this is good but it depend on YOU if its good, personally i liked it so much, atleast for the a/b/o genre i like that they went in with the social standings of a/b/o and mc having come into terms, i like the character improvements of the second couple too if it had just a little more chapters especially heetae’s side of suffering and regret maybe it couldve pulled more on people’s heartstrings. All in all in reminds me of coming into terms with your identity as part of the lgbtq especially people with internalized homophobia (im just saying cause it was my experience, the thing w the best friend too? being scared to confess cause you dont want to lose the friendship? giving the tiniest amounts of hints cause you’re a coward? and before you even get to think about confessing you remember you two aren’t even on the same page of attractions to the same gender? but in the end you love a person for the person and not cause their a a/b/o? too fucking real)
the baby, the drugs that were fertilized on..., the mention of a ghost face growing on his back (its a prank) still all of it reminds me of tgcf
wait fr? i mean not the bl w supernatural but specifically the baby and drugs fertilized on corpses ik cn w supernatural/horror is common i mightve been wrong to mention those things if those are common in cn bl and compare to tgcf. “common” similarly to how we have truck-kun who appears in every isekai?
Not as common as truck-kun hahah but I've seen some of them in CN bl supernatural. The baby in particular is a Kuman Thong, which every modern bl supernatural novels I've read seemed to have as a staple (especially if it includes the entertainment industry). The ghost face is more unique, but I remember first encountering them in another bl novel and not in TGCF (although I don't remember what it was since it was a long time ago).
I personally think it's bc they're basing on actual superstitions and not just making it up on the spot. China, especially, is rich in folklore. They probably have a directory to choose from per episodic arc hahaha Also Kuman Thong is well known in Asia, since a lot of Thai artists actually admitted that they raised them.
Drugs fertilized on corpses is a rare one though, or maybe I haven't read enough bls to encounter them. Including drugs is rare enough, I think, unless the novel/manhua is centered on the police force. It's kind of a gray area, since the novel/manhua itself might get deleted bc they already ban bl as it is, including supernatural AND drugs will get it deleted faster.
Reok is such a good character i love how he trusted sangyul and the way he has done so much but still feels he hasnt, his dialogues also HITS HARD when he decides to trust yul??? MY GOD I THREW MY PHONE ACROSS THE ROOM FOR THAT ONE then he comes back too??? after he discovers what happens from junkie and blamed himself for leaving yul in the room?? PLEASE him also wishing he had a handkerchief just PULLS something in my heartstrings cause wdym the prince wishes he had a handkerchief, the savior line also hits hard cause he has done so much and yul wouldnt even be brave enough to be the savior without him
noooo dont end yet i need more of them together