I really wanted to enjoy this how everyone else is seeming to, but maybe I put too much faith in the comments??? Don't get me wrong, this is good, and there seems to be an overall healthy relationship; and the characters are fine, but the pacing of this story is god awful. It's most clearly felt in chapter four, where MC and ML wake up after having sex and meeting for the first time; to quite literally a two week time skip. Now don't get me wrong, a time skip isn't inherently bad, but what bugs me is the fact that they had off screen character development. I mean, Mc wasn't feeling the ML at all, and even punched him and was clearly annoyed that they were sleeping together after their first time. But all of a sudden, they both have feelings for each other, and I just can't wrap my head around it. And the thing is, it would be one thing if the feelings were just 'butterflies in the stomach' or 'why am I blushing', but they’re not and it’s driving me up a wall. I mean, how did they even develop to this stage of liking?? With the way the author was setting this up, I expected reluctant cohabitors to lovers, not this weirdly paced fast burn situation. Also, don’t get me wrong, I’m not hating the story, but I genuinely feel as if I’m missing crucial details of how they evolved to this state of heavy mutual liking. If just somebody could explain to me how they got this deep into feeling already, or if I missed something pls tell me, your gurl is struggling.
I really wanted to enjoy this how everyone else is seeming to, but maybe I put too much faith in the comments??? Don't get me wrong, this is good, and there seems to be an overall healthy relationship; and the characters are fine, but the pacing of this story is god awful. It's most clearly felt in chapter four, where MC and ML wake up after having sex and meeting for the first time; to quite literally a two week time skip. Now don't get me wrong, a time skip isn't inherently bad, but what bugs me is the fact that they had off screen character development. I mean, Mc wasn't feeling the ML at all, and even punched him and was clearly annoyed that they were sleeping together after their first time. But all of a sudden, they both have feelings for each other, and I just can't wrap my head around it. And the thing is, it would be one thing if the feelings were just 'butterflies in the stomach' or 'why am I blushing', but they’re not and it’s driving me up a wall. I mean, how did they even develop to this stage of liking?? With the way the author was setting this up, I expected reluctant cohabitors to lovers, not this weirdly paced fast burn situation. Also, don’t get me wrong, I’m not hating the story, but I genuinely feel as if I’m missing crucial details of how they evolved to this state of heavy mutual liking. If just somebody could explain to me how they got this deep into feeling already, or if I missed something pls tell me, your gurl is struggling.
PS- Sombrero is a crazy name choice