It was a difficult watch, to be honest. It’s not for the faint of heart. I actually waited until it was complete before diving into it because I knew if it ended in tragedy, I wouldn’t be able to handle it. I didn’t want it to leave a mark. But even with its happy ending, it still managed to leave an impression.
I remember reading a comment about this story a while ago. Someone mentioned that the depiction of sexual abuse didn’t feel realistic and came across as almost romanticized. I don’t believe the author’s intention was to romanticize such a horrific experience. Instead, it feels like an artistic choice—to present the abuse in a way that allowed us, as readers, to endure it, and, in a strange way, to even appreciate the story as a whole, including its darkest moments. And, honestly, I think it worked.
As for the claim that it wasn’t realistic: well, of course. In reality, careers like the one portrayed in the story are often far worse, far grittier, and rarely as high-end as the protagonist’s journey. And people in those situations rarely, if ever, get a happy ending.
„Even with its happy ending“ did it finish already?
Yup, but it hasn't been fully translated yet, also idk if there will be any side stories, it wrapped up nicely so maybe not
Omggg I need it translated asap. Do you have an idea of when it will be translated? Also you captured the romanticism in the manhwa so well I’m gonna cry all over again
I have no idea, it will probably take a while, batato has some unofficial translation up to chapter 68 i think. But i would wait if i was you as it's heavy conversation based.
Thank you! I just felt like explaining my point of view, but it's cool that you agree with me haha
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It was a difficult watch, to be honest. It’s not for the faint of heart. I actually waited until it was complete before diving into it because I knew if it ended in tragedy, I wouldn’t be able to handle it. I didn’t want it to leave a mark. But even with its happy ending, it still managed to leave an impression.
I remember reading a comment about this story a while ago. Someone mentioned that the depiction of sexual abuse didn’t feel realistic and came across as almost romanticized. I don’t believe the author’s intention was to romanticize such a horrific experience. Instead, it feels like an artistic choice—to present the abuse in a way that allowed us, as readers, to endure it, and, in a strange way, to even appreciate the story as a whole, including its darkest moments. And, honestly, I think it worked.
As for the claim that it wasn’t realistic: well, of course. In reality, careers like the one portrayed in the story are often far worse, far grittier, and rarely as high-end as the protagonist’s journey. And people in those situations rarely, if ever, get a happy ending.
Now that the side story is completed, I feel kind of disappointed because it feels like we never got to know Jae-Hyeok better. He was a mystery, and he stayed a mystery. I wish there had been a short POV of his thought process regarding his feelings towards Seo Yeon-Oh.
Don't get me wrong, i'm not here to complain, more like to see if anyone feels the same way haha
yea to me it kinda feels like their chemistry is going down? idk I remember having more fluttery moments earlier in the story but their conversations feel kinda flat since they've gotten together, and I'm not someone who gets board after the couple starts dating idk if it's just me tho
Totally, their relationship feels kind of generic right now. At first, it seemed like we didn’t know much about Jae-Hyeok, and it felt like there was gonna be some big reveal or a POV from him so we could actually understand him better. But without that, the whole relationship and all the romantic moments feel a bit empty, like they just came out of nowhere.
Am I the only one who thinks this is a rip-off of Shutline? Uke looks like Shingun and their personalities are very alike, the dynamic is similar, and there's the whole "contract" thing and USA setting too. Not hating, as it's not that bad, but I wish there were stories with more original plotlines.
I was thinking that and under the green light
Lowkey what I was thinking, and there's a sleezy character that's similar to ross trying to get with the mc? It's basically just shutline atp
when i saw the cover for the first time i genuinely thought the author of shutline decided to make a new manhwa
So far, Jake is far more complex than Aaron and I feel like Jake respects Shin more than Aaron respects Yujin. I also think Jake/Shin have a lot more chemistry than Aaron/Yujin. I can definitely see if the author of Flashlight is trying to emulate Shutline but their writing skills aren't quite on par.
THATS WHAT I HAVE BEEN SEEING WHILE READING THIS..
So similar right?? I mean I'm not hating the author but the art, story, even the characters resemble Shutline..make it kind of weird reading this without thinking about shutline
Totally agree, that's why it feels like a rip-off and you can't help but compare. But of course, shutline is superior in every regard.
I dropped this because someone commented on uke's face being 99% of the time either angry, smirky or irritated. Once you notice it you can't unsee it. But storywise it wasn't bad and seme is pretty cool, i think uke is the problem here, he's not the most likeble fella
What? That's hot
Being intense can be hot for a while but it's important for characters to express a range of emotions to make the story and the characters realistic and dynamic.
Hands down one of the best stories on the platform. Even before season two i loved it and re-read it like crazy so i never understood the rating., but then again dumbass stories get 9+ so i should just give up on trying to see any logic here
Majority of people here has bad taste and most of them are kids , this concept they won't understand, I have also re read it like 6 times so far and I m so disappointed that it got 8.4 rating seriously?
Does the creator of this webtoon have twitter account?
Nvm found it
can i get the creators twitter?
3samiil
thank you <3
Can't help, but feel disappointed with the side story. They just started dating in the main story, why not pick up from that and show us their relationship in the modern world. Instead of this second rate historical crap that feels rushed.
clown it says "SPECIAL EPISODE FOR LUNAR NEW YEAR" clearly this ain't a side story
Cool, great news then!
Btw, clown lol, calm down mate
With so many great stories wrapping up lately, this one is quickly becoming my number one.
The webtoon creates a perfect balance between those fun, guilty-pleasure moments and a complex storyline. The art is really unique too, it almost feels like I’m reading a comic book at times.