The sweet tension and tease between them is so palpable my god it’s so hot
I've reread this after years bc it reminds me of wet sand and I remembered the majority siding with that man so I wondered if I had missed some parts of him being good to the mc and no, he's just vile, abusive, violent, toxic, manipulative, controlling and terrible. Bl fans are addicted to sick freaks breaking the mc's legs as an act of love somehow, I can't believe the readers pressured the author into writing an ending where the mc ends with his abuser, at least he doesn't in the main story.
Tj with his natural arrogance thinking Ian is free because he said so after ruining his life, crushing his soul and thriving off his guilt while Ian still has to bear the consequences of his manipulation and stupid gang life is so sick... Boasting his scar with nasty intents while Ian always hid his and never used the fact that he's chronically incapacitated or that his dream was totally ruined against anyone.. Truly opposite people with clashing values.
Ian was a drug addicted before with no family! TJ also had a hard life. There was no ruining his life happening! Both were fucked from the beginning!
Fully disagree, Tj had a foster home and other chances in life! Tj kept him in the gang where he was victim of homophobia while he made sure he had a clean straight image, he ruined his dream, sent his subordinate to kill him, sent him to prison which is totally gruesome, used him as a sex toy for his very first time when Ian was obviously disturbed, played with his guilt, broke all existing boundaries and more. I'm not saying Ian couldn't have said or done anything if he wanted Tj to stop using him, but tj is pure scum and one of Ian's abuser, it's so obvious but the author has to explicitly make him say it here again.
had to* basically you people don't want to accept who tj truly is when it's been easy to read between the lines.. he's beyond nasty, it goes farther than "they're toxic for eo" because only tj is abusive.
A lot of fucked up things happened between them for sure. I don’t remember about TJ having good foster parents, so send the chapters. I haven’t seen anything about TJ’s subordinate trying to kill Ian, which chapter? I do remember them hurting his foot, which cannot be called trying to kill him as long as I remember. But you’ve also forgotten that TJ was the one who has helped Ian stopping doing heavy drugs since he was prostituting himself and being used and beaten up by a psycho. You talk a big talk as if Ian was in such a good path before. NO, it was even WORSE! Btw, Ian wasn’t being discriminated in the gang, he was actually one of the most respected since people were scared of him. You also didn’t mention about Joe coming on Ian’s sleeping face, which is abusive as hell and guess what? Cross boundaries!
For the foster parents and subordinate moment : reread the story friend, the first was said and second is shown during the flashbacks, it's also implied that tj is behind. And yes Ian was in a terrible shape before knowing tj, but he was totally suicidal after knowing him too! Tj didn't make his life any easier, quite the opposite. Also Ian was gay and in a homophobic environnement, which tj knew yet he kept him there knowing how Ian would feel, sorry if I think that makes him a victim of homophobia because he was stuck with prejudiced people belittling his kind.
Jo was Ian's fwb and situationship, it's true that this scene shows he's not perfect and possessive, it's truly nasty for some, but the author said it wasn't rape or rapey, and if Ian knew he did that, I doubt he'd feel abused, which isn't a positive thing since he took all the abuse from tj too and would forgive him everything too. It's definitely crossing boundaries and I never implied Jo is perfect, but he's FAR from slightly as bad as tj.
I truly understand why y'all see some sort of complex and pure devotion in tjian saving and ruining each other, but I also don't lol. I won't shy away from calling Tj Ian's abuser and not his savior, I can't see deep connection and love in breaking the bones of your beloved to keep them by your side.
behind it*
Hiding in the pillow bc you miss your little bf just to rut the mattress a second later over phone sex.. Can't get enough of the best couple in town
This said sometimes I wonder if the author has kids bc they're very knowledgeable lmao, even some parents don't know you shouldn't cover babies or their beds with anything.
The absolute contrast between that warm home where Ian is welcomed, accepted, complimented and fed homemade italian food by the Landis vs a luxury golden prison he'd detest in the city of his ruined dream ☠
This was perfectly stated !
The iconic balcony scene that started it all being recreated and making Ian wish he bought him flowers is so cute. It's heartwarming to see him trust and have his guard down around Jo especially after showing us how Ian being betrayed and having to kill his subordinate made him have suicidal ideations.
He never deserved to be failed by absolutely everyone in his life. He deserves to go on more company dinners, to live off clean money, to see his new friend's child grow and to only have to worry about Jo leaving for university. He doesn't deserve to be pulled in the dark again when he's trying to build a simple life the way he wants.
Being a coward is a big part of Skylar's character (which he is trying to break by confronting that guy who copied his notes for example) but it's not an excuse to bring others down with you when you're entirely responsible. This being shown in comparaison to Cirrus not hesitating a second to take the blame is sad. Cirrus shouldn't have to self sacrifice (especially his education) because this isn't healthy. Skylar shouldn't avoid the problems he created out of fear and feel guilty only when he learns that there were consequences..
It's hard to see how these two are anything but *not* made for each other when the authors keeps showing how everything about them contradicts in such unhealthy, unworking ways.
you’ll see how they ARE made for each other ig
where ? I've read the raws of the next chapters and it's not convincing me
litc isn’t finished yet… they will eventually end up together :)
In Paskim fan site event she point them being together in the end so we have to wait
Lets see because honestly thats what most authors like to say lol, lots of manhwas and mangas endings where the said pair will eventually end up together in the ending but it still wont convinced or satisfy tha readers. I trust paskim’s writing, she better write something that will make the readers see them together again.
Yeah I'm sure they will eventually!
Do people not know that hook-up culture is absolutely insane among gay men irl everywhere lol (including conservative countries like sk) like this can't even be called a slut phase it's normal
VERY TRUE… literally had a week where i had sex with a new guy every day… idk what i was on as a college freshman
That's wild on another level. And here I am in college trying to read and keep my virginity for true love.
Holy guacamole how do you have the stamina for that?? Isn't it extremely tiring?
lmao you lived the life fr
i was really horny back then.. crazy bc now i’ve literally been abstinent for over a year (tldr i could mess around if i wanted to but i got really busy, didn’t like how impulsive i was with sex, and the last guy i did it with was a situationship im still not over HAHAAHAH)