punchline: existential dread's manga / #webtoon(1)

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Complete | A1 | 2000 released
2022-03-08 18:54 marked

Yiyoung may not have any particular technical talent, but, with his natural people skills, he's the only one who can effectively manage the mercurial moods of his zany, socially inept devmates. A botched project pitch leads to desperate measures, but has Yiyoung's last-ditch sexual proposition fallen on the ears of the wrong CEO? Reader, don't worry: animosity and crossed wires eventually give way to sickly sweet romance. Pretty standard boss-and-subordinate BL. For the standards of a webtoon, this is good. I wish I'd seen more of Kang's relationships with older women - I don't know if they convinced me with his departure from type. I want to know why he would have fallen for someone younger and of the same sex, given his past history. They could have spotlighted Yiyoung's business acumen and competence more often, or shown Kang unfulfilled in areas Yiyoung nurtures - I think that would have done it. Close to four stars for the first 30 or so chapters, then 3 when Yiyoung and Kang settle into an uncomplicated romance and the fluff stagnates everything