Let me preface: this manga had some elite storytelling and yes you all should read it.
First off, I was disappointed that the author didn't have Ian walk away on his own as part of his character growth. I know that it was well explained he didn't have the confidence to leave, but that was the point of showing growth. I was rooting for him to gain some self-confidence for over 50 chapters to find that confidence to do what was best for him. So to have it be a cop-out kidnapping left a bad taste in my mouth. I will say his later rejection was nice, but I wanted it to be firmer, clearer, and to be a little more satisfying of a rejection.
However, those of you who are saying that this ending left you satisfied missed about 50 chapters of Ray putting literally everyone through hell only for him to still get what he wants. I'm upset that whether it was trying to become a prince or winning back Ian everything he wanted he got seamlessly. For me there wasn't enough understanding of the impact and trauma he caused to more than just Ian. Ray's couple weeks of a "binge drinking spiral" wasn't enough of suffering or reflection for me to make up for literal years of being trash. He's really lucky that Ian has the heart of a saint to forgive his actions, but as an audience member, he was on thin ice. What I can say is that his atonement is clear and it brings me some peace to know that he will be making up for the choices he made with Ian for the rest of his life. I'm happy they're happy I guess.
Shoutout to Nicholas for being the best fucking man in this whole damn story. His lack of judgment about gay relationships, supporting his best friend when he knows he was hurting, and the soft and playful relationship he had with Kaya was CHEFS KISS!!! He should be talked about way more!!
Let me preface: this manga had some elite storytelling and yes you all should read it.
First off, I was disappointed that the author didn't have Ian walk away on his own as part of his character growth. I know that it was well explained he didn't have the confidence to leave, but that was the point of showing growth. I was rooting for him to gain some self-confidence for over 50 chapters to find that confidence to do what was best for him. So to have it be a cop-out kidnapping left a bad taste in my mouth. I will say his later rejection was nice, but I wanted it to be firmer, clearer, and to be a little more satisfying of a rejection.
However, those of you who are saying that this ending left you satisfied missed about 50 chapters of Ray putting literally everyone through hell only for him to still get what he wants. I'm upset that whether it was trying to become a prince or winning back Ian everything he wanted he got seamlessly. For me there wasn't enough understanding of the impact and trauma he caused to more than just Ian. Ray's couple weeks of a "binge drinking spiral" wasn't enough of suffering or reflection for me to make up for literal years of being trash. He's really lucky that Ian has the heart of a saint to forgive his actions, but as an audience member, he was on thin ice. What I can say is that his atonement is clear and it brings me some peace to know that he will be making up for the choices he made with Ian for the rest of his life. I'm happy they're happy I guess.
Shoutout to Nicholas for being the best fucking man in this whole damn story. His lack of judgment about gay relationships, supporting his best friend when he knows he was hurting, and the soft and playful relationship he had with Kaya was CHEFS KISS!!! He should be talked about way more!!