The Third Ending
this was cute but honestly gave me so much second hand embarrassment at times. in the first season, it was yoonseul’s bday bc him waiting outside the closed bakery for jun for 6 HOURS ON HIS BIRTHDAY actually killed my grandma… im so dead. its the way it was majority his fault too bc jun never explicitly said he was gonna meet him. yoonseul bawling his eyes out when jun finally showed up and being all like “why did you come! aren’t you happy you finally got rid of the weird creep who wouldn’t leave you alone?!”… man it was just so pathetic to watch. yoonseul fr was just like a sopping wet cat born in a cardboard box. in the second season, the S.H.E was from both yoonseul and jun assuming stuff without outright asking each other abt the topic of concern. like with gunwoo, yoonseul assuming that gunwoo was going after jun + that jun liked him. this shit was so fucking dumb bc the way this whole arc could’ve been avoided if yoonseul and jun talked abt it directly. also jun avoiding yoonseul after that dongha kid left the bakery bc he was worried that ppl would think badly of yoonseul if they knew he was gay. while this is actually a v real and valid concern, yoonseul has made it so clear that he is the last person who would ever give a fuck abt what others have to say abt him (besides jun) + has crazy pretty privilege in a lookist society like s.korea. if they just talked abt their worries + issues we could’ve avoided so much conflict… as for general opinions on the cast, i loved jun i thought he was so silly and cute. yoonseul was likeable to me at first until he hella fumbled the bag a second time w jun when he told jun he wasn’t gay and couldn’t see himself in a relationship w him (even tho these bitches were literally GOING ON DATES). this shit pissed me off so bad. then he fixed it by honestly just being annoying and pushy. i will be honest tho i felt rly bad for him on his bday… that shit was so rough fr. also didn’t like how he started acting mad fucking immature and childish in the second season like… you are 29 pushing 30 bitch, get the fuck up !! i do understand him bottling up his grievances bc he wanted to be a perfect bf for jun tho, that was valid and real (i would do smth like that too tbh). dongha was annoying idgaf abt bro at all. loved jun’s bakery coworkers + buddies yoonseul’s siblings were funny + i liked them
Let's Go Karaoke
cute unlikely friendship between a yakuza member and a choir kid
Semantic Error
THE ONLY BL ID EVER FULL-HEARTEDLY RECOMMEND. literally so good, from the enemies to lovers concept, to the realistic development of sangwoo and jaeyoung’s relationship from enemies to lovers, just all so fucking good. i love these bitches so fucking much. update: finally finished… IM SO DEAD. semantic error changed my life fr. we NEED side stories NEOWW !! however, i do have serious gripes w the way sangwoo refused to open up abt any of his feelings to jaeyoung when he was worried abt their relationship standing + how things will be when jaeyoung studies abroad. there were at least 2-3 diff times where jaeyoung gave him a window to disclose his feelings but sangwoo just decided to tsundere it up and be like “we should stop seeing each other” instead of saying what was actually on his mind. this shit pissed me off so bad bc it’s just like BRO… JUST TELL HIM !! THIS IS A SAFE SPACE !!! like so much of the drama that happened between them at the end could’ve been avoided if he just communicated w him. also the way sangwoo would straight up just book it to avoid addressing things abt his feelings like that one time when they were playing basketball tgt and sangwoo subconsciously confessed that he loved jaeyoung. like bro fr just killed the mood so bad ToT. still rly like sangwoo as a character (prob my fave from this) but can’t ignore my feelings abt these moments fr. anyways despite those gripes, i think sangwoo’s journey to acknowledging his love for jaeyoung was v well done. the way we gradually saw him grow more comfortable around him and become more open to trying new things w him was so sweet to read. ALSO I FUCKING LOVE JIHYE!!! she was such a good and refreshing character to have in this. love it when a woman isn’t instantly demonized by pure virtue of her having feelings for a man that another man is into (will never forgive the drama adaptation for doing that to her). also the way she argued so well in favor of gay marriage and queer love was so good, like she fr wiped the floor w sangwoo. if jihye has 100 fans, im one of them; if jihye has 1 fan, that’s me; if jihye has 0 fans, i’ve left this world.
Jinsei Keikaku of The End
the top was fucking crazy wth. he had 0 respect for the mc’s boundaries and was so obsessive and pushy.
Seasons of Blossom
the way hamin’s death literally effected every bitch in this series is so crazy /pos. nah but this manhwa was so good damn. bomi’s flower while being kinda corny at times it was genuinely cute and i love how real of a friend bomi and seonhee are. hamin’s flower made me bawl my fucking eyes out and literally destroyed me. so good but damn reading that shit when you are not mentally well and have active suicidal ideation makes it hit so different. as for ga-eul’s flower, i loved watching ga-eul get her own sort of peace and revenge against woori and hyeoksu and seeing how she was able to strive to keep living even tho things got so difficult for her. ALSO IT WAS SO FUCKING CRAZY HOW DONGCHAE LITERALLY WAS THERE SINCE BOMI’S FLOWER!! dongchae’s flower made me feel so on the edge of my seat esp when he was abt to jump. i fucking love how the main ppl who went to save him all had someone in their lives that they cared for attempt/commit before bc it make the scenes sm more impactful when jaemin was trying to convince dongchae that suicide isn’t the answer. also seeing dongchae’s bullies get owned by the main cast + dongchae was so fucking satisfying. i fucking LOVE REVENGE️ karma is a bitch fr . god in general, i fucking love jaemin’s character sm. related to him and his brother sm during hamin’s flower and i love how after he gained the closure to be able to move on from hamin’s death he just kept helping others. peak character fr️ also the pairings in this were cute. straight ppl so cute fr.
I Became the Lousy Side Top
interested to see where this is gonna go. i love the found family cope action we’ve been getting and i hope the poor one gets to end up w the mc. i think the rich guy is mega annoying and cringe tho, so i hope bro fucks off soon (prob isn’t going to but a man can pray fr). also i think it’s so funny how the rich and poor one(can you tell idr their names lmao) hate each other and are at each other’s throats but they’re supposed to be soulmates in the canon novelverse; silly asf. update: finished the story tbh i think how the mc just decided to abandon everything irl to go back to the book world was so delusional and reckless but everything worked out in the end so i guess it wasn’t the worst plot point. this story was corny as hell at times but overall a cute and fun read. i didn’t care for mujin at all in this story tbh but i am glad that he reflected on his actions at the end of the story and became a regular at jaewoo and hyeonjin’s restaurant; cute development imo.
Haramase Ninkyodo