the mind may not remember, but the hole—I mean heart—never forgets
Doyeon's on the cover, so it makes sense that some of the story dedicated to him. but I hate how the main couple *revolves* around Doyeon.
I wish the story was balanced 50/50 between Doyeon and Daehyung x Yiyoung, or maybe even 40% Doyeon and 60% main couple.
idk how the story could be fixed to achieve that balance, but right now the characters aren't treated equally. Daeyoung and Yiyoung already have interpersonal conflicts that are worth exploring in an entire season (different perspectives on romantic relationships; work-life balance, which is literally in the title; and the need to keep their relationship hidden from outside their circle to ensure career success in a homophobic society)
Doyeon seems like his character was written just so Daehyung and Yiyoung can respond with weak, not-true-to-themselves decisions. Daehyung has an emotional outburst towards Yiyoung with no proper discussion afterwards (Yiyoung didn't mind, but it would develop their characters more if they talked about it meaningfully). Yiyoung is unnecessarily naive, putting in little effort to communicate maturely and clearly, and has zero skill to read between the lines (this is a typical writing pitfall for female leads in straight romance too).
it's hard to sympathize with Doyeon cuz he behaves like an incel: "my first love will never return my affection, so I'll do anything to ruin his romantic pursuit. if he wants a gay partner, why didn't he choose me?" do y'all understand what I mean??? if he was a woman, a lot of readers would jump his ass from Day 1 lol
TLDR: story needs to focus on the main couple. Doyeon should be fleshed out more, instead of being a plot device that can be easily replaced by other existing interpersonal conflicts
P.S. this is just a personal opinion, you are not obligated to agree with me lol
if they don't chop his wings off and turn them into Popeyes wings, I'll do it myself
they also kinda need to wrap up this arc, the egg better be a Primordial Being that solves all their problems with how most of the story is dedicated to it...
Seonwoo's family wipe the smug off Taemoon's dad's face. I need to see that old, geriatric man be HUMBLED with his tail between his legs (︶︿︶)＝凸
the perfect balance of romance AND plot! the only other novel adaptation I know that perfectly showed this balance is The Affairs of the Other World Depend on the Corporate Slave.
a common complaint with BL is the lack of plot, but a personal gripe of mine is the other extreme, where there's too much external storylines going on that the romance no longer matters and I start not giving a fuck about the main couple. it's worse when the external storylines are dragged out and not interesting.
I really hope Ennid and Glunn stay together the next time Glunn's curse reactivates! the clock is ticking, and I'm guessing the author's gonna make it happen at the worst time lol
I don't regret what i said about Mi-ok. I'm just glad her grandma still remembers her (it's horrible seeing your loved ones forget you and change personalities, while you can't do anything to stop it). also glad she's not gonna bother Ho and Haebom anymore! there's more than enough homophobic adult characters in this town (who the author will probably introduce soon), I don't need kids to join in too
I'm glad we got side stories, but I really hope they go to couples' counselling after this (somewhere abroad since they're closeted) I thought they'd get their shit together after several years. I expected them to be the type of couple that enjoys light-hearted banter and bickering lol. the poor conflict resolution is definitely realistic, but I just prefer seeing character growth...
that one mangago user that commented "communication is illegal in webtoons" is so true. this is a serious conversation and Jaehyuk brings up chastity belts??? I'm about to whack him through my screen y'all. they better talk more in the next chapter cuz this is so anti-climactic, stop dragging it out PLEASE
Geonwoo's literally an angel for letting Hajin decide when they're labelling their relationship. we're probably gonna see Hajin's subhuman ex pass by the bakery, and then the two will go through another misunderstanding arc, especially with how Hajin never communicates with Geonwoo until Geonwoo gets hurt, as per usual...
they found a way to sympathize with Mi-ok's irrelevant (and frankly stupid) backstory as to why she's homophobic and why she's prying into Haebom's business, despite Mi-ok being a complete nobody in their lives.
I hope their goodwill doesn't bite them in the ass if/when the author introduces more homophobic townsfolk who have no business telling two consenting adults who they should or shouldn't love. I don't need to see adults with no backbone and willingness to fight for their love, please (￣∇￣")
not another backstory mini-arc... Doyeon might as well be the main character for this season like come on now *Mike Tomlin's voice* we do not care.
all this talk and revelation about Varabus' villainy and wickedness better end with a satisying payback, with Varabus being hanged, drawn, and quartered. if he goes low, we go LOWER idgaf
we had a nosy bitch in Our Sunny Days and now we got another nosy bitch in this??? this is so aggravating, BL gods I beg y'all to end this madness
i'm so glad Ennid is proving them wrong with his skills, but i'm gonna be upset if this novel adaptation ends with "forgive everyone who's wronged Ennid". the author better make his opps suffer before k!lling them!!!
this is definitely not as good as On or Off. saw that shit coming, and Doyeon is not even interesting as a character for me to be care about his ramblings.
this arc (or dare i say, even the entire sequel) would've been better written as side stories, with Doyeon's interference minimized (since he is not even important to the plot) and overall chapters reduced lol
my parents are bigoted af, and i grew up in a really homophobic religious community so i had to stay closeted. my own parents did the "pray the gay away" towards me.
does that make me give me ANY right to lecture consenting, gay adults on their relationship???
this is so fucking stupid. instead of understanding how hard it is to have strangers mistreat her and pry into her life, Mi-ok did the same towards Haebom and Ho.
i swear, Ho better NOT be swayed by an outsider's opinion. Mi-ok is not Haebom's relative, not Haebom's close friend, not even Haebom's mentor he needs the opinion of.
how the tables have turned... I used to side with Garam but Jaehyuk is completely right this time. Garam's trauma from his ex is completely valid, however he needs to communicate this with Jaehyuk. if your romantic partner keeps pushing you away, it's not unreasonable to feel like they don't seriously or genuinely love you
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I can't stand how Mi-ok, a fucking TEENAGER, is confronting them about their relationship as if she has any right to??
can Mi-ok's grandma beat her ass just once? show her how Asian traditional parenting used to be, since she wants to maintain traditional relationships
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