The misunderstanding isn't even as bad as the ones in other manhwas. While Niel did frustrate me, and I did call him a dumb gay (affectionately, albeit frustrated) multiple times, these are the kinds of insecurities that the people of the LGBTQ community have to go through—that realistic portrayal made this even more beautiful. It's odd that people are more understanding of Eugene than they are with Niel, and that's coming from me, Eugene's simp since a few years ago. I personally liked that Niel's overthinking reminded me of myself. I feel like Jensen, god bless his patience, did get the apology and acknowledgement he deserved in the end. I think Niel redeemed himself enough during their conversation. And besides, although dictating someone else's emotions is never a good thing, telling Jensen to be sure of himself first could have been a good move, if only Niel had managed to communicate it better without saying all the other stuff stemming from his trauma. Jensen could recognize that Niel was only afraid, so why couldn't you all?
Anyway, years later, and this is still one of the top-tier manhwas for me. I usually forget stories, but just seeing certain panels makes it all come back to me. Also, hear me out—Jimmy, Chrissa, Ben, and Ryan as characters in their own manhwa, grown up version... I feel like they would be a nice friend group lmao.
The misunderstanding isn't even as bad as the ones in other manhwas. While Niel did frustrate me, and I did call him a dumb gay (affectionately, albeit frustrated) multiple times, these are the kinds of insecurities that the people of the LGBTQ community have to go through—that realistic portrayal made this even more beautiful. It's odd that people are more understanding of Eugene than they are with Niel, and that's coming from me, Eugene's simp since a few years ago. I personally liked that Niel's overthinking reminded me of myself. I feel like Jensen, god bless his patience, did get the apology and acknowledgement he deserved in the end. I think Niel redeemed himself enough during their conversation. And besides, although dictating someone else's emotions is never a good thing, telling Jensen to be sure of himself first could have been a good move, if only Niel had managed to communicate it better without saying all the other stuff stemming from his trauma. Jensen could recognize that Niel was only afraid, so why couldn't you all?
Anyway, years later, and this is still one of the top-tier manhwas for me. I usually forget stories, but just seeing certain panels makes it all come back to me. Also, hear me out—Jimmy, Chrissa, Ben, and Ryan as characters in their own manhwa, grown up version... I feel like they would be a nice friend group lmao.