Jayjay's manga / #Manipulation(23)

I love myself a good “what do you mean we’re already dating?” trope. I eat that right up. BUT this story didn’t execute it very well. From the blackout convo the idol had with the actor you could tell he’s fanboying and he’s has a crush but NOT PROFESSING HIS LOVE. The seme pretty much gaslights the uke into liking him. For a second, when the uke understood there was a misunderstanding, I thought he was going to have a bit more backbone. But instead, like any short manga, the ending is rushed. They’re “in love” after two days. I know what I get myself into when I read five chapter stories but there are so many who do them well in the short time they have. This one fell way short.

I’d love to give this five stars for the first couple and the first couple only. I would’ve loved their story to be much longer and drawn out like how did we get from a to b to c. Really well done for only having 3 chapters. The second couple was fine. The third couple I couldn’t finish because a 36 year old man kissed a 15 year old boy. That’s pedophilia and grooming and illegal!!! Yes it’s fiction but so gross. Jfc he’s in middle school!

I was kind of hoping they’d be switches. But overall nice, if not bland and formulaic. Unfortunately I love me a top turns into a bottom trope.

Love me a good fake relationship turns real. Also love when one side is manipulative and obsessed and the other is so dumb but so cute and so willing to be manipulated. It’s a mutually beneficial relationship. Uke is like oh how did I get here? Whatever I’m in love and it’s too late.

Remember to call 911 if you have a stalker. But this was cute and silly for it having some dark themes

I figured out at some point they kind of had to do a timeline reboot since the ML was endgame. This was funny and a good read to start. I didn’t even mind the manipulation from the seme at the beginning (par for the BL course). But where it went off the rails was killing Jin. That’s when the seme was irredeemable. I would’ve rather him suffer in misery and the timeline reset and him have to watch Chiwoo and Jin to get together.

This was really cute and wholesome for the most part. I would’ve actually loved another chapter or two with the alpha kind of coming to terms with the ukes manipulation (shout out to the author for making the uke/omega the manipulative one!). Although for it being short, they did a pretty good job at making it vaguely believable that the alpha would come to terms that quickly.