well shit's manga / #so tender(140)

LOVEEEEE ME SOME GOOD MIDDLE AGED STUBBLE LOOKING ML RAUGHHHHH this is where the flavour is at!!!! And love LOVE chako, very head strong and wears her heart on her sleeve in the most adorable way. Her first meeting with isshin was honestly great and her backstory and the stuggles shes facing as a woman is so real it honestly made me a bit depressed bc damn reality sure sucks. But im always a sucker for stories where mc who lived in the city goes back to their hometown to unwind type of plots, like litte forest. Its so so sweet and comforting. Isshin’s character development is satisfying to read too. And futaba my sweet baby TT the found family is just so heart warming, i rlly hope they make an anime or a live drama/movie of this. An anime like that of chihayafuru or akagami shirayukihime kind of atmosphere,, ahhh MANIFESTING. IT WILL HAPPEN!!!! WE NEED MORE JOSEI ANIME!!!!

SO DAMN CUTE AHHHHHHHH no unnecessary drama just pure fuwa fuwa goodness its so so cute, the domesticity of it all is ADORABLE, natsukawa truly best wife

Theyre so damn cute im gonna bite a wall

this is so fucking good i love love love the angst of it all ahh AHHHH im obsessed IM SO OBSESSED i desperately hope it gets an anime especially from the studio that did violet evergarden PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!! The romantic angst!!!! PLEASE ITS JUST TOO GOOD WE NEED MORE HISTORICAL ROFAN ANGSTY SHOUJOS AND THIS IS ITTTTTTT the way oriana’s character is written is so so well done. From her enthusiastic character in the beginning when she met vince to realising that shes all alone in this journey and timeline, its so so well written. I feel tired FOR HER. The panels of her from vince’s perspective adds so much depth too, how oriana is there but u can See how emotionally distant she is at times and its all bc of the weight of his death that shes carrying by herself thats wearing her down… oh oriana TTT Ch6 where oriana convinced vince about her reality, its so fucking heart breaking oh my god and vince’s (misunderstood) realization that oh who oriana loves isnt Him but another version of Him,, the panels showing another vince beside oriana,, that shit went HARD as hell oh i love the way vince’s conflict was portrayed!! THE INDENTITY FUCKERY AHHH his reaction is so valid too EVERYONES CHARACTER IS JUST SO WELL EXECUTED AND WRITTEN IM OBSESSEDDDDD VINCE AND ORIANA’S DYNAMIC IS THE PERFECT ANGST DYNAMIC TOO sunshine mc x tsun (but sweet) ml The art is fucking gorgeous as well, the anatomy and uniform/character design is amazing, and i LOVE how they truly do look their age!!! Its heart breaking bc youre constantly reminded of how Young oriana is when all of this happened,,, even her trauma and anxiety was portrayed so well,,,,everything was just written with so much love u can really tell how much the author is enjoying in expanding the worldbuilding and characters aghh so inlove with this story ITS TEW GOOD AHHH shoujo rofans we are SO back!!!!!!!

AHHHHHHHHHHH THIS WAS SUCH A SWEET READ TTTT LOVEEE the characters love the dynamic LOVEEEE me a middle aged gangster/yakuza seme whos deep down a gentle, caring dude and an earnest, pure hearted uke (with GLASSES!!!!!) i eat this shit UP!!!!!!!!!! my favourite fucking trope and dynamic it will always be numero uno in my heart mamiya and kousaka are so so thoughtful of each other and the way they both bonded over animals while their feelings grow for each other is so !!!! TTTTT its so wholesome TTT mamiya’s conflict about his past and identity and kousaka’s struggles in a relationship was written so well TT they both yearn to love and be loved so much AHHH they really deserve each other :(((((( the time skip bonus was a cherry on top too especially how they kept on reassuring each other of their futures :((( good for them truly, its so fucking cute

This is so so so so sweet oh my god love the entire bucket list premise of the story and loveeeeee how the characters are written!!! Im so excited for more

Sui is such a sweet and adorable mc, his eye smile and sweater paws are to die for TTT soooooo damn cute!!! But fuck the shit he went through with the bullying and jeering bc of his outed sexuality is heart breaking. The defense mechanism he developed by laughing it all off and the loneliness he experienced from how alienating it is to be emotionally outcasted like that,, god i wanna hug him…. It makes his and harutora’s relationship development so much more better when u see such a big contrast in how harutora treats him TT even after knowing he was gay its!!! Its so good TT the positive affirmation harutora gave to sui in chapter 4 is a fucking tear jerker “i know its selfish of me but im grateful that youre gay/ thank you for choosing me” and sui’s “im glad to be born as me” OHHHH its over the tears WHEW such a sweet scene and closure for sui and all the emotional turmoil he must have went through TT the flashbacks to the negativity he experienced vs the positive and even sweet and clumsy confession from harutora ,,, MY BABIES good for them theyre so good for each other TTT

This is so sweet, love the way the author wrote their characters and dynamic. Honda’s conflict abt him being the older one and should be more mature and wise is well done, just the way his character is written is so good. Such a simple and relatable character TT endou’s character is so charming and endearing too TT they rlly remind me of a more subdued (sane) and lowkey bingqiu lmao love them, author couldve expanded their lil universe more and made more omake/slice of life stories of their relationship and i would have ate it up!!!!!!! Rlly enjoyed the muted atmosphere of the story and the dialogue too!! Simple and sweet, 10/10! The puriteens being loud as hell like a bunch of sheep over some damn lines is hilarious like why are YOU at the devils sacrament if its your ick LMAO otak takde

Wrote so much rambling abt this but then shit happened and its gone so im gonna try to write it again with hopes i capture the gist of how i felt when i read this I cant believe that i put off from reading this for so long oh my god. All because i thought it was gonna be a silly little pwp trope bc cmon cum with pearls? But NAUR author set up the most heinous and exploitative situation jooha could be in and its heart breaking to read him go thru it all TTTT dooshik’s background and character was interesting too bc this guy has his flaws LMAO flirtatious, vulgar and arrogant as hell at times but GOD is he so lovable. Both jooha and dooshik are one of the most lovable characters ive ever read so far, aside from shin and wolfgang from kings maker. The depth these characters have is fucking stunning, dooshik’s dedication and stubbornness in making things Work for him and jooha is so so sweet and endearing bc this mf became a gangster for him. PLEASE its so TTTTTTTT usually in bl, one will be the love interest and the mc and the love interest would just get the childhood backstory and thats it but this??? BRO jooha and dooshik carried the shit out of this story, theyre both such good mcs in carrying the plot its SO SO SO GOOD. Author developed their characters and relationships perfectly. Their intimacy and banter and sex was such a joy to read, it felt authentic almost? Especially the casual way in how they disagree in things and the way they address each other in mundane convo. Its so fucking good yall lmao, writing such seamless dialogue like that is a feat in itself and the author ate it UPPP and usually i’d be happy enough with the great dialogue but NO the author mfkin COOKED SOME MOREEEE. Art is fucking GORGEOUS. I couldnt stop staring at how beautiful dooshik is drawn. THATS MY HIMBO BABY GIRL. He is SO FUCKING COOL, especially in later seasons where he became a gangster hes fucking ruthless its sos sexy??? RAHHHHHHH felt like reading a shounen manhwa in some scenes, he was that badass lmao. and hes the perfect lover for someone like jooha THEYRE JUST SO PERFECT FOR EACHOTHER all the fluffy scenes of them enjoying life is so so cute TT the singing in the car scene was especially dear to me its just so cute. Dooshik is such a big lover boy and the fact that he can finally be as doting as he wants with jooha is so so cute TTT NOW THE DAMN ANTAGONISTS. Oh author cooked in this one too lmao its been a good while since an antagonist pissed me off this badly LMAO pilwon deserves the shit daekwang and daehui went thru like the fact that he died off screen felt foul. Thats the only thing i have a problem with this story LMAO i want this mf to rot in jail yo. The amount of times i yelled at the screen for dooshik to record his convo with pilwon is shjdjdjdj LIKE SET HIM BACK UP??? i need to isekai in this story just so that jooha and dooshik can be happy and in love in peace TT sure the twins got shit handed back to them and it feels great but i’d rather author scrap it to include pilwon’s demise instead ykwim? And speaking of this, one thing im rlly happy that the author did was minimizing backstory of certain characters? Like pilwon in jooha’s life and eunwoo in dooshik’s life. Both experiences were just shitty and instead of prolonging it to some 3 chapter backstory author made it short and sweet and enough for the reader to gauge the entire situation in our head. Author is VERY good at giving bits of info instead of holding our hand thru it. I LOVE that approach lmao. Sometimes, shitty ppl dont need some in depth chara backstory, theyre just shitty people full stop. NOW THE STARS OF THIS STORY. Seunghyun and jaepil deserves so much more merch of their own LIKE GET DAEKWANG AND DAEHUI OUTTA THERE, SEUNGHYUN AND JAEPIL STOLE THE SHOW FOR ME I LOVE THEM SO MUCH????? They had so much potential to be a side couple especially with how much seunghyun is obviously pining for jaepil ITS CRAZYDBDNND we rlly couldve had some old man yaoi action….. give them a spinoff author.., please………. THEYRE TEW GOOD????? love how they were written so much in the conflict, it rly felt like a solid power struggle with pilwon for gangnam, shit was STRESSFUL. And with what jooha has gone thru, it rlly gives the readers this sinking feeling bc theres stakes and consequences to this. I love it when authors do that especially with a genre like this. This amps up even more with jooha struggling with his ptsd. I LOVE the scene where jooha went to get treated for it and is TRYING so hard to move on from it. It adds so much more depth and authenticity in joohas character, i love it so much TTT Now . The ending. Its so bittersweet like tears were definitely shedjdjjd. It feels like a small mercy and act of kindness from the universe to have jooha forget the most traumatic moments of his life. Hes finally able to relive back his youth in a more safe and loving environment with dooshik. And dooshik being hellbent in making jooha happy and rewriting all of his initial memories with pilwon. That shit fucking hurt bc good for jooha but GOD i want to give a hug to dooshik TTTT hes the one bearing the trauma for the both of them and with his character, as much as he misses the og jooha, he’d rather see this jooha who laughs more freely and happily with no worries. Hes okay with it and you KNOW he wont say a peep about their past to maintain the happiness jooha is having TTT its so heartbreakingly bittersweet..,,, especially knowing dooshiks character development,, (a bingqiu/yuan au of this would be so sickening mhm) AND AND the plunge into the ice cold water at the end where jooha finally remembers again his og memories is so . I WANNA CRY. “Its good to see you again” ITS KKEUT. SCENE!!!!! Its ambiguous but such a happy and bittersweet ambiguous ending in a way, bc jooha remembers again and theyre together and happy and moving on and thats all that matters rlly….. good for them TTT after all they went thru, a win is a win and i’ll take it LMAO it feels good too to end it that way bc jooha and dooshik deserve to have this moment of respite with eachother away from privy eyes (readers) and this subtle, open ending is perfect for them TTTT im really satisified with the ending and even extras,,, uwa TTT it was brief but im glad jooha experienced a new set of fond memories of his youth with dooshik in it. GOOD FOR THEM!!!!!! Rlly cant judge a story by its description and people commenting bc it all comes down to your own reading comprehension of it and to see people lack it and be loud abt it rlly ruins a story so im glad i went in this blind!!!! Author aced everything imo, from the plot, the characters and their dynamics, their developments, their conflict, the dialogues, the art AND panels,, all of it is fucking gorgeous. The conflict is stellar bc each of the characters motifs felt charged and had weight in it. Its SOLID and i fucking love it LMAO. jooha’s grit and dooshik’s determination to survive thru it all so that they can be free and happy is done so tastefully. The dark shit was great i love Everything abt it!!! Author went ham with it bro. With how everything unfolded like a movie, it makes sense that the author spent majority of the week planning the story board bc BRO, the foreshadowing and panelling is to DIE for. Its a cinematic masterpiece its fucking good??? Angles are dynamic and fun with equally engaging dialogue and monologues. Im singing praises bc author did their damn fucking thing???? Its amazing???? To see this level of detail in its art, plot and characters in just 90 chapters. no dilly dallying, none of that. Straightforward but not the point of spoon feeding your audience. Author is insane LMAO im definitely looking forward to more of their works, bc this being their first long series is just crazy. 10/10, straight into bl’s magnum opuses. Its fucking good LMAO. Deserves an anime. Deserves a kdrama even lol. Shit was like a MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!! I love u author….. definitely gonna remember this story and characters (dooshik and jooha my sweethearts) for a long time<3

Surprisingly really fucking good with the character depth and development especially yirim. Hes so? My manipulative low self esteem blorbo…,.. i love him so much…. The way hes ready to bolt the moment he knows hes not useful for cheongho is so damn heart breaking and cheongho’s character development from being distant and in denial to fully loving and adoring yirim is so sweet and satisfying RAHHHHH i love angsty dramatic miscommunication tropes, its like bread and butter to me lol ESPECIALLY when the uke has a tendency to slip away!!!!! looking at my list of beloved blorbos (kdj, sqq) its obvious why i love yirim so much lol low self esteem and manipulative mcs I LOVE YEW!!!!!! and mls who are chasing after them. YEARNING!!! This is CRACK to me Definitely gonna reread this, the story unfolded so smoothly i rlly binged this in one go lol. The art improved a lot too!! AND YIHO!! THE CUTEST BABY IN BL EVER???? I’LL DIE FOR HIM???????? JUST SO DAMN CUTE AND HIS LIL OUTFITS??? falls to my kness 10/10, engaging plot, gorgeous art and anatomy especially the sport scenes, addicting angsty dramatic push and pull scenes (TO ME!!! I LOVE IT!!), satisfying character growth and depth, and the complexity of cheongho’s character was so well done too, love how it wasnt a simple solve it all situation when yirim started emitting pheromones. Cheongho still has troubles regarding it but hes trying and he finds the goodness in it bc now he can spot yirim easily among the crowds RAHHHHHHH its a solid couple yall, they feel GROUNDED!!!! Love it adorable im obsessed a very good quick read