Accidentally pressed post but here we go(๑•ㅂ•)و✧
Special mentions to the plot devices:
I don't have a lot to say about the manager but he's hardworking and that you can tell he knows his employee's and cares for them.
The alleged "stalker", poor guy was already depressed and got sucked into the white guy's mind games. Was his actions excusable? No, but it is understandable, latching on to a person that reminds you of the person you love who died as a coping mechanism isn't a good thing. Good for him for admitting he was wrong, said sorry, and I imagine that he's finally getting the help he needs.
The other employee, he's a dick but he does learn his lesson in the end (albeit still being a dick), straight up homophobe but we like him don't we?
I've said this before but this is a well-written story. The plot, the characters, the writing we're all thought out and executed well. I don't know the author so I won't praise 'em as much, I still haven't read any of their stories other than this one. This story is disgusting and disturbing, but it's good.
I forgot to mention but I'm glad the psychotic guy didn't get a redemption and still suffers because he didn't change, he's still him and he's still set on possessing Shou-kun.
This story is so GOOD! IT WAS WRITTEN SO WELL!! The plot, the characters, the writing is so good and worked so well the author gave his all in this story.
Y'all have read this story, you know the plot, and I know that for some of you, the darker it got it was harder for you to consume and that is OK! Cause that is the point of the story!
The way the story started wholesome you'd think it would go the route of enemies to lovers only to switch it up your head! Even I was fooled by the white haired guy. (I will not call him the ML bc he's EVIL AF.). Most of the time authors pull up the "I'm not actually the stalker, I'm secretly protecting you!" But This story doesn't do that, it straight up tells you that yeah, this mfucker is crazy.
Speaking of the white-haired guy, he is purely evil and his "backstory" wasn't put there so we could pity him but so we could understand the reason for his actions and HATE him even more! He's just pure evil, no excuses on that. The reveal of his twisted nature was executed so well. We as the reader was given glimpses and it made sense, his actions and everything paired with the art? Wow, it fits so well! The way his attraction, turned into obsession and want to possess shou-kun? It felt right. He's a well-written character we could shit on, never in the story did it feel like he suddenly switched-up. All his actions came together and made sense.
SHOU-KUUUUUUN!!! My lovely baby, I love him. He's such a well-written Main character. He doesn't know how to communicate properly, he turns to physical violence when pissed but he's got a strong sense of justice and he's kind. He's so easy to manipulate BECAUSE he's kind (and an air-head). He was traumatized and he is a character that learns, he does hate the psychotic guy but he's so kind that, although he doesn't forgive him, because of the white guys great acting he was fooled into pittying the guy and felt responsible for him even if he isn't supposed to feel that way because he's done nothing wrong, and he doesn't owe that shitty guy anything. Shou-kun is confident in his skills (little Neurodivergent guy) but he lacks confidence in himself as a whole, all because he was wronged in the past, he believes it was his fault and it stuck to him. Shou-kun is Kind with a strong sense of responsibility, that's why he keeps being dragged into the world of the white-hair psychotic guy. However, I do think he'd never land into that guys hand ever again.
THE CROSS DRESSER! (Can u tell I'm bad at names?) Mfucker is an enigma, is he what you call a cannonfodder? I see that term being used a lot but I don't know what it means lol. That guy is crazy, a grey area, the kind of guy that would help you but go "it ain't my problem so I'll just give you tips or whatever." But those tips are vague clues for shou-kun to try and process. I'm really not sure what his deal is and what he wants. He's not that nice either, I like him but also hate him, the kind of person I'd be plastic to when facing him and then talking shit about him somewhere else.