girl do you know what queerbaiting is
yes "Queerbait refers to a marketing technique in media where creators hint at same-sex romance or LGBTQ+ representation without actually depicting it." that is what google says. and from what ive seen from reading this, its queerbait lol
When has it ever been hinted that Nam Woori and Shin Soobin would kiss? The most they have is random LGBTQ jokes in the manhwa that are done irl all the time too. Not once has either Woori nor Soobin shown an inkling of romantic interest with each other nor does the author promote the book as Bl, it is not something that can even be inferred from reading the synopsis.
genuine question, did you read this blind
As a homosexual, have you never touched bromance? It's one thing being queercoded and and another thing to be queerbaiting. I see them both platonically and romantically, however I can reason with them being more platonic than I can romantic.
Nam Woori is eccentric, extraverted, narcissistic, insensitive and rich alongside being sheltered. Soobin is someone petty, vengeful, jealous and complex and has been raised with nearly nothing. The potential relationship between them, even if it were to hypothetically be canon would not work because it relies Woori to be actively interested in pursuing and understand Soobin beyond the effort he put in knowing everyone else because Soobin is more complicated than the fickle friend group Woori is aligned with.
Not to mention, it would create many arguments on Soobin's perspective and he would start to resent Woori more as a boyfriend because while he's nice, he's also superficial and easily swayed. He would have difficulty believing Woori truly likes him. To say that it's queerbait shows you don't understand why it couldn't work in present time. Ships are awesome, a big part of every fandom— however suspecting a ship NOT being canon because it's bait when the reasons for not being attracted to each other isn't even just related to gender specifically is odd.
this comment explains a lot. my bad. i didnt mean to say queerbait, and i got cocky. english isnt my first language and i got ahead of myself.
you do have a very strong point, and my mind has definitely been changed. i apparently meant to say queercoded. im very sorry for being rude in my replies, ive never heard of this term before and thought queerbait was the right word. thank you for informing me. i understand i was being cocky and insensitive, but that's just because i thought you were being rude. my media literacy is not the best.
i still do very much ship woori x soobin, and while i know that they will most likely never end up canon or confirmed, i made this post to inform people that if they do want to read a bl, this is not a bl, as i started this for that exact reason.
That's also my bad! I apologize if I sounded aggressive, it's embarrassing to type it out but I consider myself a more practical person and find it difficult to mince my words so I can see how it may seem rude. I'm really happy that you took the time to understand my points and I understand your intent. I also ship them and think they would be very cute, just wouldn't necessarily make sense in canon! You're a very respectable person and I admire you for not doubling down<3
Y'all stop fighting and kiss each other ლ(´ڡ`ლ)
as someone who has read chinese manhua bls....
this manhwa feels more like uncensored chinese bl.... fuck censorship lmao
Absolutely not lol when have they hinted at romance between these two chatacters???
to those who are starting to read this thinking its a bl.... ITS NOT its #queerbait but theyre still so cute. but if you read this expecting a bl you're gonna be disappointed. i'd still read it though, cos its sooooo good