ni-ka-CHUUUUUUUUUU's manga / #drama(560)

Very much a love-hate relationship with this. Yes it's hot, Yes the ml is especially hot, and the soap opera/kdrama esque cliches still got me, dear Lord, was this still so cringy. Ml is an absolute dick assface and to be honest, I really don't think really redeems himself even though they do a complete 180 with his character. Well I did appreciate the tender vulnerable moments and it did feel genuine, It was just so much. And I was so over the whole rinse and repeat of the mc getting kidnapped or in trouble especially after the ml kicked him to the curb with some dumb reason only to have to rescue him and then be remorseful about how shitty he was. I might read again? Idk. This is really just a guilty pleasure emphasis on the guilt LOL. Two things that were absolutely ridiculous: The sad fapping scene when the mc was drugged, and how femme the MC was after time past. And I get it why this stupid webtoon has such a high right But I really just cannot stand this taming the beast trope But it's dialed up to 11

I like the dynamic more or less but ugh the uke became more tsundere than I would've liked.

Omfg noooooooo

Cheating is the worst.... BUT gahhhh talk about guilty pleasure

Wooooow this is super fucked up. And not in a guilty pleasure Kind of way. Unfortunately I'm sure this type of unfortunate shit does happen irl... Weirdly refreshing take that the teacher is actually portrayed as a predator

There are no words for this one. It was an absolute treasure. This was so well written and it's so cool how nuanced the author wrote not just the love story aspect, But is clearly had a pretty in-depth understanding of very specific American culture (eg being gay. Mid-1900s, leaving the Amish community, homelessness in New York, interracial adoptive family). That's just really cool to see that perspective of someone who I'm assuming is not American. I do have to nitpick a bit. While i Do love how the author does get the essence of American culture, I feel like it still doesn't get delved into enough. And even saying that might be a bit unfair since this manga is already doing so much heavy lifting. I also don't quite understand the resolution that Gene has with his Amish background. I appreciate that he stuck to his wanderlust desires and it really just highlights how wonderful a partner Trevor is. But it is unclear whether or not gene visited his family again. And if not why I didn't he? Other than that, this was such a delight to read. The way expositioning of the couple throughout the story was engaging and really helped show truly who Gene and Trevor are. I am also such a sucker for slow pace progression plots, where The reader gets a glimpse of the MCs life in time.

Nice, but not nearly as well written as dear gene.

This started so so cute. Really refreshing to see a more simple plot where the ml is just a normal office worker and the MC a baker. Their interaction before they got together was super super sweet and the miscommunication and rejection really tugged my heart shrinks and actually got a few tears out of me LOL. Buuuuut just like every stupid manhwa, of course it has to fall to its trusty tropes once they get in a relationship. The ml becomes aggressively sexual all the time, jealous, and possessive. It's like you can immediately tell when the author decides to throw in all these stupid tropes because they don't know how else to pad. What is essentially an epilogue after MCS get together. Ultimately dropped because of course they had to throw in the stupid love rival for no goddamn reason. I absolutely hate how the ml the mc But they are in a COMMITTED relationship and I can't stand that the MC is fucking dense and defenseless as fuck. This is really funny and really cute and I can see why it got its high reading, but after that the couple gets together The story becomes so contrived and irritating. So disappointed

Omfg this is so lovely. The pacing and tone is really natural. And it's very subtle, the way it implies the MCs sexual orientation and probable unrequited love. Unrequited love for the straight best friend is a really common trope but IDK there's something about this one that hits different. The art is soooo good and detailed too. I'm excited to read more!!!