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I feel like Dan's grandma is gonna die, he's gonna get an offer from a reputable place that will pay off his debt to JH and he'll go to tell JH that he's quitting, but he'll have already found out. JH will get pissed and Dan will tell him he already has a place lined up but will send for his grandma's cabinets. JH will yell about how he's done so much for Dan and Dan hasn't done anything even close to the same so they're not even. Dan might actually stand up for himself, but JH will get pissed and starts destroying the cabinets. Dan will try to stop him, but JH will be seeing red and not even noticing what he's doing. One of two things will happen then; 1) The cabinets will be destroyed and Dan will be so devastated that even JH will notice and Dan will leave angrily, bawling. Or 2) one of the cabinets will start to fall and Dan being Dan, will shove JH out of the way and get trapped under it and severely hurt. In which case, JH might actually say his name, which he's never done. (They've also never kissed, either...)
I have a bad feeling that all of that won't take place before another rape. I have a bad hunch that the hospital will be calling during it and JH won't let him answer the phone and Dan will miss out on being able to say goodbye to his grandma. . . . . Yeah. Seems to fit this story. I don't think JH can be redeemed at this point. Normally, I won't give up on MLs, knowing that every person can change if they want to. But JH seems to like being miserable and angry all the time. He's selfish beyond reason and has such a short fuse that I don't know what it would take to get him to realize he has to change. Unfortunately, I think Dan getting hurt for his sake after he's been nothing but an asshole will be the only thing that does it. Just a theory though.

As a Duke, even a Grand Duke, he should be referred to as "Your Grace", not "Your Highness". It has bothered me this whole time. Lol.
Cute story. Funny, light and interesting.

Although the officials are obviously better than the translations on this one, the constant back and forth from past to present is more than a little annoying. It's also not depicted very well, so it can be kind of hard to follow. There are large gaps between present events as well so plot development for present time is lacking while the past seems to be the focus, which is weird. The art is still gorgeous and I'm hoping the whole set up gets more linear rather than jump around so much. I get what the author is going for, but the execution is not great. Some sort of demarcated between flashbacks and the present would benefit this greatly. Like a gray background for the past or something.

Her hair always reminds me of speghetti. Pretty, speghetti, but still. Lol
Anyway, I know Devon takes issue with Kenny and Lou's relationship, but that's actually not necessarily a bad thing for him to be releasing what sex is with someone he trusts and loves. Although it can create a dependency that's unhealthy, Lou is so far abused and traumatized that it's going to be near impossible for him to ever process any emotions normally. He also stopped developing mentally after seeing his parents die and then Judith. And then the person who "saved" him, groomed him, kept him locked away and isolated him without giving him an education or socially adapting him, and then he raped him continously for years. He may never be able to process emotions beyond the confines of the mind of an 8 year old. He'll feel the emotions and have the urges of an adult but he's going to react like a child would. He is, unfortunately, damaged beyond repair psychologically. He may develop some stability, but I doubt Lou will ever be able to be independent. It's really sad what was done, and the effects of it, but this author is portraying that reality very well.

I wanted Jaekyung to win, but only for Dan's sake.
And that stupid skinhead could never beat him. He had to purposefully injur him just to tie. Loser.

I hope the next season is a recap from Chaeheon's perspective.

I'm only reading the officials (because they're actually better despite some misspellings here and there), and they're almost caught up to the translations so I'm at chpt 61 attgis point.
This is a fantastic story. I have to say though, I'm a little disappointed in Wilhelm's backstory. The author made it seem as though he'd met Rein far earlier than he did. Not only that, there was this whole overshadowing of the gods and I was thinking they were reincarnations of them sent back in time over and over until they fixed whatever went wrong, but that seems to not be the case. I AM curious about Wilhelm having Amaryllis's ring. It doesn't have the stone any more but it's clear that's her ring. He must be a decendant closer than the king's line is.
I also really didn't like the swearing or the use of some slang terms. Like "punk", for example. They don't fit with the story and "fuck", "shit" and "bitch" were not used as swear words or even invented in the period of time this story takes place in...it's also a different world so it really doesn't suit.
Anyway. Besides those minor details, this is a great story! Good plot, actual revenge, love, intrigue and consistent flow and art.
I have to say, I don't think Dietrich is dead. I think he's in a coma somewhere or suffering from amnesia. I really liked him, and death always follows the characters I like so I knew he was gonna disappear somehow. Pesonally, I could never get revenge on someone. I was abused by my brother until I was 13, my stepfather until I was 18 and my mother until I was 23 and I never wanted revenge. I understand how some could want it, sure, but I never wanted it by my own hands. Even now, I just want them to be happy, because being miserable is what made them so miserable towards others. But I'm a big believer in karma and balance and I certainly have a good giggle when it hits them. I'd rather live in peace. I've had enough turmoil for 3 lifetimes and I'm still dealing with the fallout, so I want to take the time I have left on this life and not waste it on petty revenge and upset. Revenge only begets more revenge after all.

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So, MH kills NH and is emotionally abusing YJ. I'm guessing it's going to go one of two ways:
1) YJ starts to get closer to the director and they start sort of dating. MH goes batshit and crosses a line with YJ that pushes him further awayand kind of forces HW to take him not (not that he's going to mind), and we're gonna see that HW is a serial killer murdering people and MH comes to save YJ and HW will just out MH as NH's murderer.
Or 2) same basic set up but HW actually turns out to be a good guy and while being sidelined by YJ even though they're interested in one another. MH puts pressure emotionally and physically on YJ but YJ just can't leave him. That's when MH will try to kill HW. He's done it before so why not and he's been doing it this whole time with strangers (maybe people who resemble NH??), so offing HW will be a breeze. But YJ is stuck on HW, having found out MH killed NH and then left after a big blow up. He'll probably kidnap them both (warehouse scene!) and tie up YJ until he says he loves MH and will be with him. But will go to kill HW anyway, because he knows YJ is lying. YJ will jump in front, save HW and HW will either be let go by MH to get YJ medical treatment and MH will disappear and YJ will slip into a coma, or MH will turn himself in and accept punishment for his crimes and YJ will do the whole "I'll wait for you" bs because he's so manipulated by MH.
It could be a mix of the two scenarios but I would be sure it's not one of those two.

Then I'm 6 foot tall. I don't believe those are the officials for a minute. If they are, they need a new translator and cleaner because they are terrible.

You know, when you have traumatic incidents as a child, in many cases, the child will stop maturing at that age mentally. (If it's a single incident and not a prolonged case of abuse.) Knowlege-wise, they may grow and learn and also grow physically, but emotionally, they'll be stunted. My mother is like that. Her father abandoning the family for another one he created under their nose was really traumatic for her. She was 13. Unfortunately, she went the bad route. She became promiscuous, angry, blamed her mom, was an abusive parent herself, and just was a mean person. And she throws tantrums like a 13 year old. She also has the patience of one, which is to say it's non-existent.
The uke here was abandoned when he was very young. Abandonment issues and the emotional dependency of a child barely out of the toddler stage can create someone like this. He never asks for anything, is a doormat, seems innocent and happy, and will do anything to make sure someone they care about doesn't leave. It's extremely sad. He needs someone to spoil him and allow him to cry and be selfish. I hope Taeseo will do this, but he seems a little disinterested beyond the physical relationship. So far, at least.