mangasaeki's manga / #BL(123)

This was a great drama. 100% shounen ai, but I'm glad that was the case given their age difference. The way their relationship built over time and the twists in the narrative were really well thought out and executed. Definitely a bit of a tear-jerker, but gentle as well. It was nice that both characters had tragedies of their own to work through, and go through the motions of acceptance. I'm glad that Kouki was able to find peace in the end considering that he allowed himself to suffer for as long as he did. I really liked how realistic the connection to society was, too. There was no majorly satisfying revenge, just the reality of moving on and coming to terms that even though one could have intense feelings of revenge, doesn't mean you should act upon them. Great read. I seriously enjoyed the story.

The english translation is hot garbage, but that's not the issue. This manhwa had a ton of potential and it was wasted on rushed and poor story telling, unfortunately. If the series was longer and more fleshed out, it would've made it miles better. On top of that, because it was so rushed, the scenes were messy and over expressed. The characters are also too flat. Yooil had barely any character arc and is as basic as it gets. Hwan is more 2 dimensional, but overall it's giving- Killing Stalking discount. Furthermore, his 'half' of the story was clearly just slapped together in the last chapter to 'justify' his means. I don't recommend reading this if you're looking for something with depth or a decent story. It's just your basic run-of-the-mill omega story on crack, and not in a good way. :/