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They have such good characterization, and the mental breakdowns for both leads were really justified with enough panels and chapters, I love it. I also understand why Karel is very cautious in his actions, he's a double agent for frick's sake, both sides that he's working for could ultimately kill him and his loved one too, he actually has no one to rely on, relatively, I also get why he's still secretive and reluctant towards Sasya, he knows he still loves him but he's been burned before by the man (severely and multiple times, might I add), so he's just trying to avoid the same fate again. I'm not really much into drama because it's too heavy for me and sometimes the plot is just too absurd for my taste, but this one is really working for me, it so fantastic and juicy lol. However, there was a bit of a sudden shift in the dynamic and plot for me tho-- it was somewhere when the other Ballet dancer (Gudin?) was sent to Karel, the ML was still acting all aloof towards uke but after that he shifted back to being lovey dovey with him, and now we're back to him being aloof again? I guess this is explained better in the novel, but it's was not transitioned well here. Also, where the heck is my guy Julian!!! dude's prolly out there thinking his bro's dead, my guy deserves a proper thanks and apology for all the crap he put up with and the support that he gave to both leads.
I'm so invested, I can't wait how this is going to wrap up- apparently it's bittersweet (but not tragedy) so I'll keep my eyes out for this one. Matter of fact, if you guys have the link to this work's novel, can ya'll be kind enough to drop a link on this topic, I'd like to check it out too.
Also, if ya'll want to reader a similar BL manwha that's also historical (Colonial US) + plot heavy with politics + angsty (in just the right way) + codependency with a dash of running away and chasing arc + some cottagecore living for the couple + already COMPLETED, then I highly recommend ya'll check out "A Painter behind the curtain" it's also so, so good! It's not colored though but the reading format is still webtoon.
here's the link to that one: https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/a_proxy_painter/