Honestly speaking, I have no idea where all this hate is coming from... Like, yeah, this is not a fluffy manga with dramatic love confessions, warm imbrace and steamy onsen f*ckings, but who the hell wants more of that sh*t?.. I like that Cole has major issues and that he has a broken moral compass... that's what makes him an unpredictable and enjoyable character, all the while, the author manages to keep him relatable for readers with previous or current mental health issues... On the other hand, Alex is a little tone deaf, a bit basic and overall a dumb-hot guy.. Unfortunately, he doesn't understand his lover, but at least he is not a manipulative, obsessive, possessive or abusive lover, unlike 99% of the semes in mangas... The thing with guns - it has been explicitly stated by both of them, that the gun was not loaded on any of the occasions, they just tried to scare the other one... So.. I don't think it's okay to do something like that to begin with, but at least we know they didn't gamble with their lover's life for that matter... As for cheating, I absolutely loved that bit! I loved that Cole did it because he was unhappy with his perfect lover and he felt some kind of connection with another person and it was not just a "pushy second lead forcing himself on the mc" kind of trope... Well, cheating happens, it do be like dat sometimes!.. Now, I hate the idea of cheating, I wouldn't be able to go on in peace if I were Alex, but they both made a decision to continue the relationship and I'm happy they spent over 3 years together...
Honestly speaking, I have no idea where all this hate is coming from... Like, yeah, this is not a fluffy manga with dramatic love confessions, warm imbrace and steamy onsen f*ckings, but who the hell wants more of that sh*t?..
I like that Cole has major issues and that he has a broken moral compass... that's what makes him an unpredictable and enjoyable character, all the while, the author manages to keep him relatable for readers with previous or current mental health issues...
On the other hand, Alex is a little tone deaf, a bit basic and overall a dumb-hot guy.. Unfortunately, he doesn't understand his lover, but at least he is not a manipulative, obsessive, possessive or abusive lover, unlike 99% of the semes in mangas...
The thing with guns - it has been explicitly stated by both of them, that the gun was not loaded on any of the occasions, they just tried to scare the other one... So.. I don't think it's okay to do something like that to begin with, but at least we know they didn't gamble with their lover's life for that matter...
As for cheating, I absolutely loved that bit! I loved that Cole did it because he was unhappy with his perfect lover and he felt some kind of connection with another person and it was not just a "pushy second lead forcing himself on the mc" kind of trope... Well, cheating happens, it do be like dat sometimes!.. Now, I hate the idea of cheating, I wouldn't be able to go on in peace if I were Alex, but they both made a decision to continue the relationship and I'm happy they spent over 3 years together...