As much as this story has a soft spot in my heart cause this is one of the manhwa when I was just getting into bl I did realised with time that it's not that good as I have made it in my head which is painful to admit. It's like when you remember a memory and it's perfect in your head than it was in reality.
But I can't help but get infatuated with the ml. He's so magnetic, charming, well mannered, classy and mysterious.God I love a man who shuts tf up.
And I also liked the mc in the starting more (I still love him) even after him making decisions that made me annoyed because at the end he was just a 24 year old kid struggling to support his family with no mother and a piece of shit as father. I also liked how he would stand for himself and won't beg for help from ml.
I relate with you with the 'where this falls for me too' even though it being one of my favs.
There were too many parts that were really unnecessary like the sex part you mentioned and the childhood trope. This story had so much potential but at the end it was just underwhelming. Which is so sad. But still gives me nostalgia and will be my special one.
Exactly, I had a good time reading it just sad I didn't end up loving it enough. I love a ML that's exactly like Jae (intelligent, quiet, to the point, but a bit dominant) like Zayne from Love and Deepspace if you play it lol.
The story had a lot of potential, love a good cliche paying back parents debts and a graveling ML lol but I will accept it for what it is. It's a great start or restart when you can't handle reading another red flag trope couple.
Is it weird I have no idea where this falls for me as a whole? Like I know for a fact I like it for the most part (pretty characters , story is easy to follow, no one is down right super red flag more like yellowish) but I was getting bored by chap 40. I like Yeon Oh but his developing feelings for Jaehyuk was too surface level (I guess that's why a 32 year old shouldn't mess with a 24 yr old). I know Jaehyuk treating him well and paying off his debts were kind gestures to a kid that never experienced that level of money but to me that's pretty much why he said he was gonna sponsor you (be his boyfriend and get nice things). The only gesture I get behind that made me believe Jaehyuk started to liked Yeon was buying the painting for no reason.
Also not sure why he used this boy for his body like you telling me your grandfather is so gross that he was watching his grandson sleep with his partner in the privacy of his own home?? Like make that make sense, if you know your grandfather bugged your house you get someone to debug it, not sleep with a impressionable young man? I think it would have still been a nice read and hotter build up if the sex part was not in the deal that way it feels less icky. The kid is an actor he could have faked the moans and stuff while y'all just did a lot of PDA when out.
I am proud of Yeon for standing his ground that Jae played with his emotions for too long but like I was a bit annoyed when he just said nah I'm not giving you the USB...like you don't even know why he needs that (literally evidence for Jae mother's murder....) don't be childish (I know he's 24 but that's why I don't care for Jae using him in the first place)
Also Manhwa author please stop making the age gap relationship start with the oldest knowing the young as adolescent...like come on....
Again not saying I hate it just felt like it needed polishing at times ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶