jioux June 22, 2025 9:26 am

i’ve been obsessed with this story from the start because of ppang’s way of writing and imagery throughout the story. SO much symbolism behind the word summer- from yeoreum meaning summer in korean, to the warm and fuzzy “summery” feelings that mr. lim develops for yeoreum, to the fact that this all takes place in the goddamn summer — and even in this latest chapter they go on to say how it’s still hot in october … that “it’s like summer just won’t leave” aka summer/yeoreum is NOT doing well and he IS NOT OVER MR. LIM AT ALL. you see so many references to summer (the season, the feelings of warmth, the literal character) but it never feels too in your face. this manhwa is so soft and romantic (my far my top fav alongside umibe no etranger and define the relationship)

i’m also so blown away but how soft and romantic yet realistic both mr. lim and yeoreum’s insecurities and grievances are toward the relationship and themselves. it never feels like their misunderstandings are rooted in a place of a lack kf communication but rather one feeling he’s just a bland old man that isn’t suited to hold onto this “kid” that is so talented and amazing and has his whole life ahead of him — and the other wanting to be taken seriously as an adult and that his feelings are much deeper than just a fleeting romance. they both know this but it’s just… “how could you not fall in love?”

extra side note: ppang has SOOOO many good queer and general western internet pop culture references AND IM LOVING IT EVERY SINGLE TIME!!! it’s always so subtle but you can tell how much ppang has taken the time to flesh out this story and i could srsly pick apart why this manhwa is so successful in making our hearts throb.

i need more people to talk to me about this manhwa i could go on for hours talking about them… i love them so much- if u read this far ty for reading my rambles i love my babies hic (/TДT)/

    mars June 22, 2025 10:06 am

    YEEEEEES!! Obssessed with the constant references to summer and with how romantic this story is . Agreed, Ppang really knows how to make this world feel familiar and real, and Idk how to explain it but the ambiance makes it feel so nostalgic in a way? Like I've seen a romcom like this one before lol

    I love squinting and catching all the meme/art/queer references! (the dog in this chapter is the "I know what you are" dog, right?? Lol)

    jioux June 22, 2025 10:52 am
    YEEEEEES!! Obssessed with the constant references to summer and with how romantic this story is . Agreed, Ppang really knows how to make this world feel familiar and real, and Idk how to explain it but the ambi... mars

    LOL YESSS and then ppang added a “god’s own country” movie poster in yeoreum’s room — it’s a really well known gay movie and i LOVEEEE it … so the fact that they added it to the story.. cries…

    but yes!!! stories like these feel so soft and nostalgic… it’s such an inspiration for me as an artist as well,,, i really want to make this kind of lovingly familiar romantic feeling in my work and characters hic

jioux June 9, 2025 10:17 pm
jioux June 9, 2025 10:10 pm

ITLL BE TOUGH BUT THE TIME APART IS WORTH IT ,, THEY COME BACK AROUND CH 36-37

jioux May 29, 2025 10:28 am

me knowing the raws and knowing our impeding doom… hold everyone’s hands yall… but trust it’ll pass
SPOILER BELOW

















angst lasts for about 5 chapters give or take- he essentially quits guitar classes, leaving yeoreum worried and he visits him later at the end of the day at his apparent. hyeonseon breaks up with yeoreum and tries to pull the mean card “i don’t actually like you, our month is up” — yeoreum knows hes lying but what can he do? anyway months pass and they’re clearly still head over heels for each other, but they haven’t spoken at all since. hyeonseon meets his ex-wife again and they talk about life (it’s very sweet) and she reminds him that he can bare to be selfish when it comes to finding love… that inspires him “maybe i can be selfish” and he goes to find yeoreum again… that’s where it’s left off in the raws so far so i’m literally on the edge of my seat WAITING for their reunion

    jioux May 29, 2025 10:28 am

    at his apartment* omfg typo

    yuri May 29, 2025 10:35 am

    thankyouu

    Acquafuzz May 29, 2025 11:57 am

    thought he had already understood his feelings but guess bro's gonna play blind

    beyblade May 29, 2025 4:51 pm

    it’s today. their reunion is today

    J713D May 29, 2025 5:42 pm
    thought he had already understood his feelings but guess bro's gonna play blind Acquafuzz

    It's not about understanding feelings, it's about acting like a responsable adult

    jioux May 30, 2025 4:01 am
    It's not about understanding feelings, it's about acting like a responsable adult J713D

    yeah he def knows how he feels about him but a matter of not wanting to “take away from his youth”

    J713D May 30, 2025 6:54 am
    yeah he def knows how he feels about him but a matter of not wanting to “take away from his youth” jioux

    Between other things yes...
    Again mangago cutting off my comments

jioux April 28, 2025 9:06 pm

MY HEARTTT IVE BEEN FOLLOWING THEIR STORY SINCE DAY 1 AND MANNN I CANT SIT WITH MYSELF THINKING ITS OVER… MY BABIES MY BABIES PLSSSS

jioux August 25, 2024 11:34 am

i would just like to remind everyone that this story in its entirety is a clear depiction AND romanticization of rape and sexual assault. i don’t care that they had an agreement for “sex”. consent is when BOTH parties willingly, ENTHUSIASTICALLY agree to engage with one another. IT CAN BE REVOKED AT ANY TIME. there are so many points dan clearly says NO yet jaekyung continues. other times dan is clearly only engaging with jaekyung our of coercion. THIS IS RAPE. i am so goddamn tired of people not understanding the basic concept of consent.

CONSENT IS ONLY GIVEN WHEN ALL PARTIES GENUINELY WANT TO ENGAGE. CONSENT CAN BE REVOKED AT ANY TIME.
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TW - my own experience (m4m)
about half a year ago i was raped. now, i want people to understand that rape doesn’t immediately mean extremely violent. this rape was “subtle”. i won’t get too detailed about it, but i what i will say is that i really liked this guy before everything happened. we were getting very romantic and eventually went back to his car and things started getting frisky. there was a point where he wanted to have unprotected sex, i said no (nervously, but still no). instead of respecting this, he push me down and penetrated me anyway. telling me “i know you want this”. at the time, i really felt like i did. and physically? i felt good. mentally? i knew i didn’t want it.

after time away from the situation i realized he had raped me. i tell this story now not for sympathy but because people need to understand consent can be taken back at any time. i took mine back, but this man did not respect it. in fanfiction terms, that was a hot steamy care session. in real life terms, i was assaulted.

so please, take into consideration of what consent is. i’d like to think no one is using jinx as a point of reference, but considering some of the horrendous replies i’ve seen make me question that.


//
stay safe and mindful. and thank you to those who read this in it’s entirety

    jioux August 25, 2024 11:42 am

    quick reply but sorry if there’s some grammar errors! i’m writing this at like 4am lmao. also, there is quite a bit of context i left out of my assault because it involved some other issues i didn’t feel comfortable about getting into here… a few notes for context that might help understanding the situation more is that:
    1) m4m aka we’re both male (tho this doesn’t matter in the conversation about consent)
    2) we’re both in college (tho i think he just graduated)
    3) we were not in a committed relationship (i was meeting several others at the time but was interested in pursuing smth with him before my assault)
    4) kissing/romance happened outside the car. once we went in and i gave him oral sex, but wasn’t comfortable going further than that.
    5) i am no longer in contact with him and am completely safe.

    Gummy_bear August 25, 2024 2:05 pm

    People need to understand this because first of all, I don’t think they understand what consent actually is and what it looks like, and second, I don’t think people who constantly read about romanticized rape actually understand how bad it is T^T

    Maelle August 25, 2024 9:41 pm

    Am so sorry you went through this, you should have sued him. But you should also carefully choose who you are being with and also after you gave him oral sex ,he wanted further but you were not comfortable, you should have stopped there but you still kept contact with him. Also if both parties stimulate each other, then you refuse to go farther, you should have a clear discussion because its hurtful for both parties. Then again why you give 99.9 % expectations that you are going to do such things, because you wanted to pursue him but in the end you were not mentally ready. In that heat of moment it wasn't physical rape , mental rape , then later you say its full rape. If you really consent no and wanted your consent to work , if words don't work , use actions and i know if you a guy, you must have even a tiny mini little force..and am sure you knew his intentions from start. I won't solely blame that guy and say yes he is a rapist because he didn't abide to your CONSENT. Its both your faults.Of course i have no right to tell you anything, am just making my personal judgement solely on from your comment. about your personal story, it its truly terrible, i hope you took legal action against him which you also have evidence like seme , fingerprints on the car, informed his family and all because it is so much terrible and horrific experience for you. i sincerely hope you actually did it,stood for yourself and not just anonymously going around saying you experienced rape.

    Maelle August 25, 2024 9:50 pm

    Just like in this story i don't completely blame jaekyung and say yes this is rape and abuse. Its clearly both faults.This is just a story honestly, if it was true rape jaekyung would have been in jail. This is just a story and i think everyone is sensible enough to not romantize this story and start raping their partner because 'hey am gonna rape you today because jaekyung did the same in jinx'. Its illogical. This is a story which comes from the depiction of a person's mind , knowledge, art and how the author wants to portray it. What you said about consent is absolutely true and everyone in real life knows what they want and think before doing things. I don't think the aim of this story is to teach readers about rape, consent and others. That's why its a story right. It's a fictual story with smut.if you're uncomfortable, i advise you not to be here and read some cute fluffy bl. I think you should read such stories for your mental being instead of being disturbed by jinx here. You will feel better. After all there are thousands of bl manhwa. It's what YOU are choosing to read similarly to the person who YOU are choosing to be with.

    Akaito August 25, 2024 9:51 pm
    Just like in this story i don't completely blame jaekyung and say yes this is rape and abuse. Its clearly both faults.This is just a story honestly, if it was true rape jaekyung would have been in jail. This is... Maelle

    jesus fucking christ dude

    Akaito August 25, 2024 10:07 pm

    Jioux, I’m sorry that that happened to you that sucks fucking ass. And I’m kind of sorry you felt the need to share this at all (although if sharing this felt like a positive for you then all the more power to you). I know you know this by now but I want to reaffirm that none of what happened was your fault. I’m glad you’re in a better place physically and I hope it is the case for you both mentally and emotionally as well. If not then I only wish you the best.

    Gummy_bear August 25, 2024 10:28 pm
    Am so sorry you went through this, you should have sued him. But you should also carefully choose who you are being with and also after you gave him oral sex ,he wanted further but you were not comfortable, yo... Maelle

    Omg you are disgusting. I’m so sorry jioux for what happened to you do not listen to this person, they clearly do not understand that being raped is not always just a guy forcing himself on you even if you use your voice and fight back, honestly even if you did do that they would probably say that your just weak or something. Lots of time when people are in a situation like yours, they don’t know how to say no, or even if they do, they’re to scared to fight back because that is a really horrible and scary situation to be in. I hope that this never happens to you again. (I hope I worded this in a way you could understand I was not sure how to exactly explain this)

    pigglypoof August 26, 2024 1:38 am
    Just like in this story i don't completely blame jaekyung and say yes this is rape and abuse. Its clearly both faults.This is just a story honestly, if it was true rape jaekyung would have been in jail. This is... Maelle

    "if it was true rape jaekyung would have been in jail"

    This is an extremely naive view of the real world. So many rapists are running around because the system does not punish them. Much less wealthy, powerful men who can use their influence to hide their evil deeds.

    pigglypoof August 26, 2024 1:48 am
    Am so sorry you went through this, you should have sued him. But you should also carefully choose who you are being with and also after you gave him oral sex ,he wanted further but you were not comfortable, yo... Maelle

    Holy shit. This is such a disgusting comment to make to a survivor. Who the fuck do you think you are to judge what YOU think jioux did or did not do? Do you think that all rapists show their flags from the start? You don't even know where jioux lives or what their family or community are like. There are so many places where victims are treated like scum, harassed, and shunned. I'm appalled that you would take jioux's moment of vulnerability here and use it to shame and judge them.

    pigglypoof August 26, 2024 1:53 am

    I'm so sorry this happened to you, jioux. Fuck the people telling you that it's your fault. It wasn't. I hope you're doing better now and healing from this.

    pigglypoof August 26, 2024 1:58 am
    Omg you are disgusting. I’m so sorry jioux for what happened to you do not listen to this person, they clearly do not understand that being raped is not always just a guy forcing himself on you even if you us... Gummy_bear

    "honestly even if you did do that they would probably say that your just weak or something"

    This is so true. There's this judge in the US who believes that women can't be raped because their vaginas will seal up if they really don't want it. One of the most brain numbing beliefs I've ever heard.

    Gummy_bear August 26, 2024 2:01 am
    "honestly even if you did do that they would probably say that your just weak or something"This is so true. There's this judge in the US who believes that women can't be raped because their vaginas will seal up... pigglypoof

    WHAT how do you even come to this conclusion, like how do people genuinely believe dumb shit like this?

    jioux September 6, 2024 2:05 am
    Omg you are disgusting. I’m so sorry jioux for what happened to you do not listen to this person, they clearly do not understand that being raped is not always just a guy forcing himself on you even if you us... Gummy_bear

    i don’t come onto mangago as so i haven’t checked these replies until now… but thank you and for everyone else for their support. given the discussion i do want to reiterate that the relationship was between two men. i do find it disgusting that this person expected me to outrightly know the intentions of this person and how they thought it was partly my fault for engaging in the first place. before any of this i believed he was sweet and i enjoyed talking to him + didn’t pick up on any red flags beforehand. i will say, i’ve become more aware of who i’m having sex with, especially since i quickly met other weird men afterwards… no, i didn’t press legal charges as i did not have sufficient evidence to do so, and even if i went to get physically examined it would’ve been too late. a lot of the time rape is defined by the violent nature of the act. physically, it did not hurt nor was i physically hurt either. that still makes what happened to me rape, but if i got examined i doubt anything would come from it. but in any case, thank you. all your support means a lot to me! :)

    jioux September 6, 2024 2:14 am
    Just like in this story i don't completely blame jaekyung and say yes this is rape and abuse. Its clearly both faults.This is just a story honestly, if it was true rape jaekyung would have been in jail. This is... Maelle

    firstly, i made this comment as a warning to let people know NOT to read this story because of the content and the approach the author takes when writing this story. secondly, the writing in this story is god-awful even without including a moral compass. when you say “everyone is sensible enough to not romanticize this story” is completely at false. why? because your response right here already tells me that this story and i’m sure many others have distorted your understanding of consent. a story about rape isn’t necessarily meant to teach a lesson, but when handling such a subject it needs to be handled with much more grace. i find it stupidly annoying that you assume i’m somehow triggered by reading this story. i’m personally not mentally affected but rather disgusted by responses ive seen in the past like yours that clearly do not grasp what consent is. not only is the depiction of rape in this manga created in a way where the viewer is meant to feel aroused and almost intrigued to the point of dismissal of it actually being rape, but it’s clear the author has no intention of addressing the abuse the MC had to face at the hands of JK. the resolution will most likely be a half-hearted apology that leads to more kinky sex. now, i understand many come on here for the porn (even i agree the art is gorgeous), but the story—as much as you want to deny it—romanticizes sexual abuse, monetary sexual exploitation, and rape. just because i critique those things doesn’t mean i am suddenly a person who is mentally incapable of understanding this story. the problem is not that “this isn’t my cup of tea”. the problem is that these kinds of stories continue to influence others (as seen by your response) to think that these scenarios are NOT rape, because they don’t follow your traditional understanding of what rape is.

    jioux September 6, 2024 2:20 am
    I'm so sorry this happened to you, jioux. Fuck the people telling you that it's your fault. It wasn't. I hope you're doing better now and healing from this. pigglypoof

    thank you <3 i am— he actually came into my workplace once a few months later and it scared the living shit out of me and later past by a booth i was selling at… (especially since i thought i was over it). but nothing happened thankfully. it’s not something that affects me daily and i’m able to move on and do things i want/need to just fine! i told him off in the past and i got a good amount of satisfaction out of it… i know that one commenter talked about me filing a legal report but given the non-violent nature of it + me only realizing it was rape awhile later after it happened, there wouldn’t be much i could’ve done.

    i remember at the time when i was able to confront him (this was all over text atp) he blamed his adhd for not responding and kept talking about how he was “only human”.. blah blah.. not worth keeping up with. i know i dodged a bullet and i don’t regret ending things the way i did. my only hope now is that others aren’t affected negatively by his actions… id like to think he won’t pull smth like that again but i genuinely don’t know and i never knew him very personally… haaa idk it’s been awhile since then but sometimes i think about it (not in a traumatic way, just out of concern ig)

    sorry for rambling haha- thank you again for your support! i really appreciate it

    jioux September 6, 2024 2:31 am
    Am so sorry you went through this, you should have sued him. But you should also carefully choose who you are being with and also after you gave him oral sex ,he wanted further but you were not comfortable, yo... Maelle

    i don’t think you understand that no means no regardless of how far things are going. it doesn’t matter if the other party will be hurt, if someone says no, you have to respect that boundary (regardless if it’s for sex or smth else). just because i was interested in something more for a moment doesn’t mean i can’t say no to that same person im interested in. regardless of context i am in my right with my own bodily autonomy to say no. did i like him at the time? yes. did i want to engage in full penetrative sex? NO. just because i realized that midway does NOT mean he didn’t rape me. also, i’d only met this guy one other time, i don’t know how you expected me to gather evidence again me when i barely knew him. (when i said like in the past, it was in a sense where i had a crush on him and was interested in building up to have a potential relationship, as most of my interactions with other men i wanted to have sex with were just one time hookups). also, it was HIS car, not mine. you tell me “i should’ve stopped him”, but i literally said NO (however “quiet” it may be). i’m also so utterly confused as to what you mean but “you kept contact with him”??? it was past midnight in a random parking lot in HIS car. where else was i supposed to go? he was my ride back! i don’t know if how i described things in the past was confused (if it was, u apologize) but i genuinely did all that i felt i could in that situation. it’s disheartening for you to tell me it was “both our faults”.. while i’m not personally hurt because you’re just some random person, i’m more-so worried about the other victims of rape. like i said in previous comments, rape comes in many, many forms. you clearly do not know how it works nor do you know what consent means.

    jioux September 6, 2024 2:35 am
    i don’t think you understand that no means no regardless of how far things are going. it doesn’t matter if the other party will be hurt, if someone says no, you have to respect that boundary (regardless if ... jioux

    here’s a short example of consent in the form of wanting cake (based on my situation):

    me: i like this guy’s cake, so i’d like to eat some later
    me: *eating the cake then realizing i don’t want to anymore* i don’t want anymore cake (aka NO.)
    him: i don’t believe you, i think you want more cake *forces me to eat cake*
    me (in the moment): i guess maybe i do want this cake because he said so… but i feel bad that he didn’t listen to me
    me (later): i definitely did not want that cake and though it tasted good, he forced me to eat it and didn’t respect when i told him i didn’t want to.


    do you understand how damaging a situation like that can be?

    jioux September 6, 2024 2:45 am
    Just like in this story i don't completely blame jaekyung and say yes this is rape and abuse. Its clearly both faults.This is just a story honestly, if it was true rape jaekyung would have been in jail. This is... Maelle

    sorry for the multiple replies but i’m thinking of more logical fallacies from your comment as i reread it.

    OF COURSE NO ONE IS GOING TO GO AND RAPE SOMEONE JUST BECAUSE THEY READ THIS. that argument you make is illogical and is not even what i was trying to argue in the first place.
    the ACTUAL argument im making is that these stories can INDIRECTLY influence a person’s perception of rape, sexual abuse, and exploitation. many people may read these stories and not outwardly go and rape people (because that’s not how rapists are formed) but instead experience sexual assault for themselves and disregard it because “it was romantic” or “i’ve seen these things happen, i think it’s okay”… i can’t speak for everyone nor am i a monolith for rape victims, but you have to understand that though fiction and reality are two separate entities, fiction INFLUENCES reality >> fiction INFLUENCES people’s ideologies/thinking and those same people exist in reality. why do you think there are kid shows that are made to teach kids certain lessons about life? when you argue “people know right from wrong”, you’re arguing based on your own experiences and your own moral compass. you can’t speak for everyone nor do you not understand how this story is one of many that romanticize rape (especially between two male characters). there’s a lot more issues i could cover but the general premise of how rape is often dismissed in a lot of BL/yaoi material has been a problem for AGES. this story is just one of the most relevant in recent years.

    jioux September 6, 2024 2:54 am
    Omg you are disgusting. I’m so sorry jioux for what happened to you do not listen to this person, they clearly do not understand that being raped is not always just a guy forcing himself on you even if you us... Gummy_bear

    you’re perfectly fine! i do agree, a lot of victims don’t know how to react in such situations. heck i didn’t even comprehend it was assault until i talked about it with another friend. it sucks that so many people just assume rape is just when a guy forces himself on you and how they assume it’s a usually bloody case.. but rape takes so many other forms and can be much more nuanced than that (e.g. when drugs or alcohol are involved, in committed relationships, etc). i’m lucky and thankful to be okay but i know that there’s so many others who aren’t… especially those who may HAVE to be coerced to “take it” given their circumstances.

    thank you and the others for your support, i hope you all are doing well!

    jioux September 6, 2024 2:57 am
    Am so sorry you went through this, you should have sued him. But you should also carefully choose who you are being with and also after you gave him oral sex ,he wanted further but you were not comfortable, yo... Maelle

    final reply— the reason why it’s rape is because i said NO and didn’t want to continue. just because i felt physically good doesn’t mean i actually wanted it. please refer to the cake analogy i made to understand what i mean (if youre still confused).

jipp September 17, 2023 8:31 am

i’ll repeat it again. nostalgic scans has dropped this series, aka will no longer be translating it on their own. however, we will now be uploading the OFFICIAL translations as they come out. please read the notices in full from now on, thank you!

also, we won’t be decensoring the official chapters. please thank lxndra for all their hardcore on decensoring all of our (nostalgic scan’s) fan-translated chapters! <3

and thank you all for the continuous love and support! we will be working on other series (my fav one currently is “even if summer ends”)

jipp September 13, 2023 7:12 pm

we haven’t made an official announcement yet, but i’d like to clarify that after chapter 22, nostalgic scans will be dropping this series. chev, the owner of nostalgic scans, is currently uploading the official chapters bit by bit!! so please don’t worry as there is no scan wars going on!

jipp August 17, 2023 11:14 am

so wholesome :,))) i miss feeling love like that haaaaa

jipp August 13, 2023 11:49 am

OMGGG LIL KALEGO HEEHEH AND THEN OPERA??? AND THEN SULLIVAN WITH HIS LONG LUSCIOUS HAIR ⁄(⁄ ⁄·⁄ω⁄·⁄ ⁄)⁄

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