
im literally 70 chapters in and tay doesnt even grow a single fucking bone in his body to stand up for himself and IM TIRED.
im so done with this manhwa, will it get better? will Ilay actually have a redemption arc? cause this is literally so so hard to consume because i feel like Ilay's action doesnt have a single repercussions. Tay just accepts everything comes at him and OH MY GOD CAN YOU EVEN DO ANYTHING?
people who read the novel please spoiler me if Ilay apologize and i mean BEGGING to Taeui cause this red flag cant be anymore red than this.
i want to drop this so bad

I finished the novel.
For me, it was a very satisfying read. Ilay doesn’t have the ‘redemption’ or ‘chasing’ arc you guys might want (like groveling and begging for taeui’s forgiveness or something, it’s just not his personality). Actions speak louder than words in this novel. He grows to love taeui more than himself. Taeui becomes his weakness. He even declared that if taeui were to die, he would order someone to kill himself immediately after since he can’t live without tay (but he refused the other way around when tae insisted).
There was also once when he accidentally almost killed taeui mistaking him for someone else, and had nightmares about it for a year (very satisfying to read hahaha). He tells tay his life is meaningless without him. He also feels insecure because he thinks taeui doesn’t love him as much as he does lolll. Ilay is extremely jealous, but I don’t blame him since we encounter like 472782 other people who have a crush on tae. So he’s very protective of him and takes good care of him. They honestly have SOOO many cute and fluffy moments that I think are worth the read. Most of these happen after the main story ends though. There’s like 3 other books. I was feeling the same way you did until I read it myself. Best decision ever!

True, I really love Passion especially the novel because it really conveys the characters more accurate and there are some scenes that they don't show in manhwa. I really, really live this novel and I am so happy to finish reading it.
However, I do not easily recommend it to ppl who have traumas like rape/SA because despite the novel being good, it contains heavy scenes that may trigger them.

That is true. But I think that content warning has already been known to manhwa readers. I would expect that people know what they’re getting themselves into if they decide to read the novel, being that the manhwa already displayed rape.
In the novel, there’s a lot of rape between Christoph and Richard unfortunately. I didn’t ship them at all.

oh my god im actually going to cry, theyre so fucking sweet and caring towards each other, my heart cant take it... the angst and fluff are just the right amount
im actually weeping right now cause holy shit this is one of the most realistic BLs i've ever read. shitty family situation, hardships, etc. they're so... strong jshshs i love you both
if only my professor looks this good