A 14 year old can write better pacing wtf is this

SSIO April 14, 2025 11:38 am

Oh wow the first bit of emotion that isn't anger. About 20 chapters too late.

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    eddie_i April 14, 2025 12:28 pm

    You when jaekyung doesnt say "im sad" or "im angry" so you just assume all of his emotions are anger because you dont have reading comprehension

    GayorNot April 14, 2025 5:57 pm
    You when jaekyung doesnt say "im sad" or "im angry" so you just assume all of his emotions are anger because you dont have reading comprehension eddie_i

    What? Emotions dictate your actions, and Jaekyung has shown nothing but acting on anger, or showing disdain and arrogance. And the emotions they do give him are written so terribly. Like, look! He's nice when he's drunk, so he must be nice deep down inside! He's taking care of Dan even when he doesn't have to, that must mean he cares! He can't let Dan go for some reason, that clearly means he's in love with him, he just can't realize it yet!

    It's not that we don't recognize what the author is TRYING to do, but the execution is just that bad. It doesn't convince me enough that he isn't just angry all the time. This chapter wasn't moving because all it showed was that Jaekyung doesn't want Dan to die. Wow! Shocker. Lol That would've made sense if the conflict was related, but it's not a revelation that Jaekyung doesn't want Dan to die. We've already determined that from the beginning.

    Obviously, it's supposed to make Jaekyung realize that he hasn't left Dan's side because he actually cares about him, but because Jaekyung hasn't ever been shown enjoying Dan's company besides sex, it falls flat. They just don't feel compatible.

    Not to say there's no potential. I'm HOPING this is just a bad section of the story. I'm still reading because I'm hoping Jaekyung actually experiences his redemption arc. Emotion was beautiful on his face.

    eddie_i April 14, 2025 10:23 pm
    What? Emotions dictate your actions, and Jaekyung has shown nothing but acting on anger, or showing disdain and arrogance. And the emotions they do give him are written so terribly. Like, look! He's nice when h... GayorNot

    Wait girl true. I agree

    SSIO April 17, 2025 4:22 am
    You when jaekyung doesnt say "im sad" or "im angry" so you just assume all of his emotions are anger because you dont have reading comprehension eddie_i

    Oh come on now

    SSIO April 17, 2025 4:24 am
    What? Emotions dictate your actions, and Jaekyung has shown nothing but acting on anger, or showing disdain and arrogance. And the emotions they do give him are written so terribly. Like, look! He's nice when h... GayorNot

    Props to you for bothering to write all of this, 10/10 agree with you