tas's manga / #Childhood Friends(2)

7/2/22 - 7/7/22 SOOOOOOSOOO GOOD best depiction of friends to lovers i have EVER read. first, i'm ngl, the author def sold me on the woojin and gayoung are JUST friends and they will never be anything more bc their friendship is perfect the way it is and tbh i would be happy w it bc there was never anything missing in their friendship. so when gayoung started developing feelings i was like mmmm i can see where this is going and i like it but also not completely sold that the love she feels is romantic (same w woojin later on). my only nitpicky issue is woojin's confession bc it felt kinda quick BUT i was willing to overlook that bc the rest of the manhwa was just too too good. i literally shed tears during gayoung's first confession and i usually only cry for super sad moments but oh my god the angst in this was just top tier--the repressed feelings, the caring about e/o so so much, the DRAMA w seeing woojin and yoojin together, both of them hurting ahhhgghhhh i loved it even tho it hurt sm also, o-hyung is my fav side character prob of all time (and HIM AND CHANHEE DESERVED THEIR OWN LOVE STORY ARC) he is the sole voice of reason. and boyoon and ari's lil arc too was just too cute but i wasnt as invested in them as i was for chanhee and ohyung idk but they were still cute. and yoojin deserves better than her current bf im still mad shes still w him. overall, 9.999/10

8/10 Beautiful story about childhood friends, youth, and change. Tsugu was such a fun character and I loved her dramatic old grandpa. I wish Yuushin actually apologized to everyone. This quote actually hurt but resonated so deeply: "There could be a day when we'll never see each other again. But even then, I'm sure my flesh and blood and bones will be made of you back when." We may change but we never truly let go of who we were as kids when nothing and everything mattered. Also that quote about how we are a mosaic of everyone we have ever loved, even for a heartbeat.