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Aye, idk about the author having thoughts to make this a BL. But the author's just teasing us i guess. I mean the decision whether making this BL or not is just as you said, walking in a tightrope since the author may or may not lose readers if it's decided and clear to readers. Some may not like BL and some do, so the best thing to do is to not officially announce it.
Btw can you reply the link of the novel? It'll be appreciated
He's following ORV and them novel so well
Author’s Official Character Profiles (translated from raws) - LONG POST
Just obtained the profile from vol 10 (between c26 & c27) on Ridibooks. OG novel designs are different from the comic adaptation. Translations below.
(Disclaimer: I don’t speak Korean. Asterisk, like *, is for unclear lines)
(Disclaimer 2: I can’t reply to my own threads or edit posts, having no account.)
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Official NOVEL Character Designs:
<Choi Yuseong Character Profile>
Height (키): 179cm (or 5 ft 10.47 in.)
Weight (체중 ): 68kg (149.91 lb)
Hair color: brown
Eyes: brown with a hint of black
Favorite colors: Green, brown, blue, white
Characteristics: *white skin & somewhat vacant eyes.
Has the image of a cute, slightly droopy-eyed puppy.
(살짝 처진 눈의 귀여운 강아지 상.)
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TL Help Needed With:
*translator struggled to process “귀티 나는” - anyone know what that means? The full sentence is: 특징 : 귀티 나는 새하얀 피부와 다소 멍한 눈매.
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<Kim Dojin Character Profile>
Height (키 ): 183cm (6 ft .05 in.)
Weight (체중 ): 73kg (160.94 lb)
Hair : black
Eyes : deeper black (짙은 검은 색; I think 짙은 = thick/rich hue?)
Favorite colors: Red, black, grey, gold
Characteristics: Eyes that seem bad-natured.
Slightly rough bronze* skin, resembling that of a wild horse
(다소 거친, 야생마 느낌의 구릿빛 피부.)
In terms of animals, he is a wolf, rather than a dog.
(동물로 치면 강아지 보단 늑 대 상.)
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TL Notes
*Direct translation is “copper colored,” but different TL engines also said “bronze.” I went with bronze b/c searching 구릿빛 피부 - particularly on makeup related posts - pulls up pics of tans that resemble light bronze (gold base) over copper (red base).
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… which is really interesting, since the designs for the comics differ quite a lot. For example, while Novel Yuseong is brunette, Manhwa Yuseong is blonde.
I have to admit I cracked up a bit while translating. Because you know what this revealed?
The author of “Trapped in a Webnovel,” So Yoohyun, changed the MC’s & ML’s heights to create a height gap.
Yes, really. In Vol 1, Choi Yuseong had a “body 183cm tall” (ch 11). Dojin’s height was never specified, he was only known to be taller. But after releasing Vol 10, ch 26, the author suddenly published an <Author’s Note (작가의 말)> which said: “The appearance profiles of “Choi Yuseong and Kim Dojin are updated with the contents below.” Then he shortened Yuseong down to 179 cm, while setting Dojin’s height as 183 cm.
Also, to those two Mangago users who jokingly called Dojin “an alpha CEO with daddy issues” straight out of werewolf Wattpad… hath Apollo granted thee the gift of prophecy? I’m still in shock at how So Yuhyun (the author himself) described Dojin as “not a dog, but a wolf” who “did not easily miss his prey” (profile, v1c15) & Yuseong as a “blank-eyed puppy”…
… let’s be honest. We all know this is not BL.
But at this rate, the author is treating the line between “no homo” & “yes homo” like it’s a goddamn tightrope-walking competition, and it is magnificent.
I can’t reply, but would like to hear your opinions.