I’m really not sure how I feel about this... I was happy when Shii said he was gonna take it slow after finding out where Tamaki’s discomfort with touching originated from (even though he should have listened to Tamaki when he said he didn’t want to do anything sexual in the first place. That part where Shii was forcing himself on him really pissed me off). But then in the same chapter where he promises his pledge, he still does a lot of things Tamaki says he’s uncomfortable with.
I understand wanting to help him heal and get over his fears of sex, but Shii is not handling it in the right way whatsoever. It’s like he’s manipulating Tamaki into being comfortable with fulfilling all of Shii’s desires while covering it up with the excuse of helping him. So frustrating and disappointing.
...I was really hoping that shadowy figure wouldn’t turn out to be someone evil out to hurt hyuk just cuz that sort of drama is overplayed but here we are I guess
Ye I’m totally fine with some well-placed, relevant drama. But this feels forced and unnecessary. Like, do we really need to go with the “people are out to hurt one of the main characters assuredly bc of his relationship with the other ml!” route here?? Wish we could’ve just seen their relationship continue to develop without all of these new plot additions (the guys best friend coming into the picture and trying to seduce Hyuk, the current drama with a random guy beating Hyuk up, etc) :(
I obviously don’t know where the author is going with this, but I’m confident in assuming that it’s the same “jealous ex sends someone to hurt current lover of his past bf” trope that’s been used numerous times in bl. If it’s not that or something similar, I’m totally ok with owning up to the idea of me being incorrect
Your absolutely right. It is absurd I think I was in to good a mood when I read this chapter lol. But I just read it again and...I am disappointed by the cliché drama especially cause a lot more recent dramas have been dropping the bullshit drama. So crap like this really stands out. I do however hope this takes an unexpectedly good turn but I highly doubt it. But I always hope for the best cause you never know some stories can surprise you with misdirects.
thanks! I myself do love drama but only if I advances tbe plot and is original. a lot of the times the drama is very stereotypical and clichéd. w the way the mc had been approaching relationships w this idea of extreme honesty and all had led me to hope this story would be more creative! but oh well.
you know, i feel like an interesting plot for this bl would be if yoon seoul actually lost kang joon to someone else (like his blue-eyed coworker friend we saw recently join him in the store). then he could use that experience to understand where he needs to grow as a person (no lying, no two-sidedness, etc) and could have healthy relationships later on. it would open his eyes to the hurtfulness of his tactics, and show him that he can't manipulate people into liking him.
i just feel like right now he has too many big flaws which can't be fixed by another person, especially by the person he hurt in the past. it feels wrong to expect kang joon to eventually love him when he had to suffer so much from him (both in the past and present) for no reason. i just feel like kang joon deserves better, or i at least wish yoon seul had become a better person by the time they reunited. it seems like yoon seul hasn't changed at all since high school, and thats just sad. kang joon shouldn't have to put up with any more of his cruelty.
that blue-eyed coworker actually has a bf already. but i get what you mean. yoon seoul approached kang joon for selfish reasons and he's really two-faced. the chances of kang joon getting together with another person is rlly low since this is a romance between yoon seoul and kang joon anyways but i hope he matures more and apologizes b4 actually entering a rs with kang joon
Ikr, I feel like the mc is a douche for being all "friendly" to kang joon, I mean its good to be friendly but his reasons are very selfish. He's narcissistic and fake , he approached kang joon just so he can feel good about himself. I want the mc to have a character development because I don't want kang joon to feel hurt in a toxic relationship... And I don't want to be depressed :((. Like you said, the mc needs to realize that... like he lost to a future rival? And then he realizes what it feels to be broken hearted(or something)
For some reason while reading the chapters I feel like the mc doesn't trust anybody that easily(?) like he puts on a fake person/image to satisfy other people, and because that it fuels his ego and became a narcissist. I might be wrong but hey that's what I see ¯_(ツ)_/¯
I hope for a character development! (•w•)ง
I totally agree with what you said in the first para. He seems to have unchecked confidence levels and acts extremely fake around people for little to no reason.
for the second para, you could be on to something. i def get the feeling that he's just trying to please others at times, and he justifies that by putting on this superior image of himself in comparison to others. but right now, since there's nothing that explicitly hints at that, he still feels like a complete, unnecessary douche. he hasn't changed at all since high school which i find to be a big red flag in relation to his emotional intelligence and maturity levels. he's seriously still thinking like a teen, and kang joon doesn't deserve to deal with someone so immature and manipulative. ugh i'm getting heated again.
It's okay... We'll definitely get a character development!( • ω• ) but if we won't... I hope kang joon will realize that he's being played and just cut ties <(-︿-)> Aaaaaghh if we don't get any justification for his actions and continues to be a douche and breaks kang joon's heart...then I want to see the mc's downfall and getting what he deserves (。’▽’。)
wow imagine shunning your friend cuz he told the truth about your feelings to another friend?? especially after he spoke up for you and took you out of a situation you didn't wanna be in?? and when he's been an overall good friend?? that's, like, maximum buffoonery right there
i think i can kinda understand though. i’ll think something bad about someone, but it doesn’t mean i hate them. but if someone spoke on my behalf about something i wanted to keep private, i wouldn’t be happy. also, the person who i thought badly about would have thought i was badmouthing them when in reality i never said anything or told anyone
i sorta agree. People aren't perfect, and sometimes I have times where I complain about my friends to other friends, and vice versa, and there's a general agreement to not tell anyone about it. Sometimes people just need to get it off their chest, doesn't mean they're deceiving or inwardly hate their friend or smth. If someone did tell them ur private thoughts and caused you and your friend to fight then yea it would be a little sucky but also not entirely their fault either.
But either way those friends still suck lol.
I don't even badmouth my friends, in fact, I do talk good of them, or talk to my other friends about things I worry about my other friends or things I admire of them, but even if what I say is not mean, I would feel a sense of betrayal if the friend I talk with starts babbling their mouth about our conversations, I would feel embarrassed, and a sense of betrayal.
"told the truth about your feelings" that's the thing with feelings, as a friend you don't have the right to expose them, if it's something that was entrusted to you, you should keep it.
I think what is bad is that he made everyone in the class not talk to MC which is wrong.What the MC did wasn't nice but still not a good enough reason to shun someone completely .Also who the hell keeps talking about the same middle school incident till uni to make the MC lose his friends.You do a lot of stupid stuff in mid school but people change when they become an adult a lot of times so don't hold them accountable for this stuff for eternity.
Real quick, why is Yechan being so open about his feelings again?? Since Yool recently got out of an emotionally exhausting relationship, it seems weird that Yechan is being very persistent with getting him to fall for him, and explicitly stating those intentions
I think it’s because he’s basically a child LOL. He cannot read the room and I think yool implied it was ok for him to pursue him.
Although Yool isn't ready for a relationship he doesn't seem to mind Yechan following him around and telling him his feelings. I mean he did tell him straight up he is not ready for a relationship. Maybe he is hoping Yechan will give up eventually? So he has this attitude of well I was honest with you in saying I don't reciprocate your feelings (yet) so as long as I am honest and we are clear, keep shooting your shot kid. Also let's be honest, he is not doing s very good job at keeping boundaries between him and Yechan hahaha.
that's bc yechan is still immature and experiencing smth completely new to him so he doesn't really understand boundaries. sunyool already told him that he needs some time but yechan cannot really understand this bc yechans brain basically goes "i love you!!! please love me!!! look at me!! give me attention!!" yechan knows about sunyools situation but he does not understand it. he thinks that sunyool will be happy if yechan showers him with affection bc these feelings make him so happy so surely sunyool will be happy too. ofc that's not how it works but yechan doesnt get it bc love is smth completely new to him and he does not understand sunyools situation.