Full volume is one of the best BL’s there is, definitely the best in terms of smut manga imo. Haven’t yet started with the side story so the story of the brother and I’m really scared bc I don’t want to be disappointed, also Dowon had some hidden yandere sites that fortunately were not explored! But with his bro I’m like I think he’ll be crazy and I don’t want one of the healthiest couples of an amazing bl with good plot, kinky and consensual, wonderful and full colored smut to be then dirtied by the site story with some cray cray couple that has toxic vibes or non con shit in it.
So for everyone who read the side story so farc is it good? Or is it some crazy toxic, onesided mess?
His brother is a bit obsessive but it's not that great compared to the main story it is bit dub con.
I don't think it's toxic or dub con at all. I think they're a very sweet and lovely couple. Dojin is just a very blunt, no nonsense type of person who doesn't sugar coat things, so he comes off rough. The side story and side couple are just an extension of the main story. I've never felt like I was reading something else or disappointed. I fully recommend reading the side story, it's at the least, just as good as the main story.
I have to say so far I’m not really a fan. It’s interesting so I’ll keep reading it with the hope of their dynamic to change drastically cause I like the double identity trope and I feel like there could be actually some story for both of the characters individually apart from their relationship. I want to see if the uke can at least mend his relationship with his little brother. With the current dynamic though I’m very much disturbed with. Like so far it’s been unhealthy kinda toxic even with this “raising a dog” shit or the fact that the seme is possessive (I wouldn’t even be surprised if the seme had orchestrated the whole thing so that he could do this with uke which is creepy tbh), the sex scene was dub con as well, also why did it have to be written as a condition for the contract, like bro it’s not just that you feel like your selling your body you literally are and all in all I hate when I see couple dynamics were one person is financially and emotionally dependent of another person. And so far this manga has been displaying that kind of dynamic and I hate that. Cause like I wanted to see them talk about how he felt after being ignored by his brother like that but what they did was fuck I guess it’s a coping mechanism but I hope that changes. But yeah it’s honestly surprising really how innocent and wholesome the art looks and then you have this
(Haven’t read since 2021, so not finished yet)
yeah i get what u mean!
Obviously the kouhai is some deranged sadist that honestly is a killer that hasn’t killed yet. He’s irredeemable. For me it’s okay to read a story where ppl are like that only if the relationship between the two messed up ppl is consensual and loving in it’s own way. No unhealthy power imbalances. I hope some things change bc so far it’s kinda onesided, also even tho I think the kouhai will be the seme unfortunately I still hope he’ll be the uke. Regardless it’s clear if that story was actually about two humans then of course this shit wouldn’t fly. Bc obviously the kohai is multiple walking red flags in one. Tbh I do feel bad bc i don’t want the vampire to be convinced of being a monster when he isn’t. Like I don’t need the kouhai to bring the vampire down to the same level of deranged. That would be the worst imo. So far the vampire is obviously more human than the kouhai ever was
(still reading)
Damn I was manifesting a switching couple! Bc they really have such seke vibes when they have sex. You seldomly have a seme that is really being touched or teased by the uke like normally only the uke are.
also one thing: just because the uke is standing next to a person that has the skin tone of a zombie at this point doesn’t mean he’s tanned or dark. like the uke is the shade of the average caucasian, nothing tan or dark about that. Y’all need to make yourself aware of the anchor effect! If this is considered dark we’ll never get fully deeptoned characters ever
Shin is probably meant to be tanned tho since he works outside all day (when he was a street mechanic more than now but still). but yeah he's definitely not a dark skinned character, do ppl really say that ?
At some point one of the tags here was about that, also the manga is some lists with that tag and I was sitting here like: bitch where? Where is the tan, where is the dark
Bruh I get it. This is really a thing. I hear it in Kdramas too. One character will say another character is tan and I'm so confused cause where? I kid you not, a Bangladeshi friend of mine said that shite to me, an actual dark skin person. He was like "I'm actually considered tanned" and I was like bruh, you are not tanned at all. In fact, he looked pale to me. I think it's just Asian countries that are obsessed with the deathly pale skin so a normal peachy colored person is considered tan to them. Obviously they haven't seen tanned white people or the Asians that have the same skin color as a mixed race or black person.
3 stars; Oh I hate the Tangata clan traditions, their whole system is based on s*xism and heteronormative bs as well as rxcism.
Also the smex scenes are really disappointing bc most of them are at least dub con. It’s annoying since I do like them as a couple and tukiri is devoted and respectful to Avel in their daily relationship but then most of the sex scenes are pushy, end up with Abel being unconscious bc it was too much. The only good smex scenes were in the latest two chapters or so.
I do like the miyarus clans custom, as the opposite to the tangata clan shit. Also like why did I have the feeling Avels mom hasn’t seen him for a longer time than just him going to the clan, like what’s up with this whole clans system and hierarchical false standards
Healthy and awesome couple dynamics in all of the stories! Queen ukes and shy semes! Fluff, nothing unhealthy but supportive couples! Also I kinda like the confident uke helps the seme build up his confidence, for the semes sake!
(Read 2020)
3.5
The manga was so wholesome!! I have to say though that i did not like the bonus chapter/aka their first time! That’s not how you write smex scenes, honestly I expected something better from such a manga to then be disappointed by the seme being very pushy. I also did not like the subplot of the family. Like why do they even want them to get together again? There’s a reason they aren’t together and considering how the son has to take care of the whole household alone and stuff like that are reasons why they divorced. To say they divorced because of usual couple arguments is completely missing the point. The parents shouldn’t get together again. Not with the dad like he is. It’s completely valid that she left but her son should have gone with the sister and his mom. The other thing is like why are they trying to push it. It’s the parents decision and relationship. That shouldn’t be forced. Nice if they can keep the patch work part but forcing them together again, is just weird.
(Read 2021)
Hanahaki - there should be so much more manga and stories with that trope!! Way to underrated and even in the fanfiction world it’s not that common and if it’s always so tragic :( (I can get behind angst like here when it has good endings but no tragedy pls)
Those two were so wholesome!
Could have been a lot better; I’d have preferred for yuki to just be a friend, also instead of a teacher student thing they could have made another student maybe student council president into the love interest of yuki; I’d have also preferred if yuki takao and hiro could have been good friends and that Hiro could have helped both of them overcome their fear of the dark as friends bc It’s kinda sad when hiro notices that yuki can’t go looking for takao when he went missing so I’d have liked for them to be good friends as well
(Read 2021)
First couple - 3 stars, bc we needed a bit more of them, was fast paced but for it was, it was interesting and beautiful
Second couple - 4 stars, loved them! So freaking wholesome, such a good chemistry between them but yeah I’d have loved to see more!