little_king_trashmouth's manga / #yaoi(626)

I really enjoyed this - it started with Kwon-Young being a petty bitch, but it was obvious he fell for Juha and I'm glad Juha knew what he was up to the whole time so there wasn't a big misunderstanding. That's actually something I liked in general, they communicated well for the most part and weren't shy about expressing their feelings for each other. After they got together, there was no big drama or evil ex threatening their relationship, just an established couple dealing with life together. Sometimes you're petty or angry or jealous or insecure, it happens no matter how good your relationship is. Juha was such a sweet little ray of sunshine, despite having had a hard life. Very much a puppy top. I LOVED Kwon-Young's total power bottom-ness, he was hot as hell and it fills my horny little heart with joy to see bottoms who initiate and enjoy sex, and aren't embarrassed or timid. This is one off the very very few times I've seen a character say "more" and "fuck me harder" instead of "wait, stop" and "no more." It's so, so much hotter and more satisfying to read. MORE POWER BOTTOMS. ... Kwon-Young's family sucks balls tbh, his father really created an environment where his self-esteem would be obliterated. It's sad but not surprising that he ended up resenting Juha - it wasn't Juha's fault of course, but being constantly, unfavorably compared to someone and hearing your father say you're a pathetic disappointment who isn't half the man the other person is... you can't NOT develop feelings of resentment. I'm actually disappointed that we only got smut for the side stories - I mean it was hot, but what I really wanted to see was Kwon-Young finding his place in life, preferably becoming a teacher or doing something like the study room full time. Seeing the way he reacted to seeing that he could actually help the kids was adorable - it felt like he blossomed in that environment. I would have loved to see an additional side story where we time skip a few years and find that he got his teaching certification and started working as a middle school teacher or something. Maybe Juha would have been promoted to team leader as well. I think it would have been a more satisfying conclusion than more smut. But I usually want less smut in yaoi anyway, tbh. STILL. ... It really pissed me off that ANYONE made Kwon-Young feel like jt was his fault that Juha's mother died. He was a tiny child who was already buckling under the anxiety and expectations of his father. He ran away from a school trip because he needed to finish the work HIS FATHER GAVE HIM so that he wouldn't get yelled at and belittled. When Juha's mom found him, he was on the sidewalk. When she crossed the street, the walk signal was on. It is no one's fault but the drunk driver who drove through a red light and up onto the sidewalk. It upsets me so much that anyone even remotely blamed him for that instead of treating him like the traumatized child he was. Especially because I feel like if Juha's mom knew that she would come back as a ghost and curse all those motherfuckers, UGH. UGH. UGH. ... The art changed quite a bit from start to finish, and I did prefer the earlier style, but it was always good. I missed Kwon-Young's purpley-silver hair and am glad it came back.

HOW is this not rated higher? WHY have I never seen it on any list before? IT WAS SO GOOD. The plot was interesting and different, it was HILARIOUS, the art was great, there was a bit of angst but nothing prolonged, their relationship was so sweet, and the end was very happy and then very surprising. Hyun-Min has the most realistic reaction to the situation I've seen, which is WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING AND HOW DO I GET OUT OF HERE. He's snarky and brave and confident, an absolute wild card who isn't afraid to speak his mind. I love how he brought up that in the real world this would be called Stockholm Syndrome. Calypso - oh, Calypso. So handsome, so funny, so kind. You could tell he was fond of Hyun-Min right away, and it was lovely watching their feelings grow. I really like that they ended up going back to the realm of the gods. Yes Hyun-Min had to leave his life behind, but living forever when your loved ones won't is far more tragic I think. Also the real world sucks balls, I'd go back too. ... The very very end was so unexpected but I liked it a lot. Just a bit twisty. All in all this was a very kind take on the greek gods, even Zeus was pretty nice. But the real deal wouldn't make for a fluffy little BL so I'm for it. AND BOOP! Boop stole the fucking show. I would die for Boop. I took so many screenshots. This really is CRIMINALLY underrated, IMO. I'd literally never heard of it or seen it before and it's one of the most interesting and enjoyable comics I've read.

Oh I loved this. Beautiful writing, realistic bodies, enthusiastic consent, real chemistry, artistic passion. The separation frustrated me but I also understood it even as it made me tear up. So glad I read this.