riv's manga / #drama(6)

Literally so so so good. Genuine 10/10. The dynamic between the pairings was really nice. Like why was my heart all fuzzy. They’re all so cute and the characters are so lovable. Genuinely one of the best manhwas out there rn. Even the way it deals w sukyuns feelings/mental dilemmas is so amazing. This needs to have an animation cause I would watch for sure.

my least favourite of the author’s works because I didn’t really get attached to the characters. nonetheless, it was sweet and easy to read. Not my favourite though, too cliche ig. Overall 6/10

Don’t really know how to feel about this. The whole bystander thing w/ jinhyuk (black hair) pissed me off sm!! Like you’re telling me not one person decided to speak up or interfere? fuck that. Also, I know jinhyuk has reason for not wanting to come out because same-sex marriage isn’t even legal in korea and as he said, there are too many risks, but he didn’t have to say it like that. And there was no, “i will come out and face my fear” arc. I just felt that in the end, jinhyuk was lowkey unlikeable. His character was so one-dimensional, and I feel like he had no character development between his high school days and now. They’re both 32 at the end of the story, but only one of them seems like they had 14 yrs worth of experience between their high school days and the present. In the end, jinhyuk is just kind of gloomy and his character didn’t resonate with me that much. He really doesn’t struggle with anything at all and has no worries except for heechul. Genuinely, who actually dreams of getting into a good company and has no hobbies or passions or emotions? Like he pissed me off so much. It’s as if everything abt him is so fake and manufactured because nobody acts like that irl. He’s too textbook good kid, and it makes him seem emotionally distant to even the reader (which makes no sense cause we see him as his private, most authentic self). Anyway, this was a 6ish/10. Wouldn’t reread tbh