tofu's manga / #Decent(238)

Adorable puppies alert

A decent friends to lovers story, but sadly it's all very surface level? Usually i'm not one to complain when it comes to this trope but i'm kinda not feeling this manga.

i get that this is smut, essentially a pwp, but it's still weird as heck remembering that these two are 15 and 16 years old considering all the hardcore sex they have lmaooo interesting dynamic though the relationship is super underdeveloped. I wish it was more about them kicking ass together than them doing the deed.

Phew many thoughts to share on this one... but i guess i'll just say that it had a lot of potential that sadly wasn't able to get explored fully. The story is bittersweet and heartbreaking, but any emotional scene felt lessened by the artstyle. Idk if it's the artist's choice to draw the characters with blank expression, but a lot of scenes ended up being less impactful that they could've been because of how emotionless everyone looked. It's still a decent read though, you know i love me some teenage angst / coming of age drama combined with enemies to friends to lovers trope. Even with all its shortcomings, this manhwa still made my heart ache with sadness, longing, and nostalgia of youth.

Hanamaru is so relatable it hurtssss

Didn't really vibe with the stories but godly art as always

A new take on the ABO verse, although it's just a reversal of the typical alpha and omega role. Still, it's nice to be able to read an ABO verse story without worrying about rape, degradation, and other uncomfortable tropes. The dubcon and power imbalance at the beginning were a bit icky to read, but nothing as bad as what usually transpires in BL manhwas. Kinda didn't like Hyunoh as a character though, i had hoped that he would grow more from the puppy-like college student but he stayed the same until the end. I couldn't help but feel like Gain had done and sacrificed a lot to be with Hyeonoh in comparison, and the relationship felt unbalanced.

Didn't expect to like, much less get emotional over this manhwa. Like, i'm not a huge fan of korean BL in the first place, but the angsty romance was done so beautifully it actually hurt my heart and made me cry. That being said, the writing is sadly very lacking, and there are so much aspects that could've made this manhwa great had they been explored properly. The dubcon parts were super uncomfortable to read, and the porn took over too many chapters that could have been used for story development. But well, ultimately, for me the good parts of this manhwa outweigh the bad ones, and i'm glad i gave it a read.