i mainly read boring stuff and these are my thoughts i think that there 2 main things that this story does well.
1. the relationship in the first part, before the reveal of who VX is, it does a pretty good job in highlighting the relationship between VX and L. more specifically, it contrasts against the relationship between kang and yiyeon. in doing so, it explores kang as a character and the reason why he is running away. i think this reason is actually very relatable. additionally this builds up to the later part where L has to reconcile these 2 relationships.
the second part of the story answers the question: how much will you do for the one you love? how far will you go and to what extent is it justified? when does your actions stop being justifiable? and this is done using L and VX's relationship versus the antagonists. this exploration brings another layer to L and VX's relationship.
however, it being a korean written manhwa, it does have some tropes like pulling the love interest away forcefully. personally didnt really appreciate these but the rs is otherwise healthy
2. kang as a multifaceted character. he has some aura moments and other moments where he acted dumb. the moments where he gets rly fired up in a mission contrasts with his usual rational self. this is actually my favourite aspect of the story. u see this especially in VX's perspective. i also really appreciated how kang fell in love with yiyeon outside of their roles, because it makes the attraction feel genuine, not merely situational.
so then is this story boring? the plot is easy to follow but the context is quite unique for a BL. you do see the relationship themes in many BLs, which may be the reason why people find it boring. that doesnt mean its not worth reading. i think this story shines more in character exploration, but this does not mean that its relationship exploration is lacking. the art improves (i found yiyeon's hair really flat in the beginning) the side characters are also quite endearing
i mainly read boring stuff and these are my thoughts
i think that there 2 main things that this story does well.
1. the relationship
in the first part, before the reveal of who VX is, it does a pretty good job in highlighting the relationship between VX and L. more specifically, it contrasts against the relationship between kang and yiyeon. in doing so, it explores kang as a character and the reason why he is running away. i think this reason is actually very relatable. additionally this builds up to the later part where L has to reconcile these 2 relationships.
the second part of the story answers the question: how much will you do for the one you love? how far will you go and to what extent is it justified? when does your actions stop being justifiable? and this is done using L and VX's relationship versus the antagonists. this exploration brings another layer to L and VX's relationship.
however, it being a korean written manhwa, it does have some tropes like pulling the love interest away forcefully. personally didnt really appreciate these but the rs is otherwise healthy
2. kang as a multifaceted character. he has some aura moments and other moments where he acted dumb. the moments where he gets rly fired up in a mission contrasts with his usual rational self. this is actually my favourite aspect of the story. u see this especially in VX's perspective. i also really appreciated how kang fell in love with yiyeon outside of their roles, because it makes the attraction feel genuine, not merely situational.
so then is this story boring? the plot is easy to follow but the context is quite unique for a BL. you do see the relationship themes in many BLs, which may be the reason why people find it boring. that doesnt mean its not worth reading. i think this story shines more in character exploration, but this does not mean that its relationship exploration is lacking. the art improves (i found yiyeon's hair really flat in the beginning) the side characters are also quite endearing
plot: 4/5
characters: 4.5/5
relationship: 4/5
flow: 3.5/5
art: 4.5/5
total: 4.1/5