999/5
- damn what a fcking masterpiece, such a realistic plot, uke's trauma and self-worthlessness was portrayed so well
- it was so hard to see sehyun go thru so much pain, especially at the end when he got r*ped again when life was going so well, but i appreciate the author for not sending him a white knight just to make things sweet
- it's so beautiful how boris loves and supports sehyun as he deals with his trauma, sehyun really deserves all his love
- wanted to see boris beat michael up tho
999/5
- definitely one of my favourite manhwas of all time, i reread it 3 times, once from like 3am till morning lmao
- uke's struggle with mental health was portrayed so well, the scene where seme finds him in the bathroom drenched with blood spilling out from his wrist, omg i cried so hard, that image still stays with me till this day
- the angst is sooo good, the best even
- i really wanted to see uke confront his dad tho, letting him die without getting an apology was kinda unsatisfying
999/5
- BRO THE GALLONS OF TEARS I CRIED WHEN I READ THIS COULD DROWN THE WHOLE FCKIN WORLD
- so angsty and dark god uke's life was so tragic then when itou-san asked him to run away with him gahh my heart
- itou was always so gentle with kyosuke since he's been abused his whole life, he's a hitman but he sure as hell is kyo's white knight
- THE ENDING WAS SO SAD BUT THE ONESHOT SEQUEL WAS PERFECTT it wasn't a completely happy ending but at least they ended up falling in love again <3
4.2/5
- very different from the usual yaoi manga out there, it was kinda poetic in a way? idk
- man this dude kataoka rly made me think he died not just once, but twice lmaoo. with the way things were going and the poetic atmosphere of the manga, i rly thought the author was gonna kill him off (or did they??)
- i think the author intentionally made things a little vague, but also not vague(?) i'd rather them elaborate on the details but still it fitted the overall feel of the manga
4.5/5
- wow that was intense (haha funni)
- very mature manhwa, their past was so tragic bruh ;_;
- they're both broken people and they found each other, being together makes them whole :')
- i liked how the seme taught the uke that sex can actually feel good huhu
- the way they fell in love could've been expanded on tho, it was weird how they fell for each other right away
- also wanted things to be resolved with the boss, he obviously had twisted feelings of love for the uke and is in denial
5/5
- ahh this has gotta be my fav manga that i've translated, was quite sad when it ended
- the narrative and inner monologues were so poetic i feel so much for these babies T-T
- i relate to kirino being a burned out prodigy sooo much i've actually had breakdowns cuz of how burned out i felt
- kirino loving takase but can't help feeling jealous of him i relate to that a lot too
- takase is such a sunshine he brought light to kirino's dark world ;_;
- i wanna see their future life tgt tho gahh
4.7/5
- so many things to say but no space boo
- i rly like hayato, didn't think much of him at first but towards the end i started loving him a lot and didn't want him to get hurt
- souma tho, he's FRUSTRATING like yeah it's cuz i'm biased towards hayato but he didn't have to hurt hayato by complicating his feelings tf
- tbh i really liked noboru, kinda wished he and hayato ended up tgt LOL they were so cute tgt in their past, cool seme x playful uke uwah but yea things turned for the worst :(
5/5
- ch1,2,6: read ch1 on another anthology and LOVED IT, was super excited to read more about them, uke is hot af and the edging therapy is so yumm and their love life is so domestic and natural i luv them
ch3: BAKUGO-LOOKALIKE UKE WITH BIG BOOBA AND HE'S A MENACE I LOVE HIM AND I LOVED HOW MORALLY FUCKED UP THIS WAS LMAO
ch4: OMG I CRIED SO HARD THE ENDING GOT ME FUCKED UP, SEME'S ONE-SIDED PINING, THE PARALLEL BETWEEN PAST AND PRESENT, UKE'S LONELINESS, THE BITTERSWEET ENDING = MASTERPIECE
5/5
- damn i couldn't stop crying, ryosuke's suffering and depression in his past was so unbearable, unrequited love is hell especially if you can't even tell anyone about it cuz you're scared of being viewed as abnormal
- this manga shows the more realistic and painful side of homosexuality since it's a true story, and i really appreciate the translator for including excerpts from the actual essay (a lot of name typos tho)
- the coming out part was so raw and real, ahh too much to say no space
- damn this was a rollercoaster ride, i was depressed horny happy depressed happy then depressed again wtf
- it doesn't show if his roommate is actually the seme ;_; but then again he still found love so i guess i'm glad...but seme was the first person to care for him, uke being forced to separate from him is so heartbreaking...
- idk how to rate this cuz the story isn't supposed to be fleshed out since it was originally supposed to be a 2-shot, but i did give it 5 stars to up the overall rating
Stigma