The story wants to be deep and complex, but the execution is all over the place. The core story is clear: Yuta wants to die in front of the man he loves who abandoned him as a final act of revenge, while SH genuinely realizes he loves him and wants to make amends.
What doesn't work is the Kujo plot. The story keeps telling us how terrifying the Kujo clan is, but rarely shows it in a way that makes readers care. If Kujo had done something truly devastating, like killing someone important such as Jaeil, the stakes would feel much more real.
There was so much potential, but the story keeps piling on misery without earning an emotional resolution. The angst just goes in circles and ultimately goes nowhere.
And Yuta deserves a happy ending. After everything he endured, killing SH or leaving him crippled would only hurt Yuta again. That wouldn't feel tragic, it would feel unsatisfying. If the author truly wanted a tragic ending, Yuta dying and leaving SH behind would at least bring the story full circle.
The story wants to be deep and complex, but the execution is all over the place. The core story is clear: Yuta wants to die in front of the man he loves who abandoned him as a final act of revenge, while SH genuinely realizes he loves him and wants to make amends.
What doesn't work is the Kujo plot. The story keeps telling us how terrifying the Kujo clan is, but rarely shows it in a way that makes readers care. If Kujo had done something truly devastating, like killing someone important such as Jaeil, the stakes would feel much more real.
There was so much potential, but the story keeps piling on misery without earning an emotional resolution. The angst just goes in circles and ultimately goes nowhere.
And Yuta deserves a happy ending. After everything he endured, killing SH or leaving him crippled would only hurt Yuta again. That wouldn't feel tragic, it would feel unsatisfying. If the author truly wanted a tragic ending, Yuta dying and leaving SH behind would at least bring the story full circle.