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this is one of the best psychological thriller stories i’ve read in a very, very long time. what makes it so special is the artist’s incredible way of storytelling. we watch the main character slowly spiral into madness — his train of thought becomes nearly nonsensical, yet we still get this unfiltered stream of consciousness that perfectly shows his deteriorating mental state. as a reader, you feel confused, but in a way that still lets you understand where he’s coming from.

what i really love about this story is that both characters are insane — and insane for each other. usually in stories like this, one character is more unhinged than the other, but here, they’re equally crazy and completely embrace it. they are genuinely perfect for each other.

the male lead’s shift in perception is one of my favorite parts. we watch him fall in love with the main character and become obsessed with having him. his love stems from the fact that the main character accepts him for exactly who he is — something he’s never had before. everyone in his life either died or was paid off to stay away from him, so the idea of someone literally stalking him feels ideal to him.

their dynamic is fascinating. they match each other’s “freak” perfectly. when they first became intimate, the main character gave the male lead head and said it was fine if the male lead threw up on him. by the final episode, the roles reverse — now the male lead is the one doing it and saying it’s fine if the main character throws up on him.

that reversal is made even better by the reveal that the main character has been faking memory loss to keep the male lead happy and close to him. so while it seems like the male lead has the main character in his grasp, it’s actually under false pretenses — the main character is in control in his own way.

overall, this is such an insanely well-done psychological thriller. it’s dark, twisted, and has very adult themes, but everything is executed masterfully. huge props to the author — this was amazing.

this is one of those stories that genuinely sticks with you. wow, we really get to see that the two characters in the story are genuinely some of the worst human beings that have ever existed. one is a genuine psychopath with murderous tendencies, and the other is a cheating, lying, homophobic bastard, and they are in a relationship. this dynamic, where the psychopath is obsessed with a cheater and it’s like a cat-and-mouse game, is so well done, and the ending is so perfectly ambiguous. what i really enjoy about the story is that neither is morally correct—some people think the psychopath is more morally correct, and others may think the cheater is more morally correct. i’m of the belief that the psychopath is more morally correct, even though he does murder the cheater multiple times. the reason why i think that is because the psychopath is genuinely a victim of grooming and a horrible upbringing, and the cheater grooms this guy and then abandons him in his every time of need. i’m of the belief that cheaters deserve to go to hell, and the psychopath just made it a one-way ticket. i loved how the ending was open and could’ve been interpreted in many ways. i interpreted it as them being stuck in this limbo after death. genuinely so fucking fantastic for such a short read—genuinely so well done, and the art is beautiful too. amazing.

like yes king he’s SO sweet! (he’s fucking crazy but i’m so glad you’re happy)

if anyone could explain this to me, i’d be so grateful!! if yoonjae was straight, then how come he lied about not remembering how he got the scar on his wrist? just to keep hajun around??

as an atheist, i really do appreciate the symbolism, the story, and the allusion to christianity and the christian faith. they believe that adam and eve were the first two humans, and that eve was tricked by a snake into eating an apple, which created sin. so far, what we’re learning is that their names are obviously adam and eve in the story, but also that adam, in this case, was the “bad apple” that eve bit. so i’m wondering—what caused this? will there be a serpent involved, similar to the christian faith, or will they describe it in a different way? truly amazing. i love when religion is brought up in these stories.

the story ended up being really different from what i expected. i had read another work by this author that i really enjoyed, so i wanted to give this one a try—especially since so many people seemed to love it. i wanted to fully enjoy it too, and honestly, i did. there are a lot of elements that were really well done.

one of the big critiques people have is that we never actually learn what happened on that snowy day. we don’t know what was said—only that the main character was the one who caused the falling out and walked away first. but whatever was said, it was enough to completely break off what had been a romantic and inseparable bond, pushing them into seven years of no contact. the weight of that day still lingers between them, creating awkward tension even after all that time.

the title, best left unwritten, really frames how the entire story works. it reflects how we, as readers, are asked to interact with it. we’re not given the full details because, like the characters themselves eventually realize, maybe it doesn’t need to be revisited. maybe it should stay unwritten. the hurt they experienced wasn’t something that could be fixed with a simple apology or conversation—it was something they had to carry and grow through, not around.

it reminded me of when people take shattered plates and turn them into art, not by hiding the cracks but by emphasizing them. it’s about transformation, not erasure. and i think that was done really beautifully and tastefully here.

i know some readers were frustrated by the gaps in the story, and yeah, i think the relationship could’ve used a bit more development early on. but overall, i really enjoyed it. the art was well done and stayed pretty consistent, and the message behind it all really stuck with me

this was a very realistic and powerful story about how someone who is sexually assaulted as a child might grow, develop, and carry the weight of that trauma. i think the story does a great job of allowing us to fully see what a real victim goes through—how deeply and differently trauma can affect people. we don’t just see one victim, but two, which really shows how coping mechanisms vary from person to person. it also explores how victims can sometimes become perpetrators, even unintentionally. it’s clear that the author has a strong understanding of how sexual assault can manipulate the mind, alter someone’s entire worldview, and influence their actions in ways they normally wouldn’t behave.

it’s also evident that the author understands the impact that a supportive adult can have in a child’s life—how one good person can completely change a child’s trajectory. what i really appreciated about this story was its dedication to showing raw, honest emotions and portraying how a real victim might process childhood sexual assault. often in stories like this, victims are written in a way that feels unrealistic or overly simplified. they don’t always reflect the diverse ways people actually respond to trauma, and sometimes that portrayal can unintentionally minimize the seriousness of the experience—like suggesting the victim should just “get over it,” which is never the case.

i especially liked how one character had a traumatic upbringing due to a lack of adult support, while the other had at least one consistent figure who helped uplift him. it showed how just one person can make a massive difference in someone’s life. everyone impacts others in ways they might not even realize—something you say or do could genuinely change someone’s path.

this was a really amazing read, and i’d recommend it to anyone. my one critique is the art style shift around season two. it felt like the author got a bit lazier with the visuals, and the drawings became more rushed. that’s totally understandable—these creators work incredibly hard—but it was a little sad to see the quality drop after such a beautifully illustrated start. still, the plot was so well done that it didn’t ruin the experience for me. i’d recommend this to anyone looking for a story that’s not overly fluffy, but deeply realistic and emotionally resonant.

well, i am at a loss for words for how amazing this was. i saw it recommended on tiktok and held off on reading it because i wanted to be in the right mindset to really enjoy it. i had no idea just how much i’d end up loving it. it’s so beautifully written, the art is fantastic, and i’d even say the illustrations did an incredible job capturing such heavy emotions.

it’s really hard to dislike any of the characters, which i loved—because it makes the story feel so much more real. you can understand, to some extent, the reasoning behind each character’s actions. none of them are inherently evil. they make mistakes, sure, but they’re not bad people, and watching everything unfold was just so powerful. the way the backstory was seamlessly woven into the present was phenomenal. not many stories can switch between timelines without becoming confusing, but this one handled it perfectly.

i felt so many emotions reading this. the payoff as everything started to come together was absolutely insane. i was giggling, kicking my feet, crying—it was just phenomenal. you can even catch the tiny expressions on the characters’ faces that subtly hint at future events, which later get confirmed. i’m honestly going to recommend this to as many people as physically possible. it was masterfully done, and i truly, truly loved every second of it.

i’m so sad that it’s over, but i’m so grateful i had the opportunity to read it.

this was an absolutely beautiful story about growth and recognizing that self-destruction is not a healthy coping mechanism. we follow the main character, who has very low self-esteem following many familial issues and grieving the loss of his younger brother. we ultimately see this character, for around 30 years, genuinely hate himself. we see his interaction with the male lead, who is interested in him from a young age and somewhat saves his life and changes his mentality about things. but the two of them drift apart because they’re young and they make mistakes. ultimately, they’re brought back together with the realization that the two have only ever really wanted each other and looked for the other person in every partner they had prior.

with this amazing green-flag male lead, we see him push past the boundaries that the main character has and reach happiness with him by going past the safeguards he’s put up—safeguards that have only hurt him in the long run.

this is an amazingly well-done story. the only reason that this isn’t in my “best ever” section is because it’s not that unique of a story, but i truly love it. it had amazing pacing, the art was beautiful, and i had no complaints—so i really do recommend this one. please do check it out.

i don’t have the correct words to accurately depict how satisfying and fulfilling this story was—truly just an amazing plotline. it starts us off already in a really high-stress situation, with two of the main characters surrounded by fire, and then everything else is a flashback that leads up to that moment. it’s about 85 chapters before we’re back in that room with the fire, and within those 85 chapters, so much happens to the characters. there’s so much growth. so much change. so much fluff. there are slight bits of angst, but nothing quite compares to the climax of being trapped in that room with the fire.

i really appreciated how well done this was. there was also an insinuation that one of the female main characters was somehow manipulating the universe through her storytelling. it wasn’t exactly confirmed whether this was actually happening or if it was just a lot of coincidences, but either way i loved how they tied everything together. before anyone even suspects she’s impacting the story, there are a bunch of moments where the characters are like, “what she’s writing is really accurate to what actually happened,” and as readers you kind of just assume she was observing or got lucky. but then she herself starts noticing how similar the coincidences are, and decides to write down a change—and the change genuinely happens. so whether or not this was coincidence or some kind of magic, we never fully know, but i really like it that way. it lets the reader interpret what was actually going on the entire time.

i think all of the characters were really enjoyable and well thought out—even the ones we see as antagonists throughout the story have redeeming qualities, and you begin to understand why they act the way they do. it doesn’t make their actions okay, but it gives them nuance.

i truly think this story broke a lot of boundaries in the boys love genre. one example being that the bottom is actually taller than the top, which never happens in BL. i honestly thought the taller one was going to be the top at first, especially after he had his growth spurt, but i was pleasantly surprised that they didn’t change it. their interactions just felt so human. a lot of times BL characters are boxed into certain archetypes, but what i loved here is that they felt like real people. how they loved each other, how they grew, how they interacted—it all felt very real and authentic.

i couldn’t recommend this story enough. it’s one of a kind, beautiful, and just an amazing read. please read it if you have the chance. phenomenally done.