crystalvmin's manga / #Beautiful art(27)

Ahhhh this was so wholesome and the author’s art style made it feel 1000% more wholesome cause they all look so plump and fluffy. PROTECC MY BOIS FROM ALL THE HARDSHIPS IN THE WORLD. Talking about Sunwoo and Dahm, I don’t wanna sound nitpicky but I feel like Dahm’s character wasn’t going to be easy to win over even with the backstory he had of falling for someone else, which resulted in him putting up this wall. Idk for others it may have seemed to be dragged out, but I would honestly want more trying and effort before Sunwoo and Dahm got together. Because of this, their whole story gave off puppy love, and towards the end I kinda predicted they would break up because aside from the puppy love vibe, realistically it is hard to stay together when one’s in high school and the other in college. But I did like that they showed the hardships and not everything was sunshine and rainbows (aside from the problems that Seung-won and Heesu had). But even if they did break up ofc they had to have a happy ending with each other again also can we talk about how Sunwoo has so much rizz ?? Anyway I’m so excited for the live action.

Take a seat cos this’ll be a long one. The first season was really cute since they bicker like there's no tomorrow, but in secret they're pining for the other like crazy. The first time they had sex was also really satisfying because thank god and finally? The tension that they had, sexual and non-sexual, was so good. The following season had put light on the "incident" that happened in the first season, but other than that there are so many things that are being kept from the reader until now and it's really putting me on edge, 50 good, 50 bad. It's fine to keep secrets as it keeps people interested, but the more I read this, the more I feel like I don't know anything at all it makes me feel frustrated; frustration felt especially on the couple's relationship. Let me break it down into a few points: 1. I get slow burn, I love slow burn, I worship slow burn, but their relationship is more like going in circles rather than slow burn. They move forward, then move back, or worse, they just become stagnant and show no progress until a few more chapters (at times several more chapters). They have the same doubts and the same misunderstandings that they can't break free from because they don't communicate and "solve" everything with sex. I love the manhwa's sex scenes as much as the next guy, but I can't even enjoy the sex scenes sometimes because it replaced a conversation they should be having. The porn is overpowering the plot when there’s still so much to unpack. 2. Obviously they're not just sex buddies let's bffr and idk if I've misunderstood something, but I'm pretty sure Youngchan wanted to take the relationship further until Hyunsoo got the wrong idea again and just fucked out of anger? idk man and now Hyunsoo is definitely expecting something romantic from their relationship, but at this point he still can't be honest about it. It's making ME want to rip out both their hair and slap some sense into them. 3. Connected the first 2 points, I also think that the author is trying to drag this out by bringing out problem after problem, just so that they can put off any real progress between Hyunsoo and Youngchan’s relationship. On a more positive note, I love the art, especially the expressions, it makes me crack tf up and is definitely meme/reaction pic material. Idk why I notice it but they draw pretty nice hands too like the form’s really dyanmic and all that. Sex scenes are pretty decent too just that some are too repetitive. The comedic aspect is good as well. I would have rated this a 4 if it didn’t kinda go downhill after season 1 or earlier half of season 2.

Was really excited for another secret agent BL, but honestly this is not that well-written. MC is such a liability as a spy because he does not know how to act as someone who is undercover and is too suspicious when he blurts out observations that are supposed to be analyzed internally (e.g., when he got kidnapped, if you were a trained spy you probably would not expose yourself like that). Another issue is he trusts too easily; exhibit A: telling ML all his personal shit when he’s seen firsthand how that man is a powerful, crazy, sadistic, and shady man. I know the mission is above MC’s qualifications, but I feel like it is basic for an undercover agent to possess a sense of caution and danger. Aside from that, be warned that there is straight sex in this. I don’t mind it when it’s 70% plot, 30% smut, but this kind of turned me off since we’re obviously not here for straight sex lol. I will still keep reading this since I’m still curious to see where the story goes and if I’m right about ML’s intentions. Will binge once it has a substantial amount of chapters.

Very beautiful art but dropped due to noncon/dubcon