Makes me laugh when people think the ML is bland when the 2nd ML was blandest of all. The typical nonchalant cold guy. He was pushy, judgmental and very heavy handed with her that when he grab her she freak out really badly, she had punch him because he wouldn't let go after she told to multiple times. Then on the date he reminded of that horrible professor. It was obvious with some hints he wasn't the ml and Baram never took interest with him. They had no dynamic what so ever. The biggest icky thing from him was when he told her kindest is what leads others on and she shouldn't be kind, this happen in early S2. So no it wasn't a sudden change he always been like that. Image hating the ML who's emotional intelligent and never cross Baram boundaries and always gave her space. I'm starting to believe deep down yall normalize toxicity as "interesting" with all red flags ML that's been releasing the recent years.
I miss Cain, I'm still baffled that the author confirm that his story is what made ytc... if she didn't make it about a love triangle it would be good especially because Cain whole background represents about the seasons and the author had confirm that in a now deleted Q&A.
So caught up with the comments.
1. Babe no one has time to mischaraterize tj when those flashbacks say enough. He does it to himself.
2. Ian and tj don't have anything other than sexual chemistry but no compatibility nor chemistry outside the sexual aspect. Basically a dud. Don't get high tension of the unknown confused with chemistry, it's completely different.
3. Tj cheated, regardless. Using women to his benefit is no excuse just because the gang is homophobic. He was in a relationship, unless the girlfriend allow the fooling around. The cheating is not important to the story but it could display unloyalty in his characterization
Finally a good Doomed Yaoi, yes I'm sad but I been craving tragic BL in manhwa for awhile. It's a refreshing emotion to see us fall to pain
Jo indirectly saving tj. For the first time Jo made me mad lol like bro get tj out of here. I'm sick of him. Been in the gang for years and couldn't even read the room that they wanted him gone. Never seen an dumbo gang boss before.
So the ML even in the last chapter is treated like the 2nd ml because why tf are those the last panels and her telling her child that as if that's the final message. I like the ML he is definitely much better that blondie but the way the author still focus on blondie is embarrassing.
Nothing annoys me more when I see ppl say Ian needs end up alone or needs find a new guy (3rd guy). JO IS THE NEW GUY, most of yall are acting like the 3rd guy won't go through what Jo is heading into. And it's not wrong for Ian to have someone while he's healing, why cant he still have someone by his side while going to therapy. He still needs a support system. My god if yall don't understand the story then move it to a new story. This one isn't for you
Also, tappy needs to hurry with the official translation because I already see so many incorrection in the fan one...
I did see a few spoiler regarding the next two chapter and I can say 59 definitely hits hard in how Ian sees himself. He doesn't think highly of himself or gives himself self-worth he deserves. He always thinks he's dirty and used up basically giving rather than wanting. Here is a prime example, he doesn't necessarily say he wants it, he says it's what tj been wanting.
But still at least for him, he still controlling who he goes to. In his profile when wetsand released it said Ian doesn't stop those who go to him, nor prevents them when they want leave. So if he sees someone who does want him he'll go along because for him that's still his control in allowing it. Then when they leave he doesn't force them to stay like how David did to him. I hope what I'm saying makes sense.
Anyway, there's so many thing readers miss regarding Ian and I feel like could be one of them. I think this chapter (59) is meant to show us Ian mental state regarding how he views sex, which some have already pointed out that sex is a form of coping for him.
Seeing those red panels is giving me hope Jo will use that gun in protecting Ian one day, without guilt tripping, and to see what's he's fully capable of doing for the one he's in love with. We don't know much about him, so seeing him, a regular guy, development into this different life will be intriguing.
I too want to know what Ian really wanted to check. Ian is getting all these new emotions (?) and doing things he hasn't done before, like camping and having roasted marshmallows for the first time, which goes with how he related his experience with Jo feeling like it's his first time. It's all new to him (again?). I'm curious how their relationship is going to develop more once their feeling/attachment gets more strong.
[because we don't how it will lead it could either positive or negative of obsessive love.]
the meaning that the author was trying to convey was profound, but the presentation was piss poor
Have never been so happy over a story to end. I still don't understand why it took so long, my hate for Jooin kept growing each chapter.
And one last time for the record: Team Cain, he was treated so bad, but don't ya'll worry, that cute puppy is with me now and I'll give him the love he deserves.
i don’t know how to explain it, but i think the reasoning why the ending felt like it lackluster was because Jooin gave really good advice to Cain but never applied it to himself???
I liked this series because it was one of those polarizing series where people like to take sides which team they belong to (cain or yahwi). I just think the author spent too much time on the love triangle and adding weird and unnecasry back stories (yahwi’s sad childhood, cain’s reincarnation side story) that didn’t relaly matter to the overall narrative.
I kinda get where the author is going with jooin’s excessive internal monologues but it kinda feels excessive because it was not properly built up from the start. Also, I think the author could have really used time and distance of Jooin and Yahwi more effectively in order to really show how both of them has changed for the better.
Instead we get this awkward ending with an out of character jooin and yahwi which doesn’t seem sweet at all but awkward and forced.
Anyway, I still liked reading this tho since it is entertaining lol
We're finally here y'all. It's over. Did I enjoy it? At the end of the day, all I can say is: Eh... Not really. It was extremely drawn out, and kind of a mess (meaning the storyline itself/the writing). I see A LOT of arguing about love triangles in the comments, mostly people saying if you don't like this story, then you don't like love triangles. That's not even CLOSE! I've read more love triangle plots than I care to admit. There's a right way and a wrong way to build a plot, and this story ultimately failed to come together. Cain's storyline about reincarnation was SO misplaced here. It would have made more sense if Yahwi also had his own reincarnation substory involving Jooin to combat Cain's. Instead it feels like a bunch of random ideas the author had, then got thrown together to try and create a story. Now that being said, is this the worst thing I've ever read? No. Will I read anything else by this author again? Depends, tbh.
You know what amazes me. That fact that Cain got all the symbolism to the seasons, Jooin still refers him to spring and yet he's the 2nd ML, good for him I believe he deserves better but they really gave all that to a 2nd ML while the ML only got a whole pity paty story. You think they would've given something more meaningful.
Anyway can't say I hated the story there were moment I did like. But this story won't have fond memories with me like other stories I read.
The realistic backgrounds are so funny they're good. I seen Cain stans make edits with Cain visiting their country. Team Cain are having a blast with this chapter. My favorite one is with the zebras he looks so silly and happy that he was able to step out of the webtoon for a his travels good for you Cain.
Cain showing us he's still the only one with wise and poetic words. Cain my dear darling, you are the eternal spring. No one else, only you. I just wish his healing story was only about him.
Hope next chapter will be about them building their relationship outside of the sexual element because that's literally what their whole relationship is. We never saw them communicating nor going on dates to build upon their relationship, it was always sex whenever yahwi wanted (this time it was finally Jooin ig that's a "development"). It's just so boring when it's just plain sex with no proper bonding/connecting. I can see why others are not satisfied with the development of their relationship and say that these two going straight to it is unnecessary [in that moment], because Jooin never saw yahwi "change"
Love triangles will always have a timeskip and one thing I dislike, that they do often, is rather than seeing them communicate their differences from the past and talk about how their lifes are now, to get some bonding and romantic build up, they always go straight to explicitly, like take dude out for dinner or go for a walk hand in hand. Build the chemistry we didn't see them have before, give us the 10%