I had read the novel long before the manhwa came out and just reread it to refresh my memory, and... damn, Leshak was MUCH more of a red flag than I remembered, and he stayed like that basically until the end of the novel. You guys are NOT ready for what comes after this if they don't change it in the manhwa (⊙…⊙ )
Even his insanely loyal knights all end up agreeing that he's a crazy asshole, which I found kind of funny out of context. Even when they become a happy couple in the side stories, when him and Radan 'fight' they all without a doubt believe that it must be Leshak's fault and take Radan's side without knowing anything lmao
Does the ml abuse radan in the novel? Like rape and things like that because if that's the case I can't keep reading
Spoiler
...yup. He rapes him. Quite violently at that (it wasn't shown in detail, but in the manhwa they might considering that they added sex scenes that didn't exist in the novel). For DAYS. There was even a scene after that where a doctor visits him and tells him that a bite mark he gave him on his neck will scar and never completely heal :/ (at that point even his knights gave him a disgusted look)
The ML himself admits that he's a bastare and only did it out of jealousy instead of feeling betrayed by the fact that Radan was an assassin, and that he would have done it even if he was actually innocent...
As for Radan's reaction: this all happened while he lost his memories and DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON and was terribly frightened by him. Then at some point he kind of escapes when there is a red moon/bloody moon (which, spoiler, is when Radan can open his eyes without killing anyone), he regains his memories, they find him, and we get a tearful and heartfelt reunion in which Radan becomes aware that he loves him, and they hug?!? Then Leshak is convinced he's gonna be hated due to what he has done, but Radan has no intention of doing that and never really addresses it (and Leshak wouldn't care and would confine him either way).
So yeah, he's a MASSIVE red flag
Ugh I HATE when they bait us with a sane green flag ml just to turn him into the worst scum on earth.
I'd even go as far as to say it's dishonest because they know the person reading this will want something cute (by pretending it's cute and healthy at first) and then when it becomes awful they know the reader will still read hoping it becomes better i'm dropping this
...THAT'S IT?!?!?!?! YOU CAN'T JUST SHOW ME ONE PANEL OF THEM BEING A HAPPY FAMILY AND NOT ELABORATE
I'm trying to let this marinate but I CAN'T DO IT ANYMORE HELP
Edit: I indeed couldn't wait anymore. Do I regret it? Absolutely not. I will at the next big cliffhanger though... :D
I don't understand the extremely low ratings?! This is a gem! I'm a sucker for heartwarming hurt/comfort stories and this seems like a rare good one (the seme is such a green flag to him).
From the korean spoilers I read of the novel it's going to be poor in terms of plot but full of sweet everyday moments between them, with apparently no drama, to the point that a few found it boring. I think a heartwarming story about healing from trauma with no drama between the couple is 100% A WIN!!
Because of such reviews I immediately bought the novel set but still have to read it, I'm gonna edit this comment in case it disappoints me
Update: NOT disappointed :D
I admire the author, because they can write the loveliest characters ever and at the same time characters like Iodoro that make me want to punch a wall pretending that it's their face
I just realized that it's been a while since we last saw the gangsters :(
I miss them too :( They'll probably reappear since it's in Ijin's neighborhood the happenings now ?
I'm so glad I didn't drop this at the beginning!!! I was SO close to doing it because every single character apart from Rachel and Suho was being insufferable, but I eventually warmed up to most of them (like Nayoon, poor girl, I couldn't stand her but she ended up becoming my absolute favorite character). I was also convinced that Suho was going to end up being the classic white lotus/self-righteous og!mc, but he's actually as cute as he seems! I really didn't expect to find bromance here, I love it (although *spoiler* his ending with Hajin made me so sad :((( I really hope he also ends up remembering).
I had such low expectations because of some terrible novel reviews and therefore decided before I even started reading to eventually drop the manhwa, but I just COULDN'T bring myself not to like it, and before I knew it I had binged not only the manhwa but the whole novel as well.
The overall plot and pacing were honestly a mess, especially later in the novel (it often seemed like the author himself didn't really know where the plot was going and started adding random characters and story arcs), and I have to admit that some scenes I highly anticipated ended up being underwhelming or not happening at all, HOWEVER I still had SO MUCH FUN!! I don't regret reading those 400 chapters at all
SHE DOESN'T OWE YOU ANYTHING YOU SON OF A BITCH
This chapter was so painful to watch... I didn't realize I had gotten so attached to Blues
Also, can I just say that I love the way their clothes are drawn?? I'm very ignorant in terms of 'fashion culture/history' around the world so I have no idea exactly which country they have been inspired by but I love them!! I can see that the author paid attention to details like the patterns and variety, the clothes are never the same even for one single character