I personally wanted to put Sunwoo into an early grave :) and although there were times when I wanted to smack the back of Yujin's head for being such an IDIOT and being a brat, it is also human nature. Shiwoo is very well portrayed as both a current victim and survivor, and I just wanted to wrap my arms around him and tell him it will be OK. I was driven to find his happy ending and was so glad when he got it, and that we got to see after that too, where they got to be happy together.
While some of the sexual encounters were uncomfortable to read, I think that was intentional, and wasn't meant to be a 'turn on' you can clearly see the difference between when Shiwoo is enjoying the encounters and when he isn't. And it is heartbreaking.
While this does contain a lot of sex in it, there is a purpose to it. Someone in Shiwoo's situation will use it as both an outlet for feeling something, as well as his only expression of real worth. After reading the whole thing, and looking at a few negative and accusing comments, I just wanted to clear that up. It is a difficult read, but the author has said as much themselves. But it does a lot to show how trauma like this can effect someone.
It's not perfect, I found myself begging my screen for Yujin to notice when Shiwoo was in the hospital and called himself "something" instead of "someone" which went ignored. If anyone, his friend, the doctor was the best example of how to handle the situation, but he had knowledge Yujin didn't. From his point of view he was being screwed around with.
The one and only sex scene I had any real problem with was the threesome. Yujin's behaviour in that moment was a blow. I wished he had removed Shiwoo from it rather than participate. However, everything else that happens is justified storywise and there are trigger warns throughout.
The artwork is stunning, overall. I found it heartbreaking, yet soulful.
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