Yeah it sounds like Full Bloom is what solidifies it as being worse than NZS. If it ended after Booty Wurk, it would have just been yet another tragic dark BL story.
I’m just gonna pretend Full Bloom doesn’t exist and the only thing that’s real is the AU where MC and ML get their happy little ending.
I went into Full Bloom thinking it's a little lighter than booty wurk but naah little did I know
Yeah it's just better for our mental health to go on pretending that way (I know I can't escape it, this story will haunt my mind for a while )
Is it horrible than some disturbing visual novels?
so I just finished reading the main story (booty wurk and full bloom), is this worse than non zero sum as people said ?? YES it is (and I read non zero sum novel), if non zero sum is considered to be a "dark" story, this goes beyond that, this is some abyss darkness, it is gut wrenching and really disturbing, it had such awful, horrible disgusting... events, this is NOT for the faint-hearted, like if you are willing to delve into this you need to be mentally prepared for the absolute worse and when the worse happens, be ready for even more worse things to happen like the more the situation worsens the more it will get intense, don't have high hopes or expectations and most importantly don't get fooled by some occasional "good" moments, they can be really deceptive, you might think things will get better at some point but later on you will be even more shocked, take this warning to a heart (coming from someone who read dark stories A LOT), plus you need to be REALLY patient because it is sooo long, thoroughly detailed and really slow paced which can be overwhelming
The hurt within this novel was on an entire other level, it is agonizing. Yes I went into this knowing damn well that it's really dark and will ruin my mentality for a while, but even delving into the story fully prepared, still I was shot several times, I said it too many times and I'll say it again, this novel is painful, it's an example of what we call a real tragedy. The more I read the more choking it becomes like genuinely as if someone is strangling you in the absolute slowest way ever, you think you can take it until you reach a point you simply can't breathe and can't wait for all of this to end, the writing style get you so involved with What's happening so you feel it all strongly, I may be exaggerating since I just finished it and I'm still in my feels and all, however I'm trying my best to deliver my thoughts and emotions as they are since I need to get this out of my chest, like I've been feeling my heart as if tied, a heavy knot deep within for the past days, it is consuming.
many horrendous, filthy things happened that will never leave my mind, not only between mc and ml but in the overall story with many other side characters, it is like the full packaging of painful dark events, this novel also showcases the twisted and toxic side of South Korea’s politics, business and art worlds, it’s so cruel that you can really feel the injustice