I love this, and it's such a big moment for both of them

I love this, and it's such a big moment for both of them. But it's also so sad that queer individuals who can't get married because gay marriage isn't legally recognized have to adopt each other just to be recognized as family in the eyes of the law.

I remember reading a manhwa kinda like this, where one of the male leads was in an emergency situation and needed surgery, but the ML's family wouldn't pick up the phone because they found out he and the MC were together. It broke the MC's heart so much.

After the ML finally recovered, he decided to adopt the MC. He showed him the adoption papers and told him that, as much as he wanted to marry him and for them to become each other's family, the law couldn't be changed, so they had no choice but to become "father and son" just to finally be recognized as family.

It was such a big moment for both of them, and they just cried so much afterward. I was like, fuck, bro, what do you mean this is the only choice they have just to become each other's family? Safe to say, I cried too.