To everyone saying that ash is being inconsiderate, ash NEVER had any sort of relationship with hazel nor did they ever intent to marry or bond. Their friends are just assholes. If I was madly in love with my partner why would I bring up an ex I didn’t even care about nor ever thought about to my partner?? Yeah clarification would be great but ash didn’t know about any of those rumors in the first place. Those friends are just fucking assholes that need to be destroyed. I love Lyle but his deep internalization and refusal for clarification is also a problem here it hurts but he needs to learn to trust his partner more
On a more positive note, I’m very excited to see Brett’s brother get manhandled by alpha Latina baddie Daphne we need that we crave that actually
I know it’s sad for what’s coming up, but I promise it’s not explicit at all and very most implied. I swear guys it’s not added for unnecessary sakes it has plot purpose I swear. Also to everyone complaining abt it, have we forgotten how this story started?? Yeah they’ve been cute and mostly communicative but this manhwa has always been built off of sexual assault, I assure you that this scene is necessary and is handled with tact and care, ntm on the author now
Chase is such a pampered princess im crying,” out back there SMOKING CRACK”, pressing that damn call button like a loser, and knowing his own shitty personality but still thinking Josh is worse. God I love this loser
This really is logic vs emotion in play here, I feel sick. Do I understand both sides? Yeah, but does it hurt me so much, also yeah.
At this point I feel like we should all agree that Brett is, even subconsciously, whipped for Hayden. Everything he’s done, from the court case to his own assault is to give back Hayden’s own sacrifice. But brett does not understand his own value, it’s almost self sacrificial in a way. He thinks that by all things necessary, if he delivers what he thinks is retribution in its most ultimate form, that it’s enough to appease. We see it with him trying to do it to his brother and we see it with Hayden as well. It’s his way of showing his love, but he truly can’t comprehend how others can’t accept it. He’s always thinking ahead.
When it comes to Hayden, it almost gets swapped around. He cares not for retribution nor the future but the present. He wants to give Brett himself, not any gift, but his heart.
Brett cannot understand Hayden’s gift, he cannot accept it the way Hayden can’t accept his, that’s why he gets so confused and uneasy when Hayden hugs him. Brett’s rejection of Hayden turns him to his natural state, a truly emotional being. And with Hayden’s refusal of Brett, he also goes back to his natural state of being, logical.
With these two extremes, it’s no wonder why they ended up the way they did. They couldn’t accept each other in the end, their gift. Fuck me bro like actually
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Fuck not the act 2 break up curse I need the ambulance. Oughhhb this chapter is the culmination and clash of Hayden’s and Brett’s personalities and values. Hayden is of course and understandable heartbroken and devastated at what Brett had to go through and wants to his the rapists to get karma on what they did, but Brett says that it was all part of a larger plan, that they were just a gun but not the shooter. He apologies to Hayden for not telling him soon and having sex after but that’s Hayden’s least concern. God I forgot to mention that Hayden hugged Brett so tightly and with care but Brett couldn’t comprehend it, his vision literally warped and he furrowed his brows. He still can’t understand Hayden and perhaps him own feelings.
Brett says his revenge is to stand in court, to ruin the legacy that dared to kill him and hurt Hayden. Hayden wants them to get their own revenge but Brett tells him that he’s personally doing it.
Here’s where it gets tense, Brett refuses to tell Hayden in case of perjury (my translation also gets rough here so bear with me). He says that he can handle it himself that he’s a good liar, his own version of “consideration”, that it’s not a lack of talent on Hayden’s part but because it hurts haydens heart to act falsely, a guilt (tho I don’t rlly get what he means here). He tells Hayden to just not care, for him to anticipate their next date. He wants to go to Newport and chill on his yacht. Fun.
Hayden doesn’t think it’s fun tho and is kinda disgusted/freaked out/angry/shocked. He wonders how Brett can just say these things to him, without a care in the world how he thinks of Hayden as just some toy? He feels like he’s been played a fool, and that his emotions are undermined by some debt that he himself says Brett didn’t have over him. He asks why should this dead man’s honor matter when he didn’t expect nor want it. (Interesting visuals connecting it back to the bird gifting Brett did to his brother. Giving what he “wanted” but not in a sane fashion). He didn’t care if he ignored what happened, he didn’t need it.
God this next part Brett looks like his dad, faceless and cold. He tells Hayden that he didn’t care what Hayden thought (WHY BRETT WHY) . Here’s where calls back to the convo if he would call Hayden if he was hurt and he answers no (FUCK). He says that he told him everything, and that they could try to understand each other but why ask if he couldn’t handle it.
This is getting too long, but essentially Brett breaks it off. Gives Car keys assumingly in Hayden’s hand. That this romance he dreams of, the puzzle pieces don’t match, they can’t work out. Though Brett does reminisce, he had fun. Hayden snaps and pumps out his pheromones but in the end he’s just crying. He tells Brett that it’s not him that’s running away but you. It ends as it rains in the back. Reminds me of chapter 6 in a way. I’m just sad
[CAR CRASH] [GLASS SHATTERING] ‘GOOD LORD!’ [GENERAL COMMOTION] [BABY CRYING] ‘WAAAAH WAAAAH’ [YELLING] [POLICE SIRENS] WEEWOO WEEWOO [HELICOPTERS] ‘WE’RE REPORTING LIVE-‘ [EXPLOSION] ‘MY LEG... MY LEG...’
Season finale next ep in the raws and I’ve never felt more scared in my life season 1 finale was batshit insane and what the author tweeted SCARES ME, as long as I’m not waiting like 9 months again anything but that please last time was so agonizing
I wonder what’s the key for? God the cycle of abuse is so painful, even if it shows Raymond “escaping” he’ll be forever haunted by what he did to winter. Maybe that’s what winter wants, to be forever in Raymond’s mind. Their “love” is so beyond twisted and tragic it makes my heart hurt.
Omfg I literally don’t know what’s gonna come next like I’m seated
Lowkkkk I want to read the og work with the villianess and duke tbh that sounds scrumptious
The raws for this is fire, I want them to be poly but seeing the cover I love two assholes roping in some innocent dude into their mix like hello sign me up
God after reading the raws and coming back to this I just miss the old art style sm I really liked it at least the mc didn’t look like a twink and his eyes didn’t look uncanny
.I need the tops to fuck each other please I’m begging make this the poly couple of my dreams. I need jinyoung to get fucked by huiseop like yesterday ykw add the ex in there two what the hell leave the bottom behind
Lowk a very interesting chapter in my opinion. Though half of the chapter is focused on Scott’s situation, we did get some more world building and insight abt their world. Scott basically went to Martin and Jung and told them he’s pregnant and we find out Jung is actually an alpha that had a pheromone removing surgery in order to proceed with his military service. Scott wants to keep the baby good luck babe. But also is inheriting like 12 million dollars somehow soooooo, we’ll see how that turns out. Honestly, i find all three of their dynamics together interesting and I would actually fw the Scott storyline if they made them poly just saying