pidgeonreads's manga / #miscommunication(9)

By the same author as Kiss the Abyss, this comic takes the a very different approach. Our leading man is a pink haired sadist by nature and likely an undiagnosed sociopath with a good heart. After accidentally causing the death of his highschool classmates he is recruited by a system to travel worlds and stand in as the villainous characters. Cue: the love interest. In the original world they meet brothers but after living out his roll as the villain, the lead is perturbed to discover that this ‘brother’ of his has been able to read his mind all along and has developed a strange penchant for being bullied by him.

Normally, I’m not a fan of psychological/mystery thrillers. Especially not when it appears that the relationship is toxic. But something told me to keep reading and I’m so glad I did. This story isn’t perfect and neither are it’s characters, but somehow that made it even better. This is one of the few stories I’ve read that managed to display how a healthy relationship dynamic can function between two individuals with unhealthy tendencies. L literally kills people and has an extremely possessive side, but his steadfast loyalty and strangely silly personality made him so loveable. In the same sense, S is lackluster and unlikeable even. He can’t make up his mind and has emotional outbursts on top of pushing people away. But he’s honest and hardworking with a passion that L lacks. They’re both so authentically flawed for characters from a story leaning toward fantasy. The plot itself managed to come together in a perfect way. That last shot of their dinner filled with onions really got me. Onions are disgusting. Raw onions even worse. No one in their right mind would want them in every single meal. But neither of these two are perfectly sane. The onions are such a perfect and understated representation of their relationship and it brought me great joy to see it come to its conclusion.

This manwha was such a cute read!! A perfect little ‘he fell first, but he fell harder’ second chance romance complete with a couple so disgustingly into each other you could imagine them with anyone else. I found myself laughing time and time again, especially at Seul’s antics in the second half of the series. He also served to be pretty relatable and a solid representation for folks with anxious attachment. Though I’ve seen comments with people saying they don’t like him, I enjoyed his character he lot. Sometimes we’re all just little haters on the inside. His anxious attachment struck a cord with me and I feel that it was very well written despite still being set in comedic timing. The plot is pretty light hearted. They go through their ups and downs and tug at the heart strings, but without any need for content warnings so this is the perfect story if you’re in need of something nice and light after a rough read! And what I can say - the couple is just my type. I’m a sucker for a more feminine top who thinks nothing of it and a bottom who could clearly and canonically carry the other one around if he wanted to but just prefers being pampered and babied. They’re a little similar to the Love Tractor couple in that sense, so if you enjoyed that manwha give this one a try! <3