for example, the time hwayoung made gyuwon a leather harness, gyuwon willing put that shit on, and kept it on (chap 83-84 i thiiiink???)). Verbal evidence is when Gyuwon says "I am not your sub" to that one blonde guy. Implies that either he is not a sub to be had or he is a sub that belongs to someone else. As the audience, we know it's the latter implication.

I appreciate the clarification!! I figured that this may be the case, but nonetheless I really don't care for hwayoung honestly.

for me it's not the fact they have a lot of issues or they are in a full time d/s life style, it's how they think about these things. all their thoughts and words are within a bdsm context, which i think is weird and makes it seem superficial. even with 24/7 ds they, especially hwayoung, feel like they never think of the other one as "my partner, my boyfriend" etc.
i'm not saying they should be all lovey dovey to seem like they have a relationship, but it's always the perfect sub, perfect dom, how he struggle with jealousy, how he struggles with shame, other doms wanting him, him looking at other subs etc. almost none of their problems/affection dont revolve around or include play and nothing else. it feels like they are just really posessive and loyal fuckbuddies.

THIS!