Lord (seme) x painter, lowborn (uke)
My rating: 9,5/10
SMUT, TOXIC SEME, OBSESSIVE SEME, GENTLE UKE, PAST TRAUMA, MENTAL HEALTH, SEXUAL ASSAULT, DRAMA, BEAUTIFUL ART
Na-kyum is a young painter with an exceptional talent: creating erotic images of men. Though he has published a few collections under a pseudonym, he has decided to quit painting. Then Seungho, a young nobleman, barges into his life. A hell-raiser notorious for his insatiable lust, Seungho forces Na-kyum to become his private painter. However, the nights that await Na-kyum are beyond anything he could have imagined…
️ Edit (Spoiler):
Uke:
He lived with prostitutes as a kid and saw all kinds of secual acts since he was young. Because of that, he came to paint erotic paintings. But a teacher "saved" him back then, educated him and told him that the things he drew were horrendous and that he should refrain from doing such things. As the uke has fallen in love with the teacher, he swore to do exactly that, but then is forced to pick up his work when the seme comes to him.
Seme:
He is a noble who threw sex partys and took lots of drugs before he met the uke. He is fickle and clearly has mental health problems. Because of that, he also tends to be quite cruel when enraged. It appears that his father regarded him as sick in the head since he was young and locked him up for a long time. During his isolation, he clearly experienced a traumatic event. The uke with his gentleness seems to be his salvation, but he can't accept his blossoming feelings, also because of his social standing.
Lord Jihwa:
He clearly has known the seme for a very long time and shared a dark past with him. He is in love with him and can't accept that the seme turned to the uke instead of him. Out of jealousy, he attempted to murder the uke, but couldn't bring himself to do it in the end.
The teacher:
He appears to be nice at first glance, but I think he is a dangerous person manipulating and using others to achieve his goals. He also left the uke with the seme in order to be promoted with the seme's help.
Painter of the Night(Yahwacheop)