I finished the mains and onto the extras, but wanted to give my thoughts so far. Tbh maybe the first couple was too good that the second was ok for me. Like Sion was truly a character, very fleshed out, felt real. He had flaws like pride, pessimism, and self-destruction. I sympathized with him, felt sad for him, and worried about him. I also liked his soft heart, his loneliness, and his deep emotions toward others. The scenes where he uses sex to cope and hurt himself and where he seemed to think he was drowning in water were so painful and so real. I think the author put alot of thought into him.
Seungwon was also very distinct. He had a dream, goals, unique insights for his age(the quote about being made to quit free style but choosing to do butterfly, then comparing it to his relationship with Sion, was so lovely). I liked that he had courage befitting his age, a kind of composure that was beyond his age, and also had moments of childishness that was youthful. He was poor, but loved his family, he compromised for his dreams, and had a good head on his shoulders. He was very dimensional, not just some perfect ML.
The two of them as a couple was amazing. I felt they deserved each other so much. Even tho they slept together fast, they had so many introspective moments, and things they did together outside of sex, I felt they truly knew each other. Things did wrap up too fast imo(the evidence and the olympics) but I guess the author was rushing for the second part. I felt we could have another 20 chapters just addressing Sions self-destructive habits, Seungwons career, Sions family, Seungwon possibly going to college and the military. I still liked what we got in the end tho and im so glad they're happy.
As for the second couple it was a bit inexplicable but still cute. The two look great together as well. It just didnt feel as deep and I felt it had way more sex scenes. By like chapter 80 I felt it was too long tbh. There's rlly only so much you can tell about a sponsor relationship between an idol and his CEO boss fan before it drags. I looked back to see how long the first couples story was but they're about the same length and I thought that one was too short lol.
I was also a little upset that the second couples top(the CEO) didnt really value his old friendship with Sion as much as Sion did based on the memories. Like this guy thought of Sion as a rival and didnt care if he was happy, he just wanted Sion to dump Seungwon(regardless of Sion happiness) just so his own love(Hajin) can be happy? Really? Sion also barely appears in his memories nor does he seem to matter much. But in Sions memories, he has a big influence. He is Sions dear friend and savior. But ig its as Sion said, the deep friendship for him was just a passerby for the CEO. The CEO only reached out fr(the other attemps were halfhearted tbh) when Hajin wanted him to. This was actually dissapointing for me, since I felt their friendship could've been explored. Hajins and Sions relationship was more explored then them, even tho it had less impact(to me). Ig some think a top and bottom of diff pairings cant be close friends.
Overall it was very good and I still enjoyed it. Im gonna read the extras now.
I finished the mains and onto the extras, but wanted to give my thoughts so far. Tbh maybe the first couple was too good that the second was ok for me. Like Sion was truly a character, very fleshed out, felt real. He had flaws like pride, pessimism, and self-destruction. I sympathized with him, felt sad for him, and worried about him. I also liked his soft heart, his loneliness, and his deep emotions toward others. The scenes where he uses sex to cope and hurt himself and where he seemed to think he was drowning in water were so painful and so real. I think the author put alot of thought into him.
Seungwon was also very distinct. He had a dream, goals, unique insights for his age(the quote about being made to quit free style but choosing to do butterfly, then comparing it to his relationship with Sion, was so lovely). I liked that he had courage befitting his age, a kind of composure that was beyond his age, and also had moments of childishness that was youthful. He was poor, but loved his family, he compromised for his dreams, and had a good head on his shoulders. He was very dimensional, not just some perfect ML.
The two of them as a couple was amazing. I felt they deserved each other so much. Even tho they slept together fast, they had so many introspective moments, and things they did together outside of sex, I felt they truly knew each other. Things did wrap up too fast imo(the evidence and the olympics) but I guess the author was rushing for the second part. I felt we could have another 20 chapters just addressing Sions self-destructive habits, Seungwons career, Sions family, Seungwon possibly going to college and the military. I still liked what we got in the end tho and im so glad they're happy.
As for the second couple it was a bit inexplicable but still cute. The two look great together as well. It just didnt feel as deep and I felt it had way more sex scenes. By like chapter 80 I felt it was too long tbh. There's rlly only so much you can tell about a sponsor relationship between an idol and his CEO boss fan before it drags. I looked back to see how long the first couples story was but they're about the same length and I thought that one was too short lol.
I was also a little upset that the second couples top(the CEO) didnt really value his old friendship with Sion as much as Sion did based on the memories. Like this guy thought of Sion as a rival and didnt care if he was happy, he just wanted Sion to dump Seungwon(regardless of Sion happiness) just so his own love(Hajin) can be happy? Really? Sion also barely appears in his memories nor does he seem to matter much. But in Sions memories, he has a big influence. He is Sions dear friend and savior. But ig its as Sion said, the deep friendship for him was just a passerby for the CEO. The CEO only reached out fr(the other attemps were halfhearted tbh) when Hajin wanted him to. This was actually dissapointing for me, since I felt their friendship could've been explored. Hajins and Sions relationship was more explored then them, even tho it had less impact(to me). Ig some think a top and bottom of diff pairings cant be close friends.
Overall it was very good and I still enjoyed it. Im gonna read the extras now.