long rant incoming lol.
Whoever told me that the regret/redemption arc was upon us fucking scammed me lol. I just read 50 chapters of straight abuse, with genuinely no redeeming moments. I understand what the authors goal was, it seems to me like they saw the positive reception BJ Alex got when he was going through it/groveling and decided "I'll make a series based on that!" but they really, REALLY fumbled by making the negative too harsh. In BJ Alex, he was a dick but at the very least the MC was a willing partner and enjoyed the sex, plus Alex could put on a kind persona. It's taken like 30 chapters for Dan to even start actually getting pleasure out of what is the ONLY romantic aspect of their relationship. And Joo can't say a nice thing to save his life, genuinely.
It really pisses me off that I'm supposed to believe Dan has even a tiny crush on Mr. Joo, let alone an unrequited love. Why? Genuinely why would he? This man has manipulated him into a rough sexual relationship, and told him to shut the fuck up anywhere else outside the bedroom. He doesn't even respect him professionally, he constantly tells him to "just focus on doing your job" but won't take the bare medical advice he gives. This man is a medical therapist, before the sex that's what you hired him for, and yet you lash out when you're told to do the bare minimum and rest a pre-existing injury? I wish at least with this Dan would have a backbone if he won't grow one romantically, he's shown to genuinely take his work seriously and this would be a great place for him to put his foot down and have it still match his personality. It shows care towards the other partner.
It also bugged the hell out of me how much Dan sees the money as something Joo did out of the kindness of his heart? He didn't just do it as a charity case, he fucking bought you. He made sure you were in a state where you owe him, and you couldn't ignore his calls ever again now that you need to repay thousands of dollars with your labor. Supposedly he's nice to the grandma (once btw) but we walk in on the end of it and never actually see it. Joo can't even be bothered to be anything more than awful to his coworkers, dude doesn't even smile with the coaches he respects, and irl he would've been suspended much sooner than now for his disrespect. Genuinely no traumatic backstory, groveling, or whatever can redeem him at this point. The writers fumbled and made him too toxic for repair, and to make it worse gave him the biggest sub of all time.
I enjoy the side couple, this author has a habit of having their side couples be leagues better than the main one, and then barely dedicate chapters to them :(
Sorry for the long post, sound off in the replies though as I'm so full of rage I could go off more lol
"He fucking bought you." Hurts my heart. Putting my feelings aside, for the sake of argument - I would argue that, if he did indeed purchase Dan then why would he need to focus on Dan's sexual gratification. If he says 'Focus on doing your job' then that's accurate. Dan's job is to please him because he pays for it. It feels obvious we're being set up to learn about his past trauma which will sort of explain why he's not able to connect with other people. Why he's so angry all the time and I'd argue he really just hates himself but takes it out on others. I can see for your long post, your not going for this BS explanation. But that's all I got theory wise. I would like to add he did save Dan from the loan sharks and their attempt to assault him...sexually. I'm not rooting for thus guy but we're here for the drama and I agree Alex was an ass but redeemable.
Why are these comments so crazyyyyy damn. Have you forgotten the series you're reading? I love Cirrus and am rooting for his relationships to improve/resolve but let's not act like he didn't do some fucked up things. Why are you wishing on death on the characters who are trying to make things right once they've heard the whole story?
THANK YOU
EXACTLY. THANK YOU. LIKE BOTH OF THEM FUCKED UP AND THATS WHY THEY NEED TO IMPROVE AND REALIZE THE WAY THEY DID IT BEFORE WASNT HEALTHY
Right !! But they don't want to acknowledge cirrus didnp anything wrong it's insane
People wants Skylar to suck up and be fine with everything and stay in that toxic relationship without communicating the problems lmao people read toxic yaoi all the time with those weak submissive uke and think Skylar gonna act the same
They think toxic yaoi is the default now smh. They see a character like skylar and lose their mind Even in straight romance, I see people start tweaking in the comments if the fl dumps the ml or makes him little sad in some way even when he deserves it or its unavoidable bc of the plot. People for some reason are only sympathetic to seme or mls on this site. Maybe cause they're attracted to him? Idek at this point
Thats like so suckass... But i get what you meant! I've seen a lot of people defending toxic ml in straight/historical manhwa but the moment Fl stand their ground people gonna hate , the reading comprehension left the chat lmaoo but seriously tho even if me personally as reader "attracted" to the ml i would never defend them like tht without solid reason. Things happen for good , why do people coodled ml/seme like thats grown ass man ffs
I was looking forward to seeing older Hyesung and Dojin so I'm a little disappointed. Looking forward to Byuls story though, I'm so impressed with the art improvements!
Am I crazy or was Cirrus behind him on the bus? Like he's following from afar?? Please, I'm begging they don't wait years to reconcile, I'll crash out if we have a time skip...
I think I accidentally disliked ur comment instead of giving it a thumbs up
That is no Cirrus lol It’s just Skylar’s illusions. The author did it this way to show to the reader (in ur case to dumb readers but I guess the point was missed entirely) how full Skylar’s mind is with thoughts about Cirrus.
Oh interesting, Paskim has lots of great visual motifs in this series. Do you happen to have the interview where they state that or is it just personal interpretation? Or are there other scenes this has happened in that I missed?
Cirrus is wearing the same clothes he wore when Skylar told him those hurtful things about love. Right when Skylar is remembering that arc here pops out “past Cirrus with the same clothes he wore”. Real Cirrus is not there. He’s back at his father’s house and is keeping his distance from Skylar. In fact in the following chapters Skylar will be chasing after him.
you're way too polite to somene who called you dumb
Are u dumb? Someone who is dumb for sure feels attacked but if u aren’t dumb you shouldn’t feel attacked. Since u feel attacked that means u are dumb.
Well yes but I don't have the time or energy to fight with someone who has read the raws and then calls others dumb for not seeing the future like they have lmao
whats ur problem lmao
nobodyshome has been an asshole in the comments for a while now. it’s best to just ignore their comments since they’re usually seeking attention
clearly, let's hope they get the attention that they want irl
lmao you ate with this respond tho love that for you
Nice, I'm glad we aren't just on an endless cruelty parade where the mc just keeps being traumatized and instead we're exploring how Shirayuki is fucked up even if he eliminates bad ppl
I'm kind of sticking with this story because I'm curious about what happened in their past, can someone spoil it for me? Was it actually Ido who was abusive or is it misleading us to think that? What happened and what's going on with Sejin's adoptive brother who was acting strange?
Even though there was some frustrating miscommunication in the later half this is still one of the best written and best looking series I've read! Definitely going in my all time favourites list, looking forward to the bonus stories <3
Novel readers have been warning us about this circus since it was first mentioned, idk if I'm mentally prepared lol
Haaaaaa I just finished binge/rage reading Jinx and this feels like therapy for my soul. They're so goals, these other bitches wish they had their chemistry
Rage reading Jinx is such a mood
As someone that dropped Jinx at the end of the first season because of all the toxicity, I have a question If you could kindly answer... Do you see something redeemable in the story? I'm not judging you for still reading it, just genuinely curious and I don't want to see it myself, at the risk of getting jumpscared (⊙…⊙ )
Oh not at all. I began reading when it first came out, but dropped it within the first 10 chapters because I was so shocked by how horrible the seme was! I honestly wouldn't recommend it, I picked it up again because I heard the seme was going to start groveling/chasing this season but I have a feeling I'll be disappointed still :( the art is very good though! Here's a link to a comment I made on the recent chapter that express all my thoughts (aka complaints lol) if you're interested: https://www.mangago.zone/home/mangatopic/17681485/
I'm actually only reading it for the side couple & to see the main love interest suffer for his stupidity & cruelty. I skipped most of the beginning tbh. Im more of a casual reader if I'm being honest, if that makes sense. Also I like MMA, so seeing it in a story is interesting.
My Twitter was keeping me plenty updated on the story, I was getting salty from second hand reading lol
Omg very true, that seems to be a trend with that author though, I always prefer the side couple
Ok, so I read your reply & you basically summed up how I felt personally. Even in BJ Alex, Alex's side story barely made me feel bad for him, but he ain't got nothing on the love interest for this story. I genuinely loath him, & I don't feel like him getting with MC is would be ok at all. He needs to have a sad acceptance angle & just become a better person apart from Dan. I could be content with Dan taking care of him as his personal medical professional advisor or whatever, but that's all I could take. Also long live Potato & his pretty boy
First, thank you for answering!
Im not sure if Mangago just deleted my whole comment(except the first sentence) or it isn't showing it to me, idk. My brain doesn't have the capacity at this hour to write that whole thing again, so I'm gonna do that later(cries)
Lmao pain i'll be interested to hear what you said later lol