That was a nice surprise. The summary is slightly misleading imho. I expected something that has a lot more yaoi tropes in it but it turned out to be a pretty wholesome story.
Anyways, I also liked the cow subplot but at some points I was more focused on the missing cows than their relationship (￣∇￣").
To be honest, the reactions in this comment section still surprise me. We're 44 chapters in, with only 5 (regular chapters) left and most chapters end with a cliffhanger. Most of these cliffhanger make certain situations look a lot more dramatic than they actually are . Remember how three weeks ago most people here jumped at Hakdo's throat, even going as far as to wish for Sangho to find someone else because they were convinced that Hakdo had no feelings for him?
People jumped to conclusions and made their judgement based on what usually happens in a generic BL story instead of going with what is actually portrayed in the story.
Now they're happy and we all know that Hakdo has feelings for Sangho and isn't just using him.
The exact same thing happens with the sister right now. She isn't portrayed as evil. From her point of view they don't have a serious relationship and will break up eventually anyways. They're going on her nerves, she's already stressed enough with her thesis and now she even has to deal with something that is neither her problem nor has a future as far as she knows.
If she was a friend of yours and if she told the story from her perspective you'd probably scold her a little bit for the breaking-up-request but would otherwise most likely understand why she is so annoyed.
She'll probably feel guilty about it soon, apologize and then she'll find out how serious their relationship is and everything will be fine.
So stop treating her like the stereotypical evil yaoi woman who wants to separate the main couple. She's just a human being who's having a rough time and doesn't know the full extent of their relationship. Nothing in the story suggests that she wouldn't accept them if she knew how serious their relationship is.
She's struggling just as much as Sangho's brother and I think we shouldn't demonize her while idealizing him just because they have different ways of coming to terms with the situation.
say it louder for the people in the back! (๑•ㅂ•)و✧
Reaction to chapter 43
Edit: since it's already up, the spoiler warning is unnecessary.
Yes!! That's some great character development Sangho :D . He's finally calm about the Doochi thing and understands the situation. He's also giving Hakdo credit for reaching out to him which hopefully means he realized that he isn't the only one who wants this relationship to work (and doesn't have to be anxious about being dumped the whole time). What he said was also very lovely ^^.
The brother was so adorable this chapter. I mean he usually is, but it's just so cute seeing him try really hard to understand his little brother while fighting his protective big brother bias (thinking Hakdo is a bad influence and that's why Sangho is this way).
Even going as far as to visit a gay bar, just to run into cross dressing Sangho again
╮(￣▽￣)╭. Poor brother, like Sangho ordering pineapple pizza wasn't enough of a shock for him ( btw, that's a great running gag ^^).
Where did you read it?
I buy it.
I bought the last 10 chapters
Spoilers
I thought the end was great. She ended up with Lemon. Her childhood friend realized that she was in love with him (and Lemon with her) and then gave up on his own (he handled the situation very well).
She kept her frying pan (and various other kitchen tools) as a weapon until the end (the scene in which she holds a frying pan while lemon holds a whisk, ready to fight the fae is probably one of my favorite scenes of the entire webcomic).
It would've been nice to get a side story for her friend as well but that's just a small complaint from my side.
The story got surprisingly romantic at the end. Because of some trouble in the fae world, the time for the exams was curt short again and everything suddenly had to happen very quickly. Mira invited Lemon to a flower festival but they had to go there earlier because he had to leave. When they arrived they were alone, he made the flowers bloom, they finished the last test and then Lemon says a very heartfelt goodbye to her and then Mira finally told him to stay. He was transported back to the fae world nonetheless.
In the fae world Lemon finds out that he was always supposed to be the new commander, that everybody only sees his magic power and realized that this wasn't what he wanted and that Mira was the only one who saw him as the person he really is.
He ran away, back to the human world, trying to reach Mira before midnight (she would lose her memory of him at midnight if he didn't make it in time). That leads to chaos among the fae. Some try to find him, others stop the huge hour glass so that at least Lemon and Mira could have more time. They're successful and when Lemon meets Mira shortly after midnight, she still remembers him.
However, now they have control over Mira's memory and that's why Lemon agrees to come back and fight for them as a knight but only if he's allowed to visit Mira in the human world and if Lukas becomes the commander.
The two extras are about Lukas and his lady (he really had feelings for her and it was hard for him to leave her) and the current situation in the fae world. It ends with a short scene of Mira and Lemon on earth.
whoa thank you so much !!
Yes and no. Lukas isn't using him the way it appeared at first. He wants Lemon to become commander he does everything to make that happen, but that's how most of the fae think. However, he actually cares about Lemon and only did all of those things to make sure that Lemon sees him as a friend which wasn't really necessary anyway.
So he realized that Lukas (and many other faes) planned for him to become commander but since Lukas didn't have any evil intentions they're still friends.
I know he has his own self as his best interest, but in the end, he's one of the best few friends that care for Lemon. And I'm happy for them like that.
I know everyone feels sorry for Sangho right now but tbh he slightly annoyed me in this chapter. Throughout the entire story Sangho simply assumes that Hakdo isn't serious or even has no feelings for him at all. None of that has been true so far.
He has always known that Hakdo also has feelings for Doochi, it shouldn't come as a surprise to him that Hakdo is upset because Doochi leaves the country.
Hakdo already decided to let go of Doochi, he doesn't want to have a relationship with him anyway and he already told Sangho that he likes him. They are in a relationship. If Sangho simply talked about his insecurities with Hakdo these problems could be solved very easily. I know, that's what he wanted when Hakdo received that message, but instead of coming with him he could've told him to come back after his meeting with Doochi or the next day so that they can talk about their relationship.
But instead he came with him and interpreted Hakdo's behavior the way he wanted to. He had no conversation with him, he simply jumped to conclusions again.
I'm aware that he acts this way because of his asshole ex and I know that this problem will be solved soon. However, I really hope Sangho gains a little bit more confidence and stops being so pessimistic when it comes to their relationship. Give Hakdo a proper chance and let him explain himself.
Well, I do believe Sangho is jumping to conclusions... But that doesn't mean he is all that wrong. Yes, Hakdo already told him he likes him... But that can be nothing compared to the feelings he have for Doochi. That's the point! Although he has a thing with Sangho, his feelings for the other guy are obviously more intense and that's heartbreaking for someone who's already been tossed around.
Hakdo can be sincere but the issue isn't that. The thing Sangho is complaining is that he again doesn't feel #1 in any aspect in the other guys heart. And he SAW Hakdo's reaction, so it isn't all that a misunderstanding for him.
Yes, it could be just his insecurities, but he emotionally isn't in position to be stronger than his partner. And that is why he's saying he is sad... Because he knew this all along and again choose someone who isn't 100% into him. In this case, Hakdo has feelings for someone else and with his ex, he clearly stated that Sangho was just a fling.
If he was strong enough he'll be able to say "I'll wait" but someone who needs reaffirmation like that... Just can't wait that much.
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I totally agree. Sangho knew, yes, but understand with the head is not understand with the heart.
He knew but he hope deep in himself that he was wrong. And this hope was shattered.
But we don't really know much about Hakdo's feelings. That's the problem. Everybody always assumes that Hakdo only has feelings for Doochi, but nobody has ever asked him how he feels about Doochi and Sangho right now.
Throughout the entire story, people constantly made wrong assumptions about Hakdo's feelings and for once I'd like to know what Hakdo actually feels, not what other people think he feels.
Just because he was obsessed with Doochi in the past doesn't mean that he doesn't like Sangho right now.
Because right now Sangho assumes that Hakdo doesn't like him just because he was sad about Doochi leaving the country.
I'm not saying that Sangho can't be sad but I'm getting a little bit tired of Sangho constantly dismissing Hakdo's feelings because of assumptions he made without talking to Hakdo. Because whenever he actually talked to him it turned out that Hakdo is a lot more serious about them than Sangho had assumed.
Just imagine we saw that story from Hakdo's perspective. A guy slowly falling in love with someone new despite being obsessed with someone he knew he had no chance with for a long time and when he finally decides that it's time to let go of that guy the new love suddenly jumps to the conclusion that he doesn't like him just because his sad that his old love is leaving the country.
But it's not just about Hakdo having feelings for Doochi, it's that Sangho now assumes that Hakdo doesn't like him because he jumped to conclusions on his own without giving Hakdo the chance to explain himself.
No he doesn't, he did tell his brother that he was not dumped. He's just heartbroken
He told his brother that he swore to himself that he would only like someone who also likes him (not someone who loves him as much as he does) but that he has fallen for the wrong person again. Whether he was dumped or not has nothing to do with that.
Right now he doesn't believe that Hakdo likes him.
There seems to be a misunderstanding here. If this chapter had been about Sangho realizing that he has a problem with the fact that Hakdo has feelings for Doochi than I would've had no problem with the way Sangho acted.
But that's not what this was about. Throughout the entire second season it was made very clear that Sangho doesn't have much of a problem with Hakdo having feelings for Doochi. He simply wants someone who likes him as well. He doesn't want the love to be one-sided like it was with his ex. He isn't sad because Hakdo has feelings for Doochi, he is sad because he thinks Hakdo has no feelings for him. He believes he has fallen for a guy who doesn't like him again. And that means that he simply assumed that Hakdo doesn't like him (hence why he was so sure that Hakdo didn't understand what he meant when he told him that he liked him) without even talking to him. And that's what annoys me.
He should give Hakdo the chance to explain his feelings. He shouldn't constantly decide on his own how Hakdo feels about him.
That doesn't change the fact that he should talk to Hakdo first before jumping to conclusions. Again, that's the problem I have with Sangho's behavior.
He already decided to let go of Doochi. There's nothing to sort out anymore.
And Sangho assuming that Hakdo has no feelings for him because he was sad is the same as jumping to conclusions. There was no obvious atmosphere to read. He saw that Hakdo was sad because of Doochi and thought this means that he doesn't like him. That's far beyond reading the atmosphere. Reading the atmosphere would be knowing that Hakdo is sad.
I'd also like to ad that this is something Sangho does all the time, hence why it's starting to annoy me. He did it when he assumed that Hakdo lost interest in him although Hakdo actually just didn't want to bother him as much with his learning anymore. He did it when he decided that Hakdo didn't understand what "I like you" means. He also knows almost nothing about Hakdo's feelings for Doochi from Hakdo himself. He either made his own assumptions or heard it from his sister.
I absolutely agree
I understand where shango is coming from because insecurities lies deep insecurities not just making him question Hakdo it’s making him question himself this ain’t something everyone understands He isn’t jumping to conclusions
I think I would do the same as Sangho. Sometimes you might be afraid to ask your lover's feelings, especially when you feel insecure in a relationship. You are afraid to heard a disppointing answer. Sometimes you can't be too confident when you really fall in love with someone. Sangho might be wrong that he did not ask Hakdo directly. But Hakdo also just kept in sadness and silence about his friend's leave. He didn't realize Sangho's insecurity nor comforted Sangho by a few words. But I want to say, though this chapter made me so sad, I love both of the characters and how they reacted. They will talk to each other and solve the problem later.
I think I would do the same as Sangho. Sometimes you might be too afraid to ask your lover's feelings, especially when you feel insecure in a relationship. You are afraid to heard a disppointing answer. Sometimes you can't be too confident when you really fall in love with someone. Sangho might be wrong that he did not ask Hakdo directly. But Hakdo also just kept in sadness and silence about his friend's leave. He didn't realize Sangho's insecurity nor comforted Sangho by a few words. But I want to say, though this chapter made me so sad, I love both of the characters and how they reacted. They will talk to each other and solve the problem later.
I absolutely agree that Hakdo's often too oblivious when it comes to Sangho's feelings and that he should be a little bit more vocal about his own feelings when he's in a relationship. There have been many scenes in which Sangho was obviously insecure and Hakdo didn't recognize it at all.
Anyways, with only 8 chapters left their problems should be solved pretty soon.
Jumping to conclusions simply means that you judge something without knowing all the facts. That's exactly what Sangho does. Otherwise it'd mean that Hakdo actually doesn't like Sangho.
You obviously don’t understand he isn’t jumping into conclusions he is insecure and probably dealing with some self esteem issues from the last relationship and when you are battling does type of things your emotions cause you to doubt yourself not the other person I’m speaking from experience because I’m steal dealing with it myself those type of feelings can make you negative and put you in a dark place
This may sound mean but to be honest I’m hoping that shango doesn’t end up with Hakdo it’s nothing on him personally but shango May have to deal with some of insecurities first before he makes everything worse
The motivation behind why somebody's jumping to conclusions doesn't matter. Even when you're insecure and have self esteem issues (I'm aware that he's insecure hence why I mentioned it in my opening post) you can still jump to conclusions.
I can see that English isn't your first language so I'm guessing the reason why we talk at cross purpose might be because of the language barrier.
I know what you want to say but that has nothing to do with jumping to conclusions.
I don't think it's that bad. He definitely has to work on it to not damage their relationship but he's already improved since the beginning of the story (remember when he still did things because of his ex? His over that now and became more confident) and I think with the right support (maybe his brother) and considering that Hakdo is pretty straightforward and wouldn't just give up on Sangho like that he should be able to overcome his self esteem issues or at least become confident enough to not assume the worst all the time.
I read the last 10 chapters today and I'm still convinced that the real one is blue haired guy and that's why Flowerhead didn't kill him or that all of they simply represent different parts of his personalities.
However, I'm also starting to believe that maybe Hyung was never a real person to begin with. Maybe Flowerhead created that guy to lure him into the hotel. Maybe every Hyung we see now was created for someone else. They all had their memories replaced but since their personalities weren't completely erased they react differently. Doyoung now has to find *his* Hyung for whatever reason.
But that's just an idea. I'm not convinced right now that this is the most likely explanation.
There's one more thing that seems odd to me. In chapter 3 he's wondering about Hyung's clothing because he's constantly wearing several layers at once. And he really always wears several layers. It did fit into the scene but in my opinion, it seems like an odd thing to pay attention to. Could be a hint that he has a connection to Flowerhead but I'm probably just reading too much into it.
I'm not sure if somebody has already mentioned it (again, I haven't been here in a while) but the banner for this series was changed to something that's basically a copy of John Everett Millais' Ophelia with Hyung as Ophelia. I haven't thought about the possible meaning behind it yet but maybe somebody else can figure something out based on it.
Great theory!! There’s never too much reading into with these kind of manhua. What I want to add to what you wrote is, that maybe the real face of the flower head is hyunjin and there all breaks of his personality
Random short theory is that somehow rose makes actual people into puppets, and he was doing all this to make doyoung his puppet.....
I like your theories, they would definitely be interesting.
I noticed it too! (and saved that image cause hyung is looking damn fine in it)... I just mumbled to myself "guess jin... will drown his sorrows?" *ba dum tss*
Well Ophelia becomes insane and dies when Hamlet leaves her because he's got better things to do (ie. killing her father)... So maybe Hyung will go insane and kill himself because he feels that Doyoung is overthinking the situation and isn't paying enough attention to him?
Or the author simply though the picture fitted the theme?
To everybody who reads the raws:
What exactly is the plot here? Where is this story going? Right now I don't really see any plotline that could go on for long.
Will this turn into a romance between the painter and Mr. Psycho, or maybe a love triangle? Or something completely different?
I'm having a hard time figuring out what this story is even about other than the basic concept of painter having to paint for Mr.Psycho.
Is just what you see the story is about a boy who try to find a way to scape and survive dont doing the painting but then the master is obsess with him so it will not let him go that easy, so that's the plot , obviously there is a lot of drama involved, like the proffesor and the other guys trying to destroy him out of jealousy but that's it.
I don't know. A lot of erotic stories don't do much in the way of plot, yet we devour them anyway. 90% of the Yaoi I've seen didn't have much in the way of plot. It was usually some random thing happened for no good reason and now there's drama. Or the uke acted against his own best interest for... reasons.
I like that the seme's obsession is actually with the uke's talent for art more than the usual "I want your body!". He's psycho, yes, but he obsessed with the uke's skills on the canvas more than "lie here and moan for me. Oh so good. Now I'm in love with you because you're so different from the 99% other people who moaned for me". Most authors don't even bother to come up with a real reason why the seme is obsessed with the uke beyond "bedroom skills".
This is probably one of the more well-thought out. The author is doing a great job in my opinion.
Alright, thanks you two.
It's a little bit disappointing that there isn't more to the story than this (the cover, for some reason, looked like it could be a smutty thriller in my eyes) but I guess historical smut is good as well ;) .
Yes , is so beautifully drawn is very sad that there are used for such a story, hopefully the artist will pick up some other interesting story to work with
You can read the first 26 chapters (the entire comic only has 31) for free on Lezhin by unlocking one chapter every 24h.
Spoilers
The first scene is a flashback to when Sangho and his ex broke up. It starts at the airport (the scene we already partially saw) but it's a little bit longer this time. His ex acts like a complete asshole again and we find out that Sangho moved out of his brother's house after the break up.
His brother wonders what went wrong, thinks he probably shouldn't have assumed that Sangho was heartbroken because of a girl and so on. His niece/nephew (again, still not sure about the gender) wants Sangho to move back in with them but that's obviously not going to happen.
Back at Sangho's place Sangho thinks about how pathetic he felt back then and we see Hakdo lying half naked on his bed. He's on his phone and seems to be in a bad mood. Sangho thinks it's because studying isn't going well. Afterwards he tells Hakdo how much he likes him and why, just to make sure that he understands. The scene ends with Hakdo getting a message from Doochi, saying that he'll leave the country next month and wants to meet up. Sadly we don't get to see Hakdo's reaction.
However, the chapter ends with Hakdo's sister having a conversation with their mom (she gets her car when Hakdo gets into college) and after that she remembers a conversation she had with Hakdo and he didn't seem to care much about Doochi leaving. She also finally realizes that Hakdo's feelings for Doochi could've changed.
I'm pretty sure we're close to Hakdo setting the record straight about his feelings for Doochi. There were a lot of set ups for this in this chapter ^^.
Thanksssss!!!!! *O* (づ￣ ³￣)づ
You're welcome
thank you so much!!!
Can somebody tell me how many chapters there are? I wanted to wait until it's finished and thought chapter 42 was the last one but that doesn't seem to be true.
By the way, I haven't read a single chapter so no spoilers please.
There are 47 chapter ^^ 48 will not update this week :/
Okay, thanks :)