tsukineko's manga / #angst(51)

It's a manhwa, but read it left to right. Looks kinda emo lol: melodramatic/dark/angsty/poetic.

3.5 stars. Says it's ongoing, but seemed finished? Maybe there are more stories. Anyhow, I quite liked this. I liked the main/1st story the most, though. It's been a while since I read it, so I can't remember much. Maybe I'll reread the 1st story at some point, and I'll read any others that might be uploaded later.

I feel the need to read this, to see which side of the comments section I'm in agreement with lol. Apparently, this is quite realistic, (apart from the rape survivor falling in love with their rapist thing). It's apparently different from other manga that use the same trope, though, in that the rapist makes a sincere, thorough and continuous attempt to apologise and redeem himself. And when I say continuous, I mean that he does so for 10 chapters straight, right until the end of the manga. I think that's pretty much unheard of in yaoi, so at the very least that's a plus point (or maybe a star?) from me. Note: From some of their other works, I know that this mangaka can do bittersweet realism well, so I'm hoping that this'll be more of the same...

This is tagged as twisted and suchlike, but the few parts I just read weren't particularly twisted, and the main couple are really sweet together! The love, lust, yearning, loneliness, angst, etc, are really well conveyed through beautifully expressive art. Looking forward to reading it...