well shit's manga / #so tender(152)

Magnum opus bl whew the way i fucking cried in chapter 64 is insane, each chapter this story has is story boarded and illustrated to absolute perfection. The panels are so creative and expressive, author rlly used the scrolling feature a webtoon has to rlly amplify the silence of the story. And each panel flows beautifull to the next with no panel half assed, its like a series of moving pictures, its like watching a well made indie film. Im genuinely in awe at how the artist just keeps on getting better in each chapter bc just when u thought the author’s writing is already sad enough, the artist twists the knife even further by depicting it even more poignantly. The art is beyond, beyond stunning. Each panel is beautifully composed to a minutiae. The lighting genuinely Embraced the characters so lovingly. The facial expressions and body language is just A1, absolute perfection. Plus The way the artist is a fucking beast with the hands too, they draw it like its second nature bc im in awe at the amount of emotion in the way the hands are depicted????? Like all these elements come together so fucking masterfully and portrayed the bittersweetness of it all so perfectly. its genuinely insane to me ? This entire work can be a masterclass study on all those things, thats how good it is. What a fucking masterpiece of a bl, i adore the characters, the plot and overarching theme of grief in memories and the morality of making someone Remember while the commentary on poverty and classicism sets itself as a stage in the background. Its so bittersweet and profound and frustrating (read:good) at the same time bc hakyung and yoonsung’s only fault in this is that they love each other so so much, a heartbreaking right person wrong place situation. Like they genuinely did nothing wrong, its the circumstances that they met in that turned everything to shit like wow i hate yoonsung’s family so fucking much ? All the fault and guilt they pushed onto hakyung as if they didnt coerce him into this whole fake identity situation in the first place, all while dangling the money that can save his mom, and even having the gall to judge him for choosing money instead of yoonsung. Do u expect him to let his mother wither and die???? Bunch of out of touch, arrogant rich people. And if thats not enough, faulting hakyung for the entire accident when theyre the ones that orchestrated a lie so devastating it caused yoonsung to attempt suicide?? Are they even hearing themselves? Theyre acting way out of line for the sake of “yoonsung” as if yoonsung couldnt make his own decisions. That scene were hakyung broke down and cried to his mom fucking broke me bc he really went through way too much only to be treated like shit. The only good people in that family is grandpa and yoonsung :( GODD Its sooooo infuriating to see all these factors burdening their relationship. The angst was simmering from the beginning with all the brief flashbacks and history being built and it made me naively think that Oh this angst isnt so bad, its a very comfy hurt/comfort angst! But no it reached its peak in chapter 60+ and by that time i just started full on bawling, hiccups and all. My god…… whats insane too is how this story has almost zero exposition, u really rely on context clues and all the little subliminal messages littered through the story. All the details are so fun to capture especially how hakyung is reflected from yoonsung’s eyes, from initially a girl to finally him seeing a man and still loving him despite it. Its soooooo fucking romantic. The confession scene is romantic, the “korea is too cold. come back to america with me where its warmer” being a double entendre is romantic. This story is Peak love story and yearning in its rawest, visual form. My heart aches and sings everytime i remember this story. God bless the artist and author for creating such a stunning masterpiece seriously. I need this story to get an anime adaptation. A makoto shinkai one specifically. take it further and give us a beautifully directed indie bl film while youre at it. PLEASE. It’s a visual cinematic masterpiece even in manhwa form can u imagine the potential it has in other mediums? Jaw dropping AHHH My Top 3 bls easily.

OH NATORIIIIIIIII MY SHAYLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA MY BEAUTIFUL SWEET EARNEST GOOD HEARTED PUPPY YOU ARE EVERYTHING TO MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE One of bl’s magnum opuses easily just by how everythinf (EVERYTHING) is written in here i have no notes everything i just so so perfect. I adore rui’s character, hes so professional and considerate i fell in love with how his character is written in conjuction to his profession; a shibari artist and how much he loves his work and the care he puts in tying up his clients. Its so good ? Like considering his job, author didnt make it overly sexualised (which is fine either way) and instead made the approach to it so refreshing and eye opening!!! Feel like his job doesnt add any horny points into the story, just a testament to his dedication and kind heart in his character which i fucking adore??? And natori OH MY GODDDD LOVE OF MY LIFE natori my sweetest baby my earnest eyed gentle hearted beautiful puppy i wanna cry i completely understand rui’s confession when he said he loves natori so much to the point of crying like girl me too the confession scene from either of them is sooooo fucking good, the tears, the yearning, the bittersweet heartbreak at how natori doesnt see any worth in himself that could be loved and rui’s insistence that there issss and even if its a little bit he hopes natori sees it in his heart to love himself too GODDDDDDDDDDD I WANNA FUCKING YELL its all so tender and sweet and fragile and romantic. So so so romantic, im still reeling at how much natori adores rui and is even willing to bring his feelings to his grave oh my god………. These two im so happy at how rui’s character is written in response to natori’s low self esteem, hes such a real ride or die for that man (AS HE DESERVES) it makes me so happy to see natori showered with so much love and affirmation oh my godddddd The shibari play is rlly just a bonus in all of this its so sweet and romantic, it doesnt feel kinky (?) at all (again which is fine either way) it just feels so grounding and fulfilling for both parties i just enjoyed seeing them relish in their love for each other so much….. and that first meeting natori and rui had…. Natori barkinf and giving rui his paw….. AOHHHHHHHGHHH MY SHAYLAAAAAAAAAA THATS ALL I KEEP SAYING I JUST WAIL AT HOW SWEET AND PRECIOUS NATORI IS MY SWEET EARNEST SUBMISSIVE PUPPY TOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ALSO PLEASE HIS MR DARCY LEVEL CONFESSION AT THE END rui’s “my love for you wouldnt lose to your love for me” and natori’s “i pine for you, today tomorrow and forever” OH MY GODD I WANT TO YELL I WANT TO CRY THATS SO !! THATS ROMANCE!!! THATS FUCKING ROMANCE!??!? Genuinely felt my brain and body melt…. Such a refreshing and pure confession like baby thats a proposal atp oh my god im genuinely obsessed god i want to cry we need more mls to say new and fresh ways of declaring their love and yearning pls god its the intimacy, the bliss in confessing your love after all the chaos; knowing that this love is wholly yours to cherish and keep, unabashedly. Oh author this is so romantic God i cant do this i rlly need multiple volumes of this like that brief little petplay undertones they have has me biting the walls (good boy/puppy/doggy/kennel OHHH rui the dom bottom u are/ the way natori also relishes in it by responding/admitting to it so cutely too GODDDD the doggo imagery with his wagging tail MY SHAYLAA) rui is just so good to natori and natori is just flourishing so sweetly under all that love and care how could i Not wish to see more of them like the whole entire yakuza premise is so well done and i adore how rui is familiar with their business and understood natori’s choice in staying there under the new boss so he could pay him back. I love how rui didnt turn into this cliche naive mary sue of “but no u cant, repent and go to the light!!!” Bullshit and accepted/respected natori’s choice bc thats his step to healing. Just so so supportive and considerate to natori’s tune. SWOONSSSS its just so good and the way natori the ever so sweet and submissive baby earnestly and shyly reaches for more of rui’s love……. And once their love is established u can see glimpses of him being shameless with it AHH the sweet pathetic little sorries as he obliterates rui UWAHHHH UWAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH INJECT IT INTO MY VEINS PLEASE PLEASEEEEE YELLS BASHES MY HEAD GODDDDDD author u have created a masterpiece that others in the bdsm/shibari department wishes they couldve done oh my god……. Such a perfect bdsm/shibari bl with an equally perfect couple dynamic. So sweet so devoted so pure so earnest and most of all so romantic every step of the way. The pacing is perfect, the characters and conflict are beautifully written, and the romance godd the romantic progression has me swooning in each chapter the more their love and devotion is revealed AHH just 10/10s in everything. I adore natori’s character design too a big buff physique with the most gentlest sweetest eyes and demeanor GOOD LAWD what a darling babe, im so in love, oh to be rui AHHHH its just fucking Peak rlly. This story is rlly made for me my god author i cant thank u enough. I genuinely need physical copies of this PLEASE god i beg u give me more volumes