Beautifully put.
Mostly agree. Their love was good and it was a good story. Well written. But it needed an end. Not a cliffhangee
BL *is* supposed to spoil us. T_T if I wanted gritty reality I would just look at the world around me. Lol I like happy little endings, with all the strings tied up in a nice little bow. Frankly that’s why many of us read yaoi. Yes, it should have substance and a story, but... at least it should be conclusive. Just my two cents... V_V
yeah somehow i find these kinds of realistic yaois these days...i guess i read all thos popular ones and somehow cam t the deeper levels of this world...still have to sort out trash, but it seems you get kinda pro with this over time and faster to smell good stuff...mostly it was one of those 4-11 chapter stories and some longer ones but very rare and now this one...my inner romantic is a little sad, but i know that this is a very good story....it is not an act...it is how it is...
Thank You! I like a little realism in my fantasy, but if I want all realism, I'll go listen to my gay friends bitch about their boyfriends or lack thereof. Life has a tendency to suck... hard. That is why we fantasize. It's why the superhero always wins, why the hero gets the girl and why evil is always defeated. Because that shit NEVER happens in real life. When too much realism finds itself in our fantasies, it tells us that we have given up, lost hope. We don't even dare to dream about a better world or a happy ending. Nihilism did little for Nietzche except drive him to drink himself to death. Hope, even the hope found in fairy tales and superheroes, is what keeps us trying, keeps us going. Lose that hope and you want to just lay down and die. So, give me my happily ever after in my yaoi that I know for a fact can't or won't happen in real life. I need it so I don't feel like there is no point in trying.
I think the same token can be said of those who watch horror and the really dark things to keep themselves sane as well. (Though, PWH was by no means a horror, lol), but the same logic applies where people enjoy something that isn't entirely realistic. Looking back, I'm sure I just loved the story and wanted to defend it, but I think I can stand behind enjoying the realistic touch because no genre needs to look the same in everything made in it. I enjoy a sweet yoai as much as the next, but I can appreciate how this work is more well-rounded because it's something different than what I was used to, especially for a manhwa. Lmao, ironically, I really gelled with your comment bc I get tired of the "bitchy boyfriend" tales from anything, so I can feel the need for a fantasy palette cleanser at times. ^^
Allow me to start by clearing up that my comment was in response to another reader who wrote opposing your original comment. However, I also agree with your reply to me. What we like in a story can't be dictated by someone else. We like what we like and find enjoyment in the stories that touch us based on our own experiences and preferences. This is why I didn't originally respond directly to your first comment. I couldn't argue with anything you said, you were right about everything. The story is well written and well rounded and although there is no conclusive HEA, it implies hope. So, it wasn't like everyone dies at the end. Sure, I personally prefer the "fuck and fall in love" plots, but that doesn't mean that I think anything except that is garbage. Hell, there are a few full blown tragedies that I think are beautiful simply because the story and characters are deep and complex and the writing was amazing. Some people, like surgeons; police officers; firemen and paramedics thrive on drama. It is what drives them to success. Others prefer crunching numbers or coding programs. Neither is better or worse than the other. Each finds success in his own way. The same goes for stories and their readers. If we all liked the same things life would be painfully dull. We would never have the opportunity to have interesting conversations like this one. So, thank you for your response and I hope that, in the future, we can debate or discuss other stories we have shared in reading.
Hakdo didn't confess "at the end" and the brother and Sangho didn't sort things out "at the end" because this isn't a fairytale end. And frankly, this isn't the end. This is the end FOR US, but not for them. BL is often a fantasy that spoils us into feeling that there needs to be a full conclusion, but this story has always had a pacing that is a bit more realistic. Even the chapters are drawn with gaps, and the story has them as well. Everything isn't for us to observe.
This story end feels incomplete because it is. A story doesn't have to fit the fairytale narrative to be a legitimate love.
Frankly, more yoai could use this realistic touch that takes us away from the "fuck and true love" fantasy because that is just the TV stuff. The brother is coming around, but realistically it's a miracle he even IS coming around considering how bad it could have gone.
I agree that I would like more story, and wish the author would add extras or such. But to expect full confessions, automatic acceptance, and a "complete" story feels rather childish. What they have is real, and Hakdo doesn't need to be swept off his feet to love Sangho in return.