usually webtoons have very minimal buildup before they “fall in love” or they go from crushing to fucking in two seconds without flirting or tension but i love that they flirt so realistically here. it’s really good, doesn’t feel awkward, and it translates well. it isn’t corny either or attempting to be extremely poetic. it’s probably because haebeom isn’t one of those asshole mls that act like they dgaf the entire time to protect their feelings or in fear of rejection, but he also isn’t a puppy seme who’s overly eager (i find that most mls that aren’t an asshole from the start are puppy-coded but haebeom is so tastefully tsundere. i’m obsessed. you can tell he cares. him calling sungho his baby made me die a little in a good way. them calling eachother cute without blushing and keeping it to themselves. the soft banter that isn’t mean, just lightly teasing… i really hope this doesn’t change or there isn’t a long angst arc because i’d hate that)
that being said reading this just reminds me of how my relationship with my girlfriend built up and it’s amazing. it’s hard to find webtoons that aren’t an overly dramatized version of what relationships are like and this might be the best at doing it yet. it’s so different and i rarely ever get them but i always get butterflies reading this, deserves the 9.7 for sure. plus the character designs i know haebeom is huge but i’m so glad that sungho isn’t 5’2 hyperfeminine and a twig in comparison. everything about this omg
and the baby is so fawking cute I die everytime I see her lol. I usually don’t like how babies are drawn in manga because they look like miniature humanoids but I love her
the fact that u compared it to ur real life rs says a lot about just how realistic this manhwa can get. it's so goooddd, u described what i feel about this manhwa really well!
yess exactly the way they talk to each other is so adorable. and them calling each other boyfriends like that??? i don’t know why but i have never seen that in webtoons so far and i’m not sure why (as a seasoned af fujo i’ve been reading bl since 2014) it’s even more endearing than giving each other petnames because something about it is so pure. without having this big misunderstanding arc or a “but i’m straight…” arc or pondering about it and avoiding it they just take that step and it just flows so naturally… i adore them
yesss they are so endearing how they communicate and genuinely care for each other T_T they remind me of my parents honestly so cute
oh this is just so good. it’s stories like these that deserve a ten volume serialization, anime adaptation AND live action adaptation it sucks that they don’t
I forced myself to finish reading this after the Incident and as much as I am happy that they're happy (despite hoin almost killing his best friend bc he has anger issues. he needs to go to therapy I fear, the bussy will never be that fire) I genuinely cannot get over Chunwoo sexually assaulting Taesoo. Him lacking the loyalty and doing that to hoin was one thing. Hoin lacking the self respect to put himself first and Forgiving chunwoo was another. But to r4pe and almost choke Taesoo to death was quite literally crazy and so unnecessary in terms of plot regardless of how much I didn't like Taesoo to begin with. It's sad because I genuinely believed this had so much potential since the chapters after are pretty decent. I know Chunwoo felt bad about it but imo I don't know if he felt bad enough about the actual sexual assault part outside of Hoin
This. & when chunwoo was saying something about how Ho-in basically always kicks him off his high horse and they both matured together. Like sir you aged that boy with stress about 10 years Fr. & I hate some of the narratives they play like he’s just dumb & messes things up when he had the world telling him to stop, think, & even CHOOSE the damn boy. If it takes you hurting someone over & over again just stop bro. Hang the shlong up I beg.
I don't like Chinook, but I' didn't see any rape, taesoo just laid there and took it cuz he felt guilty, he was just aggressive in telling him to shut up. He never said no or get off me or even fought him, his whole character thing is about him letting Chinook get mad at him and letting him so he can forgive him later. Even the choking, dude just sat there thinking he deserved it, which is odd, and when he got up and threw up dude still ran after him, it seemed pretty consensual, he was just angry and the other guy was just let it happen (not trying to victim blame because people can be overcome with shock and not be able to do anything but he didn't seem in shock he was actually pretty calm in his reactions and face and even looked a little sympathetic. WHICH I find dumb cuz he genuinely is stupid and so I chinwoo, I don't know what he was trying to accomplish. I could be wrong tho I just dropped cuz this thing has aged me ten years, and I just wanted to clarify after reading I don't think the author wanted to portray rape in think they wanted to portray angry sex and that can honestly get misconstrued if not done right
Actually nevermind, just forget I even said anything
Taesoo said that it was nonconsensual in one of the chapters while talking to the other dude. Forgot what his name was he just said something along the lines of “I said no but you continued forcing yourself on me”. Not being rude just lyk
it’s not getting cancelled, lmao. the anime only had an ova like most bl anime does, nothing’s happening to the manga. it’s been too long for that by yaoi standards there’s probably been worse
did i say probably? i mean definitely, lol
i love how i can sympathize with every single character. tear my heart in several different directions and run it over with a monster truck zaddy
feel a little bad for uenoyama but i feel like that’s just my bias showing since i love him so much lmao
i just reread this and i honestly do not think the author did a single thing wrong. from the development to the art to the smut everything was just really GOOD and wholesome, nothing felt off to me <3_<3 so refreshing !! gave me a really diff feeling. i hope people pick up her other works bc i’d love to read them (the improvement between her other story on here and outfocus is monumental ahha)
this is physically painful to read rn please tell me it gets better i’m on 24 and the secondhand embarrassment goes so crazy
The cringe will get better I promise LMAO