No I'm pretty sure all of Simon's f buddies are present day(may be a spoiler since I don't know how far into it you are but half of the guy he fucks are bc of his record label the others are guys he uses as a replacement for Conor since they broke up) I think the beginning switches back and forth between present and past bc Simon and Conor are together in the past and don't see anyone else. This manhwa is definitely worth a read! It's a little sad but things get worked out and it speaks out on issues of being color and lgbt:)
After Conor left him, Simon became highly depressive. Simon had signed a contract with the music industry and apparently one of the rules was that Simon had to sleep with a bunch of politicians and other higher-up people for the company. The company would then film those sex acts so they could use it against the politicians if they ever needed to. They pretty much sold Simon to further their power.
Simon, being depressive and unstable after losing Conor, just let them do whatever they wanted. Simon also willingly decided to sleep with a lot of prostitutes, but he made those prostitutes dress up as Conor so Simon could feel as if Conor was still with him. He also slept with Conor's cousin, because the cousin looked like Conor. It's pretty sad, but it eventually gets better
If you're confused, just skip chapter 1-5. Just read straight to ch 6
Im gonna write a summary for you,
Conor is Asian. Simon is Caucasian. They made a band together, a girl as the drum player, Simon as the singer, and Conor as the guitarist. Simon and Conor loved eachother unconditionaly. But, there's this group of racist and homophobic people. They torture Asians, Black people, gay, for no reason whatsoever. Conors career as a guitarist ended because his hand got crushed by this people (litteraly crushed). At the same time, Simon got recruited from an agency to be a solo singer. AT THE SAME TIME AGAIN, Conors parents who's a homophobic knew about their relationship and didn't allow Simon to visit Conor at the hospital when his hand got crushed. But they eventually met again.
Simon managed to hid from Conor that he got recruited from an agency. And Conor eventually knows, and Conor got furious and they split up. They never met again. Conor got a new girl, and Simon is depressed, he did drugs and fuck with a lot of guys and hallucinating that he's with Conor. They got separated for months and years. Wanna know the continuation? Read the rest yourself!
This manhwa has a really powerful storyline. The best of the best. It's on another level. This manhwa changed the way I look at yaoi love stories. I don't think I can read a yaoi love stories the same way ever again. Yes, it's THAT good...
Thanks I got a good view on the story now, so I won't drop it :)
Thanks for the clear up! I understand it much better now! :)
Oh I see thanks for the clear up! I'll want to continue it now
Okay, so I don't get it, I'm barley beginning on reading "dark heaven" but like did Simon really have a lot of f buddies despite being in love with Conor? Like the relationship is very confusing, I feel like I should drop it, but I was wondering if it's really worth it before I actually do, I hope it's not too sad and it gets better