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This is just part 1 of the story but I think it's nearing its end, tho I also think there's still a ton more rollercoaster ride to come, and author is really into story telling too so they might amp up the plot some more. My guess for this one is that uke will poison seme to weaken him since he knows the amount is not enough to kill him, and then when seme's weak, he'll stab him or something (referring to the dagger in the title) and then escape to attempt and kill himself but will be saved by someone. Of course both his attempt to kill seme and kill himself fail, and thus the plot thickens and drama ensues.

If anyone actually knows what happens for real next, let us know, pretty please! the tension is tensioning~

It's too short and not in a good way, I've read other manhwas that are also short but was able to make a coherent plot, this one just seems as if the author wanted to draw smut but also wants it to have a story, but then they don't want to flesh out the story so they just skip it all. The story really ends abruptly in this one, then the sides also started abruptly so you think it's a continuation of the main one but apparently it's supposed to be months, or a year later? not much changed with the characters, no info about the time skip as well so you're really assuming that it's just part of the main one and not the epilogue hahah I was so lost when I clicked side 2 and there was nothing left, had to process what was going on for a bit.

So for those who were also a tad bit confused, here's what went down: Uke x seme = 1 night stand; seme gave a company presentation where uke was the decision maker for the contract, uke chose the other presenter, then seme drowned himself in alcohol due to the rejection, met uke again at the bar, then they leave together, implying that it was the beginning of their FuBu relations. Side chapters -- relationship has been going on for a while, seme wants to be more, uke is still aloof but dwindles at times which confuses seme. Uke suddenly wants to be more (?) so bought chocs for seme on vday, a bit of tension-confession, and then they're official.

Really meh, even the main story seemed lacking in the progression for me, add the sides and it just made it even more confusing. Artstyle is fantastic, wasted characters though- I like power bottoms with good characterization- this uke had a potential of being one.

to be fair, the author did say at the end that they like this sort of trope so they made it that way, but it just didn't do it for me too.

Plot points like main conflicts, tension, and characterization were not pulled off well- it pops in and out so suddenly that it simply left no impact; uke is also so helpless in this work, he can practically be in a lineup with your typical shoujo FLs out there. Leads are not really problematic, story is not trash compared to others that I've read; matter of fact if you're into fluff and romance with that teen-level of naivety vibe, you might enjoy this. It's just too wishy washy for my taste, and I guess since I prefer ukes that are more assertive and strong-willed, that also added to its demerit for me.

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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/

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It was a nice ending, don't get me wrong, it was heartfelt and decent; I just think that it was pointless how the seme turned himself human on grounds that being immortal is hard and meaningless, and then his wish was to turn back into immortal BUT with the uke being dragged along with that immortality shizz too. Ok fine, they have each other this time around so that's part of the appeal BUT if it's so easy to turn back a former god into that state, why even make turning into a human such a huge offense? If it's such a big deal, there should be caveats to the wishes surely; just imagine a thief being caught stealing some jewelry then they get asked for their last wish and then they say they wish to turn back in time to when they weren't labeled as a thief yet and also have the stolen jewelry be originally theirs while they're at it- it's so freaking odd lol.

Another thing, the reason for returning to the god realm came off as shallow for me- it was just after a year and basically the reason that made the uke decide that he's ready is because he's tired of the human world (I don't blame him tho) they didn't get to explore much of the human world or actually spend quality time with each other; matter of fact the uke sort of disliked (?) living with the seme coz of how messy and reckless he is at home, yeah he gave him pointers here and there but seme himself barely attempted to adjust to the human realm (I get that it's a pun on his god-complex but he was supposedly prepared to live life as a human before; imagine if he wasn't granted that wish- what on earth will happen to those two in the long run? it feels like they'll eventually blame each other for the hardships). Honestly, author-nim could've cut that part out and just skip to the good part where they were both granted immortality. How? I dunno, they could pull a divine intervention plot device, if anything, this story's plot and trope is the best one to use it since it's literally about gods and them intervening- have Eros or Aphrodite pop in there, or even Hera since she's also in charge of marriages; that would also give them more character exposure which would've been fun.

Also the heck with that attempted plot twist, it was so out of the blue it just lacked impact for me. So you mean to tell me, on the earlier chapters that friend was just lowkey flexing his work to the uke? lmao; but then again, I think he's just collecting the stories though coz it was the uke's name under the that book, and also it was said that he (uke) did write it (adapted from his blogs) so what was the point of that friend? was he one of the fates then? a nudger or someone whose job is to fulfill prophecies (unlikely tho coz he mentioned being surprised when the leads fell in love, unless he's subtly talking about Tres and Hermes)?

I'm taking this too seriously coz I was really enjoying it a lot, and then the ending wasn't really satisfying for me. Still good though, if you're into Greek myths and alternative mythology this work is for you. 4/5.

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