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This most recent chapter is perhaps one of the most shallow, borderline ooc feeling, explanations when it comes to Taejoon. Maybe I could see an argument made about how this is him at the very end of his rope in terms of his desparation for Ian, so he's attempting to do loterally everything, throwing whatever he has left at the wall to see what might stick, but that whole use of the bathroom argument, as a story telling device, felt kind of clunky and heavy handed.
It almost felt like an excuse to try and make some artificially heavy scene with the right combination of words, because while they're having this argument, hearts on their sleeves, I couldn't admit I was feeling much of anything for either of them. And I love a long term poisonous relationship that is kept out of being familiar and comfortable, but Taejoon's and Ian's example is just kind of lacklustre.
And maybe there's something lost in translation as there's always some kind of social context missing from translating text across any and all languages, but this seems a bit much.
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Ok so up until now I'd assumed that Derrick had something on Bruno and that's how he's been able to get him to do all his bidding, but now we're here and there's literally no good reason for Bruno to be doing any of this. The spying on Luke and Andrew, the locking Luke in the room, the clinging to Derrick for dear life. Derrick has a poor reputation already and he hardly even has his foot in the industry door. If the reason Bruno keeps trying to vie for Derrick's good graces is to have an in to the scene.... what has made him think anyone would actually give Derrick the time of day? I get the rich parent connection nepotism thing but they also don't have him doing anything big.
New APK update and now we just have to use the desktop layout with no option to change? What's the point in the app being available to mobile if the default is desktop layout?
To get the good things out of the way I enjoy the, loosely, period appropriate language used by everyone, feels far more like a period piece than most historical manhwa I've read. The art is also quite enjoyable.
The story itself... leaves much to be desired. It seems to be going for your somewhat standard guard x lord trope but misses, in my opinion, a lot of the intricacies that make that trope so enticing to read. (This could be an attempt at subversion that I just don't enjoy.)
As a reader I can't help but feel, suddenly, a little rushed by the pacing; like a lot is going on but not quite grounded.
Obviously, with it being so early on in the series, I can't fault it for not sharing all details that are yet to be revealed. But I do personally feel, I have not been given enough time with our leads to care or root for either Muyeon or Baeksa. Which is a little sad to say, seeing as they're basically the only characters the chapters have been focused on thus far.
The mc is just kind of annoying so far. If I could word it susinctly she needs to get over herself. She's not an awful person by any means, I know there's far worse out there, but getting pissy cos a convenience store worker is a little stilted and awkward are hardly traits of a likeable character. Especially when she talks about how the kindness of her old teacher had influenced her.