Hmm…

And I'm so happy with your comment. So reasonable and peaceful. Idk what more they want from them and from mingwa, like it's enough

For me, it's not about hating the ending. Its about the whole story as a whole.

To sum it all up, this story just felt like a child who had a major tantrum and was forced to apologize to their parent when they realized they did something wrong.

Well it's still good because he realized his mistake and apologized, and he even admitted that he knows it took him so long to realize his mistakes, so it wasn't fully a meaningless apology. Kim Dan was hopelessly in love with him so he just accepted it.

Saying it was "good" feels like too much of stretch. I believe the only way to word it was it was necessary.

I mean yeah, his apology did hold weight — But it heavily implied it more on the guilt, regret, and inconsideration he did that caused all of this.

This can be a good introductory for new BL readers who wants a cliche storyline with good writing.

But for someone who actually bought official merches to support the author years ago, the last cg

chapters didn't really hit well as compared to BJ Alex*

I think it’s a matter of preference. I didn’t like BJ Alex as much. I felt like Alex was a jerk, and the MC was overly needy and desperate. I disliked both characters. I also felt like there was too much emotional manipulation and sabotage going on from both sides.

With this series (jinx) it was more a matter of misunderstandings, miscommunication, and learning to mature in various ways. Our ml thought the mc was attractive and propositioned him. Since the MC agreed, there was no rape (a rare BL blessing). The mc’s exact circumstances weren’t known to the ML originally. When they did become known, the ml extended basic care and financial support to the MC. Considering that the MC was literally no more than a hired prostitute, who was simultaneously his gym’s employee, the ml really didn’t owe him everything he provided. Yet he still provided it (hence why our mc fell for him). Nobody offering goodwill or support to another person is obligated to also provide them with love. Just because someone falls for you doesn’t mean you have to love them back.

They were never dating, it was a verbal contract relationship, so there was never any instance where the MC was morally wronged by the ML having maintained only their initial agreement without providing an emotional exchange. The ML was a jerk the whole time to everyone. There was no two-faced behavior happening (another BL blessing).

The fact that the ML developed feelings for the MC, and grew emotionally as a person over time, was a wonderful story for some of us. This would be especially true for those of us who are aware of how long-term abuse victims tend to be more closed off from trust, and feelings of affection, than other people. They can sometimes be more irritable, sensitive, and filled with rage/bitterness than those who grew up in emotionally healthy environments.

It’s a pity that the professional lifestyle of the ML enabled him to maintain a state of emotional immaturity throughout adulthood. “Violence = authority” is a truth our ml learned as a child, which never changed until the near-end of this series. But the important thing for me as a reader is that it DID change. Emotional growth was achieved. The character learned how to heal and trust. He learned how to value someone else before himself. He learned that not all desired things come through power.

Simultaneously, our mc was emotionally immature because he lived his whole life with violence being used on him. He existed as a perpetual victim who was forced to submit to authority. He never had an instance where Hard-work, kindness, fairness, or speaking up, ever achieved the things that those behaviors ought to achieve. But thanks for the obstacles the MC and ML overcame, he finally found someone who is willing to change his entire self for him. And now he has someone will make sure he’s never hurt again.

I really liked this series.