I had low expectations from the rough start but wtf it’s actually so good? The characters are hilarious and it actually feels super refreshing to see them fumbling around with their romance. It’s like watching two awkward lonely kids both learn how to love someone else for the first time in their life. I can sense the sincerity and honesty in their relationship and it’s giving me life because of how utterly realistic it is.
Not every love story is beautiful or dramatic like the ones we see in popular media. Sometimes, it’s also great to see two dumbasses discovering what it means to care for another person while navigating all the cringy new feelings together. I really like them together! Plus they’re both sexually compatible so that’s a bonus lol
I feel bad that people are shitting on Jiho a lot for doing something that is, in my opinion, an incredibly realistic depiction of what it’s like to have two traumatized individuals in a relationship. Inwoo is certainly in a very bad place mentally right now, but people seem to forget that Jiho is also still in the process of healing. He isn’t magically cured either. People inevitably try to draw from their own experiences when helping others. He had good intentions when he tried to get Inwoo to talk to his mother. Jiho just recently reconciled with his parents and he felt that maybe, it would also help Inwoo with his troubles. Of course, this was the wrong decision to make without Inwoo’s consent, and Jiho 100% was in the wrong. It was a terrible mistake—we all know that. But don’t make it sound like Jiho was stupid, self-centered, or dumb for not knowing exactly what Inwoo needs. He wasn’t. He was fumbling, searching for a way to save his lover from depression and despair.
Let me put it this way: would any of you say that it is healthy for Inwoo to ONLY have Jiho in his life? I’m sure everyone already knows this but Inwoo is so afraid of being unloved that he thinks he needs only Jiho, but Jiho sees that as a flaw—which he is in fact CORRECT to believe so. Inwoo cannot go on living in his world with just Jiho. However, Inwoo thinks this means that Jiho doesn’t love him enough. It is very natural for a depressive, lonely person to get incredibly defensive when someone calls out their self-destructive behavior as something wrong or abnormal. Jiho stepped on this landmine, but it’s honestly a miracle he didn’t before now because it was a long time coming.
You have to understand that living with a depressive and traumatized individual is very exhausting and tiring. It was the reason why Inwoo’s first marriage went poorly; he knows it too, which is why he’s afraid of things going wrong again. But Jiho is trying his damn best to understand and help. He fucked up, yes, but who wouldn’t when dealing with someone so unstable? I think people belittle Jiho’s efforts because he went about it the wrong way, but can you really fault him for not immediately knowing what’s the best way to go about this? He isn’t a psychiatrist or a nurse. He’s a lover seeing his boyfriend spiraling. Of course he’s anxious too.
This is what a relationship with someone traumatized looks like in real life. You will feel so tired, worried, and concerned that you can’t help but want to help them somehow. Mistakes happen, communication occurs, and that’s how they will slowly heal and move on together. I really wanna praise the author for giving a very realistic approach to two traumatized souls trying to save each other. I hope people give Jiho more slack for his mistakes. He’s trying and learning. They’ll get there. Time and communication is what they need.
Girl I love you for this
im so sorry i meant to like
This story was so good in season 1 because the chemistry was so lovely between them but now, everything is so annoying because of the old misunderstanding trope again. I hate it so much when authors pull shit out of their asses just to make it so the ML can’t talk with the FL and vice versa about their worries. I’ve seen so many good stories go to hell because it’s either the ML or FL who has some shitty circumstance where they can’t tell the other what’s going on and it’s SO DAMN TIRING. I just wish the whole argument is over already ugh.
You know what this feels like? It’s like reading one of those pining slow burn romance fics on ao3 LOL. This manga is so amazing because there’s like zero plot and yet everything feels so sensual. It shows that a story doesn’t actually need a complicated twist or storyline to be alluring. Just two characters falling in love with each other, having sex, and being utterly enamored with one another.
YES PLS STOMP ON HIM AND DESTROY HIM DUN LET THAT KNIFE COME ANY CLOSER WTF DUDE IS INSANE???
People really love to argue who is better than who and then there’s me who thinks all three of them are heavily flawed and honestly, they tried their best. If we’re talking about red flags, all of them are, period lol. Point is, they all grew and moved on. Was a truly mediocre story because the plot was a convoluted mess and Cain’s dog past went nowhere, though I get what the author was trying to say. Still, they all need therapy and I guess the time skip was meant to be that. I feel like the story could’ve been compressed way better. The author dragged shit out for so long and things kept going around in circles no one knew wtf was going on. At least it finally ended so we can all breathe and say “THANK FUCK THE SHITSHOW IS FINALLY OVER” together
I don’t know about others but as someone who suffers from severe anxiety and panic disorder, this story is fantastic in the way it shows how utterly cyclical and repetitive the symptoms are. It never disappears, it always comes back, even if things get better, it’s only a peak before things nosedive again. It’s painful, but that’s also how it really is in the real world. Insecurities don’t miraculously disappear because of love or care. They stay with you sometimes until you die, even when you’re already in a happy situation.
I get how some people might be annoyed because sometimes, I also get frustrated when pairings in manhwa keep on acting weird because of misunderstandings or miscommunication. But for this story, I feel like it’s incredibly realistic and nothing could make me stop hoping for their happy ending because they deserve it so much.
So true bestie...
Derrick is the only person in this story who has absolutely ZERO development. He started out shitty, continues to be a nasty person, and only ever makes excuses for himself by hiding behind his ‘duty’ as the heir of the family. Every time he acts like he cares for Penelope, it’s because of 1) his disgusting feelings and 2) because of his ego as family heir. So yes, he absolutely deserves all the hate. He has NEVER once been a sincerely good person to her. Giving a present is nothing. It doesn’t change anything. He still treats her like he owns her and can do whatever he wants with her.
Bruh Karnon is really up there in top ten shittiest fathers in villainess manhwa like he never fking learns anything and is just an ingrate until the very very end. I’ve never wished for a character to die quickly this badly before.