clown's manga / #murder !(4)

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very interesting read, also love how namsoo is drawn bc it makes him look cool lmao

psychological bl. just overall incredibly toxic but it's entirely intentional and not at all romanticized. people learn what an unreliable narrator is and that just because bum is "happy," it doesn't mean it's a good relationship or anything.

i had very high hopes for this one especially since i particularly enjoyed the author's other work, at the end of the road. the backstory was there, the plot was there, the characterization and development... wasn't? yes, events progress along with character's relationships, but nobody actually becomes better except maybe hamin. in no way was i expecting sehyuk to stop being a bratty bitch, that's his whole allure. i WAS expecting him to perhaps respect the boundaries and wishes of someone he claimed to love. the side stories could've very well taken place during the beginning/middle of the story, before they became a thing, and it wouldn't have been that out of place because sehyuk DOESN'T CHANGE. he just does whatever the fuck he wants, ignores hamin, and then hamin just goes along with it while attempting to draw some lines. i believe the impression is that they're supposed to genuinely like each other in a fairly normal way, even if sehyuk is rather possessive. i feel there are better ways to maintain his characterization while also making their relationship healthy. if the original intent was for them to be kind of fucked up then i didn't get the memo. also from the thumbnail it seems like hamin is supposed to have some control over sehyuk despite his antics, which he does, but far less than intended. idk, overall an attempt was made but i think it fell flat.