I absolutely adore YW and JH's story
I know that some people might not like it. But I for one absolutely adore this simply for the fact that it's so rare to see platonic relationships between two guys being portrayed in a way that scratches that itch I've always had.
It's honestly refreshing and I adore it.
The way Junhyuk's care for Yeonwoo is portrayed as brotherly and vise versa is so well done and it really hits hard when the events that happen in middle school come into play.
It's all just so well crafted and I can tell Esol put a lot of time into how she wanted to show her story to use. I think she did an amazing job and now she has a dedicated reader of her works for a long time.
I may love Junkyuk and Yeonwoo but a I NEEEED Yeonwoo and Haesol so baaad ╥﹏╥. I'm absolutely obsessed with Yeonsol and need more of them. Plus when Junhyuk and Yeonwoo's arc is over I know Haesol is coming up and I'm so excited for that (≧▽≦)
This is how Esol welcomes us back after 3 plus months of a hiatus...
There is so much to talk about but what I really want to talk about is that end panel where YW is like JH I'm sorry I'm so sorry and that look in his eyes...
MANIPULATION TACTIC.
LIKE
You can't tell me he didn't know what he was doing when he did that because we know that he is never going to actually kill himself he is too scared to kill himself but if he used killing himself as a reason to get JH to not tell his parents about what happened.
Prime manipulation right there, and it's not a bad thing. it's not a bad thing at all because he's doing what he has to do so that no one finds out what happened to him.
It may not be the right way to go about it but it's still got the job done at the end of the day.
I really want to focus on that specific end panel though because the look at his eyes that has to tell you something.
I'm so happy that we're finally back after 3 months though I already know what we get after this is going to be crazy. I really want more KH and y W but I'm honestly willing to wait it out because the development that the friendship between YW and JH is having right now is insane and I'm so here for it.
Platonic relationships and their complications for the win.
This manhwa is a slow burn so keep that in mind when you read this. Also, these guys are highschoolers and well you know how dramatic that can be. The new chapters got significantly darker and if you re-read the manhwa you can see that it was building up to this so it doesn't come out of nowhere.
The author will be coming back on their socials they said they got a bad burn that resulted in them having to go to the hospital so the manhwa will be back in feburay 9.
I swear to God seeing what happened to YW and getting a chance to see everything from JH's perspective is so jarring because while YW is suffering throughout Middle School JH was living his best life completely unaware of what YW was going through.
I'm going to be completely honest seeing their relationship through JH'S eyes is so sad because in the beginning he felt like YW was this precious little brother who he would always be there for and eventually over time their relationship on his side started to feel like a burden. Like just thinking about it makes me want to cry.
And I can 100% understand why JH felt like that and it also puts into a greater context that their relationship being codependent has always been that way. they have always been in a codependent relationship. And now what JH said to nari makes a lot more sense because he told her that he was the reason why YW is not growing. And he's right because it is his fault that YW has not grown since middle school. The fact that when JH saw that YW was doing perfectly fine without him he felt jealous and kind of dissatisfied is proof that their relationship was not healthy from the get-go.
But as the reader I'm so attached to them both and I want them both to stay friends but Haesol is right. they need space from each other because they cannot be near each other and just have a normal relationship. it's going to go back into being a codependent one the moment something bad happens.
Like the more this goes on my emotions are telling me I want them to stay friends they have to stay together but then my head is telling me they need to stay apart just for a while because if they stay together they're going to end up hurting each other more than helping. (╥﹏╥)
UGGH THIS IS SO CONFLICTING. (ノ`Д´)ノ彡┻━┻
I agree and disagree with this comment. Like you are completely right their relationship is strange and in some aspects toxic as the desperately dependent on each other but it seems you are blaming JH to much. He’s just a teenage boy who wanted to experience high-school at his fullest without any weird rumours spreading which made him distanced himself but that dosnt mean he didn’t care about YW anymore. He’s feeling of jealousy is completely valid in my opinion, it’s like normal since they have been together for that long, JH is obviously happy that YW was able to fit in but he was jealous because he felt he wasn’t needed in YW life anymore. They both have serious attachment issues anyways. I just feel like some people don’t realise how much JH has been going through, he’s experience isn’t as traumatic as YW but the is suffering with internal guild. He feels it’s his fault that YW got bullied as he wasn’t there to protect him but then he started to be overly protective which is also doing no good. Also I feel like they are both stopping each other from growing cause YW depend to much on JH and JH is to overprotective with reinforces their toxic relationship. I also feel like they don’t necessarily have to separate to be able to establish a healthy relationship, they just need to set boundaries. YW should start being more independent and speak up for himself as he cannot depend on other forever( this may happens very gradually because he needs to gain confidence first) and JH needs to step back and not always intervene because he’s not helping YW as much as he thinks he is. ( except if it’s like physical fights or some ). In conclusion they both just need to go to a good therapist and I think I need to go to one to cause reading this is really doing something to me .
OH SWEET SWEET DEVELOPMENT!!!
MY BABIES.
Things are turning up for these two and I'm so excited! (Now it's time for angst with Haesol!!! HAHAHAAAA)