apopoi's manga / #unrequited love(8)

Okayyyy.. there's a lot to unpack here. We have a woman in her late 20s (27) going on a club or a bar unlike her usual prim and proper self to get hooked up with a stranger to take her virginity after hearing her childhood friend brag about how good her boyfriend was in bed ( fyi, the boyfriend is also her childhood friend whom she had an unrequited love over). That one night stand led to her pregnancy, therefore the plot. The stranger who is to be the father is the ML who is in his early 30s (34), and also the chairman of a really big and prestigious company...as you know one tends to be. She saw two lines on her pregnancy test confirming her pregnancy and her friend catches her and offers to take her to the OBGY..but she tattles to her boyfriend who accompanies them. They meet the ML there with one of her students and she misunderstands..but it turns out, she (the student) will have a younger sibling from her step-mom who is only 8 years older than her. The ML connects the dots, meets with her...and proposes marriage. The MC refuses but after some talks later, they agreed to go on dates like 4 times a week or so..to make it work for the baby. They start falling for one another tho the ML liked her way earlier than that..maybe on the first day they met. But what pushed their marriage was when the MC's acquaintance way back in university who is way too eager to ruin her reputation learns of her pregnancy and spreads the info to everyone. This leads to many things...but the ML swoops in and saves the day..after being called over by his niece (she felt responsible for it as she inadvertedly was the reason for the rumour to spread in the first place). He says they are engaged and will get married in the next month..April. The funny thing was he already planned their wedding in advance for like a year but preponed it cuz of the circumstances. Oh..the ML has a stalker. That stalker causes some trouble..but he gave her a chance then another cuz her dad's his former highschool teacher. But he decides enough is enough when she attempted to murder the MC and her unborn child by car. They get married..they have two kids. The eldest is a girl, the younger a boy. The ML is essentially a perfect man and the MC is..alright. she has her faults..with her mommy issues. She cries a lot, sobs or bawls..whatever fits your taste. A distant mom and a dad who has too much love to share..that's her life. I don't like how impersonal her life seems..but it's nice to read once in a while. Also how they are still in their 'honeymoon phase' and still pining for one another. The niece has an oppa who is a neighbour. Yeah..he likes her. She likes him too but she takes time to figure it out cuz he was always there by her side annoying her and teasing her so she didn't realise her feelings. She tries to match him up with a girl..who later turns out to be their matchmaker..how the turn tables. They date..after 2 years, they grow distant. A girl is interested in him and they spend a lot of time together..she gets jealous, drinks a whole bunch..confesses how she feels to him. He says to talk tomorrow..they talk..then had sex~. Turns out he has been keeping a distance from her cuz he wants to take their relationship up a notch..we all know what that means. And he is keeping it in and keeping busy to match her pace. Also he worked like hell so he could get a matching ring for their 2nd year anniversary. He then turns back to normal..touching her, pecking her and being all lovey-dovey~

Nah..the seme is a total simp!! I love it!! Unrequited love for 3 years and going strong? That's dedication right there. I like his personality too..he says the funniest stuff as well. When asked if he made any progress over his crush, he replied seriously "I made breakfast for him this morning, so we are basically a newly-wed" and him telling his junior "When you are in love, your facial muscles get messed up" when the junior told him he looked creepy with that smile on his face. The smile he had when he thought about the uke. Also I love how he is so weak to the uke, the way he never even thought of turning him in when he found out his identity as a villain then trying to make him quit even if he had to break a bone or two. He handcuffed him and hit him "very lightly" though he uncuffed him right away after the uke sobbed and told him everything. He even believed that he was blackmailed tho it is true, normally people would be suspicious but not him. And that is so daddy of him...you know what I mean? The boss I thought I would ship him to the uke to some extent but no..there is no competition for the seme. He is abusive and not in a hot way either. That statement right there is so wrong but you know what I mean! There is no sexual tension and chemistry between the two and I like that in hindsight. The uke is a victim in this situation. He was a kid when he was forced into this life, just for stealing chips in a convenient store he was coerced into this life. That is manipulation from an adult towards a kid. Also the sexual favours he makes him do..yuck!! Him saying that the only thing the uke was good at was sucking his dick was such a turn-off. Not to mention the dangerous situation he puts him in time and time again. He is not even doing the bare minimum like preparing a safety net for him to fall into, and his orders are so ridiculous. Telling him to rob the same bank he failed to rob the day before the very next day? That's foolishness and that shows how little he thinks of the uke and his safety. Also the redhead is pitiful being in love with that man? That blondie looked annoyed too when he asked if there was someone he fancied. He just responded "Yeah, a guy with a killer body. He has a nice ass" which by the way is such an asshole thing to say. A nice ass? For u to put your dick in? Fuck u and your narcissism. The redhead's foolishness and insecurity as well as his persistence to see his ass was what led him to the uke's identity being revealed. Though that's a good thing, the seme is a green flag so

Wait, who is the top? President Mo or Secretary Xiao? The idea of them being switches is totally plausible too, with the President being a huge tsundere and being a Lil cutie and Secretary Xiao while being outgoing and seems harmless usually, he turns different when he is drunk or during intense moments. Also he was the one who suggested not to talk about the one night stand as well while President Mo was contemplating on what he would say and thought about that moment over and over. Also his Lil sketches are so cute. The gap moe is deadly!! The Lil hamster he named Secretary Xiao cuz he fusses like him, and follows him around. But that's one of the three(four?) conditions he set for him if he wanted the position of his secretary. Which btw is hilariously impossible, be free 24/7, my business is your business, never oppose me, don't wear the same tie (colour)as me and one more, I forgot. But I reckon that's an excuse to strip him. He keeps having naughty thoughts about him to the point he ordered him not to drink coffee with cream cuz he imagined him saying 'lick the cream off my nose, President'..what? FYI I read upto CH10 Welp! It seems our cutie tsundere President is the bottom. He is so cute when he blushes, oh I read upto CH10 but I saw the scenes from the featured thingy. So the guy I thought would be the second ml is a cross-dressing famous tiktoker? And the scene where Mo gives bj to Xiao and Xiao telling him not to be scared of people walking in on them since they were the only one in the office while adding 'Boss' at the end of his sentence. That is hot! Also Mo is so demure and loves Xiao too much so I'm afraid that he will get hurt. Seems like my worry is not unfounded since many comments agree that he deserves better.

It was a bit hard to immerse myself into the story because of the art style. It's very good, don't get me wrong but it felt static and not connected. But since it has 14 chapters as of rn (13/9/23), I got used to it. It feels a bit childish to me but their love for eo is really pure. The ML is more complex than I originally thought, his family situation for eg "My father doesn't love me but at least he gives me money" He added that his parents never got married but it was because of a situation without elaborating further. I like how obvious it is to the readers that he likes the MC but the MC is oblivious to it since he believes him to be 1) straight, 2) a coincidence that they are always together and 3) his crush of many years could like him back. The ML also always pays for everything, but the MC never accepts it which slights the ML. In the past, they used to be closer than they are now but because they kissed while being drunk (for MC, the ML only drank a bit) things got more awkward than it already was. The MC thinks it's a dream and starts avoiding him since he didn't want him to find out and be disgusted so he needed some time. The ML also enlisted when he heard that the MC would enlist, that's true love baby. Also I love Minju, just set him up with your pretty friend already MC. He's American so he doesn't need to enlist, he was very hurt over this cuz the MC didn't know about him being American. He considers MC to be his bestie but I wonder about the MC. Currently it looks like the ML is the only thing on his mind and vice versa. Him and the ML is supposedly the two most handsome guys in their campus, said by Minju and some others. ML is the manly classic type while MC is more of a pretty boy. The MC doesn't consider himself to be good looking, and is dense about it. When he came back to college, the girls stared at him and initiated a conversation with him cuz they found him pretty. But when he first stepped into the room, when he felt eyes on him, he was confused and felt weird. Update (21/02/25): So I don't know if this is finished or not but there are 49 chapters and three side stories atm. I do think ML could take a chill pill but he's actually perfect for the MC imo. The MC is willing to do anything for him since he loves him so much and finds his antics cute. I think he likes the attention and tries to soothe him with his separation anxiety and what not. For me it would be torture but I understand where he's coming from. I don't know if the ML is red flag, judging from the comments...I thought he would be way worse. 40 missed calls and him going out during his work hours is too much tho. I kinda hate how compromising MC is for ML ngl, I thought him and Minsu were best mates. It's like he doesn't care for anyone except ML. I would hate to have a friend like him who would cut me off just because of their bf.

10 out of 10. This is incredible! minus the incest. Bruh that's fucking weird stop it. I like how proactive both of them are. Also it all feels so natural. When we got that side story of how Yamato subtly got rid of his competitors, that made me cackle. Also the rizz on Yamato!? Also I'm so glad that Fuji didn't turn out to be homophobic..I was so worried that we'd go down that route. He was just feeling left out...and I like how Kakeru reassured him and reaffirmed that everything is still the same. I like the other two friend is as well...they are so supportive...The blunt guy, I had a bit of a problem with at first..but I learned to like it. The way they constantly got interrupted at the most critical moments annoyed me at first tho.

He is so goddamn pale. I like that he doesn't know how to answer MC's question of why he started liking him...he just did. I skipped to Ch25 till 33 since I couldn't bear the unreciprocated love he has for ML's younger brother who seems like an ass honestly. I like that they're both actors...The artstyle is pretty cute as well ngl.

Oh wow I didn't leave after review for this. I like this a lawt!! I love both of the leads, I like that even though Heesu's friend knew that Heesu had a crush on him, he wasn't disgusted and hinted that he liked girls and subtly telling him that he wasn't interested. Of course our sweetie pie was sad but I like that he acknowledged that he was his first love..other manhwas tend to just scrap it and leave it as them being confused but yes he liked him, he was his first love. Now the ML...he is so tender, sweet and caring towards Heesu. I like that he has lesbian moms and thinks love as nothing more...no matter the gender..that's very powerful. I love how Heesu gushed over that. Another thing when they got together...they're so clingy no matter the time and place..their friends have to work overtime to cover them. Also Heesu is apparently interested in cooking? I like that it alludes to that in the final chapters. Clearly I didn't finish it but I am satisfied with it. Also quick note the fact that Heesu has three older sisters who absolutely babies him are such different characters themselves are so ughhh yes!! And the crush's elder obnoxious big brother thinking that his brother was gay and being an asshole to him when he used his computer to search gay stuff? Ya that still leaves a bitter taste in my mouth..fuck his family.

Didn't really stand out but the artstyle is unique. I like the friendship to lovers descent in this case. The colors and sketching in this manhwa is so aesthetic. I love that they're so soft. The story isn't something to write home about but it's nice I guess. This is a josei as well so it doesn't fall victim to that high school teen drama which is so tired so that's a plus.