
Im going to stop reading this until i have the confirmation that JowoonXHaesoo is endgame, i am done with taku’s psycho manipulative ass and i cant continue reading this without knowing who’s haesoo ending up with bcs i cant if its with that creepy stalking photographer.
so can someone reply when that happens pls?
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(I actually dont hate taku but i cant see him ending up with haesoo, i just cant accept their relationship and i don’t like their dynamic and Taku’s scheming to get haesoo didn’t sit right with me)

Oh dw it's gonna be Joohae endgame for sure, everything points to them ending up together at this point, it would be totally illogical if they didn't in which case I will RIOT.
I must applaude you for being able to see how super problematic Taku is and his unhealthy pretend relationship with Haesoo. Taku is toxic, and that's dangerous to both himself and his partners. He is toxic because of his obsession and emotional manipulation. He is indeed manipulative, indeliberately so but manipulative nonetheless. The way I observe and perceive his character I believe he's actually more of a sociopath than a pyscho, due to the fact that he cared very little about his past partners. He did and gave them what they wanted from him yes but he never really had true feelings for them and probably just saw them as objects rather than people with feelings. He even likened his past lovers to candy which he spits out after all the sweetness is gone. Taku's problem is that he can't connect/relate to people emotionally. He's a person lack of empathy. This is why it's so hard for people who know what kind of person he truly is to believe that what he feels for Haesoo is anything other than mere obsession. He did approached Haesoo with the aim for a quick fling in mind, after all. Just like how he approached his models beyond what is considered professional, manipulated them for his own gain, then dumped them after he reached his end, so did he try to 'snatch' Haesoo in his net with his... Sex tape. Like dude couldn't get any worse at playing the field. Which brings us to another fact that he's a major creep. All this said, you wouldn't want to be around people like Taku, trust me.

Yesss!! This^^^^!!! You analyzed this so well omg, you literally pointed out exactly what was wrong with Taku. Thank you so much for putting this into words because I was casually reading the story and didn’t rlly pay attention to everything.
And for Those disagreeing with me that taku is manipulative: look, I’m not saying that Jowoon is perfect, or even Haesoo for that matter, like at this point the best ship is themxtherapy... BUT that’s not where this story is heading to, and for ME the Better choice is jowoon, bcs unlike Taku he wasn’t scheming or tricking Haesoo for his own gratification; but their relationship was mostly based on impulsiveness and emotions,and the main problem was the lack of communication between them and how they both think that the other is not that into them, but even so, they continue the relationship bcs they both refuse to let go.
So there’s A lot of mutual action going there which is not the case for TakuxHaesoo.
So in the end even tho, yes, Jowoon and Haesoo were both hurting each other bcs of their actions, that’s nothing a good conversation can’t fix, if they clear the misunderstandings surrounding them and come clean about their feelings and intentions I think that there’s a good potential for their relationship to blossom beautifully bcs they both care deeply for each other

Cjapter 17:
Wah I really don’t like the Mc’s personality.. until now, for me, he just seems like a celf centered guy that wallows in self pity after shutting himself off from others, and is oversensitive to his friend‘s actions bcs of his inferiority complex (gets mad at his friends popularity but refuses his invitations when he tries to include sanghwa In his new group of friends) and expectations due to his unrequited feelings (ryu Han wanting to eat pancakes with his girl but still politely accepting sanghwa’s even after stuffing himself with them earlier).
like maybe the author’s gonna turn the friend into the bad guy in the end, but in their flashbacks sanghwa gets mad over the most random stuff that are normal situations between friends for the most part (not liking their significant other bcs of obv red flags that the friend chooses to ignore and proceeds to get heartbroken in the end anyway).
Sanghwa seems to always be racing to be Ryuhan’s number 1 and is disappointed and hurt bcs not only does his friend have other friends, but is also a straight guy that is attracted to ~girls~, which Sang Hwa ~isn’t~. But then sang hwa proceeds to get all pikachu faced everytime Ryu Han doesn’t treat him like he would treat a lover.
Moreover ryuhan doesn’t seem to be angry at him having friends he doesn’t know, he’s just uncomfortable with the mafia guy bcs well... he’s in the mafia. and that’s shady and scary business.
Like what is sanghwa so overdramatic for omg, I know you love him but that’s a you problem. It’s not like he confessed and ryuhan was being inconsiderate.
And look maybe the author is gonna turn ryuhan into this toxic guy by the end so this isn’t abt him or anything, it’s just the MC’s personality that I can’t stand rn. He’s not the poor little soul he makes himself out to be.

But the Mac reflects on most of the things you talked about he knows his reactions were exaggerated due to his feelings and feels bad but now is trying to stop that and his friend didn’t know that the male lead was part of the mafia he only assumed based of his looks and if he wasn’t part of the mafia that would be very offensive it’s because of people like his friend that he’s in the mafia in the first place

I mean it’s basically said that it’s obv he’s in the mafia just by the way he looks even the Mc says that He looks shady the first time he saw him for no reason apart from his looks whatsoever and is basically certain that he’s in the mafia with no further proof. But yeah I’m on chapter 25 now and yeah nvm Sang hwa is alright, good thing he was self aware.

See sang hwa is aware of his is possible ties to mafia and stay with his despite that but ryun ha didnt know amything about him and just assumed he was shady bc of his looks thats never ok especially if it someone your dear friend talked highly of why would you friend hang out so much with someone that shady and if he was that shady and you really cared about your friend youd see how happy he makes sang hwa and he hasnt even done anythign sang hwa or anyone around him so really ryun hah was being bitch

I mean yeah I see your points but sang hwa was never told abt his ties to the mafia or anything, he assumed it the first time he saw him just like ryu han did, the difference lies in their reactions.
And yeah I already said that my post wasn’t abt ryu Han but about sang hwa’s personality in the beginning instead (bcs after reading the remaining chapters i saw that sang hwa admitted to his jealous behavior).
But in the defense of ryu han, from his perspective: his friend started suddenly distancing himself from him for no reason, and felt like he was being replaced by this new Hyung in his life, and when he meets him he sees a shady guy and gets concerned for his friend mingling with a bad crowd, mix that with the jealousy he felt and you get his outburst at the train station and later in the streets. Not a the best reaction, his actions weren’t commendable but not evil either

Don’t get me wrong I’m not saying Ryuh Han is evil I’m just saying he’s not a good friend or a good best friend at least I have a best friend and I would never do the stuff ryuh han does to sang hwa being someone best friend mean you guys are close close enough to tell when the other party is uncomfortable or happy or sad but judging from what I’ve seen ryuh Han can barely tell any of these where as the male lead even after just recently befriend him can tell when he’s distressed which mean it’s a friend diff on ryuh han part not saying he’s evil he’s just a bad best friend and sang he’s him self isn’t perfect but he working on what Evers he’s lacking on as the story progresses

I just want Medea Psyche and Heli to end up happy together. I don’t ship anyone anymore, I just want all three of them to find happiness after getting rid of the prince and stay together like the old times.
Also I do not give 2 cents abt that redhead dude that attacked Medea just bcs he didn’t vibe with her energy, he can die for all I care.
Best scenario is a battle to death between that red cardinal and the prince while our trio watches The show from the sidelines

I mean it wasn't bad and the art was beautiful but no way in hell naoki wasn’t a predator on this one, minato reminding him of his old classmate doesn’t make it any better.
And the prez unknowingly did a good one by separating them on that coming of age ceremony rendez-vous, cuz meeting him again at 18 is only legal on paper but exudes major Drake energy in real life which is hella creepy when you think abt it

Look, I liked the story for the most part and the art was beautiful but y’all need to stop acting like the beginning of their relationship wasn’t problematic.
Minato was in his third year of middle school when they met, so he was 13 going 14, when he promised him to meet him in his coming of age ceremony he was still in his hometown, meaning he didn’t start college yet, but maybe I’m wrong on this one, anyways that was supposed to be 6 years later, making Minato 19.
And now yeah, minato was then legal but that doesn’t make it as okay as some of y’all are making it out to be.
Now I know their love was genuine and all, but in real life that would scare the shit out of me if my 13 year old friend made a promise with some adult guy in his late 20s to meet him 6 years later and the adult taking it seriously and looking forward to it. I’m sorry but how can you fall for a KID when you’re this old and want to be called normal.
Now I’m not saying the story is bad. It’s a good story with beautiful story telling and art. However just because you like the story doesn’t mean you have to justify the problematic aspects of it and acting like it’s normal when it’s not. Stop acting blind to it.
You can like the manga and acknowledge its problematic aspect at the same time.

This is so wholesome They’re so in love with each other I want to cry a little
And it makes me so happy that they took the time to talk about his sexuality and acknowledge that gender doesn’t matter to him and not make it another "straight man who happens to be in love with a guy" type of situation as so many yaois do
Girly no... I was rooting for you we were all rooting for you smh