I’m going to hold you hand when I say this, but it’s time to leave my love! I’m really ready for the turnaround for this manga. Like Dan needs to understand he is the prize in this relationship. If we can really call it that! (￣ε(#￣)Σ
You said it so kindly lol, I expected harsher when holding his hand haha!
lol I don’t think Dan can handle any more harshness right now so I had to be nice about it ╮(￣▽￣)╭
I actually like this story. I can’t stand when a psychopath just becomes cured of their bad ways through the magic of love. Like I understand this is all a fantasy but it’s nice not to romanticize bad behavior sometimes and I believe the seme is just that, a bad guy who happens to be obsessed with the uke. I even like how the uke is naive because usually times that’s exactly that. Good people always talk themselves into their demise! If you think about a lot of true crime victims you realize that the victims always make the wrong decision in the end by giving the bad guy the benefit of doubt. Either way it go I give this a 9/10 for its realism & a 7/10 for its overall. It’s entertaining & it keeps me guessing the endgame in all this. Actually I give it a 8/10 for making root for the bad guy a little. When he stated “Back to square one”, I literally smirked myself as if I was him. So hand claps to the author!
The younger me is asking the older me to forgive me! I wasted to reread the manga so bad I went looking because the younger me would read something I liked & never add it to a list or at least vote. But now that I’m older this so “romantic” manga is a nightmare now. I honestly don’t know what I was thinking— like I legit cried the first couple of times reading this story & now I’m like wtf?! He should be jailed how he treated my girl & for the grooming! Also hello sister? Wtf?! She wasn’t trying to help the victim AT ALL! Either way I put it in my already read list so I can find it quicker & remind myself how crappy my taste was when I was 14 lol
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Well put!
Sorry to say this but the storyline was so boring I couldn’t finish it let alone pay attention to what was really going on. The drawing was beautiful though! And the characters was definitely hot lol ╮(￣▽￣)╭
Is there any other Yaoi manga with this type of art style?
I want the uke to be happy without either of the seme’s. I want him to live on a beach and get help & meet someone simple who would dedicate their life to him and a simple life. I know it won’t happen and if I had to pick the seme he ends up with it would be the brown hair dude but we all can dream!
You know who I want him to end up with? That black haired kid who also plays cello. He's the only person who genuinely wants to connect and has no ulterior motive. Please, just this once, end up with the boring mob character.
Wait fr tho like I just want him to be happy fheisksks
So I was on my Kumbaya ish & was saying how I don’t dislike anyone in this manga because of relatable characteristics. Well someone was nice enough to point out how Youngwoo made Taejoo think her raped him & I honestly don’t know how I glossed over that one. But I’m all for sticking up for insecurities BUT that is definitely unacceptable! So yeah... Youngwoo can get YEETED for all I care. What was crazy is I pointed out that it felt like he was a manipulator & ppl like my comment probably thinking I knew he made someone think they raped them! Absolutely did know & now Parting Ways definitely have a bad guy in its story to me. Rant over!
*dis NOT know
I honestly don’t dislike anyone in this manga. Sure I distrust Youngwoo because I feel like he’s an manipulator but even he has attachment issues that are relatable. And I probably shouldn’t say attachment more than insecurities because putting myself in his place I couldn’t imagine falling in love with somebody over 5 years just for all of our time to disappear because of a love connection that was considered gone.
Taejoo I sympathize with also because he really loved/ love Yoon. And to believe Yoon just disappeared for 5 years instead of being injured would hurt the pride more than anything. I understand him trying to move on and even though they have a heroic reason for why Yoon left it’s still something to consider as a partner. Especially because Yoon went straight back to the job that cost him 5 years of his life.
With that being said I sympathize with Yoon the most! I’m so proud of him trying to move on ‘ recognizing when he needs to stop a relationship that won’t benefit him in the end. I am rooting for him & Kwon. But I feel like Kwon needs to become more emotionally available and validate Yoon feelings more!
Long post but can’t wait to see what happens! I’m also okay if Yoon ends up alone for awhile! I definitely feel like he needs to truly heal from the trauma of everything!
I absolutely agree! But the fact that nobody is really at fault hurts more somehow
I can agree except for Youngwoo. He’s a terrible person
I definitely understand that! He gives me that “if I can’t have him no one can” vibe & I don’t like how he tries to manipulate Taejoo. Or how he tries to play victim. But I’m gonna give him the benefit of doubt right now because to me these characteristics I pointed out could be traced back to insecurities & that’s a very relatable feeling. (Not making excuses for him though! Just understanding his feelings)
I agree with that! I think it would just be comfortable for us to have someone to put all the blame on! But I also feel like the author is amazing for getting us out of our comfort zone and having to work through every one feelings together!
It’s kinda overlooked but he made Taejoo believe he r*ped him, so he would date him out of guilt. That’s psychotic
Plus something else but i wont spoil it~
Whoa now I need to reread because I definitely overlooked that! That changes a lot about his character... if you remember could you tell me what chapter that was on?
Chapter 25
We also see parts of that night in chapter 12+the most recent
Why is the topic rape? Like I’m legit confused. I thought I was going to see some real fun topics about the newest chapter but all I see is everyone jumping to rape & accusing the people who don’t agree to be rape apologist. And all I have to say is please be for real! Let’s not make this beautiful consenting couple into something it’s not! Yes she said no & yes he may have kept going for a second but when she clearly said stop loud enough for him to hear, what did he do? You guessed it! He stopped! The best thing about manga is that the author sometimes allow you to hear both of the people thoughts & we clearly heard our beautiful prince thoughts about how it was his first time & how he was so happy to give that 1st time to her. We were also able to see that he clearly didn’t know how to do the do & how she stubbornly wasn’t going to take her time for him to learn. She very much wanted him & may have bit off more than she can chew! Which is why when she said stop he stopped. Just because he didn’t do it fast enough for your all liking does not mean he is a rapist. He legit did not hear babygirl! & just because we can clearly see her say stop does not mean she actually said it loud enough for him to hear it!
Let me also address the ones who don’t agree with the rapist allegations: it doesn’t matter if she consented up to that point & decided to change her mind. When someone says no it means NO! She had every right to say no & expected him to stop upon her request! Just because I don’t agree with him being called a rapist does not mean y’all’s argument about this is right! If he had heard her & the author made it know he did but continued anyways than & only than he would have been wrong & rape could be considered in that context! However I do need some of y’all to go touch grass on both sides of this argument because to immediately jump to rape is insane & we need to then have the conversation about how this could truly harm real victims! And to also disagree to such a extent that your claiming it’s not rape if they give consent only one time & can’t change their mind at all after that one time— yeah big SIDE EYE to you babes! Let’s all be real & enjoy the show!
Thanks for coming to my TedTalk!(づ￣ ³￣)づ
I totally agree with you !!!
I too am hesitant with calling Richard a rapist for reasons I said on my topic. And also, you're right, he did eventually stop when he came back to his sense. Still doesn't mean what he did was right or wrong either.
But, I just want to say respectfully, rape can be defined so differently by different people? Idk... Like it can mean both penetration and/or non penetration (especially if lets say the rape happened between 2 queer people who don't biologically have a penis). And like legally it would be just called assult when only touching is involved. Again it's really up to the reader and their discretion to what Richard did. We don't know if it because of experiences they're calling it what it is.And they're all valid to feel upset when the story so far has betrayed them. Yknow?
I wish I could like your comment because you are also absolutely right! And now understanding your perspective I do want to apologize because I didn’t mean to come off as if I was saying rape can only be interpreted one way. And other ppl experience can definitely make this a triggering situation, so “sorry to anyone who has read my comment and has went through something similar. I do not want to undermine your experience & feelings! And I pray that you’re able to heal from such evil actions”!
I really did not want to come off as someone who defends rape or rapist. I just wanted some to understand that going off of how this story even started it seems like our FL was consenting at the time & had hurt herself with her own actions because if we even think about it our prince legit was so upset when she hit herself testing to make sure she wasn’t hurting him to bad. It’s just wouldn’t fit for his character to even be a rapist. Like he was sick to his stomach just thinking she was in pain. And if I had to guess going off his character development the next chapter is going to be him really turned off or begging to be punished for even to dare hurt his master. It’ll be very on brand for him to be apologetic.
I truly hope this clears up any confusion my first comment may have caused. Again I really am sorry if I came off inconsiderate to other people’s feelings & experience to such a traumatic situation!
honestly you're fine! you explained yourself and your persepctive clearly. no need to apologize!! there are honestly soooo many ways to read and interpret the chapter. its very nuanced situation that shouldnt be this deep. but media literacy is a good thing.
plus you placed emphasis on making sure that people need to be careful on making assumptions because it does hurt real victims which is a really good thing!
With how heavily his sexual fetishes are stressed throughout the story, it's difficult to distinguish whether he earnestly looks out for our FL for who she is or whether he cares for her as a mistress. He incessantly priorities his sexual desires, trying to urge the FL into the narrative he idolises. His shock could be pertinent to his idea that his mistress should be approached with utter respect and her role is not to hurt herself but him.
Another ambivalent thing with men in particular is that they are physically stronger than women, and that's why in cases like these they ought to be extra considerate. He gave her full control over him yet he stripped it away in a second, upon having been consumed by his own selfish wishes and his raging libido. He practically imposed his strength on her leaving her helpless while all she could do was yell loud enough to snap him out of it. Yet he claimed he held the utmost respect for her. This is a major blunder on his part and it cannot be excused. Once again placing his desires over her right of will.
The way things unfolded easily ended up laying down the foundation for grape. Depending on how the story unravels from onwards, we will get to understand whether it was the author's intention to make such an offense look appealing. But so far I, too, am highly disappointed by the fact that this story represents male egoism and superiority complex over women and sexualises that.