I got impatient and jumped on the raw. It’s finished within 1 volume, even though I had hope for it to be at least 2 volumes to give our characters more time to develop their feelings. In the end the pace seems quite similar to other single volume BL manga, which is a bit rushed IMO.
I can’t say whether it’s still rushed or not, but at least we know that there has been at least over two months of hanging out at least twice a week, which may not build a super deep connection but is definitely long enough to start falling in love. Unlike the ones where they’ve had three conversations.
Those details are so believable! I love hard working men with strong work ethics. Their relationship starts off very naturally, and I can’t wait to see how they slowly fall for each other. Such a satisfying read!
And yeah Japanese address can be a total nightmare lmao they are so outdated I can’t even...
Seeing those flashbacks really reminds me of how has the art style changed. These days Yohan always looks like a big bear haha
Two guys interact in a BL manga =/= love blossoms.
Seriously. The younger brother obviously has social difficulties which is why he’s kinda awkward and comes off as angry or unlikable. But that awkwardness is definitely not the same kind when you are around your crush. Sometimes BL fans really drive me crazy with their “theories” lol I mean even if you suspect something may happen, don’t immediately jump on it as if that is the only truth in the universe.
Yea ikr!! I'm pretty irked by how readers jump on the tiniest hint of a BL trope just because the story features BL. I get that some authors DO actually make every social interaction BL, but obviously this author doesn't eg. Their friends, their parents... this story seems to be set in a world where the main CP are the "abnormally" and seek for understanding and a meaningful relationship in the real world. Or so I think
Haha my favorite was another webtoon when a MC bumped into this guy in 1 single frame then they never cross again, yet the readers couldn’t stop about how the two of them gonna be each other’s love interest... I mean...
On the other hand, I can truly relate to going to bake and find out that you have no egg (￣∇￣") or not enough butter. Or only a few tsp left of that particular sugar required for that recipe. Or no cream/butter milk/yada yada.
Agree with all the comments that the ending was a bit rushed. I do like the ending, but not how it was panned out; author could have suspended and prolong the climax at that mansion and its aftermath a bit longer. Show us a bit in relationship progression between them. And why on earth does he have to hide Arwin in his house?? Just buy him a house. He’s planning to live with his wife and his kids in the same house that hides his one and only lover? That’s just cruel for all parties involved.
It seems that there’s this trope in Manhwa about the possessive love. This story sometimes reminds me of Totally captivated. Not the characters, but the unhealthy notion of love portrayed in both works. I’m both upset and disappointed at myself that I do like this kind of story lol.
It would be nice if we can see more of Heath’s life, he’s my favourite character.
Lastly, this is a burning question. If I’m not wrong, then is Anton not his father’s son? The flashback of his father seems to suggest that he was too deep in grieve and desperation to find his wife, that he brought home the gypsy girl and her son even though she wasn’t the one he was looking for. If that is true, then they are completely unrelated.
Majestically crazy world as always.
It’s funny how the police found “another man’s blood” where Makoto died. Was it J’s? Does he even “bleed”?
is to get naked. I swear. Trapping all those sweat inside your clothes only makes you sicker. Yohan should have just turned on the aircon, strip him, use a summer blanket and lock the door
Do you think it’s a bit too quick to call the painter uke and assume that they will sleep together? Or that he will sleep with *any* man at all?
The painter did lowkey have a wet dream about the lord tho
um, pretty sure the writer is building to the kid sleeping with someone with the wet dreams and the mention of him being a virgin. Virgin ukes are as classic in Yaoi as psychopathic, borderline-violent semes.
The writer could punk as all hard by having an psychopathic, unpredictable seme used to getting what he wants who grows into a better person through his platonic friendship with the uke he threatened and held captive for porn, but somehow I doubt it's going that way...
You both call it a wet dream, but there is no indication that he was even remotely aroused from that particular dream. For me it’s more like a nightmare that is a product from his captive situation and the lustful sex he was forced to witness.
Of course I am fully aware that the chance our painter will remain untouched till the end is almost close to zero; but I believe he is more likely to suffer from rape. Do you call a rape victim uke? I’m just really skeptical that he will ever be in a sort-of consensual relationship with our psycho lord, and for that very reason find it weird that people just jump on that ship at the get go and start calling them “seme-uke”.
Geez, nothing has happened yet. Everything is hypothetical right now. So bashing people for their ship when we don't know how the story will unfold is silly. The uke has not been raped.
And the seme asked him in the dream, "Which of these things aroused you the most?" Very much implying that he was aroused by what he saw. Plus when painting the threesome he jacked off after. Yes, he is aroused by these things.
You're jumping the gun on things. You don't know where the story will go. But boy you already want to attack others for their opinions.
God did I attack anyone? If you take it that way maybe you should stay away from Internet.
Well, I mainly just disagreed with you. You said, "there is no indication he was remotely aroused" despite the seme in the dream saying "Which of these things aroused you the most?" which strongly implies that the painter knows this stuff turns him on at subconscious level. The writer did not just throw that line in there. They are establishing that the kid is aroused by the stuff his paintings are based on . It's something he's likely dealt with even before his captivity. His feelings towards his teacher are also likely more than just platonic.
I think you are wrong. It was very much indicated that he was aroused by that stuff. I do agree though that it is a nightmare as well. He is horrified by the things that aroused him since his teacher/ crush would never approve.
We really don't know where this story will go on the rape thing. So far the only forced part has been the erotic paintings and watching the seme engage in sex with consensual partners. I found in most yaoi stories where there is rape, the rape usually happens early in the story or after a lot of dubcon. This hasn't even done that.
Imagine you are being held captive by a sexually active pervert who thinks everyone wants to sleep with him. You are scared and disgusted by him touching you inappropriately and slurs stuff like “You like this? Are you aroused by this?”.
Are you?
What I mean is, while the dream does sometimes reflect what the dreamer wish for, it also reflects what that person conceived of the environment and objects around them. The lord in his dream can simply be a reflection of that guy in real life. He does seem to be the kind who talks dirty like that, right? The time he was aroused by witnessing them having sex and had a boner, though, that was true indeed but it still can’t be connected to him having any feeling to the lord. Replacing any guy into that scene and he would likely end up with the same reaction.
I am totally open to disagreement and constructive discussion. I am by no mean bashing anyone’s ship or calling names. Everything is only hypothetical at this point, like you said, so my theory is as valid as your theory. If it turns out like what the majority of readers here seem to be expecting, doesn’t mean anyone was wrong.
Um, I think you're reading too much into this. This isn't real life. Dreams in stories are generally just methods for writers to tell things about the character or the plot that they can't tell yet in the story. They're used for foreshadowing.
So arguing about what they mean in real life does not make sense here.
The writer who has to tell a tight story in a few panels. The writer is a talented storyteller, but they are they are throwing in very obvious cues to what they want to say about each character.
The "dream" method is just a way for the writer to convey a subconscious desire in a character, something they are not consciously able to admit yet. Or to foreshadow or tell flashback or things about the plot. They are used with a purpose in storytelling.
I doubt the writer wants to waste half a chapter conveying that. It was Yoon he saw in the dream. The writer is giving a very clear message.
I don't think he has emotional feelings like love to the lord, but that dream was clearly a way by the writer to show that he is aroused by Yoon. He doesn't want to be, but it's there. The dream trick is also a short way to put the two together and keep the reader's attention since it's going to take time in the actual story for the two to get together.
The writer needs to keep readers in engaged. With the dream they can put the two together early in the story without putting them together. It's a promise of where this is leading.
But I am fine to agree to disagree.
I remember reading this manga some 10 years ago, being a teenager (I was 17). Self-harm was much “popular” back then (or should I say more occurrent), with the emo thing being trendy as a lifestyle among teenagers and everything. One particular scene that edged into my head is when the seme returns home from the farm work, he sees his lover smiling and waving from the windows. It’s just the epitome of that normal, content family life that both of them had never known of.
To me, Cut is still one of the best love stories ever written, and I hope more people will read this.
You all talking about how MC is a “powerful” omega that can protect his chastity. Did you forget how quick he spread his legs under pheromone influence to the very guy he hated and despised in the beginning? No offence to both MCs, that is just the hard truth.
he doesnt actually hate him smh
They are fated mates.....there never really hated each other, they were like when kids fall in love for the first times and "bully" the person they love to get their attention, the typical pullling pigtails scenario thing.
Ok maybe I got the wrong impression. Even so, it doesn’t change the fact that he gave in to pheromone the moment it reacts to an alpha. I’m not blaming him, that is his unfortunate fate; I simply find it funny how the readers who have seen the latest raw keep wishing that he will be strong enough to stand against the pheromone. Simple answer is, he can’t, as proved in the beginning.