
I wonder if mangago users know that misunderstanding, miscommunication and getting jealous of people your SO knows actually happens a LOT in most relationships, even in the healthiest ones, which is why so many romance stories feature it… It can indeed be difficult to overcome sometimes, and all couples will experience something like this.

I first started reading this in 2021. I kept picking it up and dropping it as I would lose the will to wait for the chapters and I was getting bored at points, wondering when I’d finally see the couple get together. Today, I finally decided to pick it up again and read it from scratch and finish it. I’m so glad I did.
The pacing is perfect, and it is short enough to finish within one sitting. I think it got a bit dull at the start of season 2, as we had to build up for the finale, however it was well worth it, and all the small details the author would get into was needed for truly connecting with the characters and to resonate with their stories. You really do get to see the growth of all the characters involved, and as a woman in her early twenties, I feel as if I stand on the borderline between my teenage years and impending adulthood. Having our main character be an adult woman in her teenage body therefore resonated even more with me. I felt relieved and joyful to see Hwayoung’s story reach its happy ending as if it were my own, and to see her grow and find happiness, all within herself was incredibly moving. She displayed a lot of strength, of which she forged from within, rather than through love. There was definitely a lot of struggle involved, but that just made it all the better in my opinion, as life really isn’t that easy, and finding the will and courage to pick yourself up and keep moving forward is often the hardest thing to do of them all.
Most of all, I love how despite this being a story about first love, this most certainly did not feel like a romance story. For those looking for a soppy, cliché love story they will not find it here, and that’s okay. I think anyone who reads this can tell that the author never intended for this to be about romance. Instead, it truly displays a pure, genuine love that people foster for others and themselves. The characters are realistic and human; they make mistakes and are annoying sometimes just like us. We offend, forgive, hurt, get hurt, forget, get scared, heal, live and love and repeat it all again. It is raw, bittersweet and it is beautiful.
There is definitely a message to be found within this work, and I think the author is a genius for being able to convey it in this format; in a love story. 10/10 from me.

On ch31 rn and it’s so meh. It’s mid, it’s cringe, there’s no dimension or depth in the characters. I don’t feel compelled to keep reading and feel as if i can’t put it down. It’s like mercenary enrolment but 10x worse

I gotta agree on this...
I was so hyped rereading this again bcs it only had 10 chaps the last time I saw but I'm currently stuck on chap 30 and it's all progressing too fast, I really couldn't understand any of the plot and atp I'm just forcing myself to read because a lot of people say it gets good on season 2..
Surprisingly good. I didn’t go in with high hopes because the rating was low and had some bad reviews, but I guess that’s why you have to find out for yourself because I really liked it.
I liked the depth of the characters, and the soft, lazy, tender love you could feel between the main characters, despite the contrasting BDSM element. It felt like a mature story, and there’s a chance I might not have liked it when I was younger. However, reading this as an adult, their relationship is one I want after going through all the shoujo-like drama I had in my relationships as a teens. I like how real the characters seem, although I will admit that I don’t think the plot is anything special, however the creator pulls it off well compared to some other series.
Towards the end of the series, we start to see more of the second couple, which I wasn’t really interested in to be honest, but I kept reading as I liked the main couple.
For those who don’t like BDSM/ are uncomfortable with stories with the element, then this might not be for you. However, I do think they portray a very healthy relationship, with a likeable main character, and how you can find someone perfect yet imperfect at the same time, and love them all the same. You don’t need to be a complete match to be in love.