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dontmindme

2026-08-02 00:37

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I enjoyed this read a lot largely because of the characters and the interpersonal struggles they navigated. I would be lying if I said it was perfect though. My biggest grievance is with Okjae and Areum. I never really liked their relationship. It would be one thing if they had good sex but Areum was young and misogynistic so Okjae didn't want to date him, but I was never comfortable reading their smut scenes. It always felt really forced, like Aream's refusal was falling on deaf ears. He kept saying that he didn't want to do things, and she would just keep pressing. They try (and fail) to play it for comedy but it's not funny. It feels very dubcon bordering on noncon with them and I feel like the only reason people aren't addressing it is because Okjae is a woman and people have a hard time seeing women as perpetrators of sexual violence. That whole side story really dampened my view of the comic, but otherwise I enjoyed the read. I do think that there was a bit too much of a push to make everyone get their happy romantic ending. I don't know if we needed Minhee and Hoeun to get together, and I'm of the opinion that Okjae and Areum should not be together as a romantic pairing. It just doesn't seem like it will work out because she doesn't care much for his personality. I like the sapphic side couple, especially the angst we got with Minsuh, but I felt a similar way about them, though to a lesser extent. Sarah came on really strong and Minsuh just kinda accepted it because she was sexually attracted to her, which is fine and all, but firstly, don't love the aggressive lesbian trope, and second, we didn't really get to see Minsuh develop romantic feelings for Sarah. The only couple that got the time and space to develop both sexual and romantic attraction was Johan and Eunsung. For the most part I really liked their dynamic so I don't have a ton to say there. I like Eunsung's ending and the small seed of doubt that gets planted with it and I think they work together. I think it could've been interesting to explore her attraction to Johan if he wasn't the guy from the party 7 years ago but that isn't what happened so... meh. My only issue with them is that Johan doesn't communicate anything with Eunsung even after she expressed that it hurts her feelings. He made a big speech about telling her everything only for her to be surprised by Sarah a few days later. I know change doesn't happen in a day but it's still aggravating.