It took me forever to work up the nerve to actually read this whole thing, because it hits a little too close.
I don't speak on artwork, I can't draw. 10/10
Feels. 10/10
My sympathy for the characters. 11/10
Not only can I see everyone's perspective, I completely understand and empathize each and every one of them. Beautiful written imo.
Some of y'all never been to a small community town and it shows.
Was born, raised and lived for 18 years in a very small community fishing town. Still hate homophobes and people up in other people's business. Whoever anyone dates is nobody else's fucking business and using your neighbor's private information without their knowledge or consent is still a crime even in the middle of the forest
It's great that you came out that way, not everyone can say the same. I'm not trying to excuse what she did. It is a crime, and she should definitely be punished for that. I'm saying that, her circumstances play a part in her actions and she needs to be educated rather than crucified.
You know what it's like. It's absolutely miserable not being able to make your own decisions or have opinions outside of the "norm". There are things they choose not to teach entirely or things that are simply false information.
This is not me trying to justify what she did. Even if her intentions were not malicious, it doesn't change the fact that it was completely wrong, a crime. If I come off that way, I'm sorry.
All I'm saying is, I can see how she got there. Rather than being mad about the obvious crime she committed, I'm disappointed.
I was actually born and raised with a small town mentality, where people get married early "to the right people," or where your parents are the top authority no matter what decision you want to make, very outdated shit (even worse with an abusive family), but even then when I moved to a bigger city I learned it was normal, and I always knew that charing information could get you in trouble. Plus, she did go to Seoul to study before she went to live with her grandmother,...and she did ask him if he wanted a girlfriend, and if he wanted to go on a blind date, but he said no...and she went and did it anyway.
That she did. She's definitely wrong for that. Again, I'm not trying to justify what she did. It is wrong. But people calling her a bitch because she's nosey and ignorant... I just think that the hatred being thrown at her does not fit the crime committed, especially when she wasn't trying to be malicious (as far as I can tell anyway, we'll see).
Also, I'm glad you got out of that community. Unlearning internalized ideologies is difficult for a lot of people, I'm so glad you did that for yourself. (๑•ㅂ•)و✧
I'm really trying not to offend you over this, but I'm lumping her in with those guys at the bar that can't take a hint. They push and push even if you've declined multiple times and think they'll be the best thing that could ever happen to someone and it's that someone's loss to have missed the opportunity to be with such a package
I really need to process. First of all 6/10 because Jimmy/Henry is everything I want in a couple.
The author has literally so many twists in this my brain is practically spinning. And even though a lot of them I could kind of see coming, like Mason being a wolf, and Taylor having been one of the main people experimenting with wolves.
The art style is better than anything I could draw, so no comment on that.
The plot is pretty jumbled. There was a lot going on, but there was a clear beginning and end to each storyline.
I didn't enjoy how some characters developed, or how they were portrayed. Like, Scott suddenly being the good guy when he stepped up to save Henry and Jimmy. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the dude was not smart. Like, he could not have thought that far ahead, nothing in the story would lead me to believe he could come up with a plan like that, and if it wasn't just a ploy, nothing about his character would lead me to believe he would turn over a new lead all of a sudden.
Mason... Oh lovely, lovely, Mason. He was a dumbass from start to end. To say that Henry was the only person he ever cared about after what he tried to do to him? Honey, no. Mason was portrayed as a play boy who would cut people off at the drop of a hat. For ten cents and a piece of gum type shit. There was nothing to lead me to believe that he actually gave a damn about Henry.
Honestly, I do like this story. It's cute, sometimes, it's heart wrenching for no goddamn reason (fuck you Taylor, also thank you because Hemmy), the side characters were cool, and the personalities of the main characters came through in the best way... It's just... Trying to look past the translation (which some people dislike, as long as I can understand it, it's fine), the art (which some people also dislike, again, doesn't bother me), and the twists the author shoved into this hell of a story... It's actually okay.
This is a good story. I'd read it again. I hope y'all at least try and read from start to finish. If for nothing else, than to experience this author's vision. It's really not bad.
I almost got mad- almost.