S Flower
an actually decent dom for once, though there were a few iffy scenes here and there it wasn't too bad. homin 100% should've gotten some shit for what he did other than ye-eun giving in to his desires as "punishment." chulsoo also deserved better and the relationship between him and ye-eun never developed too much. it felt like a lot of conflict and buildup between them for it to just go back to how it was in the beginning. dowon and jiha should've had something together as well. i just wish the relationships were more developed and refined rather than all of them gravitating to her even tho they very clearly have conflicting emotions towards her and other characters. sex scenes were nice tho and it wasnt boring so
Blood Bank
this shit stressed me out but i loved it, i like how it incorporated the sex scenes into the overall plot. they didn't feel out of place which is refreshing
Kabukichou Bad Trip
YES im so happy they have an actually healthy s&m relationship that's all i ever wanted. also what limb do i have to sell to be able to draw faces like this
Private Lessons
even though there was a lot of tension, im very glad that this story remained consensual. and also thank GOD neither of the students ended with the professor. i don't think that would've been a good relationship and would've been obtained via manipulation, probably. people said eun-woo was boring but i liked the fact that he wasn't the type of character to flip-flop between love interests. once he realized professor seo did not and would not see him as a love interest, he pursued someone who does. there's no shame in realizing your worth. obviously hajoon had to work harder for it, but that's just how some things play out, especially in a scenario like this where eun-woo is kind of strung in the middle of them. also appreciate the safe word and showing the sub actually *using* it without repercussions.
Sadistic Beauty: Side Story
THIS IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN THE MAIN STORY??? jooyeon was actually respectful and tried her best to learn about gyerin and the things she wanted. they are so cute and i love the side romance between the friend and older sister
No Holes Barred
poor portrayal of bdsm and is basically just a bunch of different scenarios under the guise of bdsm. terrible dom since she doesn't use safe words (its mentioned one time with hyunwoo, who doesnt use it) and constantly does things that the others dont like (mainly sunhwee who at one point begs and cries to not do something in public and is only let back into his room bc he caught hyseol off guard) and is just overall manipulative. no care in the world if the subs are uncomfortable or she obviously hurts them doing something. like she literally shoves the rest of a toy into sunhwee despite it being his FIRST TIME getting penetrated with no care in the world and is shocked that he actually gets hurt and starts crying. and then calls him a baby for crying over that?? bffr. ALSO her attitude when sunhwee was like hey i cant have sex i really fucked up my back??? who acts like that?? shes literally a child who throws a tantrum when her subs dont do EVERYTHING she says and expects them to submit in & out of a sexual setting. typically you separate those unless its agreed upon to do something in public. like people have their own lives girl you are not the center of their universe no matter how hard u try to make it. YOU made urself miserable by trying to keep all 3 under control 24/7. the latter half is better than the former because everyone starts ending the relationship and she starts (i hope) maturing. the relationship between sunhwee and hyesol when theyre older in the company seems a lot better than before. its also probably good that she isnt introducing subs because that was a dumpster fire. anyway! side characters are good even if hyunwoo is a little crazy in the coconut for hyesol but sunhwee and tae-yoon are great and im so happy she and heesun get married <333
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