somethingslight's manga / #Smut(22)

i've read this story ever since the first chapter came out, and i found the premise interesting enough to keep reading. here are my thoughts on this manhwa now that it's finished! characters: 5/10 not gonna lie, they are boring. they're not unlikable or anything, just very one dimensional and kind of trope-y. yoon is the adorable, easily flustered uke while yeonwoo is a quiet but possessive seme. nothing that hasn't been seen before, but their interactions are pretty cute. however, i found yeonwoo to be especially boring. nothing about his personality really captivated me. the side character, yoon's friend, is honestly quite forgettable. he barely serves any purpose in the story, and i honestly don't even remember his name. story: 4/10 the weakest element of this bl in my opinion. i know bl tends to be very quickly paced in general, but it was especially evident in this story. the way their relationship progressed seemed rushed, and i personally didn't find myself very emotionally invested in these characters or their problems. the main conflict of yoon and yeonwoo getting caught in public was also quite predictable. during the last chapter, it felt as if the story was unfinished, like there should be something else that happens, but nope, no backstory or anything. the story was shallow and wasn't enough to get you very invested into it, but it's a pretty easy read. art: 6.5/10 cute! it's clean and simple, and has a raw feeling to it. again, nothing to write home about, but adorable nonetheless. overall: 5.2/10 i personally didn't find this webtoon to be anything special, but i doubt that anyone reading will have any major issues (or strong emotions, really) for the characters or plot. the thing that drew me into this bl was the "puppy" aspect, but i still think that there are better webtoons that do a better job of conveying this type of relationship (make me bark, for example). nothing special or particularly great, but an easy read if you want to kill time with some cute looking characters.

atsushi finds himself single after his girlfriend breaks up with him for not being able to get hard. when his friend tsukasa catches him masturbating, atsushi is finally able to get it up! characters: 1/10 i'm sorry if that's a harsh rating, but none of these characters had any personality. they were extremely bland in my opinion and very two-dimensional. if you asked me to describe atsushi's and tsukasa's personalities, i literally wouldn't be able to do that other than "the guy who couldn't get hard but now he can" and "the guy who made the other guy get hard." sure, their interactions were cute (basic and predictable, but still cute), but i felt zero emotional connection to these characters. story: 3/10 the concept isn't new or unique; it's the usual "i'm straight but suddenly i like my friend because he got me hard!" it's not like i dislike the concept or anything, it's just that this story didn't do it well at all. the premise that the title entails literally lasts for the first chapter and then they start dating. like, okay, i understand that most bl stories are fast-paced in order to fit the plot in a certain number of chapters, but it was so obvious in this manga that it was really detrimental to my enjoyment of it. there is little to no plot, and i can usually enjoy that, but this just feels lazily written. i kept reading in hopes of a more cohesive or interesting plot point, but it never came. art: 9/10 the best aspect of the entire manga, in my opinion. the art style is very clean and the characters are very attractive and easy to look at. and the smut! nothing special or new, but extra points for atsushi's fat ass. honestly, the art and the smut was what kept me reading the story because it was not the characters or the plot. overall: 4.3/10 this is honestly one of the lower-tier bls that i've read, and i've read a lot. the art is quite nice, but the story and characters are boring and not well fleshed out at all. there are so many better bl works out there that i would recommend over this one.