sunbae is pretty and hot. this artist always hits it out of the park with her side characters like the ex and the cafe shop owner in woof wolf. but they're just side characters at the end of the day TT justice for them pls
"i can no longer kill myself, a man who loves you." fuckkkkkkkk, for a suicidal person to say that?? ma gahdddddd
hits as hard as "i would die if i could, but for you, i would live"
when bro said hangyeol only has him, he really meant he only has hangyeol. which is understandable tbf, it's really an extreme case of oldest sibling syndrome. he faced the brunt of his parent's neglect and had to emotionally raise a child on his own, dude's lonely af.
i feel like he would have benefitted more from staying over at dojun's house to see what a warm family really is like. maybe then he'd heal and build a healthier rs with hangyeol.
controversial themes aside, i've not been a fan of scarberi's recent works and webtoon formats i think are not her strong point x_x but i at least like that she's going back to the pretty boy seme x handsome rough uke dynamic with her character pairing. in fact rather than hangyeol x taehyuk, that scene of older bro x taehyuk in the washroom was (ФωФ)
Imma ignore all that and process it later when S2 comes out. But wow Hayden looked so good in that panel when he smiled at Brett ´◡` I don't think Brett likes Hayden the same way yet, but that face he made looked he would have been open to explore it at least
This new situation complicates it though, I feel like Brett either opens up moved by Hayden's sincerity or closes up cautious of Hayden's deep intense feelings. Either way, I love Brett and I want more of that sexy masculine whore.
NOOOOOOOOO I DIDN'T THINK IT'D BE THE LAST CHAPTER SO QUICKLY TT MY DUMB COMFORT COUPLE YOU CAN'T LEAVE ME!!!!!
wow was that scene well done. it's refreshing(?) in a way to see rape scenes being portrayed so emotionally desperate like this. it's usually all those stupid possessive rape bs that's distasteful even for someone like me who tolerates/likes non-con.
like rape/SA is not being used for some cheap plot. in fact, it's the result of fked up lil bro's character development.
now that is how you write characters. i already can't wait for this author's next work, hope they have a MC like lil bro here, or maybe even give us a sequel on his story and redemption.
brett acting like a cutie patootie with that peck he gave hayden :3 and hayden's blushhhh ♡♡♡
honestly, with some more open communication and confessions, i think they would actually be so good for each other. they provide each other with a healthy outlet for their vices, and even outside of their sexual compatibility, they compliment each other well.
like they're both smart and philosophical and they've both grown from each other's perspectives. and they also work so well together! them tag-teaming to put that nepo baby in place in previous chapters was flawless and all they did was share one brief look. like wow, power couple.
it's sad to see the absolute entitlement in this comment section.
first of all, the author didn't just drop this because "people can't pay" and they mad about "unofficial translations". do you realise why this only has 1 chap? cause the illegal scanslator took a very very new work from a new author and then translated & reposted it (quite terribly tbfh) illegally without their permission. you don't have to be an artist/creator to empathise with the author, but if you're not, then you have even less authority to speak on the matter cause you don't understand the amount of work & effort it takes to be one.
i pirate things cause in this economy who doesn't, but i don't act so fking entitled to get free luxuries cause yes these are luxuries not necessities. and i especially don't act entitled to small/indie creators, especially this creator who at the time when they posted potato trap (ON THEIR OWN PRIVATE BLOG iirc) was literally just starting out in the business.
i'm fortunate enough to have adult money now, but i was raised on scanlations so i get it, culture shouldn't be limited to the upper class. but lots of you forgeting that being a creative, especially a porn BL creator, isn't exactly bourgeois and all these illegal uploaders and scanlators AND READERS are ripping off from working class artists. and even the few artists who actually do make it big are also getting ripped off by the big corporation/publisher that they sign with.
so have some tact and respect pls. you all didn't experience years of waiting for even 1 chapter or having works dropped cause no one could get the raws and it shows. you wouldn't last a minute back in the good ol days of yaoi. this fast and accessible digital world has bred you toxic entitled mfs. pick up a pen and paper and try to even emulate a tenth of what these creators have to do, AND THEN you can run your mouth :3
being a germophobe myself, i wasn't mad at the inaccuracies of josh's triggers and reactions. maybe cause we have different triggers and concerns anyway? but i was absolutely screeching and scratching myself when i saw them get on the bed with their outside clothes. contaminating my clean safe place with outside germs is probably my biggest trigger and i just... i literally scrolled through the horny because i couldn't handle it...
but that resolution was cute and nice tho TT wish i could find my angel that could "cure" me lol cause i've definitely scared off and pissed off people from coming to my house cause of how imposing i could be on them. that part of josh is accurate at least XD
i always see the misogyny coming everytime a female character somehow acts even a tiny little bit antagonistic. and damn do yall prove me right everytime.
noona is just being protective. she and jooin have been friends for so long, she's seen him and been with him at his worst, and she's helped him through that not just emotionally but also financially (she runs their business with him). so to see her depressive best friend get imprisoned because of his fked up family situation that she knows is a huge trauma for him, her reaction is very understandable.
and her treatment to mittens is understandable too. jooin barely opens up, not to mention he's barely kept a solid r/s, so all she knows of their relationship is that he and mittens are somewhat seeing each other. she doesn't know how deep their r/s has become, so to her, of course mittens just looks like someone who complicated the fked up family situation even more. and where is the lie? crazy bro literally kept mittens like a pet toy, his candy. and now he's mad cause he sees the situation like jooin took that from him.
yeah it's unfair for mittens to have to go through this confusing situation like this, but it's unfair for yall to call noona a btch for being a good friend. yall are the antagonistic bitches you hate so much. jumping to your own conclusions and throwing slurs out cause you think you're in the right lol look in the mirrorrrr
this feels like it could have been a klance AU. like if i stitched up different klance fanfics with similar enough premises, i would get this. the asian and mexican character alignment is there too. love it. wish it slowed down a bit and expanded more.
complaining about a webtoon that barely even covers plot in a single chapter, a webtoon that only has 58 chapters... very telling that yall don't actually read anything outside of picture books :D
and complaining about the creator ending the season on a cliffhanger (which is yknow a super effective marketing tool) AND for taking a necessary break for their hard work none of yall are even paying for... fking spoiled and entitled.
Let's find the difference between the SA shown in this work and a lot of the braindead BLs you yourself probably consume.
Braindead BLs will normalise and romanticise unnecessary SA to progress their plot, often showing the couple falling in love with each other with little to no retribution from what they've done.
The SA shown here was an expected and logical development. Does that make SA good? Does it mean the author is romanticising or normalising SA? Why don't you try thinking about it? Answer in 3... 2... 1...
Answer: No. Seoan is mentally ill with crazy emotional trauma who felt his relationship threatened and needed to quickly validate and reinforce said relationship, his reaction is expected. Excused? No. Expected. Yes.
How did the author portray it? Upi shows how destructive his behaviour is, shows him coming to a realisation. Shows a very accurate representation of people with mental illness reacting to their issues. Adds nuance to the situation.
Notice how it's the act of SA that is bad and not necessarily the topic/discussion/portrayal of it that is bad??????
Homework for everyone as we go into a new week of updates!! How are the dark themes portrayed in this work I'm reading
People when authors show the typical "acceptable" symptoms of mental illness: omg yassss representation, mental health is important guys :((((
Same people (who probably only know mental illness from what they see in mainstream media) when authors show the destructive and harmful symptoms of mental illness: omg wtf eww eww eww so toxic red flag boooooooo, go back to having panic attacks then i can sympathise and baby you >:((((((
Yall need to chill and complain about the actual authors romanticising and normalising rape/SA cause pretty sure this illegal hellsite is full of works like that. Whatever Seoan is doing, Upi is clearly showing it's bad for him AND the people around him. If you can't see that and come to your own conclusion instead of wanting FICTIONAL works to always reflect the good ethical things in life, then maybe you shouldn't be reading these works.
I like both the MLs. It's not just the art style, the character tropes are very reminiscent of old school Kdrama vibes with the "toxic" Go Junpyo kinda ML, and the "Mr. Perfect-Imperfect" Sunbae 2nd ML.
Eunsung has that very despicable yet charming energy to him. The kind you just love to hate and makes you want to root for him to change. Idk but for me, he's not the worst ML out there. At least he knows he's shit, but that makes his potential development interesting.
Jiho I just love him more and more. I thought he was just going to be the boring perfect 2nd ML that is obviously the better "choice" but he has realistic character flaws.
Youngsoo is... Hmmm, he's not bad. I like that he's not just a plain dumb blank slate self-insert, and his pushoverness is consistent with his personality and not just cause the author needs him to be stepped on over to progress the plot. He's in a shit situation but it's something he chose to be in to fight for his beliefs.
I think the ppl hating on this have very different expectations but if you apply some critical thinking, you can tell the author leans very much into campy storytelling (which is not a bad thing and is just another style of writing). Even with the theme of a 'Homophobic Society', it's meant to be satirical, "Look at this shit world where police officers can commit homosexuality but their socks are on so they can arrest the real gays, hah."
So don't go into this so seriously and expect some "good, pure" romance. This is a very controlled mess of romcom goodness with a touch of horny. Adapt accordingly.
