I thought this ended YEARS ago omg the art style change is HORRENDOUS (⊙…⊙ )
The manager has a crush on the MC awwww I hope we get to see a side story for him. He’s too sweet!┗( T﹏T )┛
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NOT a tragedy so our MC is alive YAY!!! ε=ε=(ノ≧∇≦)ノ
Where did you read it?
NewToki468!! I read all my raws there and search using the alternative Koren title listed under the cover on mangago(⌒▽⌒) Here’s the link :3 https://newtoki468.com/webtoon/23026728/%EC%9E%85%EC%88%A0?stx=%EC%9E%85%EC%88%A0
I started reading on chapter 50 something bc I refused to read this mess but now that I’m caught up I hope that if/when the black haired weirdo confesses, the victim beats his ass to a bloody pulp, gets his money up, and gets with someone who doesn’t treat him like a public toilet. I then hope, once he’s happy and successful, he pisses on his bitch ass grave. If that happens I’ll give the story 5 stars and call it manga of the YEAR
I swear I cry every chapter bc they’re just SO CUTE IM SOBBING WAHHHH
Frrr
I feel for him and his mom. She was being abused and ran without a thought. It was selfish but she still went through a traumatic experience and I’m sure she regrets leaving without him every day. I think she didn’t go back to look for him bc of her trauma. She loved her child but there was basically no one to help her in that situation. Running away alone probably felt like the only option. Her cowardice(I don’t wanna use this term bc I can’t see what she did as bad OR good tbh), however, cost the one she loved most to get hurt which led to trauma that haunted him for the rest of his life.
They desperately need to talk and I think they’ll work it out. Not immediately but trauma always takes time to heal. They both went through so much which is why I can’t blame her for leaving or him for detesting her for running without him.
Adding: Nobody is going to be rational when in dire circumstances. She was being abused by her husband and HAD to leave. She should have taken him with her, YES, BUT it’s not completely farfetched for her run by herself. She left by herself and I bet that guilt led her to not seeking him out until she saw him years later by coincidence. She doesn’t know what he’s been through after. She’s been trying to be better after. It’s not completely forgivable but it’s a START. I cannot find it in me to detest her completely considering what they both went through.
… So I looked at the raws and SPOILERS:
Inwoo’s mom MIGHT (THATS A BIG MAYBE) KILLED THE FATHER??? and something something asked God for forgiveness???? (Korean raws but I can’t read Korean) They only talked for like 1 chapter it was wrapped up which is kinda bull imo ┑(￣Д ￣)┍
HOLY SHIT WAIT WAIT WAIT IM CONTINUING THE SPOILERS:
INWOO’S MOM RAN AWAY BECAUSE SHE WAS BEING ABUSED AND YEARS LATER WATCHED HER SON FROM HER SON GROW UP FROM HER CAR IN REGRET. ONE DAY SHE SEES INWOO WITH THE SAME FACE BLEMISHES AS SHE HAD WHEN SHE WAS ABUSED AND CONFRONTS THE DAD. THE DAD RUNS INTO THE STREET TO AVOIDE THE CONFRONTATION AND FREAKING DIES. A BUNCH OF PEOPLE SEE AND CALL HER THE MURDERER AND SO SHE GOES ON THE RUN AGAIN OMG WTFFFFF
IK MY COMMENT HAS BEEN A ROLLER COSTER BUT THIS IS IMPORTANT
WHAT
OHMYGOD OK THAT EXPLAINS EVERYTHING NOW
Just read it start to finish for the first time and this was a ride and a half. Honestly I wish they gave more time to the MC and ML being friends or moving on outside of each other cause that’s what I feel like they really needed tbh.
Also idk if people need more empathy or to take a psych course cause conditioning in humans can happen extremely easily with the more time has passed and the psychological mind fuck that black haired bitch did to the MC for nearly a decade would NOT be easily covered up with love and affection and that’s the cold hard truth. Love the ML, SUCH an angel but the red flags were there. He should’ve socked the BHB and dragged that traumatized boy STRAIGHT to YEARSSSS of therapy, NOT his bed Before even getting with the ML, the MC needed years of therapy to overtake that conditioning which his current situation at that moment couldn’t produce. There was simply too much going on to even attempt to fix it with no time to do it, so, all that crashing and burning was needed. Everything could FINALLY come to a halt and he could finally become mentally stable and independent. No ML or BHB.
It’s not an excuse nor a plea to like him but an explanation as to why I think it’s unfair to group him in with the BHB(Gag me with a spoon). He was betrayed, traumatized, and conditioned to think so little of himself he’d ALWAYS go back to the one that will not be named. He was sexually, mentally, and physically abused for SEVEN YEARS. Him going back to the BHB was enviable given his state of mind and being blackmailed to continue after regretting it the first time is NOT his fault. No matter how cute they are not (love them 4 reals), the ML and MC meeting for the first time was doomed to fail from the start until the MC got the help he needed
Imma add on that the ML could’ve also just RAN (red flashing billboard) cause I feel like people will take that part as me blaming him, which I’m not. He was just unfortunately in the middle of the biggest soap opera like ever (poor baby)
Even from the start I could understand the mc(not that I have ever had such an episode) but I did put it on hold during the dramas(like ch75 or so) because I can't take the anxiety and suspense(I read a movies synopsis before watching it). And this felt quite realistic that I couldn't complain. Cheatings happen(for the wrong reasons) and people can change(but not quite). Not everyone is perfect. And this story did feel like the annoyingly toxic stories out there. The uke was kind of a damsel in distress but he knew what his problem was at first but couldn't help it. But he came through it on his own afterwards and the toxic seme remains toxic the good seme remains good(to some extend).
MC was definitely a damsel who needed someone to intervene but was realistically saved. He saved himself unlike these other BLs where all it takes is a few good moments to cover up YEARS of trauma (cause looking back it made no sense but I still ate it up anyway).
I had more to say and accidentally pressed post-
So like I was saying, you’re totally right abt him not being able to help it. Trauma doesn’t go away that easily compared to how these other mangas portray which is where I think a lot of people are getting the “he’s just as bad as the one who traumatized him” argument from. It took years of him taking the initiative himself with push from the guilt he felt for how he treated the ML and tried to atone without forcing the ML to go along with it.
I especially LOVE the fact the ML started trying to get back together first instead of the MC bc of this!!! He still loved him but felt guilty ever after he got better and didn’t wanna force his feeling onto the ML. So good(づ￣ ³￣)づ
I also made it short bc I had class...
And as we were both saying, the mc DID cheat on the first seme(for plot point and for the main couple to be together, it shouldn't be much of an issue and given the first guy was toxic af) and he felt too conflicted abt his feelings for the second guy as well as the first guy(obviously he loved the first one and as his feelings for the second guy grew, he became aware of his own toxic situation) and chose to remain with the first guy bc of his manipulation/gaslighting and ended up cheating on the second guy. And then afterwards he was soooo sure of his own welllbeing that he chose his health and happiness above both of them(and he couldn't go towards the ML bc of his guilt).
The thing I understand and empathize with the mc is, the way he chose to avoid both the guys.. bc I'm the type of person who tends to run away from my problems but still tends to agonize over whether I did right or not(sometimes its right, sometimes wrong).
And one more thing I like about the ML is that he is understanding and he's mostly a nice guy and not "some guy" with a big dick(AND he gave chance to the uke several times bc he loves the mc and NOT bc he is pushover). He does have a character and so does the uke and the toxic one. They were not 2D or changed their preferences/traits/character in 1 chapter. There was genuine character development. Which is rarer to see(sadly).
You get me sm dawg. These are such good characters to analyze
ヾ(❀╹◡╹)ﾉ~