PurplePillow want to read (All 15)
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I knew I would regret reading this knowing it was dropped and probably won’t be completed but I’m still glad I did because it was so good. Love the characters and the art is stunning!
I have the vaguest memory of this webtoon (bl) with two agents/assassins who I think are trying to k each other but also kinda play mind games and eventually end up together. I’m pretty sure the cover was black and pink, maybe vibrant pink. One of the main characters has black hair (not sure that helps) and the other might have had pink hair. It was really good in the beginning to middle but the plot and character were turned into fan-service in the end.
Nvm I found it, it’s called Nevermore
Bl about korean survival show between singers/rappers. ML is mentor and songwriter who MC has looked up to. MC has red hair I think and name starts with H. Thanks
I remember reading this when it was being updated and thinking it was such a shame it was ruined because of fan service. Now when I binge read this years later I still think about how good it could’ve been, how much potential it could’ve reached as a compete work. The main things I think were:
- Samuel getting off when James was speaking about his past on their allians mission which mainly felt like forced fan service
- Them making out before making it so safety and being caught by Rugal (just a commonly used irritating situation), also a type of service
- Brett being with a high schooler (minor), I feel like they could’ve aged up or aged down either if them to be more appropriate since everyone important had fake identities anyways
But mostly:
- Samuel feeling James up before freeing him from the chair Rugal tied him to and SA’d him, this is where is felt the line to the typical quality reducing fan service you can turn a blind eye to was crossed (this is when the overall impression of the work is noticeably damaged)
- The Rugal James SA scene in the EXTRAS…completely unnecessary to the story since it was already over and I honestly don’t even think this can be justified as ”sketchy” fan-service, it’s just bellow acceptable and disgusting. The way it was followed up by James dismissing it, Samuel moving on and getting intimate immediately after, and Rugal having absolutely zero consequences and it being framed like he was ”doing them a favor by letting go so they can live in peace” is so contrary quality wise to how the series started and even carried through almost to the end. The fact that it was also the last chapter/s makes it even worse as it leaves a negative impact on the overall impression after finishing the series.
The plot was good, promising, things were suspenseful but also making sense and adding up in a beautifully crafted way at the end so it’s really such a shame it turned out this way.