moody_bish's manga / #Revenge(9)

Hmm... Hyukjoon-ah... Love and hate are extreme emotions. You can't separate those two. Minseo, your mentality is really... Strong.

The first isn't my thing since both of them are idiots and I felt like Ive been duped during Suzuki's introduction narrative. The second intrigued me so much, I retraced Hayashida's story and found my favorite redemption story.

A certain "upright" person pissed me off. Nonetheless, I drained my tears for Tatsuya's tsundere sacrifices and Ikou's repressed suffering. They're bonded by one person, yet through her, they became more than just revenge. I'm just sad for Tatsuya because he really bound himself to Ikou while Ikou, in his repressed state, lived a life having people who love him and care for him. I know Ikou is actually the main protagonist and for obvious reasons I pity Tatsuya's underworld isolation. But thinking about it, Tatsuya also had loyal followers, a tsundere police officer who saves him HAHAHA and Ikou, who chose him regardless. They truly are the Ouroboros ️ best two days of my life!

1. An idol meets an unexpected male fan thru a one night lover show where he has to sleep (literally) with a fan for a night. The idol ends up offering sex because he was attracted by his fan. 2. Left with his father's debt, a re encounter with a rich kid who made an offer to do whatever he wants in exchange of being paid until he pays his debt. 3. Divorced overseas which pushed him into a drunken mess, he wakes up in a room, kidnapped and told to be with his kidnapper for 25 years until he loves him back. Turns out, his kidnapper was kidnapped for 25 years and has "fallen in love" with his captor (Stockholm's syndrom) and it was his fault. When they were kids, he was almost kidnapped but pointed at aonther kid which saved himself but caused his present captor to be kidnapped by a pedophile. Nonetheless, his captive's revenge was nulled by his unintentional efforts to teach him about adulthood/independece and was returned to society. When he realized the truth upon waking at the hospital, he returned to his ex-captor and promised to he with him, without being in captive. 4. A tragic domino effect that started from a scientist who cloned his dead lover but could not be satisfied by his clone so he committed suicide. The clone made a clone of the scientist and projected what the original scientist kept demanding from him, violent sex. In the end, the cloned scientist somehow regained "his memories" and chased after him

Hyungdo gets to survive by pornographing is masturbation. However, in a brothel he run errands for, the King Cobra, Gyun, has set his eyes on Hyungdo. Gyun's intentions are clearly to sell Hyungdo off as one of his manwhores. But the self-willed Hyungdo doesnt back down so easily even if he confesses that he likes Gyun. Nonetheless, Gyun isn't an ideal lover at all nor will he ever be. He is perverted with rough kinks. Still, Hyungdo accepts this and endures an unexpected hell for more than 2 years in order to be found by Gyun.

One thing, the author doesn't romanticize a psychopath and even addresses that fact that most readers would overlook his mental disposition because of how he projects himself. Also, the emotional and mental conflict which Kirin goes through is transparent. He acknowledges the problem and doesnt romanticize Kang moo as well. He is aware of his role and his own intention to make sure that Kyungmoo isn't harmed by his urges. I just love this!

Very exciting and balanced scenarios of predictibility and cunning schemes. He has a funny side kick—who is more often than not working his ass off as a tanker. No romance or women who are interested in him, plus the goal isn't some sort or "along the way" plot. everything is directly influencing/affecting his object of revenge. no fillers or etc. and also, wtf, Kim Woojin in the novel before waki g up as a player has a more interesting past! which makes rereading refreshing tbh haha >> https://woopread.com/series/kill-the-hero/

It was refreshing to witness a love story where both couples are naive and are devoted to trust each other. It was literally an "Us against the world" story. Despite the fact that the overall atmosphere feels like those slice of life anime with cicadas in summer's heat contrasting the really dark themes of murder and suicides...

It started cliche, then continued to dig deeper into a shallow stab until it fully pierces your soul and smile at your own killer.