i was surprised by how much i loved this. funny, because i tried getting into this at least twice— probably sometime in 2018, but it just didn't click. mostly because i couldn't tolerate the weird, twisted vibes from the sunbae back then. the early chapters also made me assumed the baker, goong ha, had some stalking tendencies. (SPOILER: he doesn't). fast-forward to 2020, i found this in my "want to read" list and decided to give it a try again, and realised that i still wanted to know their backstories and ending despite feeling like every character in this webtoon needed to see a therapist asap. read through it all in one seating— it's pretty solid!
i saw a lot of comments shitting on the side couples— back then and even now... but tbh after reading this i like the side couples more than the main one, LOL. especially you jin (pretty guy) & jin moran (grey-haired dude). i had a lot of sympathy towards you jin bc of what he's been through and i really just want him to find happiness like the main couple. (and you jin's flity, shameless attitude reminded me so much of wei wuxian from mo dao zu shi; it's an amazing novel if you've yet to check it out!). you jin's arc with moran was a delight to read! ofc finding out that moran is a seke made it even cuter, i mean he just looks so delicious, can't blame you jin ლ(´ڡ`ლ)
onto the lesbian couple: that was a surprise, but i loved them! you don't see lesbian couples in a gay webtoon often and they were a breath of fresh air. in general i really liked goong ha's sister, how her character can be viewed as a villain by their shitty-ass father, by goong ha and probably by the rest of the world, but at the same time it's simply a role she had to adopt to survive in her family, to get what she wants because no one ever stopped to bother giving her what she wanted. honestly my favourite moment in this webtoon was when her girlfriend told her she didn't need to be a villain for her— because while the rest of the world may think that goong ha's sister is a villain, the person whom she truly loves and cares for doesn't, and i think, that alone is enough.
i loved that dong baek is doing a good job moving on with his life after what jin kyo did to him. ngl although i spent half the time hating jin kyo for what he did i also felt kinda sorry and i'm curious about his childhood life and what led him to be so deprived of love that turned him into the manipulative, twisted person he's become. i mean normal humans don't keep asking "do you love me?" over and over again like some mad man. not to mention his poor wife who never got screentime at all, not even a single panel— i wonder if she knows what he's really like.
anyway i'm glad everyone found happiness (or, at the very least, moved on) after the shit they've all been through. would've given this a full 5 stars if it didn't feel kinda incomplete, mostly on jin kyo's part.
i was surprised by how much i loved this. funny, because i tried getting into this at least twice— probably sometime in 2018, but it just didn't click. mostly because i couldn't tolerate the weird, twisted vibes from the sunbae back then. the early chapters also made me assumed the baker, goong ha, had some stalking tendencies. (SPOILER: he doesn't). fast-forward to 2020, i found this in my "want to read" list and decided to give it a try again, and realised that i still wanted to know their backstories and ending despite feeling like every character in this webtoon needed to see a therapist asap. read through it all in one seating— it's pretty solid!
i saw a lot of comments shitting on the side couples— back then and even now... but tbh after reading this i like the side couples more than the main one, LOL. especially you jin (pretty guy) & jin moran (grey-haired dude). i had a lot of sympathy towards you jin bc of what he's been through and i really just want him to find happiness like the main couple. (and you jin's flity, shameless attitude reminded me so much of wei wuxian from mo dao zu shi; it's an amazing novel if you've yet to check it out!). you jin's arc with moran was a delight to read! ofc finding out that moran is a seke made it even cuter, i mean he just looks so delicious, can't blame you jin ლ(´ڡ`ლ)
onto the lesbian couple: that was a surprise, but i loved them! you don't see lesbian couples in a gay webtoon often and they were a breath of fresh air. in general i really liked goong ha's sister, how her character can be viewed as a villain by their shitty-ass father, by goong ha and probably by the rest of the world, but at the same time it's simply a role she had to adopt to survive in her family, to get what she wants because no one ever stopped to bother giving her what she wanted. honestly my favourite moment in this webtoon was when her girlfriend told her she didn't need to be a villain for her— because while the rest of the world may think that goong ha's sister is a villain, the person whom she truly loves and cares for doesn't, and i think, that alone is enough.
i loved that dong baek is doing a good job moving on with his life after what jin kyo did to him. ngl although i spent half the time hating jin kyo for what he did i also felt kinda sorry and i'm curious about his childhood life and what led him to be so deprived of love that turned him into the manipulative, twisted person he's become. i mean normal humans don't keep asking "do you love me?" over and over again like some mad man. not to mention his poor wife who never got screentime at all, not even a single panel— i wonder if she knows what he's really like.
anyway i'm glad everyone found happiness (or, at the very least, moved on) after the shit they've all been through. would've given this a full 5 stars if it didn't feel kinda incomplete, mostly on jin kyo's part.