hoshi freak's Manga

~ ukes who can fight are hawt gRRrr (wished taemin admitted his feelings earlier and wasn't so adamant on not being in a relationship with the seme)

~ i can't say if jin is a protagonist or antagonist in this story. however, i do believe he was a victim to a certain extent. in the last few chapters, the dad tried to redeem himself. i'm assuming the author wanted two sides of the story and to show that the dad is still a human. his actions before can't be justified, so even tho it was the mom who threw jin off the roof, it doesn't change who the dad is. in his own convoluted fucked-up way, this was how he expressed his 'love' (yes, i think he did love jin, not in a healthy way ofc) which probably seemed fine to him since younger jin expressed his enjoyment for this type of thing. there's a fine line between jin being a victim, and him WANTING to be a victim since he's so repulsed by even the thought of being similar to his dad. by fabricating his memories to suit his victim-situation, he was able to take the responsibility out of his hands and place them into his dad's. imo there's not much to say about kyun yoon and jin,, i didn't read this bc i wanted to see a hetero couple, but that's what i got. i did get sad when manny died, but after i read 'they all die in the end' istg i'm invincible. i don't feel as affected when a (mainly flat) character dies, but if we got to see more about manny's life outside of school, maybe my reaction would've been different. scene where jin fights beau park and beats the shit out of him by throwing rocks and biting his arm was so cool. damn kid go off ig. it was a fine read, i don't regret it, but i felt like there could have been more to expand on since i didn't get attached to the characters or plot. you KNOW a story's good when you love or hate a character with all your heart. just didn't get that, but it's ok!

~ one of the best BLs on this platform hands-down. cheng mu and shen sheng have such a healthy relationship, quickly solving disputes and commicating with each other. the perfect pacing, with tons of fluff. no sexual abuse, no dragging plot arcs. the beginning all the way to the end was filled with everything i wanted to see not only in shounen ais, but BL in general. as always, there are a few strings left hanging. i wonder what happens with blonde dude's feelings for shen sheng, i can only assume he'll eventually get over him. what happens to the actor and the blonde dude's relationship (not too sure how i feel about that one, kinda stepbrothers but not really)? it would be lovely to see side stories for this! the seme isn't hypermasculine, while the uke isn't afraid to say what he wants. makes the characters feel incredibly realistic, i love both of them sm <3 'shen sheng' should be more hyped up!!