Winter Woods
damn im really glad i kept reading this one! it was really cute. i almost dropped within the first like 20 chapters but i decided to stick w it bc of the good ratings and im honestly really happy i did. the story is so endearing and i loved both the couples so much. at first i didnt really like any of the characters and even winter seemed a little bit off to me but i grew so fond of all of them over time. not so much roy tho tbh i know the most "tugs heartstrings" moment of the story was w him losing his memories and stuff but honestly i just found him annoying and untrustworthy the entire story. what he did was so selfish and even in his most human moments he put his own feelings above winter's. hes not THAT bad tho. i loved adora from the beginning and i thought she deserved so much better tbh but i love her personality and she made zoe into a somewhat likable asshole instead of just an asshole. zoe is so mf fine tho i died everytime he would show up. their scenes and the general pacing of their relationship was lovely too. like watching zoe realize his genuine feelings for her and her unwavering faith in his love for her was great. it makes me a bit sad knowing that he'll eventually have to watch her grow old and die tho. i wonder what he'll do after that. especially since winter is human too now so he won't be there either. jane was kinda meh to me at first and i think my turning point for her was when she started to fall for winter but i gotta say watching her beat the shit out sarah was fucking great. really solidified my feelings for her LOL. shes so badass. OK SO winter. hes literally baby. i love him sm. hes so innocent and kind. tbh idk if its just childlike behaviour but he kinda struck me as someone on the autism spectrum? which only made him more endearing but yeah. brought some well needed humour and innocence to the plot. he didnt deserve the things that happened to him. i attribute most of my weird feelings abt the characters and plot to the odd artstyle, since it was definitely a bit creepy in the beginning. idk if maybe i just got used to it or it really did get 10x better but i really like it now. it totally suits the vibes of the story. i cant say everything in the plot made sense tbh but like i just love the characters sm that ill look past it 9/10
Criminal Interview
oof. this was an interesting one. slightly predictable but still pretty good. i feel really bad for kister tho, he didnt deserve all of that. i like the ambiguous ending but i wish there was a stronger relationship or romance between him and jonathon. i also dont really get what the deal w robert was. he seemed so sketchy and the whole thing w his dad didnt really get resolved either. oh well, 7.5/10
KAMI NO KODOMO
an interesting look into a sadistic sociopathic individual's thought process. 7/10 if nothing else, the art style is very cool.
Dine With a Vampire
PAIN, BUT IN THE BEST WAY. man i have way too fucking much to talk abt. okay first of all - I NEED TO TALK ABT THE CUTEST CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT IVE EVER SEEN ON A MAN. chi hwan is so so so adorable now. and that is smth i never foresaw myself saying even just a few chapters ago. he goes from being a murderous, opportunistic selfish asshole (he really isnt THAT bad tho just really sketchy) to an absolutely anxious and smitten puppy. i really didnt think id ever like him at some point but tbh he really just has a tragic past. idk if that excuses the senseless murders tho. oh well, hes a gentleman to my bb so ill overlook it LMAO. hes also really great at apologizing and being considerate of sooin at a level of maturity that is really attractive. at first i was bummed that sooins saviour wasnt as willing to love sooin as vice versa, but the role reversal in the second half really stole my heart. he is so wonderful to him and the fact that he needs him just as much, if not way more, than sooin needs him is so sweet. tbh i think sooins the one who needs to figure out exactly whether he truly loves chi hwan or if hes just extremely grateful to him and likes how loved he makes him feel. bc for chihwan its just pure love baby. sigh. speaking of - the role reversal??? brilliant. breathtaking, genius, never been done before. from selfish, powerful vampire and weak pitiful human to submissive link and confident, happy vampire. what a fucking glowup. and i mean SUBMISSIVE bro. the switch in chi hwans attitude gave me whiplash but in the best way. i dont think i have ever seen a seme cry out of love and anxiety for his lover in a story before. hes so sweet and in love. and seeing sooin so confident and honestly powerful was honey for my eyes. i love sooin so much hes so lovely and he deserves only the best in the world after the absolute hell that he was dealt. im not even gonna touch on the topic of that abusive fucker - just mad that they made such an asshole exactly my type in terms of looks ugh. the choi guy was really really pretty and i honestly pitied him at first but idk at some point i started to fully dislike him. his own greed caused his downfall but idk if the amount of hate chi hwan has for him is justified. regardless, he has too much innocent blood on his hands. listen - this story sent me into a whole vampire spiral. its not often but occasionally ill come across a piece of work that captures the dark aesthetic and sultry ambience of a vampire piece so well that i just fall completely down the rabbit hole for a little while and make my life abt emitting the same vibes. this time, i made a whole vampire playlist on spotify and browsed some goth lesbian clothes/decor. the first 10ish chapters already convinced me that this was going in my favs list. theres something abt this story, especially the first half, that does such a great job of capturing the vampire essence. its so sexy and interesting. idk maybe its the inimate touches and blood, the brooding mysterious men and their lengthy misfortunate histories. whenever i fall back into this, its the most bi-curious i ever feel, which is very interesting. like i really wish i had a goth gf right about now so we could gush over this shit and make out. lots of homoeroticism in vampire lore. i love it. i havent felt like actually turned on by yaoi in a while but did the job lmaooo. the v first sex scene was really hot. yeah anyways 10/10
Brutal: Satsujin Kansatsukan no Kokuhaku
man i love dan hes so cool. vigilante heroes are actually my fave and honestly i hope more are there in the real world. its definitely satisfying to watch motherfuckers die a gruesome death but it also pisses me off beyond belief that people like this exist everywhere and abundantly too. they should all die honestly. i just hope ill never have to interact one in this lifetime.
Obey Me